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Atlanta United ranks 4th most popular MLS franchise

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ATLANTA – A new study has revealed that Atlanta United ranks as MLS’s fourth most popular team in the United States.

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New research has revealed that Atlanta United is MLS’s fourth most popular team, as well as the second most valuable franchise in the MLS.

The study by sporting experts at sports-betting-ny.com analyzed how many followers each franchise has on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. Alongside this the average fan attendance throughout 2022 was also gathered. 

In fourth position is Atlanta United, the Georgia-based team has a combined social following of 2,010,702. They currently do not play in a soccer specific stadium, and at the moment are playing their fixtures in the well known Mercedes-Benz stadium, the capacity is normally reduced to 42,500, however in 2022 they had an average fan attendance of 47,353 which helps the club be valued at $855 million.

The study shows that LA Galaxy is the most popular team in MLS. The five time MLS Cup winners have a combined social following of 5,437,100 million followers. The most successful franchise in MLS history, the club is valued at $865 million, the franchise has their own soccer-specific stadium, with a capacity of 27,000, their average attendance in 2022 was 22,852. 

Placing second on the list is east coast franchise, New York City FC. Despite only being founded in 2013, the MLS franchise has a combined social following of 3,360,878 million followers and is valued at $690 million. The franchise does not have its own stadium and currently plays in the Yankee stadium with a reduced capacity of 30,321 and had an average of 17,129 in 2022. Plans are in place for the 2021 MLS Cup winners to have their own stadium in 2027. 

Third on the list is the newest addition to MLS, Inter Miami CF was founded only in 2018 and is partially owned by former MLS player David Beckham. The Eastern Conference franchise has a combined social following of 2,137,702. They have a soccer specific stadium with a capacity of 18,000, and had an average attendance of 12,210 in 2022. 

Rounding up the top five is LAFC, fierce rivals to LA Galaxy. The Western Conference team has a total of 1,844,893 social media followers. They have a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of 22,000 and have an average attendance of 21,989 in 2022. The club is valued at $900 million. 

In the sixth position in the rankings is Seattle Sounders FC, with a combined social media following of 1,707,147. The Sounders don’t have a soccer-specific stadium and use the Seattle Seahawks stadium, their average attendance in 2022 was 33,588 and the club is valued at $725 million. 

New York Red Bulls place seventh in the rankings, rivals of NYCFC, the franchise has a combined social media following of 1,707,147. The stadium capacity is 25,000, their average attendance in 2022 was 16,467 and the club is valued at $525 million. 

The ranking reveals Orlando City FC is the eighth most popular franchise in MLS, they have a combined social media following of 1,428,006. A stadium capacity of 25,500 with an average 2022 attendance of 17,287. The combination of these values the club at $420 million.

The ninth most popular franchise is Toronto FC. The Canadians have a combined social media following of 1,249,641. The stadium capacity is 28,351 and the average attendance was 25,423 in 2022. 

Placing tenth on the list is Sporting Kansas City, the franchise has a combined social following of 975,854. They have a soccer specific stadium with a capacity of 18,467, and had an average attendance of 18,344 in 2022. 

TeamSocial media followersStadium capacityAverage attendances 2022Club 2022 Value
LA Galaxy5,437,10027,00022,852$865 million
New York City FC3,360,87830,32117,129$690 million
Inter Miami CF2,137,70218,00012,210$585 million
Atlanta United2,010,32942,50047,353$855 million
LAFC1,844,89322,00021,989$900 million
Seattle Sounders FC1,707,14737,72233,588$725 million
New York Red Bulls1,520,77125,00016,476$525 million
Orlando City SC1,482,00625,50017,287$420 million
Toronto FC1,249,64128,35125,423$705 million
Sporting Kansas City975,85418,46718,344$575 million