Football club attendances (2008)
Football club attendances (2008): The table below displays the highest football club/team attendance averages, across the football codes, for all regular seasons concluding in 2008. Regular seasons are also known as "home and away" seasons. These figures have been drawn from domestic and SUPER league competitions.
Continental championships, such as the UEFA Champions League, have been excluded, as these lack a true regular season. Only those clubs achieving a home attendance average of at least 45,000 are displayed in this list.
The world's major football codes include:
- Football (soccer) premierships;
- American football, whose flagships are the CFL and the NFL;
- Australian rules football, whose flagship is the AFL;
- Rugby league premierships;
- Rugby union premierships, such as Super 14;
- Other major football codes, such as Gaelic football.
Rank |
CLUB |
COUNTRY |
COMPETITION |
SPORT |
HOME GAMES |
PLAYED |
AVERAGE |
MAIN GROUND |
CAPACITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Washington Redskins |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
88604 |
FedExField |
91704 |
2 |
New York Giants |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
79069 |
Giants Stadium |
80242 |
3 |
New York Jets |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
78482 |
Giants Stadium |
80242 |
4 |
Real Madrid |
Spain |
La Liga |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
76234 |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
80354 |
5 |
Manchester United |
England |
Premier League |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
75691 |
Old Trafford |
76212 |
6 |
Denver Broncos |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
75509 |
INVESCO Field at Mile High |
76125 |
7 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
74077 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
79451 |
8 |
Carolina Panthers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
73210 |
Bank of America Stadium |
73298 |
9 |
Cleveland Browns |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
72778 |
Cleveland Browns Stadium |
73200 |
10 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
72510 |
Signal Iduna Park |
81264 |
11 |
New Orleans Saints |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
71735 |
Louisiana Superdome |
72003 |
12 |
Baltimore Ravens |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
71269 |
M&T Bank Stadium |
70107 |
13 |
Green Bay Packers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
70682 |
Lambeau Field |
72922 |
14 |
Houston Texans |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
70420 |
Reliant Stadium |
72000 |
15 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
69144 |
Lincoln Financial Field |
68532 |
16 |
Tennessee Titans |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
69143 |
LP Field |
68798 |
17 |
Bayern München |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
69000 |
Allianz Arena |
69000 |
18 |
Buffalo Bills |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
68996 |
Ralph Wilson Stadium |
73967 |
19 |
New England Patriots |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
68756 |
Gillette Stadium |
68756 |
20 |
San Diego Chargers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
68138 |
Qualcomm Stadium |
71294 |
21 |
Seattle Seahawks |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
67995 |
Qwest Field |
67000 |
22 |
FC Barcelona |
Spain |
La Liga |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
67560 |
Nou Camp |
98787 |
23 |
San Francisco 49ers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
67513 |
Candlestick Park |
70207 |
24 |
Indianapolis Colts |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
66378 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
63000 |
25 |
Miami Dolphins |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
65489 |
Dolphin Stadium |
75540 |
26 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
65167 |
Alltel Stadium |
67164 |
27 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
64582 |
Paul Brown Stadium |
65535 |
28 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
64511 |
Raymond James Stadium |
66321 |
29 |
Arizona Cardinals |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
64096 |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
63500 |
30 |
Atlanta Falcons |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
64065 |
Georgia Dome |
71228 |
31 |
Dallas Cowboys |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
63368 |
Texas Stadium |
65675 |
32 |
Minnesota Vikings |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
63267 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
64000 |
33 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
62890 |
Heinz Field |
65050 |
34 |
Chicago Bears |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
62034 |
Soldier Field |
61500 |
35 |
Schalke 04 |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
61274 |
Veltins-Arena |
61482 |
36 |
Arsenal FC |
England |
Premier League |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
60070 |
Emirates Stadium |
60355 |
37 |
St. Louis Rams |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
59980 |
Edward Jones Dome |
66000 |
38 |
Collingwood Magpies |
Australia |
AFL |
Australian rules football |
11 |
11/11 |
59207 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
100000 |
39 |
Oakland Raiders |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
57850 |
McAfee Coliseum |
63026 |
40 |
Celtic FC |
Scotland |
SPL |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
56677 |
Celtic Park |
60832 |
41 |
AC Milan |
Italy |
Serie A |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
56642 |
San Siro |
85700 |
42 |
Hamburger SV |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
55368 |
HSH Nordbank Arena |
57274 |
43 |
Detroit Lions |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
8/8 |
54497 |
Ford Field |
65000 |
44 |
Olympique Marseille |
France |
Ligue 1 |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
52601 |
Stade Vélodrome |
60031 |
45 |
Newcastle United |
England |
Premier League |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
51321 |
St James' Park |
52387 |
46 |
Inter Milan |
Italy |
Serie A |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
51211 |
San Siro |
85700 |
47 |
VfB Stuttgart |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
50447 |
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion |
55896 |
48 |
Rangers FC |
Scotland |
SPL |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
49193 |
Ibrox Stadium |
49500 |
49 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Eredivisie |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
49125 |
Amsterdam ArenA |
51628 |
50 |
Carlton Blues |
Australia |
AFL |
Australian rules football |
11 |
11/11 |
48661 |
Telstra Dome |
56347 |
51 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
48324 |
Commerzbank-Arena |
52300 |
52 |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Japan |
J-League |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
47609 |
Saitama Soccer Stadium |
63700 |
53 |
Essendon Bombers |
Australia |
AFL |
Australian rules football |
11 |
11/11 |
46368 |
Telstra Dome |
56347 |
54 |
Hertha Berlin |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
17/17 |
45438 |
Olympic Stadium (Berlin) |
74228 |
55 |
Atlético Madrid |
Spain |
La Liga |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
19/19 |
45253 |
Vicente Calderón |
55000 |
References:
AFL crowd figures have been sourced from the 2008 AFL season page (Wikipedia)
European football crowd figures have been sourced from European Football Statistics
Japanese football crowd figures have been sourced from the official J-League web site
NFL crowd figures have been sourced from NFL attendances (ESPN).