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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