Los Angeles ranked tops in MLS attendance in the 2005 MLS regular season, marking the third straight season that the Galaxy led the league. Expansion franchises Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, which ranked worst and second worst in the overall standings, finished among the top 4.
San Jose and New England, the regular season's top teams, finished in the bottom five.
MLS 2005 regular season:
Team: average home attendance
1. Los Angeles: 24,204
2. Real Salt Lake: 18,037
3. Chicago: 17,238
4. Chivas USA: 17,080
5. D.C. United: 16,664
6. Metrostars: 15,077
7. Colorado: 13,638
8. San Jose: 13,037
9. Columbus: 12,916
10. New England: 12,525
11. FC Dallas: 11,189
12. Kansas City: 9,691
Leaguewide: 192 games, 2,900,716 fans for 15,108 average.
MLS Year-by-year attendance average
The regular season MLS attendance average in Year 10 was the fourth highest in league history.
2005 — 15,108.
2004 — 15,559.
2003 — 14,898.
2002 — 15,822.
2001 — 14,961.
2000 — 13,756.
1999 — 14,282.
1998 — 14,312.
1997 — 14,619.
1996 — 17,406.