Around 12.6 million people in the United States played soccer outdoors at least once in 2021. This figure represents a slight increase versus the previous year. However, outdoor soccer participation in the North American country was even higher ten years earlier.
Number of participants in outdoor soccer in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions)
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SFIA. (February 11, 2022). Number of participants in outdoor soccer in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191697/participants-in-outdoor-soccer-in-the-us-since-2006/
SFIA. "Number of participants in outdoor soccer in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. February 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191697/participants-in-outdoor-soccer-in-the-us-since-2006/
SFIA. (2022). Number of participants in outdoor soccer in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191697/participants-in-outdoor-soccer-in-the-us-since-2006/
SFIA. "Number of Participants in Outdoor Soccer in The United States from 2011 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191697/participants-in-outdoor-soccer-in-the-us-since-2006/
SFIA, Number of participants in outdoor soccer in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191697/participants-in-outdoor-soccer-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Number of participants in outdoor soccer in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], SFIA, February 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191697/participants-in-outdoor-soccer-in-the-us-since-2006/