Atlanta United will try to set the MLS single-game attendance record when it hosts Orlando City on September 16th at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The record of 69,255 was established April 13th, 1996 in a game between Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York/New Jersey MetroStars at the Rose Bowl.
As part of a tour Tuesday of the $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium that will become the teams home, Atlanta United President Darren Eales said, Would love to be able to set that record. We have the ability to go to 70,000 and we are hoping to be able to do that with our amazing fan base.
In its first season in MLS and playing previously at Georgia Techs Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta United leads MLS in average attendance (46,318).
The stadium will typically be configured to host 42,000 for home games, but it will expand the seating to 70,000 for at least two games. The other will be the regular season finale against Toronto on October 22nd.