AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

2007 Total Attendance To Hit Two Million During Conference Championship Week

Published on July 11, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK - For the first time in its history, the Arena Football League expects to surpass the two-million mark for cumulative attendance (regular-season, postseason and ArenaBowl) in a single season.

With the regular season and eight postseason games completed, the current cumulative attendance stands at 1,980,278, which is already the most in league history, breaking the previous record of 1,919,989 set during the 2004 season.

The League expects to pass two-million fans during the second (Chicago at San Jose) of its Conference Championship Games this Saturday.

Following are the top-five cumulative attendance seasons in AFL history:

RANK YEAR REGULAR SEASON POSTSEASON TOTAL

1.* 2007 1,887,054 93,224 1,980,278

2. 2004 1,827,579 92,410 1,919,989

3. 2006 1,782,475 125,980 1,908,455

4. 2005 1,750,578 82,786 1,833,364

5. 2003 1,458,830 128,582 1,587,412

*Three games remaining



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