List of sports attendance figures
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This article lists the attendances of many sports competitions around the world with the exception of those for Domestic Professional Leagues such as the NFL, Major League Baseball, The Indian Cricket League, the Indian Premier League, Australian Domestic Cricket Competitions, the Australian Football League, or the Premier League.
[edit] Domestic professional leagues
[edit] Domestic knock-out cup competitions
This section list attendances at domestic knock-out cup competitions in order of average attendance. It is very incomplete. In particular, there is a professional football (soccer) cup competition in most countries, and some countries have two.
| Cup | Sport | Country | Season | Games | Total attendance | Average attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligapokal 1 | Association football (pre-season competition) | Germany | 2007 | 5 | 164,350 | 32,870 | [1] |
| DFB-Pokal | Association football | Germany | 2007-08 | 63 | 1,266,029 | 20,096 | [2] |
| NAB Cup | Australian rules football (pre-premiership season competition) | Australia | 2008 | 15 | 245,338 | 16,338 | |
| FA Cup | Association football | England/Wales | 2006-07 | 157 | 2,205,633 | 13,960 | The Football Association |
| League Cup | Association football | England/Wales | 2005-06 | 91 | 1,072,402 | 11,785 | ESPN Soccernet |
| Brazilian Cup | Association football | Brazil | 2006 | 111 | 938,550 | 8,455 | CBF.com.br |
| Malaysia Cup | Association football | Malaysia | 2005 | 61 | 387,048 | 6,345 | msl.com.my |
| Russian Cup | Association football | Russia | 2005-06 | 142 | 692,060 | 4,874 | www.pfl.ru Russian Premier League |
| Malaysian FA Cup | Association football | Malaysia | 2005 | 55 | 186,832 | 3,397 | msl.com.my |
1 Due to varying figures of 45,000 and 51,300 being given for the two games of the first-round doubleheader, an average figure of 48,150 was used for calculation.
[edit] College, semi-professional and amateur leagues
This section lists college and amateur leagues by total attendance. Most remaining amateurism requirements in top level sport were dropped in the late 20th century, and there are now few if any amateur leagues which are of interest to a wide public outside of the United States, where college sports are very popular and at least one significant ice hockey league retains an amateur requirement.
The NCAA championships listed here are all composed of several separate conferences with varying attendance levels. For example, in American football, 2006 per-game home attendances for the highest level of competition, Division I FBS, ranged from 17,097 for Sun Belt Conference teams to 75,706 for Southeastern Conference teams.[1]
| League | Sport | Country | Season | Games | Total attendance | Average attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I FBS football | College American football | United States | 2006 | 796 | 36,814,468 | 46,249 | [1] |
| NCAA Division I FCS football | College American football | United States | 2006 | 642 | 5,723,876 | 8,916 | [1] |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball | College basketball | United States | 2006-07 | 4,959 | 27,008,920 | 5,446 | [2][3] |
| NCAA Division II football | College American football | United States | 2006 | 776 | 3,005,214 | 3,873 | [1] |
| NCAA Division III football | College American football | United States | 2006 | 1,141 | 2,009,746 | 1,840 | [1] |
| NCAA Division I women's basketball | College basketball | United States | 2006-07 | 4,734 | 7,686,275 | 1,624 | [4][3] |
| NCAA Division I men's hockey | Ice hockey | United States | 2007-08 | 1143 | 4,399,170 | 3,971 | [5] |
| United States Hockey League | Ice hockey | United States | 2006-07 | 360 | 1,051,897 | 2,922 | [6] |
| North American Hockey League | Ice hockey | United States | 2006-07 | 494 | 477,271 | 966 | [6] |
[edit] International club competitions
This section lists the attendances at international competitions between sports clubs. These are usually organised on a continental basis. The teams which compete in these tournaments also compete in the domestic competitions in their home countries.
This table is incomplete.
| Tournament | Sport | Region(s) | Year | Games | Total attendance | Average attendance |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA Club World Championship | Association football | Worldwide | 2007 | 7 | 315,279 | 45,040 | FIFA |
| UEFA Champions League | Association football | Europe | 2007-08 | 1081 | 4,589,314 | 42,494 | Group & Knockout Stage |
| Asia Series | Baseball | Asia | 2006 | 7 | 73,698 | 10,528 | Asia.NPB |
| Heineken Cup | Rugby union | Europe | 2005-06 | 79 | 964,653 | 12,211 | Sports-city |
| AFC Champions League | Association football | Asia | 2007 | 93 | 1,108,000 | 11,913 | AFC CL 2007 |
| Super 14 | Rugby union | Australia, New Zealand, South Africa | 2007 | 94 | 953,014 | 23,825 | ZRugby.com |
| Euroleague | Basketball | Europe | 2005-06 | 2253 | 1,348,607 | 5,941 | Euroleague |
| World Club Challenge | rugby league | Australasia and Europe | since 1976 | 16 | 400,521 | 25,033 |
- 1 Current cometition
- 2 Group stage only
- 3 This includes all stages except for the Euroleague Final Four. ULEB, the organiser of the Euroleague, does not sell individual match tickets for the Final Four. Each ticket package sold for that event admits the holder to both semifinal games, the third-place game, and the final.
[edit] Competitions between national teams
- This section lists attendances at competitions between national representative teams sorted by average attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions.
- 1The Ashes is Test Cricket, which, unlike all other sports listed here (including the Cricket World Cup), is contested over more than one day (a maximum of 5 days for each match). Therefore it should be noted that these average attendance figures are not indicative of a single day's attendance. The five matches of the 2006-07 Ashes were contested over a total of 22 days, therefore the average attendance for a single day would be 36,969.
- 2Although 32 games were played in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, tickets were sold only for 20 matchdays. A total of 24 matches were scheduled as doubleheaders—18 during pool play, all four quarterfinals, and both semifinals. However, FIFA took attendance separately for each individual match, and the calculation here reflects this practice.
- 3World Baseball Classic and World Cup of Hockey are hosted in different regions of the world to boost attendance; as opposed to being hosted in one region like other international tournaments.
[edit] Domestic club championship events
This section lists the most recent attendances at annual championship events (single decider matches, or the final match in a best-of series) by total attendance, and includes domestic leagues and competitions. It has to be noted that the listed crowd figures are a reflection of a championship stadium's capacity.
[edit] International club championship events
[edit] Domestic club competition final (two decider matches)
| Competition | Sport | Country | Source | Year | Crowd | Venue | City | Crowd | Venue | City | Total Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa do Brasil | Association football | Brazil | [24] | 2006 | 43,955 | Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | 45,459 | Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | 89,414 |
[edit] International club competition final (two decider matches)
| Competition | Sport | Continent | Source | Year | Crowd | Venue | City | Crowd | Venue | City | Total Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa Libertadores | Association football | South America | [25] | 2006 | 71,456 | Morumbi | São Paulo, Brazil | 55,000 | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 126,456 |
| AFC Champions League | Association football | Asia | [26] [27] |
2007 | 30,000 | Foolad Shahr | Isfahan, Iran | 59,034 | Saitama | Saitama, Japan | 89,034 |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Association football | North America | (Report) (Report) | 2008 | 22,500 | Saprissa | San Jose | 30,000 | Saprissa | Pachuca | 52,500 |
[edit] Competitions between domestic representative sides
This section lists major domestic representative competitions sorted by total attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions.
| Tournament | Sport | Region | Year | Games | Total attendance | Average attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Origin | Rugby league | New South Wales & Queensland Australia | 2008 | 3 | 198,847 | 66,282 | [28] |
| City vs Country | Rugby league | New South Wales Australia | 2008 | 1 | 11,365 | 11,365 | [29] |
[edit] All-Star exhibition games
This section lists major All-star games sorted by total attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more matches.
| Event | Sport | Year | Venue | City, Country | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match (AFL) | Australian rules football | 2008 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne, Australia | 69,294 | AFL |
| Pro Bowl (NFL) | American football | 2008 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | 50,044 | [30] |
| MLB All-Star Game | Baseball | 2008 | Yankee Stadium | New York, New York, United States | 43,965 | ESPN |
| E. J. Whitten Legends Game | Australian rules football | 2007 | Telstra Dome | Melbourne, Australia | 24,452 | [29] |
| WNBA All-Star Game | Basketball | 2007 | Verizon Center | Washington D.C., United States | 19,487 | WNBA |
| MLS All-Star Game | Association football | 2007 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | 18,661 | MLS |
| NHL All-Star Game | Ice hockey | 2008 | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 18,644 | NHL |
| NBA All-Star Game | Basketball | 2008 | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | 17,271 | NBA |
[edit] Miscellaneous
This section lists attendances which do not fit into any of the sections above.
[edit] Baseball
- NCAA Division I College World Series: The 2005 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska had a total attendance of 263,475 in 11 sessions, for an average of 23,952.[31]
- NB: The NCAA sells tickets for "sessions" rather than individual games. Some sessions are single games, even when two games are scheduled for the same day, while others are doubleheaders allowing one ticket holder to view both games that day.
- NCAA Division I Baseball: Mississippi State University holds the single game regular season on-campus attendance record at 14,991. They also hold the NCAA's top 2 all-time largest Super Regional attendance record of 12,620 and 13,715 versus Clemson in 2007. Mississippi State has all of the top 13 and 18 of the top 20 on-campus crowds in the history of college baseball.
[edit] Basketball
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: The 2007 tournament had a total attendance of 696,992 in 35 sessions, for an average of 19,914.[2]
- NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship: The 2007 tournament had a total attendance of 199,932 in 34 sessions, for an average of 5,880.[4]
- NB: For both basketball tournaments, the NCAA sells tickets for "sessions" rather than individual games. The "play-in" game of the men's tournament, the four regional finals of both tournaments, and both national championship games are single-game sessions; all other games in both tournaments are part of a doubleheader at a specific site.
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball: The University of Kentucky has won 9 of the past 10 Men's Basketball Attendance titles. The most recent in 2006, saw Kentucky pull in an average of 22,763 fans per contest. Second place went to Syracuse University with an average of 21,587. [32]
[edit] Boxing
- The WBC Heavyweight match of Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney, held on June 11 1982 at Caesars Palace, took in 29,214 spectators, making it the highest in any boxing matches held in Nevada.[30]
- The largest outdoor boxing attendance record was set on Feb 20, 1993 in Mexico City. A reported 136,274 spectators filled Estadio Azteca to watch a then unbeaten Julio César Chávez against Greg Haugen in a WBC Light Welterweight title match.[31]
[edit] Commonwealth Games
- 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia: Total ticket sales 1.6 million. [33]