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National Women's Soccer League attendance

National Women's Soccer League attendance

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The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the top-tier professional women's soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2013, the 2019 season, the last before COVID-19, saw an average 7,337 spectators among the 9 teams, the highest average attendance in league history. Its overall attendance in 2019 was also its highest ever, with 792,409 total. The overall attendance record was broken in the 2022 season, the first since 2019 to be relatively unaffected by COVID-19, with a total of 1,042,063. However, the per-game record from 2019 remains intact; the league had 10 teams in 2019 but expanded to 12 for 2022. The NWSL has the highest average attendance per game among all women's professional sports leagues in the United States.

NWSL attendance has grown since the league's inaugural season in 2013. The per-game average attendance of 7,337 in 2019 was a 21.8% increase over the previous record of 6,024 set in 2018. The 2019 average was a 71.8% increase over the 4,270 average in the league's inaugural 2013 season, a growth rate of 9.4% per year. The total attendance in 2019 was a 111% increase over the 375,763 total in 2013, a growth rate of 13.2% per year.

The Portland Thorns' average regular-season attendance in 2019 was 20,098 fans.

Season averages

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  1. Green shading indicates record highs; red shading indicates record lows.
  2. Portland Thorns FC did not report two matches during a period of capacity restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic safety policies: versus Louisville on June 5, and Kansas City on June 20. Two further matches (Washington at Portland on September 4, and OL Reign at Washington on September 12) were declared by the league to be forfeits against Washington due to violations of the league's COVID safety protocols and were not played.

By team

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NWSL attendance vs. other leagues

Vs. other North American women's professional leagues

The following table compares the NWSL regular season average attendance against the regular season average attendance for other professional women's sports leagues in North America.

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  1. 2021 had low attendance due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
  2. As the consequence of a riot, Querétaro played its first four home matches of the Clausura behind closed doors.
  3. NPF had 6 teams for its 2016 & 2017 seasons, though attendance numbers for those are not available. Defunct in 2022.
  4. Known as the National Women's Hockey League before the 2021–22 season. Defunct after the 2022 season.

Vs. other professional soccer leagues in North America

The following table compares the NWSL regular season average attendance against the average regular season attendance for other professional soccer leagues in North America.

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  1. As the consequence of a riot, Querétaro played its first four home matches of the Clausura behind closed doors.
  2. Compared to 2019, the last previous season unaffected by COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions.
  3. Known as the United Soccer League before the 2019 season.

Vs. other worldwide women's top-division soccer leagues

The following table compares the NWSL regular season average attendance against the regular season average attendance for a selection other top-flight soccer leagues from around the world; this list is not exhaustive.

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Individual game highest attendance

See also: Record attendances in United States club soccer

Regular season

As of October 6, 2023
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* indicates part of a doubleheader with other teams; not included in rank
† sellout

Playoffs

As of November 5, 2023
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* indicates "home" team in predetermined venue for championship final
† Sellout

See also

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