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Posted on 10/17/17 at 1:40 am to WarSlamEagle
And they already have a stadium that was built for expansion if they got into MLS
This whole thing stinks and the last thing the league needs with all the bad PR after not qualifying for the WC.
This whole thing stinks and the last thing the league needs with all the bad PR after not qualifying for the WC.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 1:40 am
Posted on 10/17/17 at 1:40 am to WarSlamEagle
They're apparently averaging ~7000/match. Austin's USL club was lucky to get 3000.
The San Antonio soccer people I've met are melting about this. They have no idea why this is happening to them and don't understand why, if Columbus is going to move, they don't move to a city that actually wants a team.
The San Antonio soccer people I've met are melting about this. They have no idea why this is happening to them and don't understand why, if Columbus is going to move, they don't move to a city that actually wants a team.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 1:46 am to WarSlamEagle
If Wikipedia can be trusted, here are the average attendances for the two teams, along with their USL/PDL performance.
Austin Aztex
2012: 1,269 fans (PDL Conference Finals)
2013: 1,438 fans (PDL Champions)
2014: 1,828 fans (PDL Conference Finals)
2015: 3,226 fans (USL- No Playoffs)
So the team nearly doubled its attendance after jumping into to Division 3 (at the time). The team was very good in the PDL, but didn't attract many fans. The field was damaged by a flood in 2015, and the team decided to dissolve. A new USL team is set to launch in Austin in 2019.
San Antonio Scorpions/SAFC
2012-15 Team averaged about 7,000 fans as an NASL team with a high of about 9,000 fans in 2012. Team dissolves when SAFC comes to town in the USL.
2016: 6, 170 fans (No Playoffs)
2017: 7,153 fans (3rd place overall)
I think FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United has to completely change the way we look at expansion cities. Those have been home runs from the get-go. Clearly, American soccer fans show up for the local team if the product is good and the ownership actually invests in building the team. Austin has very similar population size to Portland, Oregon, and a large Hispanic and college-aged population. I think a well-marketed and run USL team could explode in Austin. Still, I'm against the idea of the Crew just packing up their shite and moving there.
Chivas USA dissolving is actually good for MLS in the long-run, since that was a complete shitshow by the end. It's basically being replaced by a much more competent ownership group and team in LAFC. However, the league needs to keep the Crew in Columbus at all costs. Why not just completely demolish and rebuild the stadium to meet modern standards? It's all about leverage for Precourt.
Austin Aztex
2012: 1,269 fans (PDL Conference Finals)
2013: 1,438 fans (PDL Champions)
2014: 1,828 fans (PDL Conference Finals)
2015: 3,226 fans (USL- No Playoffs)
So the team nearly doubled its attendance after jumping into to Division 3 (at the time). The team was very good in the PDL, but didn't attract many fans. The field was damaged by a flood in 2015, and the team decided to dissolve. A new USL team is set to launch in Austin in 2019.
San Antonio Scorpions/SAFC
2012-15 Team averaged about 7,000 fans as an NASL team with a high of about 9,000 fans in 2012. Team dissolves when SAFC comes to town in the USL.
2016: 6, 170 fans (No Playoffs)
2017: 7,153 fans (3rd place overall)
I think FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United has to completely change the way we look at expansion cities. Those have been home runs from the get-go. Clearly, American soccer fans show up for the local team if the product is good and the ownership actually invests in building the team. Austin has very similar population size to Portland, Oregon, and a large Hispanic and college-aged population. I think a well-marketed and run USL team could explode in Austin. Still, I'm against the idea of the Crew just packing up their shite and moving there.
Chivas USA dissolving is actually good for MLS in the long-run, since that was a complete shitshow by the end. It's basically being replaced by a much more competent ownership group and team in LAFC. However, the league needs to keep the Crew in Columbus at all costs. Why not just completely demolish and rebuild the stadium to meet modern standards? It's all about leverage for Precourt.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 1:53 am
Posted on 10/17/17 at 8:20 am to WarSlamEagle
That's so odd all these cities are ponying up big bucks for expansion and new stadium and Austin may circumvent the whole process.
Also, I know Cbus is huge for US soccer, but everytime I watch the Crew the stadium is damn near empty.
Also, I know Cbus is huge for US soccer, but everytime I watch the Crew the stadium is damn near empty.
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