*Includes expansion teams

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Major League Soccer is the highest level of soccer in the UnitedStates. The inaugural season was played in 1996 with 10 teams. It

has now expanded to 23 teams with 3 more on the way: FCCincinnati, Inter Miami CF, and Nashville.

Top 5 Teams by value (2017)

Top 5 Teams byRevenue (2016)

$315 M

$295 M

$280 M

$275 M

$272 M

Top 5 Teams by MLSCup Wins 

$63 M

$53 M

$46 M

$44 M

$36 M

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the # of soccer-specific MLS stadiumsprivately funded: Columbus Crew, LosAngeles FC, LA Galaxy, Orlando City,

and San Jose Earthquakes.

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5

Private vs. Public/Private

31%69%privately funded

MLS stadiums

stadiums fundedby public/private

partnerships

Some MLS teams have higher than 100% attendance atgames due to their stadiums being able to expandcapacity (mostly those that share their stadium withfootball teams). Other teams are able to achieve this byhaving standing-room areas.

A soccer-specific stadium is a stadium whose main purposeis to play soccer. The average soccer-specific MLS stadium

has ~23,500 seats. 

Top 6 by Average GameAttendance (2017)

1

2

3

4

5

48,200

43,666

27,647

25,028

22,643

6 22,246

Top 6 by Highest % of Stadium Filled (2017)

6

114%

113%

110%

106%

102%

100%

1

2

3

4

5

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100%the percentage of teams with a

youth academy or program

77%the percentage of teams

that have a charitablefoundation

6# of  teams with an average

attendance of 100% or higher

4average # of recognized

supporter groups (fan clubs)per team

WorldwideComparisons

Top 6 Countries at 2018World Cup by Fan

Attendance

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2

3

4

5

6

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Most Successful Teamsby World Cup Wins

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Top 6 Teams  by Value (2018)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Top 6 Teams  by Revenue (2018)

1

2

3

4

5

$737 M

$735 M

$706 M

$640 M

$575 M

$531 M

$4.12 B

$4.08 B

$4.06 B

$3.06 B

$2.47 B

$2.23 B

Miamib� t�e nu���r�The greater Miami area had the highest

World Cup viewership in the U.S.#1 on Telemundo

#3 on Fox

With Inter Miami CF, the Miami area will be 1/11metropolitan areas with all 5 major sports teams.

2,300# of permanent

jobs created

110acres of green

space

$40 Min  annual taxrevenue for

Miami

11,000# of jobs createdin the next two

years

160acres of open

accessrecreational

space

70acres of sports

andentertainment

facilities

1children's water

park

25,000# of seats at

proposedprivately-funded

stadium

Inter Miami CFPla��

Sources: Forbes, FIFA, Fox,  Inter Miami CF, MLS, Telemundo