With TFC following through on a promise not to raise ticket prices for 2012, there has not been the same controversy surrounding season ticket prices this year as there was last. Yet, Toronto remains near the top of the table when it comes to how much it costs to go to a MLS game.
A breakdown of season ticket costs across the league.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]High end (high end refers to the highest regular ticket price – it excludes field side seats, club seats and other special options)
1 - $1500 – Salt Lake
2 - $1438 – Seattle
3 - $1400 – Kansas City
4 - $1292 – Toronto
5 - $1278 – Philadelphia
6 - $1250 – Montreal
7 - $1160 – Galaxy
8 - $1080 – Dallas
9 - $1000 – New York
10 - $999 – Chicago
11 - $988 – Vancouver
12 - $900 – Houston
12 - $900 – Portland
14 - $864 – New England
15 - $855 – DC United
16 - $840 – San Jose
17 - $666 – Columbus
18 - $629 – Colorado
19 - $504 – Chivas
Low end
1 - $400 – Galaxy
2 - $361 -- Toronto
3 - $360 – Salt Lake
4 - $342.50 -- Seattle
5 - $342 – DC United
6 - $329 – Vancouver
7 - $320 – New York
8 - $290 – Philadelphia
9 - $260 – Kansas City
9 - $260 – San Jose
11 - $250 - Montreal
11 - $250 – Houston
13 - $238 – Colorado
14 - $234 – New England
15 - $216 – Columbus
16 - $199 – Chicago
17 - $170 – Dallas
18 - $162 -- Chivas
19 - $99 – Portland
But, what team offers the best value? That’s a hard thing to quantify, but let’s try. Assuming winning equals value, let’s see which supporters pay the most per point based on 2011 results (we will use the low end costs).
1 - Portland - $2.35
2 - Dallas - $3.26
3 - Chivas - $4.50
4 - Columbus $4.59
5 - Chicago - $4.62
6 - Colorado - $4.85
7 - Kansas City - $5.09
8 - Houston $5.10
9 - Seattle - $5.43
10 - Galaxy - $5.97
11 - Philly $6.04
12 - Salt Lake - $6.79
13 - San Jose - $6.84
14 - New York - $6.95
15 - New England - $8.35
16 - DC United – $8.76
17 - Toronto - $10.93
18 - Vancouver - $11.75
Oh, Canada...