r/USLPRO • u/US_SocFan50 Buffalo Pro Soccer • Sep 05 '26

Attendance Thread USL C Attendance 9/5

Loudoun-Colorado Springs: 1,854 (+14.02%)

Loudoun (1,626) outperforms on a Friday night. Also what a game!

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u/No_Long7352 United Soccer League Sep 05 '26

What does Loudoun have to do to get more fans? I’ve heard that everyone still thinks they are a reserve side to DC United, I think they can created a solid culture because loudoun county has almost half a million people and you can draw crowds from Alexandria and Fairfax

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u/ffsdcu96 Loudoun United FC Sep 05 '26

It starts with renovating the stadium. Next maybe a new logo of sorts. Bigger issue is they simply aren’t visible in the county to let people know there’s a team in their area.

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u/elingobernable810 Orange County SC Sep 05 '26

Yea i can't throw too many stones bc my teams crest is one of the worst in the league, but Loudons is not far from the bottom and I'd like to see them change it.

Whats wrong with the stadium? Seems like a perfectly fine SSS

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u/ffsdcu96 Loudoun United FC Sep 05 '26

It’s an okay stadium however the ownership is in talks with the county about getting some funding for renovations there’s also talk of getting some private investors to help as well.

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u/ffsdcu96 Loudoun United FC Sep 05 '26

Also I actually like your teams logo

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u/elingobernable810 Orange County SC Sep 05 '26

Eh I just feel like the Orange can be emphasized so much more to make us unique.

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u/fredthefan25 Sep 06 '26

Get a big name player (or USL as a whole starts getting big names). That's kind of the deal with clubs in major metro centers (Loudoun is a 45 min drive). Residents could just drive to Audi Field to watch Son, Griezmann or Messi

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u/No_Long7352 United Soccer League Sep 06 '26

For them to get a big name, they would probably have to get them as a player coach or as a owner player type of thing like drogba, there is little to no incentive to play in lower leagues in the US, so you need to create the incentive for them

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u/fredthefan25 Sep 06 '26

I'm just saying that's the reality of setting up a club that's fairly close to a MLS club.

The only other way: You sell tickets and concessions at a ridiculous discount to the MLS club. Basically going to a match would be cheaper than watching a movie at the theater.

Unfortunately with USL office royalties ($1.50 of a sold ticket goes to the league office), that's not a good option.

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u/No_Long7352 United Soccer League Sep 06 '26

No totally true, but there’s gotta be people who would be willing to go to local matches, I mean I live near the Riverside proposed stadium site, and I’ve been to a Orange County game, it’s less than an hour from LAFC and LA Galaxy, yet they attract 3-5 thousand people because they have their own identity and they promote like crazy on social media, and I’ve heard that DC area has a really good soccer/football culture

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u/fredthefan25 Sep 06 '26

LA is an outlier to me . NYC area should be too, but the USL clubs have a tough time

The thing with LA is the traffic is bad all the time. Weekdays, weekends, holidays. Orange County, Inland Empire and Ventura County are basically separate.citirsn

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u/fredthefan25 Sep 06 '26

Better to relocate club to Charlottesville imho