With the season ending on Sunday, we have the final 2017 USL attendance numbers, and they certainly are impressive.



Here are the Week 30 numbers:

Team Average Total Matches Week 30 Week 30 1 FC Cincinnati 21,199 339,181 16 2 Sacramento Republic FC 11,569 185,104 16 3 Louisville City FC 8,613 137,801 16 9,104 4 San Antonio FC 7,152 114,430 16 6,096 7,604 5 Rio Grande Valley FC 7,067 113,076 16 6 Phoenix Rising FC 6,127 98,028 16 6,711 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5,894 94,306 16 8 Reno 1868 FC 5,559 88,950 16 6,144 9 Ottawa Fury FC 5,427 86,839 16 10 Richmond Kickers 4,665 74,636 16 11 Saint Louis FC 4,571 73,139 16 12 OKC Energy FC 4,293 68,685 16 4,851 13 Tulsa Roughnecks 3,851 61,619 16 3,188 14 Col Springs Switchbacks FC 3,389 54,222 16 15 Charleston Battery 3,167 50,670 16 16 Bethlehem Steel FC 3,052 48,837 16 3,010 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2,639 42,226 16 3,540 18 Real Monarchs SLC 2,577 41,235 16 1,875 19 Orange County SC 2,527 40,426 16 20 Portland Timbers 2 2,524 40,386 16 21 Harrisburg City Islanders 2,429 38,863 16 22 Rochester Rhinos 2,031 32,498 16 963 1,402 23 Charlotte Independence 1,615 25,843 16 1,864 24 LA Galaxy II 1,215 19,436 16 25 Orlando City B 1,175 18,795 16 1,185 26 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1,097 17,554 16 27 Toronto FC II 1,089 17,420 16 1,119 28 Swope Park Rangers 1,015 16,237 16 937 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC II 869 13,899 16 618 30 New York Red Bulls II 632 10,113 16 TOTALS 4,301 2,064,454 480 60,211 WEEKLY AVERAGE 3,542

Plenty of strong numbers posted on this final week off the season. San Antonio attracted 13,700 to two season-ending matches, Louisville City ended strong with a crowd of 9,104, while Reno drew 6,144 for its finale. All in all, several squads — Phoenix, OKC Energy, Pittsburgh and Charlotte in addition to the aforementioned teams — outdrew their season average. The per-game average of 4,300 is a huge jump over last year’s average reported attendance of 3,439, making 2017 USL attendance one of the great sporting stories of the season.

These reports are compiled from team postings on the league website. Photo courtesy USL and Bethlehem Steel.