NWSL average attendance up 6%, new league record

According to a report by Sports Business Journal, the NWSL set a new attendance record in 2024, as clubs averaged 11,250 in attendance. fans, which is six percent more than last year.

This year, the league expanded from 12 to 14 teams in 2023, giving an even bigger increase in overall fan attendance. 2 million fans attended matches for the first time in NWSL history (12 seasons). This represents an impressive increase of 44 percent over 2023 and 96 percent over 2022.

89 matches were attended by at least 10,000 fans, beating the previous year’s mark of 55 matches. And the league announced that 14 million viewers tuned in to televised regular season games.

Eight of the 12 returning teams saw attendance increases over last year, with the Chicago Red Stars seeing the largest increase, thanks in part to a marquee match against Bay FC — An NWSL record crowd of 35,038 attended..

Angel City FC led the way with the largest total attendance at BMO Stadium, averaging 19,313 fans.

The Kansas City Current sold out every home game in their new 11,500-seat stadium and hosted the NWSL Championship Game, a 1–0 win by the Orlando Pride over the Washington Spirit.

This story used field-level media information.