Sounders vs Timbers Attracts Record Crowd of 67,385 To CenturyLink Field

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Sunday night's attendance of 67,385 was the largest ever for a soccer game in Seattle
Tonight’s attendance is 67,385. This is the largest-ever for a soccer game in Seattle. It also marks the second-largest attendance in MLS history for a standalone match, and the third-largest worldwide this weekend.




Soccer Attendances in Seattle – All-time


Tonight’s attendance of 67,385 is the largest-ever attendance for a soccer game played in Seattle.




Top 10 Seattle Attendances – All-time


Attendance Date Teams (Competition)


67,385 August 25, 2013 Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers (MLS)


67,052 July 20, 2011 Sounders FC vs. Manchester United (friendly)


66,848 August 5, 2009 Sounders FC vs. Barcelona (friendly)


66,830 August 9, 2006 Real Madrid vs. DC United (friendly)


66,722 July 22, 2003 Manchester United vs. Celtic (friendly)


66,452 October 7, 2012 Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers (MLS)


65,289 July 18, 2009 Sounders FC vs. Chelsea (friendly)


64,140 October 15, 2011 Sounders FC vs. San Jose (MLS)


60,908 August 5, 2012 Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy (MLS)


58,218 April 9, 1976 Sounders vs. New York (NASL)


56,416 April 16, 2008 Mexico vs. China (friendly)



MLS History



Tonight’s attendance of 67,385 ranks seventh in MLS history, and second for a standalone match. Seattle has hosted three of the top 10 attendances in MLS history, including three of the top five attendances for a standalone match.




Top 10 Attendances – MLS History

Team Attendance Result Date


1. Chivas USA 92,650* CHV 1vs. NE 1 08/06/2006


2. Los Angeles Galaxy 92,216* LA 2 vs. TB 2 06/16/1996


3. Chivas USA 88,816* CHV 0 vs. LA 1 08/10/2005


4. San Jose Clash 73,123* SJ 1 vs. DC 1 07/04/1999


5. Houston Dynamo 70,550* HOU 0 vs. LA 1 08/09/2006


6. Los Angeles Galaxy 69,255 LA 2 vs. MET 1 04/13/1996


7. Sounders FC 67,385 SEA vs. POR 08/25/2013
8. Sounders FC 66,452 SEA 3 vs. POR 0 10/07/2012



9. New York Red Bulls 66,237 NY 5 vs. LA 4 08/18/2007


10. Sounders FC 64,140 SEA 2 vs. SJ 1 10/15/2011




*Coupled with international doubleheader.




Soccer Attendances in United States – 2013

Tonight’s attendance of 67,385 is the third-largest soccer attendance in the United States this year. CenturyLink Field has hosted four of the top 20 attendances in 2013.




Top 20 Soccer Attendances in United States – 2013


Attendance Teams Competition


81,410 USA-Honduras/Mexico-Panama Gold Cup Semifinals


70,540 USA-El Salvador/Honduras Gold Cup Quarterfinals


67,385 Sounders FC-Portland Timbers MLS


67,273 Real Madrid-Chelsea/LA Galaxy-AC Milan Guinness International Champions Cup


62,107 Mexico-Nigeria Friendly


57,920 USA-Panama Gold Cup Final


56,822 Mexico-Panama/Canada-Martinique Gold Cup Group A


54,229 Mexico-Trinidad&Tobago/Panama-Cuba Gold Cup Quarterfinals


54,184 Real Madrid-Inter Milan Friendly


53,679 Seattle-Vancouver MLS


50,028 San Jose-Galaxy MLS


48,263 Manchester City-Chelsea Friendly


47,359 USA-Germany Friendly


43,345 Mexico-Denmark Friendly


41,983 Chelsea-Inter Milan Guinness International Champions Cup


40,681 Real Madrid-Everton/LA Galaxy-Juventus Guinness International Champions Cup


40,487 USA-Panama World Cup 2014 qualifying


40,150 Seattle/Portland MLS


39,764 Chelsea-AC Milan/Valencia-Inter Milan Guinness International Champions Cup


39,462 Manchester City-Chelsea Friendly


39,368 Spain-Ireland Friendly




Soccer Attendances Worldwide – August 23-25




Tonight’s attendance of 67,385 is the third-largest worldwide soccer attendance this weekend (August 23-25, 2013).




Top 10 Worldwide Soccer Attendances – Aug. 23-25


Attendance Teams Location


80,645 Borussia Dortmund vs. Werder Bremen Westfalenstadion, Germany


71,000 Bayern Munich vs. Nuremberg Allianz Arena, Germany


67,385 Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers CenturyLink Field, Seattle


63,574 Hertha Berlin vs. Hamburg Olympiastadion, Germany


49,662 Newcastle United vs. West Ham St. James Park, England


49,000 Hannover 96 vs. Schalke 04 AWD-Area, Germany


42,797 Inter Milan vs. Genoa Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Italy


42,098 Aston Villa vs. Liverpool Villa Park, England


41,815 Atletico Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano Vicente Calderon, Spain


41,000 Feyenoord vs. NAC De Kuip Stadion, Netherlands


39,000 Tigres vs. Jaguares Estadio Universitario, Mexico


39,000 Napoli vs. Bologna Stadio San Paolo, Italy

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