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Attendance Comparison: WUSA vs. WPS

Not quite halfway through its first season, Women's Professional Soccer is hanging in there at the gate. With slightly fewer big names and vastly reduced budgets, the new league appears to be staying within its projections. Here's a comparison of each of the three years of the old WUSA and this season of WPS after 29 games:

2001 SEASON Team G Total Average Median Washington 3 62,226 20,742 21,682 Atlanta 4 46,996 11,749 9,541 Philadelphia 3 29,324 9,775 11,092 Boston 3 26,035 8,678 8,193 Bay Area 4 27,532 6,883 6,418 San Diego 4 23,121 5,780 5,828 Carolina 4 23,033 5,758 5,938 New York 4 22,836 5,709 5,246 WUSA 29 261,103 9,004 6,432 2002 SEASON Team G Total Average Median Boston 3 34,591 11,530 6,747 Washington 3 33,024 11,008 8,206 Philadelphia 2 14,814 7,407 7,407 San Jose 5 36,951 7,390 6,051 Atlanta 4 29,193 7,298 7,103 San Diego 5 28,286 5,657 5,779 Carolina 3 16,317 5,439 5,420 New York 4 17,956 4,489 4,446 WUSA 29 211,132 7,280 5,815 2003 SEASON Team G Total Average Median Washington 4 40,484 10,121 6,745 San Jose 3 29,263 9,754 6,189 Boston 4 29,231 7,308 5,996 Atlanta 5 34,869 6,974 7,238 Philadelphia 2 13,612 6,806 6,806 San Diego 3 17,254 5,751 5,965 Carolina 4 22,594 5,649 5,712 New York 4 17,044 4,261 4,266 WUSA 29 204,351 7,047 5,965 2009 SEASON Team G Total Average Median Los Angeles 6 43,396 7,233 6,165 Washington 5 34,972 6,994 5,028 Boston 3 17,076 5,692 4,804 FC Gold Pride 4 18,593 4,648 4,801 Chicago 5 22,951 4,590 4,461 Saint Louis 3 13,096 4,365 4,228 Sky Blue FC 3 12,299 4,100 3,493 WPS 29 162,383 5,599 4,884

Keep in mind that the early-season WUSA numbers were all skewed by either the inaugural match in Washington (which drew 34,148) or doubleheaders with MLS teams.

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kenn.com @ Jun 5, 2009 12:08 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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