U.S. Soccer Statistics By The Numbers:

  • Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.
  • The University of North Carolina has won 22 of 36 Soccer National Championships
  • Over 800 thousand boys and girls are playing High School Soccer in the U.S.
  • The women’s national soccer team performance is the main reasons the sport’s popularity has risen in the U.S.
  • The women’s national soccer team consistently the best women’s soccer team in the world, according to FIFA
  • The men’s national team on the other hand is ranked mid tier in FIFA’s world rank.
  • Major League Soccer (MLS) is the main professional soccer league in North America
  • Average per game attendance at MLS games stood at around 22 thousand, which is more than the NBA and the NHL average game attendance..
  • The German Bundesliga, the best attended soccer league in the world, has an average of 41.5 thousand fans per game.
  • The LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders are two of the most prestigious teams in the MLS.
  • They lead the league in revenue with 63 million U.S. dollars and 53 million U.S. dollars respectively, as well as in team value.
  • LA Galaxy is the only team with five (5) MLS Cup trophies.