Bad Soccer Town? Dallas Draws 82,252
Filed under: 2009 Gold Cup, Stadiums
New Cowboys Stadium drew a Texas-soccer-attendance record crowd of 82,252 to the Gold Cup to see Mexico on Sunday evening. Previous record was 70, 550 at Reliant Stadium in Houston in 2006.
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Yet they can’t draw more than 6k for FC Dallas games. Don’t know if its because the team is so bad, the location of Pizza Hut Park or the record-breaking game being in the new stadium with better teams.
For the lack of attendance at FCD games, I think its the location of PHP. Its in the middle of nowhere (about 30-40 min drive from anywhere in the metroplex). Plus you’re talking about a Mexico game, that right off the bat is going to get higher turnout.