Attendance Project: NPSL

Year-by-year attendance figures for the league that began life as the American Indoor Soccer Association and became the National Professional Soccer League. This is NOT the current NPSL (National Premier Soccer League), which is a low-rent outdoor league that has no connection to this NPSL (or to the NPSL of 1967). As you can see, I’m missing some team information. If you can fill in the blanks, please let me know.

2000-2001
Team G Total Avg.
Milwaukee Wave 20 166,201 8,310
Cleveland Crunch 20 127,218 6,361
Baltimore Blast 20 107,533 5,377
Kansas City Attack 20 106,481 5,324
Philadelphia Kixx 20 104,478 5,224
Harrisburg Heat 20 103,568 5,178
Buffalo Blizzard 20 89,948 4,497
Wichita Wings 20 72,665 3,633
Detroit Rockers 20 59,800 2,990
Toronto Thunderhawks 20 39,707 1,985
Edmonton Drillers      
NPSL TOTAL 200 977,599 4,888
 
1999-2000
Team G Total Avg.
Philadelphia Kixx 22 177,790 8,081
Milwaukee Wave 22 176,050 8,002
Buffalo Blizzard 22 144,916 6,587
Cleveland Crunch 22 138,374 6,290
Edmonton Drillers 22 122,044 5,547
Baltimore Blast 22 119,795 5,445
Kansas City Attack 22 112,787 5,127
Harrisburg Heat 22 112,076 5,094
St. Louis Ambush 22 102,687 4,668
Detroit Rockers 22 90,163 4,098
Wichita Wings 22 78,605 3,573
Montreal Impact 22 58,131 2,642
NPSL TOTAL 264 1,433,418 5,430
 
1998-1999
Team G Total Avg.
Philadelphia Kixx 20 179,478 8,974
St. Louis Ambush 20 169,439 8,472
Milwaukee Wave 20 169,065 8,453
Cleveland Crunch 20 160,670 8,034
Buffalo Blizzard 20 141,363 7,068
Kansas City Attack 20 119,802 5,990
Edmonton Drillers 20 119,650 5,983
Harrisburg Heat 20 111,995 5,600
Detroit Rockers 20 109,154 5,458
Baltimore Blast 20 95,903 4,795
Wichita Wings 20 72,040 3,602
Montreal Impact 20 62,271 3,114
Florida Thundercats 20 48,046 2,402
NPSL TOTAL 260 1,558,876 5,996
 
1997-1998
Team G Total Avg.
Philadelphia Kixx 20 172,733 8,637
Cleveland Crunch 20 165,298 8,265
St. Louis Ambush 20 164,069 8,203
Milwaukee Wave 20 158,065 7,903
Buffalo Blizzard 20 156,674 7,834
Harrisburg Heat 20 118,101 5,905
Wichita Wings 20 108,517 5,426
Detroit Rockers 20 108,154 5,408
Edmonton Drillers 20 104,555 5,228
Kansas City Attack 20 104,276 5,214
Baltimore Spirit 20 100,023 5,001
Cincinnati Silverbacks 20 102,902 5,145
Montreal Impact 20 92,578 4,629
NPSL TOTAL 260 1,655,945 6,369
 
1996-1997
Team G Total Avg.
St. Louis Ambush 20 181,435 9,072
Cleveland Crunch 20 160,880 8,044
Milwaukee Wave 20 159,494 7,975
Buffalo Blizzard 20 159,472 7,974
Philadelphia Kixx 20 157,889 7,894
Edmonton Drillers 20 144,871 7,244
Harrisburg Heat 20 120,354 6,018
Kansas City Attack 20 112,379 5,619
Wichita Wings 20 104,193 5,210
Detroit Rockers 20 102,022 5,101
Baltimore Spirit 20 95,192 4,760
Cincinnati Silverbacks 20 63,459 3,173
Toronto Shooting Stars 20 60,157 3,008
Tampa Bay Terror 20 41,460 2,073
Columbus Invaders 20 31,757 1,588
NPSL TOTAL 300 1,695,014 5,650
 
1995-1996
Team G Total Avg.
St. Louis Ambush 20 182,043 9,102
Cleveland Crunch 20 152,931 7,647
Milwaukee Wave 20 147,265 7,363
Buffalo Blizzard 20 127,278 6,364
Harrisburg Heat 20 120,068 6,003
Baltimore Spirit 20 100,749 5,037
Kansas City Attack 20 97,305 4,865
Wichita Wings 21 101,490 4,833
Detroit Rockers 20 90,518 4,526
Cincinnati Silverbacks 20 75,183 3,759
Chicago Power 19 54,101 2,847
Tampa Bay Terror 20 36,558 1,828
Canton Invaders 20 32,515 1,626
NPSL TOTAL 260 1,318,004 5,069
 
1994-1995
Team G Total Avg.
St. Louis Ambush 20 157,621 7,881
Cleveland Crunch 20 151,587 7,579
Buffalo Blizzard 20 145,661 7,283
Milwaukee Wave 20 142,162 7,108
Harrisburg Heat 20 120,062 6,003
Wichita Wings 20 116,343 5,817
Baltimore Spirit 20 114,653 5,733
Detroit Rockers 20 86,627 4,331
Kansas City Attack 20 77,395 3,870
Chicago Power 20 66,668 3,333
Dayton Dynamo 20 64,535 3,227
Canton Invaders 20 36,510 1,826
NPSL TOTAL 240 1,279,824 5,333
 
1993-1994
Team G Total Avg.
Buffalo Blizzard 20 168,690 8,435
St. Louis Ambush 20 162,861 8,143
Milwaukee Wave 20 153,844 7,692
Baltimore Spirit 20 129,410 6,471
Cleveland Crunch 20 133,546 6,677
Wichita Wings 20 133,439 6,672
Detroit Rockers 20 104,020 5,201
Harrisburg Heat 20 96,940 4,847
Chicago Power 20 90,300 4,515
Kansas City Attack 20 84,802 4,240
Dayton Dynamo 20 64,366 3,218
Canton Invaders 20 47,988 2,399
NPSL TOTAL 240 1,370,206 5,709
 
1992-1993
Team G Total Avg.
Milwaukee Wave 20 155,158 7,758
St. Louis Ambush 20 154,351 7,718
Buffalo Blizzard 21 148,431 7,068
Cleveland Crunch 21 142,632 6,792
Wichita Wings 21 117,926 5,616
Baltimore Spirit 20 108,887 5,444
Chicago Power 20 98,189 4,909
Kansas City Attack 20 92,885 4,644
Harrisburg Heat 20 88,694 4,435
Dayton Dynamo 21 81,977 3,904
Detroit Rockers 20 67,386 3,369
Denver Thunder 15 31,912 2,127
Canton Invaders 21 43,512 2,072
NPSL TOTAL 260 1,331,940 5,123
 
1991-1992
Team G Total Avg.
Milwaukee Wave 20 152,588 7,629
Chicago Power 20 92,244 4,612
Detroit Rockers 20 68,320 3,416
Tulsa Ambush 20 67,445 3,372
Harrisburg Heat 20 62,277 3,114
Kansas City Attack 20 60,997 3,050
Canton Invaders 20 42,558 2,128
Illinois Thunder 20 32,250 1,613
Dayton Dynamo      
NPSL TOTAL 160 578,679 3,617
 
1990-1991
Team G Total Avg.
Milwaukee Wave 20 155,991 7,800
Detroit Rockers 20 80,619 4,031
Atlanta Attack 20 74,292 3,715
Hershey Impact 20 67,957 3,398
Chicago Power 20 49,304 2,465
Canton Invaders 20 49,170 2,459
Illinois Thunder 20 43,194 2,160
New York Kick 20 38,499 1,925
Dayton Dynamo      
NPSL TOTAL 160 559,026 3,494
 
1989-1990
Team G Total Avg.
Milwaukee Wave 20 133,508 6,675
Chicago Power 20 72,043 3,602
Indiana Kick 20 46,480 2,324
Memphis Rogues 19 31,383 1,652
Atlanta Attack      
Canton Invaders      
Dayton Dynamo      
Hershey Impact      
AISA TOTAL 79 283,414 3,588
 
1988-1989
Team G Total Avg.
Ft. Wayne Flames 20 74,840 3,742
Dayton Dynamo 20 43,153 2,158
Memphis Storm 20 40,951 2,048
Canton Invaders 20 0
Chicago Power 20 0
Hershey Impact 20 0
Milwaukee Wave      
AISA TOTAL      
 
1987-1988 Challenge Cup
Team G Total Avg.
Jacksonville Generals 6 16,495 2,749
Dayton Dynamo 6 16,297 2,716
Milwaukee Wave 6 15,940 2,657
Canton Invaders      
Ft. Wayne Flames      
Memphis Storm      
AISA TOTAL 18 48,732 2,707
 
1987-1988
Team G Total Avg.
Milwaukee Wave 12 39,255 3,271
Canton Invaders      
Ft. Wayne Flames      
Memphis Storm      
AISA TOTAL 12 39,255 3,271
 
1986-1987
Team G Total Avg.
Memphis Storm 21 73,207 3,486
Canton Invaders 21 69,183 3,294
Ft. Wayne Flames 21 47,647 2,269
Milwaukee Wave 21 48,641 2,316
Louisville Thunder 20 43,732 2,187
Tampa Bay Rowdies 21 43,015 2,048
Toledo Pride 21 39,107 1,862
Chicago Shoccers 21 38,847 1,850
AISA TOTAL 167 403,379 2,415
 
1985-1986
Team G Total Avg.
Canton Invaders 20 58,340 2,917
Louisville Thunder 20 56,857 2,843
Milwaukee Wave 20 36,043 1,802
Kalamazoo Kangaroos 20 34,681 1,734
Columbus Capitals 20 27,707 1,385
Chicago Shoccers 20 19,637 982
AISA TOTAL 120 233,265 1,944
 
1984-1985
Team G Total Avg.
Canton Invaders 20 46,515 2,326
Milwaukee Wave 20 42,271 2,114
Kalamazoo Kangaroos 20 41,657 2,083
Louisville Thunder 20 38,304 1,915
Columbus Capitals 20 27,467 1,373
Chicago Vultures 20 8,531 427
AISA TOTAL 120 204,745 1,706