2004 regular season total attendance up 25 percent
Published on May 31, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK - The Arena Football League set a regular-season total attendance record with 1,827,623 fans attending games during the 2004 season. The figure is 25-percent higher than the previous regular-season record of 1,458,830 set in 2003.
TOP FIVE REGULAR-SEASON TOTAL ATTENDANCE SEASONS
SEASON ATTENDANCE
2004 1,827,623
2003 1,458,830
2001 1,217,673
2000 1,145,134
1996 1,132,821
The AFL averaged 12,024 fans per game in 2004, up six percent from 11,397 in 2003. It was the third consecutive average-attendance increase and marked an 31-percent increase since 2001 (9,155).
SEASON AVERAGE
2004 12,024
2003 11,397
2002 9,957
2001 9,155
Including total attendance, six 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.
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