Arena Football League total attendance up 21 percent from previous record
July 14, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK – The Arena Football League set a total-attendance record with 1,920,405 fans attending regular-season and postseason games in 2004. The total marks an increase of 21 percent over the previous mark of 1,587,412 set in 2003.
TOP FIVE TOTAL-ATTENDANCE SEASONS
YEAR REGULAR SEASON POSTSEASON ARENABOWL TOTAL
2004 1,827,623 75,391 *17,391 1,920,405
2003 1,458,830 108,086 *20,496 1,587,412
2001 1,217,673 104,823 *11,217 1,333,713
2000 1,145,134 111,106 *15,989 1,272,229
2002 1,115,185 106,874 *16,945 1,239,004
* - Sellout
Including total attendance, seven AFL attendance records were set this season. The AFL reached one million fans faster than in any previous season (81 games vs. 88 in 2003) and Week 1 (128,175 total; 14,242 average) broke four AFL attendance records – highest Week 1 total, highest Week 1 average, highest total for any week, and highest average for any week. The AFL also set a record for the regular-season total attendance with 1,827,623 fans. The figure is 25 percent higher than the previous regular-season record of 1,458,830 set in 2003.
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