Since the anger has died down a little, and the information is now widely available, it’s likely safe to compare MLS season ticket packages. First, a look at how the clubs compare at the low end:
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- Seattle - $436
- Toronto $433
- Galaxy - $400
- Salt Lake $350
- Houston $334
- Columbus - $324
- New England - $234
- New York $320
- Vancouver $319
- Portland $300
- Philadelphia $290
- Kansas City $280
- San Jose - $240
- Colorado - $221.00
- Chicago - $199
- Chivas $180
- Dallas - $170
- DC United – $1 billion (since they don’t list prices on Web site, I had to guess).
Now, the high end:
- DC United –$10 billion (since they don’t list prices on Web site, I had to guess).
- Galaxy - $3750
- New York - $3000
- Chicago - - $3000
- San Jose - - $2300
- Philadelphia - $2120
- Salt Lake - $1750
- Seattle - - $1642
- Toronto - $1562
- Houston - $1535
- Portland - $1500
- Vancouver - $1492
- Chivas - $1296
- Kansas City - $1250
- Colorado - $1190
- Dallas - $1080
- New England - $954
- Columbus - $684
The bottom four all struggle with attendance, so you can see the basics of supply and demand at play. It’s also a little scary to think how little Columbus contributes to the overall revenue stream, but we shouldn’t belabour that point least we be accused of picking on the Crew.
With the most second most expensive low end seats in the league, TFC will likely not be hurting next year when they implement their promised one year price freeze.
For those that like to compare apples to oranges, here are the EPL prices (converted into loonies, which are pretty much the same as USD right now. Low end first, high second):
- Arsenal –$1396.13 – $2853.24
- Liverpool –$1063.12 – $1227.28
- Spurs –$1016.22 – $1837.02
- West Ham – $914.60 – $1297.64
- Chelsea – $859.88 – $1891.74
- Wolves – $816.10 – $984.95
- Man Utd – $802.03 – $1455.54
- Everton – $692.59 – $1542.34
- Man City – $656.64 – $805.16
- West Brom – $623.80 – $780.15
- Stoke City – $623.80 – $936.49
- Sunderland – $617.55 – $1321.09
- Blackpool – $597.23 – $687.90
- Bolton – $576.90 – $623.80
- Fulham –$576.90 – $1405.51
- Birmingham –$562.83 – $906.78
- Aston Villa – $547.20 – $1344.35
- Newcastle – $515.93 – $1524.33
- Wigan – $390.85 – $461.21
- Blackburn – $350.21 – $614.42
It should be noted that the very best seats at the majority of EPL grounds are not available to be sold to the general public. So, the top end prices are not a direct comparison to the top end in MLS. They are still getting a hell of a deal at Wigan (well, other than the fact it’s Wigan)