Attendance continues to soar
March 7, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK â Attendance for the sixth week of the 2005 AFL season averaged 13,917, making it the AFL's third-highest weekend of all time and the highest Week 6 ever. The 2005 season has produced three of the top five all-time average attendance weeks.
The 13,917 average was up 16 percent vs. the 2004 season average (12,024). The 2005 six-week cumulative average of 12,996 is up eight percent vs. 2004' s season average and up three percent vs. 2004's year-to-date average (12,640).
The Georgia Force set a new attendance record for the third consecutive game with a crowd of 14,104 at Philips Arena.
The top five all-time average attendance weeks:
1. 2004 Week 1 - 14,306
2. 2005 Week 2 - 13,965
3. 2005 Week 6 - 13,917
4. 2005 Week 5 - 13,545
5. 2004 Week 4 - 13,112
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