The San Jose Earthquakes announced last week they’ve sold more than 30,000 tickets to their June 25 California Clásico match against the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium.
Even with a large crowd expected for the rivalry match, tickets for the game remain available as Stanford Stadium has a maximum capacity of 50,424.
Next Saturday’s match between the Earthquakes and Galaxy marks the 10-year anniversary of the first California Clásico played at Stanford Stadium. The two sides met at PayPal Park in San Jose last season as Stanford was unable to host the match due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The 2021 matchup played in San Jose was the Earthquakes’ first without any pandemic attendance restrictions since March 7, 2020. A sell-out crowd of 18,000 watched the Galaxy defeat the Earthquakes 3-1.
Despite having the second-lowest average attendance total in MLS at 13,132 per game according to Soccer Stadium Digest, the Earthquakes are still averaging a higher attendance this year than two other prominent Bay Area professional sports teams.
The San Jose Sharks ranked 29th out of 32 teams with an average attendance of 12,573 during the 2021-2022 season at SAP Center while the Oakland Athletics are drawing an average of 8,283 fans per game at the Coliseum.
The A’s average attendance is far and away the worst mark of any of the 30 major league clubs. The Miami Marlins rank 29th with an average crowd size of 11,127.
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