State Attendance Records

With the news that the Los Angeles Galaxy and David Beckham will play a friendly in Minnesota came a nice story from the Star Tribune, which allowed me to correct that state's record. Since I first checked this back in August, there's been a couple of changes, most notably the USA-Mexico friendly setting a new mark for Arizona. What fallows below is the highest crowds for a soccer match in each US state, as well as the District of Colombia, to the best of my knowledge. This is compiled from news reports and my research on the net, and many thanks go to the people on the Bigsoccer thread who have helped out. I'm sure many of the marks from the smaller states will be corrected eventually. I only put crowds of 1,000 of more on the list, so if you're from Alaska, North Dakota, or Wyoming, let me know if any games have reached that level. I'll also note that New York's record is so low because Giants Stadium is in New Jersey. State Records California 101,799 Olympics Georgia 86,117 Olympics Alabama 83,810 Olympics New Jersey 79,005 Friendly Michigan 77,217 World Cup Texas 70,550 MLS Pennslyvania 68,396 Friendly Washington 66,830 Friendly Illinois 65,080 W.World Cup Arizona 64,462 Friendly Florida 62,387 World Cup Massachusetts 61,316 MLS Cup Colorado 61,202 MLS D.C. 58,012 Olympics Maryland 54,462 W.World Cup Minnesota 52,000 NASL New York 46,000 Friendly Utah 45,511 Friendly Connecticut 44,579 US Cup Missouri 37,391 WC Qualifying Oregon 35,528 Soccer Bowl Kentucky 35,211 W.Friendly Ohio 31,550 MLS Oklahoma 30,831 NASL Tennessee 26,141 Friendly North Carolina 24,000 ASL Virginia 21,319 NCAA Tourney New Mexico 17,805 W.Friendly Louisiana 15,074 W.Friendly Hawaii 14,578 Friendly Indiana 14,000 P.A. Games Rhode Island 13,000 US Open Cup Wisconsin 12,572 Friendly Nevada 9,736 CCC Kansas 9,688 MISL Iowa 6,612 PDL South Carolina 6,456 US Open Cup Mississippi 6,200 Friendly Vermont 5,000 NCAA Tourney Nebraska 4,830 W.College Maine 4,254 Friendly Delaware 3,500 USISL West Virginia 2,153 College New Hampshire 2,076 USL-2 South Dakota 1,811 PDL Arkansas 1,487 W.College Montana 1,100 W.College Idaho 1,059 W.College