Toronto FC Are Second In The MLS Attendance Table

With the new North Stand, Toronto FC expected a big rise in attendances, however this has not been the case.

Since the clubs inception the club sold out almost every game and it was inevitable the club would have to expand BMO Field due to the demand for tickets.

After last season the club replaced the highly criticised Field Turf surface with natural grass and added around 1,200 new seats to the North Stand beneath the scoreboard to give the stadium a more football feel to it (Although it is still lacking a roof to create more noise).

It was hoped that Toronto FC would sell out every game with the capacity now being just shy of 22,000.

Last season the club averaged 20,267 with the new north stand closed whilst this season the average attendance at BMO is 20,510 an increase of around 243 on average.

Has TFC`s popularity peaked? We don`t think so at all. The novelty of a new team may have worn off however the attendances are still the second highest in Major League Soccer just behind the Seattle Sounders. Now that the novelty of the new team has worn off, fans now expect to win and after narrowly missing out on the playoffs last season many fans think this season TFC should have been pushing heavily to be near the top end of the table.

TFC currently sit third in the eastern conference. Many people have stated that the reason for the minor increase is people`s perception that all games are still sold out so they don`t bother trying to get tickets to matches.

In short, if you have wanted to see a TFC match, most games see a small portion of tickets available so why not get down to BMO and support The Reds as they push on for an MLS Playoff spot?

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