Category: LML Attendance

USL Pro Attendance 2011 to 2013

One of the defining characteristics of Minor Sports Leagues is that they play to smaller crowds of fans. Minor-Leagues.com has compiled a series of posts that provides details of attendance figures.

United Soccer Leagues Pro (USL Pro), now known as United Soccer League is a professional men’s soccer league in the United States and Canada. USL Pro was formed in 2011 (when the USL-1 and USL-2 joined together) and changed its name to USL in 2015. It forms the second tier of soccer in the United States and Canada league pyramid behind Major League Soccer.

Below is the fan attendance for the entire league from 2011 to 2013.

 

League Sport Season # of Teams Team Change Games Games Change Total Attendance TA Change Average Attendance AA Change Source
USL Pro (AAA) Association Football 2011 15 (14 USA 1 ATG) 150.00% 150 163.16% 332,084 244.89% 2,261 33.87% kenn.com
USL Pro (AAA) Association Football 2012 11 (10 USA 1 ATG) -26.67% 130 -13.33% 345,565 4.06% 2,658 17.56% kenn.com
USL Pro (AAA) Association Football 2013 13 USA 15.38% 178 36.92% 464,723 34.48% 2,611 -1.77% kenn.com

 

In January 2013, USL and MLS reached an agreement to integrate USL Pro league competition with the MLS Reserve League. This multi-year deal encouraged MLS and USL Pro team affiliations and player loans. As of March 2017, 22 USL teams are affiliated to MLS teams and every MLS team but Minnesota United FC has a USL affiliation.

USL 2nd Division Attendance 2006 to 2010

One of the defining characteristics of Minor Sports Leagues is that they play to smaller crowds of fans. Minor-Leagues.com has compiled a series of posts that provides details of attendance figures.

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division (USL-2) was a professional men’s soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2010. The USL-2 was formed in 1995 as the USISL Pro League and went through a number of structural and identities. During its existence, it formed the third tier of soccer in the United States and Canada league pyramid behind Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues First Division.

In 2011, the USL-1 and USL-2 joined most of its teams together to form the USL Pro leading to its dissolution of USL-2.

 

League Sport Season # of Teams Team Change Games Games Change Total Attendance TA Change Average Attendance AA Change Source
USL 2nd Division (AA) Association Football 2006 9 USA untracked 90 untracked 158704 untracked 1,763 untracked kenn.com
USL 2nd Division (AA) Association Football 2007 10 (9 USA 1 BMU) 11.11% 100 11.11% 157,855 -0.53% 1,579 -10.44% kenn.com
USL 2nd Division (AA) Association Football 2008 10 (9 USA 1 BMU) 0.00% 100 0.00% 159,298 0.91% 1,593 0.89% kenn.com
USL 2nd Division (AA) Association Football 2009 9 (8 USA 1 BMU) -10.00% 90 -10.00% 140,559 -11.76% 1,562 -1.95% kenn.com
USL 2nd Division (AA) Association Football 2010 6 USA -33.33% 57 -36.67% 96,286 -31.50% 1,689 8.13% kenn.com

 

USL Second Division was the United States and Canada’s third division for professional men’s outdoor soccer. As indicated by its name, the players and other personnel in the USL-2 strove to play and work in the higher tiers of pro soccer, the MLS, USL-1. and the NASL.

United League Attendance 2006 to 2013

One of the defining characteristics of Minor Sports Leagues is that they play to smaller crowds of fans. Minor-Leagues.com has compiled a series of posts that provides details of attendance figures.

The United League (IND) was an independent professional baseball league founded in 2006. Its teams were based in Texas and the league merged with the Northern League and the Golden Baseball League to form the North American League from 2011–2012. However, after the North American League folded at the end of the 2012 season, United League was reformed. It dissolved for a second time in January 2015 after playing the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Below is the fan attendance for the entire league from 2011 to 2012.

 

League Sport Season # of Teams Team Change Games Games Change Total Attendance TA Change Average Attendance AA Change Source
United League (Ind) Baseball 2006 6 USA untracked 263 untracked 475,755 untracked 1,809 untracked http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2007_Minor_League_PDF.pdf
United League (Ind) Baseball 2007 6 USA 0.00% 268 1.88% 549,014 15.40% 2,049 13.27% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2007_Minor_League_PDF.pdf
United League (Ind) Baseball 2008 6 USA 0.00% 248 -7.46% 503,351 -8.32% 2,030 -0.93% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2009_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
United League (Ind) Baseball 2009 6 USA 0.00% 217 -12.51% 398,526 -20.83% 1,837 -9.51% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2009_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
United League (Ind) Baseball 2010 6 USA 0.00% 255 17.57% 483,069 21.21% 1,894 3.10% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2011_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
United League (Ind) Baseball 2013 6 USA 0.00% 188 -26.30% 230,269 -52.33% 1,225 -35.32% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2013_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf

 

The United League recruited college, ex-major and ex-minor league players. Former affiliated-league players that get injured or have other circumstances would also join the ULB as an opportunity to get resigned by major league organizations. Other players consisted of college players that were not drafted into MiLB, but seek the opportunity to be seen by major league scouts and possibly get signed by major league organizations.

United Football League Attendance 2009 to 2012

One of the defining characteristics of Minor Sports Leagues is that they play to smaller crowds of fans. Minor-Leagues.com has compiled a series of posts that provides details of attendance figures.

The United Football League (UFL) was a professional football league which began play in 2009. It lasted almost four seasons, folding in 2012.  It played most of its games in markets where the National Football League had no presence.

Below is the fan attendance for the entire league from 2009 to 2012.

 

League Sport Season # of Teams Team Change Games Games Change Total Attendance TA Change Average Attendance AA Change Source
United Football League American Football 2009 4 USA untracked 6 untracked 111,654 untracked 9,305 untracked kenn.com
United Football League American Football 2010 5 USA 25.00% 10 66.67% 300,007 168.69% 15,000 61.20% kenn.com
United Football League American Football 2011 4 USA -20.00% 8 -20.00% 155,579 -48.14% 14,144 -5.71% kenn.com
United Football League American Football 2012 4 USA 0.00% 8 0.00% 30,174 -80.61% 4,311 -69.52% kenn.com

 

The UFL primarily consisted of players who had at one time or another played for an NFL team. Although the league had no connection with the NFL, and had never intended to foster any such connection, some speculated that it could have become a minor or “developmental” league for the NFL.

Texas League Attendance 2006 to 2013

One of the defining characteristics of Minor Sports Leagues is that they play to smaller crowds of fans. Minor-Leagues.com has compiled a series of posts that provides details of attendance figures.

The Texas League (TL) is an affiliated Double-A professional baseball league re-founded in 1902 (it originally started in 1888). It operates mostly in the Southern United States. It serves mostly in cities not served by MLB teams or their other minor league affiliates.

Below is the fan attendance for the entire league from 2006 to 2013.

 

League Sport Season # of Teams Team Change Games Games Change Total Attendance TA Change Average Attendance AA Change Source
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2006 8 USA untracked 541 untracked 2,842,013 untracked 5,253 untracked http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2007_Minor_League_PDF.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2007 8 USA 0.00% 524 -3.14% 2,814,114 -0.98% 5,370 2.23% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2007_Minor_League_PDF.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2008 8 USA 0.00% 550 4.95% 3,129,865 11.22% 5,691 5.98% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2009_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2009 8 USA 0.00% 543 -1.27% 2,964,170 -5.29% 5,459 -4.08% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2009_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2010 8 USA 0.00% 540 -0.55% 2,942,930 -0.72% 5,450 -0.16% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2011_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2011 8 USA 0.00% 542 0.37% 2,822,109 -4.11% 5,207 -4.46% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2011_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2012 8 USA 0.00% 549 1.29% 2,834,864 0.45% 5,164 -0.83% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2013_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf
Texas League (AA) Baseball 2013 8 USA 0.00% 541 -1.46% 2,815,133 -0.70% 5,204 0.77% http://www.numbertamer.com/files/2013_Minor_League_Analysis.pdf

 

The Double-A classification usually hosts developing players that have been part of professional baseball for only a couple of years. These players can get to the Double-A level by earning a promotion from any of the Single-A or Rookie leagues. Players often advance directly to the majors from this level, as the level of competition is higher. Because they are still advancing in their careers, the average talent level of Double-A may be higher than in Triple-A, which has minor and major league veterans who have been in the minor league system for a longer period of time and may have stagnated.