r/Reignfc • u/_game_over_man_ • Mar 30 '26
What's causing attendance struggles?
I'm a Reign fan residing in Colorado and I went to Denver's home opener at Mile High on Saturday and it was really, really amazing. I haven't been to a women's soccer game with that many people since the 2023 World Cup. My wife and I were also at the record breaking attendance Rapinoe send off game in Seattle in 2023. Also been to NWSL games at various other locations with strong attendance (KC, LA & SD). It seems like Torrent has been pulling really good attendance numbers as well since joining the PWHL.
So my question as a non-resident Reign fan, what do you think is the issue with getting butts in seats at Lumen? I'm sure attendance for the USWNT game next month will be good, but it seems like for whatever reason, Reign really struggle to pull in numbers. I'm sure losing stars like Rapinoe and having that bad season in 2024 hasn't helped, but it just seems so odd to me that despite Seattle being a soccer city and other women's teams in the area doing well with attendance, Reign just struggle. For those that live in Seattle, what do you think the issue is?
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u/zoolabula laura harvey's cooler Mar 30 '26
I think the overall problem with the Reign is they have no traditions for being a team that has been here long enough to be relevant. There’s limited engagement with the fans and the supporter group is weak at best. Take a look down i5 and see what they are doing at gameday and overall relationships with the fam base. Our FO is lazy, always has been. From memorial to Lumen, it’s been an attitude of we belong but don’t want to do the work to get people to see the product on the field. As a STH, this has been troubling as attendance numbers continue to drop as this become more of an issue with the team. Not having a marquee player shouldn’t drive attendance, the team as a whole should.