A recently released chart, depicting average attendances in Major League Soccer, has reinvigorated the seemingly age-old discussion on all those empty seats at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas boasts a fantastic atmosphere, courtesy of its four supporters groups, but noise doesn't mean numbers. The average attendance has consistently been one of the lowest in MLS and, while improving in recent years, it is now down 13% from last season's 16,038 in regular and postseason play.
There are the excuses. The stadium is too far for some, the lack of mass transit in Frisco, the dreaded Dallas North Tollway, the way season ticket renewals were handled last year, maybe even the stacked DFW sports market.