Average Attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
The Menace have a long history of strong supporters. Historically, the club has been one of the best-supported teams in the PDL, and leads the league in attendance figures, regularly drawing in excess of 3,500 spectators. In addition to the record-setting attendance marks, Des Moines has the backing of the Red Army Supporters' Club, distinguishable at home matches by their singing, drum-beating, and flags.
- 1994: 67
- 1995: 234
- 1996: 806 (7th in USISL Premier League)
- 1997: 576 (11th in Premier Development Soccer League)
- 1998: 789 (4th in Premier Development Soccer League)
- 1999: 1,226 (2nd in PDL)
- 2000: 2,356 (1st in PDL)
- 2001: 2,626 (1st in PDL)
- 2002: 4,402 (1st in PDL)
- 2003: 3,971 (1st in PDL)
- 2004: 4,415 (1st in PDL)
- 2005: 4,112 (1st in PDL)
- 2006: 3,927 (1st in PDL)
- 2007: 3,589 (1st in PDL)
- 2008: 3,364 (2nd in PDL)
- 2009: 3,837 (1st in PDL)
- 2010: 3,488 (1st in PDL)
- 2011: 3,372 (2nd in PDL)
- 2012: 3,474 (1st in PDL)
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