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Attendance In MLS And Liga MX — A Ranking With The 46 Teams From Both Leagues

How many people go to MLS and Liga MX games? Well, there is an answer. And inspired by a post on Reddit, we checked and re-checked the data to create a ranking in which we included the 46 teams playing in both leagues. 

Cool? Sure.

The sources for the info are the official MLS and Liga MX websites, while we added the capacity of all of the stadiums involved in the sample to give an extra layer of comparison. We were not nerd enough to include the population of every city where those stadiums are located because we also have a life outside of this. 

In general terms, MLS has a slight advantage over Liga MX regarding average attendance with 20,815 spectators per game, while Liga MX's average stands at 19,034. 

It's worth mentioning that Liga MX has a couple of factors limiting ticket sales: 1) there are still some health protocols related to Covid-19 in place — something that changes week by week — and 2) the violent incidents between fans from Querétaro and Atlas last March.

As a consequence of the second point, Querétaro can't have fans in La Corregidora Stadium — which explains its 0 spectators per game — while some other games have been played without away supporters to avoid new acts of violence.

Attendance MLS Vs Liga MX Games 2022 Ranking 

Before going with the ranking, we clarify these numbers only include the 2022 season and up to August. 

1) Atlanta United (MLS) – 48,454

Mercedes-Benz Stadium capacity: Up to 73,019

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2) CF Monterrey (Liga MX) – 41,800

Estadio BBVA capacity: 53,500

3) Tigres UANL (Liga MX) – 41,458

Estadio Universitario capacity: 41,615

4) Charlotte FC (MLS) – 35,094

Bank of America capacity: Up to 74,867

5) Seattle Sounders (MLS) – 33,675

Lumen Park: Up to 69,000

6) Club América (Liga MX) – 32,829

Estadio Azteca capacity: 87,523

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7) Nashville SC (MLS) – 27,810

Geodis Park capacity: 30,000 

8) Pumas UNAM (Liga MX) – 25,221

Estadio Olímpico Universitario capacity: 58,445

9) Toronto FC (MLS) – 24,755

BMO Field capacity: 30,000

10) Portland Timbers (MLS) – 23,493 

Providence Park capacity: 25,218

11) Club Tijuana (Liga MX) – 23,433

Estadio Caliente capacity: 26,158

12) LA Galaxy (MLS) – 22,912

Dignity Health Sports Park capacity: 27,000

13) Chivas (Liga MX) – 22,775

Estadio Akron capacity: 48,071

14) FC Cincinnati (MLS) – 22,169

TQL Stadium capacity: 33,800

15) Los Angeles FC (MLS) – 21,965

Banc of California capacity: 22,000

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16) Austin FC (MLS) – 20,738

Q2 Stadium capacity: 20,738

17) Club León (Liga MX) – 20,603

Estadio León capacity: 27,423

18) Real Salt Lake (MLS) – 20,430

Rio Tinto Stadium capacity: 20,213

19) Toluca (Liga MX) – 20,420 

Nemesio Diez Stadium capacity: 31,000

20) New England Revolution (MLS) – 19,843

Gillette Stadium capacity: Up to 65,878

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21) Minnesota United (MLS) – 19,474

Allianz Field capacity: 19,400

22) Columbus Crew (MLS) – 19,202 

Lower.com Field capacity: 20,371

23) Sporting KC (MLS) – 18,419

Children’s Mercy Park capacity 18,467

24) Philadelphia Union (MLS) – 17,971

Subaru Park capacity: 18,500

25) New York City FC (MLS) – 17,365

Yankee Stadium capacity: Up to 47,422

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26) Orlando City SC (MLS) – 17,206

Explora Stadium capacity: 25,500

27) Houston Dynamo (MLS) – 16,246

PNC Stadium capacity: 22,000

28) Cruz Azul (Liga MX) – 16,188

Estadio Azteca capacity: 87,523

29) DC United (MLS) – 16,160

Audi Field capacity: 20,000

30) FC Dallas (MLS) – 16,157

Toyota Stadium capacity: 19,096

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31) NY Red Bulls (MLS) – 16,102

Red Bull Arena capacity: 25,000

32) Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS) – 15,903

BC Place capacity: 22,120

33) Chicago Fire FC (MLS) – 15,738

Soldier Field capacity: 61,500

34) CF Montreal (MLS) – 15,551

Saputo Stadium capacity: 19,619 

35) Club Puebla (Liga MX) – 14,521

Estadio Cuauhtémoc capacity: 51,726

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36) Colorado Rapids (MLS) – 14,492

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park capacity: Up to 19,680

37) Santos Laguna (Liga MX). – 13,639

Estadio Corona capacity: 30,000

38) Atlético de San Luis (Liga MX) – 13,518

Estadio Alfonso Lastras capacity: 25,709

39) SJ Earthquakes (MLS) – 13,380

PayPal Park capacity: 18,000

40) Atlas FC (MLS) – 12,690

Estadio Jalisco capacity: 56,713

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41) FC Juárez (Liga MX) – 12,682

Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez capacity: 19,703

42) Inter Miami CF (MLS) – 12,397

DRV PNK Stadium capacity: 18,000

43) Club Necaxa (Liga MX) – 11,816

Estadio Victoria capacity: 23,000

44) Mazatlán FC (Liga MX) – 10,998 

Estadio El Kraken capacity: 25,000

45) CF Pachuca (Liga MX) – 8,035 

Estadio Hidalgo capacity: 30,000

46) Querétaro (Liga MX) – 0 

Estadio Corregidora capacity: 33,162

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