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An aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 1992 Cricket World Cup final packed with 90,000 people..
Inside Wembley Stadium

This article lists the attendances of many sports competitions around the world, based in some cases on the number of tickets sold or given away, rather than people actually present. The list is exclusively field and arena ball sports.

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Domestic professional leagues [edit]

Main article: List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues

Top 10 Leagues in total attendance [edit]

League Sport Country Season Games Average attendance Total attendance
Major League Baseball Baseball  United States /  Canada 2011 70032420000000000002,420[1] 700430352000000000030,352[2] 700773451522000000073,451,522
Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball  Japan 2010 7002846000000000000846 700425626000000000025,626[3] 700721679596000000021,679,596
National Hockey League Ice hockey  United States /  Canada 2011–12 7002600000000000000600[4] 700417455000000000017,455[5] 700721470155000000021,470,155
National Football League American football  United States 2011 7002254000000000000254 700467358000000000067,358[6][7][8] 700717124389000000017,124,389
National Basketball Association Basketball  United States /  Canada 2011–12 7002990000000000000990[9] 700417274000000000017,274[10] 700717100861000000017,100,861
Bundesliga Association football  Germany 2011–12 7002306000000000000306 700445116000000000045,116[11] 700713805496000000013,805,496
Premier League Association football  England /  Wales[12] 2011–12 7002380000000000000380 700434601000000000034,601 700713148465000000013,148,465[13]
La Liga Association football  Spain 2011–12 7002380000000000000380 700430275000000000030,275 700711504567000000011,504,567
Football League Championship Association football  England /  Wales[14] 2011–12 7002552000000000000552 700417738000000000017,738 70069791690000000009,791,690[15]
Serie A Association football  Italy 2011–12 7002380000000000000380 700423459000000000023,459[16] 70067765082000000007,765,082

Top 10 Leagues in average attendance [edit]

League Sport Country Season # of Teams Games Total attendance Average
attendance		 Source(s)
National Football League American football  United States 2011 32 7002254000000000000254 700717124389000000017,124,389 700467358000000000067,358 [17]
Bundesliga Association football  Germany 2011–12 18 7002306000000000000306 700713811075000000013,811,075 700445134000000000045,134 [18]
Premier League Association football  England
(1 club in  Wales)		 2011–12 20 7002380000000000000380 700713148465000000013,148,465 700434601000000000034,601 [19]
Australian Football League Australian rules football  Australia 2012 18 7002207000000000000207 70066778824000000006,778,824 700432748000000000032,748 [20]
Major League Baseball Baseball  United States
(1 club in  Canada)		 2012 30 70032421000000000002,421 700774859268000000074,859,268 700430884000000000030,884 [21]
La Liga Association football  Spain 2011–12 20 7002380000000000000380 700711504567000000011,504,567 700430275000000000030,275 [22]
Canadian Football League Canadian football  Canada 2012 8 700172000000000000072 70062029895000000002,029,895 700428193000000000028,193 [23]
Liga MX Association football  Mexico 2010–11 18 7002306000000000000306 70067905999000000007,905,999 700425837000000000025,837 [24]
Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball  Japan 2010 12 7002846000000000000846 700721679596000000021,679,596 700425626000000000025,626 [3]
Serie A Association football  Italy 2011–12 20 7002380000000000000380 70068914420000000008,914,420 700423459000000000023,459 [16]

Top Leagues in recent domestic club championship event attendance [edit]

This section lists the most recent attendances at annual championship events (single decider matches or the final match in a best-of series only) by total attendance, and includes domestic leagues and competitions. It has to be noted that the listed crowd figures are usually a reflection of a championship venue's capacity, as demand for these events is generally so high that any stadium or arena would be filled to capacity.

The method by which championship venue(s) are determined can indirectly affect the attendance of such a match.

In most competitions that use a best-of final series, each individual match typically takes place at one team's home venue. In the Philippine Basketball Association, a competition in which no team has its own home arena, most finals matches (including any that can potentially end a series) are held at Araneta Coliseum, the country's largest indoor sports venue.

In most competitions that have a one-off final, the site is determined well in advance. Some competitions have a permanent site for their finals. Two notable examples are the Australian Football League, whose Grand Final is always at the MCG, and the Gaelic Athletic Association, which holds its final matches in Gaelic football and hurling at Croke Park. Others determine the final venue anywhere from months to years before the event, such as the NFL, which determines the host of the Super Bowl more than three years in advance.

However, two transnational club events in rugby union (whose final attendances are listed in a separate table) use a very different system. In Super Rugby and the Pro12 (formerly Celtic League), the final is awarded to the finalist that finished higher in the league table during the regular season.

The table is divided into sports that are meant to be played outdoors and indoors. Included in "outdoors" are events held in domed or closed-retractable stadiums but meant to be played in open-air stadiums, while included in "indoors" are events held in domed or closed-retractable stadiums but typically played in indoor arenas.

For the purposes of this table, "domestic" is defined to include leagues which are historically focused in one country, but may have teams in one or more nearby countries. Examples of this phenomenon include:

  • Of the six largest professional leagues in English-speaking North America, only the two gridiron football leagues—the NFL and CFL—operate on one side of the U.S.–Canada border. Of the four traditional "major leagues", only the NHL has more than one team in Canada; since 2011–12, it has 23 teams in the U.S. and seven in Canada. Major League Soccer, generally viewed alongside the CFL in a tier below the top four leagues in continent-wide appeal, has 16 U.S. teams and three Canadian teams in the 2012 season.
  • The Gaelic Athletic Association, which governs Gaelic games, is focused in the island of Ireland, although teams from London and New York City participate in its senior championships.
  • Two major Australian leagues—the National Rugby League (rugby league) and A-League (association football)—have included a team from New Zealand since their inception.
  • The vast majority of the teams competing in rugby league's Super League have been from England. Only three teams from outside the country, two from France and one from Wales, have ever competed in the league, and only one of these teams (from France) still exists.
  • Although the Challenge Cup of rugby league includes teams from France, Wales, Scotland and Russia, the overwhelming majority of the competing teams are from England.
  • The English association football pyramid includes several clubs from Wales, although Welsh clubs do not necessarily participate at every level in a given season. The 2010–11 Premier League was composed entirely of English clubs, but a Welsh club earned promotion from the Football League Championship for the 2011–12 season, and remains in the league for 2012–13.
  • The Kontinental Hockey League is overwhelmingly focused on Russia, although it currently has teams in Belarus, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

The Euroleague in basketball is transnational in that it includes teams from multiple European countries, but is domestic in the sense of being a championship for the single entity of Europe. It is governed by Euroleague Basketball (company), an explicitly pan-European body that is independent of the continental governing body of FIBA Europe.

This contrasts with leagues such as Super Rugby and Pro12, which operate in multiple countries with more than one team in each country, and also make no pretense of being a championship for a continental-size region.

Outdoor [edit]

Event Sport Country Competition Crowd Source Year Venue City
AFL Grand Final Australian rules football  Australia Australian Football League 700499683000000000099,683 [25] 2012 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne
FA Cup Final Association football  England FA Cup 700489102000000000089,102 [26] 2012 Wembley Stadium London
Copa del Rey Final Association football  Spain Copa del Rey 700485000000000000085,000 [27] 2013 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid
National Rugby League Grand Final Rugby League  Australia National Rugby League 700482976000000000082,976 [28] 2012 ANZ Stadium Sydney
League Cup Final Association football  England League Cup 700482597000000000082,597 [29] 2013 Wembley Stadium London
All-Ireland Hurling Championship Final Hurling  Ireland All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 700482274000000000082,274 [30] 2012 Croke Park Dublin
All-Ireland Football Championship Final Gaelic football  Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 700482269000000000082,269 [31] 2012 Croke Park Dublin
Aviva Premiership Final Rugby union  England Aviva Premiership 700481779000000000081,779 [32] 2012 Twickenham London
Top 14 Final Rugby union  France Top 14 700479612000000000079,612 [33] 2012 Stade de France Saint-Denis
Challenge Cup Final Rugby league  England Challenge Cup 700479180000000000079,180 [34] 2012 Wembley Stadium London
Coupe de la Ligue Final Association football  France Coupe de la Ligue 700478877000000000078,877 [35] 2012 Stade de France Saint-Denis
Football League Championship Play-Off Final Association football  England Football League Championship 700478523000000000078,523 [36] 2012 Wembley Stadium London
Coupe de France Final Association football  France Coupe de France 700476293000000000076,293 [37] 2012 Stade de France Saint-Denis
DFB-Pokal Final Association football  Germany DFB-Pokal 700474794000000000074,794 [38] 2012 Olympiastadion Berlin
Super Bowl American football  United States NFL 700471024000000000071,024 [39] 2013 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans
Super League Grand Final Rugby league  England Super League 700470606000000000070,606 [40] 2012 Old Trafford Manchester
Coppa Italia Final Association football  Italy Coppa Italia 700470000000000000070,000 [41] 2012 Stadio Olimpico Rome
Grey Cup Canadian football  Canada Canadian Football League 700453208000000000053,208 [42] 2012 Rogers Centre Toronto
Currie Cup Rugby union  South Africa Currie Cup 700447987000000000047,987 [43] 2012 Kings Park Stadium Durban

Indoor [edit]

The annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition routinely sells out the Araneta Coliseum, Southeast Asia's largest indoor arena.
Event Sport Country League Crowd Source Year Venue City
BCS National Championship Game American football  United States Bowl Championship Series 700480120000000000080,120 [44] 2013 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game Basketball  United States NCAA basketball 700474326000000000074,326 [45] 2012 Georgia Dome Atlanta
A-League Grand Final, 18 February 2007 Association Football  Australia A-League 700455436000000000055,436 [3] 2007 Docklands Stadium[i 1] Melbourne
Swedish Bandy Championship Final Bandy  Sweden Elitserien 700438474000000000038,474 SVT 2013 Friends Arena[i 2] Solna/Stockholm
Danish Handball League Playoff final Handball  Denmark Danish Handball League 700436551000000000036,551 BT (Danish) 2011 Parken Stadium[i 3] Copenhagen
PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals Game 3 Basketball  Philippines Philippine Basketball Association 700423436000000000023,436 [4] 2012-13 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
PBA Governors' Cup Finals Game 7 Basketball  Philippines Philippine Basketball Association 700421583000000000021,583 InterAKTV 2011-12 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
UAAP Men's Basketball Finals Game 2 Basketball  Philippines UAAP basketball 700420186000000000020,186 Rappler 2012 Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
NBA Finals Finals Game 5 Basketball  United States National Basketball Association 700420003000000000020,003 NBA.com box score 2011-12 American Airlines Arena Miami
UAAP Cheerdance Competition Cheerleading  Philippines UAAP cheerdance 700419509000000000019,509 Rappler 2012 Mall of Asia Arena Pasay
Champion's Cup Final Indoor lacrosse  Canada NLL 700419432000000000019,432 [5] 2005 Air Canada Centre Toronto
NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship Game Ice hockey  United States NCAA ice hockey 700419222000000000019,222 [46] 2011 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul
UAAP Women's Volleyball Finals Game 2 Volleyball  Philippines UAAP volleyball 700418779000000000018,779 Philippine Star 2012-13 Mall of Asia Arena Pasay
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Collegiate wrestling  United States NCAA 700418732000000000018,732[47] [48] 2012 Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Philippine NCAA Men's Basketball Finals Game 3 Basketball  Philippines NCAA (Philippines) basketball 700418187000000000018,187 Philippine Star 2012 Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Ice hockey  United States NHL 700418118000000000018,118 2012 Staples Center Los Angeles
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Basketball  United States NCAA basketball 700417545000000000017,545 [49] 2011 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 6 Basketball  Philippines Philippine Basketball Association 700415756000000000015,756 GMA News 2010-11 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Euroleague Final Basketball European Union Europe Euroleague 700415169000000000015,169 [50] 2012 The O2 Arena London
NBL Grand Final Game 2 Basketball  Australia NBL 700413527000000000013,527 [51] 2013 Perth Arena Perth
  1. ^ Docklands Stadium is a retractable-roof stadium used primarily for Australian rules football, association football, cricket and music events.
  2. ^ Friends Arena is a retractable-roof stadium used primarily for association football and music events.
  3. ^ Parken Stadium is a retractable-roof stadium used primarily for association football and music events.

Highest attendance by sport [edit]

Highest by Average Highest by Total
Sport League Country Average League Country Total
American Football National Football League United States 68,240 National Football League United States 17,469,552
Association Football Bundesliga Germany 42,565 Bundesliga Germany 13,811,075
Australian Football Australian Football League Australia 38,295 Australian Football League Australia 7,084,759
Baseball Major League Baseball United States and Canada 30,138 Major League Baseball United States and Canada 73,053,807
Basketball NBA United States and Canada 17,319 NBA United States and Canada 21,302,573
Canadian Football Canadian Football League Canada 700427785000000000027,785 Canadian Football League Canada 70062000552000000002,000,552
Ice Hockey NHL United States and Canada 17,460 NHL United States and Canada 21,475,223
Rugby League National Rugby League Australia and New Zealand 17,367 National Rugby League Australia and New Zealand 3,490,778
Rugby Union Super Rugby Australia, New Zealand and South Africa 21,504 Super Rugby Australia, New Zealand and South Africa 2,021,376

Semi-professional and amateur leagues & college [edit]

View of the crowd at the 2004 Rose Bowl College Football Game.

This section lists college and amateur leagues by total attendance. Remaining amateurism requirements in the majority of top-level sports were dropped in the late 20th century, and there are now only a few amateur leagues which are of interest to a wide public. In the United States, college sports are very popular and at least one significant ice hockey league retains an amateur requirement. In Ireland, the All-Ireland senior championships in Gaelic football and hurling, both operated by the Gaelic Athletic Association, which continues to prohibit professionalism, each draw over 80,000 to fill Croke Park for the respective finals.[52]

The NCAA championships listed here are all composed of several separate conferences with varying attendance levels. For example, in American football, per-game home attendances for the highest level of competition, Division I FBS, in 2011 (the most recent season for which official attendance data has been released) ranged from 17,033 for Mid-American Conference teams to 75,832 for Southeastern Conference teams.[53] NCAA Division I FBS football has the 2nd highest average attendance world-wide for any league-wide sport (behind the National Football League) and the 2nd highest overall attendance world-wide (behind Major League Baseball). For College Baseball, Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium at Mississippi State University holds the on-campus attendance record at 14,991 and all of college baseball's Top 9 on-campus largest crowds.

League Sport Country Season Games Total attendance Average attendance Source
NCAA Division I FBS football College American football United States 2011 7002812000000000000812 700737411795000000037,411,795 700446074000000000046,074 [53]
GAA All-Ireland Championships Gaelic games Ireland 2009 700195000000000000095 70061523000000000001,523,000 700416032000000000016,032 [54]
NCAA Division I FCS football College American football United States 2011 7002666000000000000666 70066407059000000006,407,059 70039620000000000009,620 [53]
Varsity Cup Varsity Rugby South Africa 2011 700131000000000000031 7005178622000000000178,622 70035762000000000005,762 [55]
NCAA Division I men's basketball College basketball United States 2011–12 70035335000000000005,335[56] 700727691051000000027,691,051 70035190000000000005,190 [57][58]
NCAA Division I men's hockey Ice hockey United States 2011–12 70031018000000000001,018 70063696831000000003,696,831 70033631000000000003,631 [59]
United States Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2010-11 7002480000000000000480 70061285839000000001,285,839 70032678000000000002,678 [60]
NCAA Division I women's basketball College basketball United States 2011–12 70035004000000000005,004[56] 70068177111000000008,177,111 70031634000000000001,634 [61][58]

Representative matches [edit]

This list covers special annual matches for representative sides that are not covered elsewhere by international fixtures. They include state or regional matches, annual commemorative games and publicly voted all-star selections.

Tournament Sport Country Season # of Teams Games Total attendance Average
attendance		 Source(s)
NBA All-Star Basketball  United States 2010 2 1 7005108713000000000108,713 7005108713000000000108,713 [62]
NFL Pro Bowl American football  United States 2010 2 70001000000000000001 700470697000000000070,697 700470697000000000070,697 [63]
State of Origin Rugby league  Australia 2011 2 70003000000000000003 7005186607000000000186,607 700462202000000000062,202 [64][65][66]
MLB All Star Baseball  United States 2011 2 70001000000000000001 700447994000000000047,994 700447994000000000047,994 [67]
E. J. Whitten Legends Game Australian rules football  Australia 2012 2 70001000000000000001 700426221000000000026,221 700426221000000000026,221 [68]
All Stars Match Rugby league  Australia 2012 2 70001000000000000001 700425000000000000025,000 700425000000000000025,000 [69]
MLS All-Star Association football  United States
 Canada		 2012 2[70] 70001000000000000001 700419236000000000019,236 700419236000000000019,236 [71]

International club competitions [edit]

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.

Tournament Sport Region(s) Year Games Total attendance Average
attendance		 Source
FIFA Club World Cup Association football Worldwide 2008 7 355,515 44,439 FIFA
UEFA Champions League Association football Europe 2010–11 1251 5,504,500 44,036 [6] Group & Knockout Stage
World Club Challenge Rugby league Worldwide 2010 1 700427697000000000027,697 700427697000000000027,697 Match reports from 2010 World Club Challenge
Super Rugby Rugby union SANZAR 2011 125 2,747,250 21,978 Super Rugby 2011
UEFA Europa League Association football Europe 2011–12 204 4,427,558 21,704 [7]
Copa Libertadores Association football South America 2008 138 2,959,170 21,443 [8]
Challenge Cup Rugby league Europe 2010 7 7005145721000000000145,721 700420817000000000020,817 Knockout Finals[72]
Heineken Cup Rugby union Europe 2011–12 79 1,172,127 14,837 H Cup 2010-11
AFC Champions League Association football Asia 2012 122 1,587,472 13,012 AFC CL 2012
CONCACAF Champions League Association football North America 2011–12 62 588,495 9,492 [9]
Asia Series4 Baseball Asia 2008 7 55,073 7,868 Asia.NPB
AFC Cup Association football Asia 2011 117 676,464 5,781 AFC Cup 2011
  • 1 Current competition
  • 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.
  • 4 Since the competition started in 2005 season, all games were held at Tokyo Dome, Japan. With the major sponsor Konami withdrew from the competition after the 2007 tournament, which caused great financial losses to host the series in 2008. The Japanese organising committee decided to suspend the tournament for the 2009 season, which will replaced by Japan-Korea Champions Contest. After lengthy discussions, Taiwan will host the Asia Series from 2010 onward.

International matches [edit]

Tournament Sport Region Year Games Total attendance Average attendance Source
Six Nations Championship Rugby union Europe 2012 15 70061034926000000001,034,926 700468995000000000068,995 2012 Six Nations Championship
FIFA World Cup Association Football Worldwide 2010 64 70063178856000000003,178,856 700449670000000000049,670 2010 FIFA World Cup
Boxing Day Test Cricket Australia, England 2011 1 (4 Days) 7005189347000000000189,347 700447337000000000047,337 2010–11 Ashes series
Euro 2012 Association football Europe 2012 31 70061440896000000001,440,896 700446481000000000046,481 UEFA Euro 2012 statistics UEFA Euro 2012 Official Site
The Rugby Championship Rugby union SANZAR 2012 12 7005547523000000000547,523 700445627000000000045,627 References in 2012 main article
CONCACAF Gold Cup Association football North America 2011 25 70061140602000000001,140,602 700445624000000000045,624 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa América Association football South America 2007 26 70061050230000000001,050,230 700440393000000000040,393 2007 Copa América
FIFA Confederations Cup Association Football Worldwide 2009 16 7005584894000000000584,894 700436556000000000036,556 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Rugby World Cup Rugby union New Zealand 2011 48 70061477294000000001,477,294 700430777000000000030,777 2011 Rugby World Cup
ANZAC Test Rugby league Australia, New Zealand 2010 1 700429442000000000029,442 700429442000000000029,442 [73]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Association football Worldwide 2011 52 70061309929000000001,309,929 700425191000000000025,191 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup finals Association football Worldwide 2011 32 7005845711000000000845,711 700426428000000000026,428 Individual match reports at FIFA.com — group stage and knockout stage
Africa Cup of Nations Association football Africa 2013 32 7005729000000000000729,000 700422781000000000022,781 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
AFC Asian Cup Association football Asia 2007 32 7005724222000000000724,222 700422632000000000022,632 2007 AFC Asian Cup
World Baseball Classic 1 Baseball Worldwide 2009 39 7005801408000000000801,408 700420549000000000020,549 [74]
Rugby League Four Nations Rugby league Worldwide 2011 7 7005128065000000000128,065 700418295000000000018,295 2011 Rugby League Four Nations
Rugby League World Cup Rugby league Worldwide 2008 18 7005293965000000000293,965 700416331000000000016,331 2008 Rugby League World Cup
World Cup of Hockey 1 Ice hockey Worldwide 2004 19 7005303630000000000303,630 700415981000000000015,981 2004 World Cup of Hockey (match stats)
IIHF World U20 Championship Ice hockey Worldwide 2012 31 7005455342000000000455,342 700414688000000000014,688 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Cricket World Cup Cricket Worldwide 2007 51 7005672000000000000672,000 700413176000000000013,176 2007 Cricket World Cup
FIBA Basketball World Cup Basketball Worldwide 2010 80 7005628293000000000628,2932 70039666000000000009,666 Individual game reports from FIBA.com
Ice Hockey World Championships Ice hockey Worldwide 2011 56 7005406804000000000406,804 70037264000000000007,264 2011 IIHF World Championship
European Cup Rugby league Europe 2010 6 700436376000000000036,376 70036063000000000006,063 2010 European Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup Futsal Worldwide 2008 56 7005292161000000000292,161 70035217000000000005,217 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • 1The World 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.
  • 2Attendances for Group A in the 2010 FIBA World Championship are not available, this figure is derived from games where attendances are recorded. An arena may host as much as four games per day, and patrons pay for all games.

International club championship final events [edit]

These are restricted to final matches of international club events.

Tournament Sport Continent/Countries Crowd Source Year Venue City
Heineken Cup final Rugby union Europe 700481744000000000081,744 [75] 2011–12 Twickenham London
Challenge Cup final Rugby League Europe 700478482000000000078,482 2011 Challenge Cup 2011 Wembley Stadium London
UEFA Champions League final Association football Europe 700469901000000000069,901 [76] 2011–12 Allianz Arena Munich
FIFA Club World Cup final Association football Worldwide 700468166000000000068,166 2011 FIFA Club World Cup 2011 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan
AFC Cup final Association football Asia 700458604000000000058,604 AFC Cup 2010 2010 Jaber International Stadium Kuwait City
UEFA Europa League final Association football Europe 700452347000000000052,347 2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2012 Arena Națională Bucharest
Super Rugby Final Rugby union SANZAR 700452113000000000052,113 [77] 2011 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Champions League Twenty20 final Cricket India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies 700450000000000000050,000 Champions League Twenty20 2011 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai
AFC Champions League final Association football Asia 700442153000000000042,153 AFC Champions League 2012 2012 Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan
Pro12 Final Rugby union Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales[78] 700418500000000000018,500 [79] 2012 RDS Arena Dublin

International club competition final (two decider matches) [edit]

Competition Sport Continent Source(s) Year Crowd Venue City Crowd Venue City Total Crowd
Copa Libertadores Association football South America [10] 2008 62,662 Casa Blanca Stadium Quito, Ecuador 86,027 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 148,689
CONCACAF Champions League Association football North America First leg:[80]
Second leg:[81]		 2011 30,247 Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey, Mexico 20,378 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, United States 50,625
AFC Champions League Association football Asia [11] 2006 25,830 Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju, South Korea 40,000 Khaled bin Walid Stadium Khaled, Iraq 65,830
Champions Hockey League Ice hockey Europe (Report) (Report) 2009 7,700 Magnitogorsk Arena Magnitogorsk 6,200 Diners Club Arena Zurich 13,900

See also [edit]

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Notes and references [edit]

  1. ^ The actual number of regular-season games was 2,430. However, there were only 2,420 game dates because 10 regularly scheduled games were rained out and made up as "true" doubleheaders, in which one ticket admitted the holder to two games. "Day-night" doubleheaders, in which teams sell separate tickets to two games in a single day, are counted as two games.
  2. ^ "MLB Attendance Report - 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.  Each season from 2001 through 2011 is available at this site. The desired season can be selected from a pull-down menu. Note that these statistics include only regular-season games.
  3. ^ a b "NPB: Attendance figures from the first week". Yakyu Baka. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  4. ^ The actual number of regular-season games was 1,230. However, only games played in teams' regular home arenas are included in the calculations. In 2010–11, six teams—the Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, and San Jose Sharks—opened the season with two games in Europe as part of the annual NHL Premiere series, with each team losing one home game as a result. Two teams, the Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins, hosted outdoor events at large football stadiums, respectively the Heritage Classic and Winter Classic.
  5. ^ "NHL Attendance Report - 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 October 2011.  Each season from 2000–01 through 2010–11 is available at this site. The desired season can be selected from a pull-down menu. Note that these statistics include only regular-season games for each team played at their regular home arenas. The previously noted NHL Premiere games in Europe and the two outdoor games are not included in the calculations because they would not fairly reflect the teams' regular attendance, due either to geography or venue capacity.
  6. ^ "NFL Attendance Report - 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 April 2012.  Each season from 2001 through 2011 is available at this site. The desired season can be selected from a pull-down menu. Note that these statistics include only regular-season home games for each team. Two games are not included in this table — the Buffalo Bills' annual game in Toronto and the annual NFL International Series game in London. These games are referenced separately.
  7. ^ "Box Score: Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wembley Stadium, London". ESPN.com. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.  (attendance 76,981)
  8. ^ "Box Score: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills, Rogers Centre, Toronto". ESPN.com. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.  (attendance 51,579)
  9. ^ Normally, each NBA season consists of 1,230 regular-season games, but the 2011–12 season was shortened due to a lockout.
  10. ^ "NBA Attendance Report - 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.  Each season from 2000–01 through 2011–12 is available at this site. The desired season can be selected from a pull-down menu. Note also that these statistics are only for regular-season games.
  11. ^ "Statistics: Number of Spectators". German Football Association. Retrieved 15 June 2012. 
  12. ^ One Welsh team played in the Premier League in 2011–12.
  13. ^ "Barclays Premier League Stats: 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved 11 July 2012. 
  14. ^ One Welsh team played in the Football League Championship in 2011–12.
  15. ^ "English League Championship Stats: 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved 11 July 2012. 
  16. ^ a b "Italian Serie A Stats: Team Attendance - 2011–12". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  17. ^ "NFL Attendance - 2011". ESPN. Retrieved 7 April 2012. 
  18. ^ "German Bundesliga Stats - 2011–12". ESPN FC. Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 13 May 2012. 
  19. ^ "Barclays Premier League Stats - 2011–12". ESPN FC. Retrieved 10 July 2012. 
  20. ^ "AFL Tables - Attendances". 
  21. ^ "MLB Attendance Report - 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.  Each season from 2001 through 2012 is available at this site. The desired season can be selected from a pull-down menu. Note that these statistics include only regular-season games.
  22. ^ "Spanish La Liga Stats - 2011–12". ESPN FC. Retrieved 14 May 2012. 
  23. ^ "2012 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2013.  This number reflects regular-season games only. With the season's five playoff games included, total attendance was 2,223,250, an average of 28,990.
  24. ^ "Primera División 2011/2012 Clausura". 
  25. ^ McNicol, Adam (29 September 2012). "Bloods, sweat & cheers in grand finale". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 October 2012. 
  26. ^ "Chelsea's day". thefa.com. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012. 
  27. ^ "El Atlético reina en la Copa". 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  28. ^ "Canterbury-Bankstown v Melbourne". 30 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011. 
  29. ^ "Bradford 0–5 Swansea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  30. ^ "Cats show up for King Henry's ninth". Irish Times. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012. 
  31. ^ "Donegal 2-11 Mayo 0-13". RTÉ Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012. 
  32. ^ "Harlequins Rugby Union : Rugby : Match Centre : Harlequins crowned Aviva Premiership Champions". Harlequins. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013. 
  33. ^ Le Beux, Baptiste (9 June 2012). "TOP 14 Orange, finale : une empreinte indélébile !" (in French). Ligue nationale de rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2012. 
  34. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Leeds Rhinos 18-35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012. 
  35. ^ "Feuille de match Olympique Lyonnais - Olympique de Marseille". LFP.fr (in French). 14 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012. 
  36. ^ Fletcher, Paul (19 May 2012). "Blackpool 1 - 2 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2012. 
  37. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain (L1) 0-1 LOSC Lille Métropole (L1)". fff.fr (in French). 14 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  38. ^ "DFB-Pokalfinale 2012". Ruhrnachrichten (in German). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013. 
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  42. ^ Arthur, Bruce (25 November 2012). "Argos close out magical season in Toronto with Grey Cup victory". National Post. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  43. ^ Rugby Week. 27 October 2012.  Unknown parameter |http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id= ignored (help);
  44. ^ "Allstate BCS National Championship Game - Box Score - January 7, 2013". ESPN.com. January 7, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013. 
  45. ^ "Box Score: Michigan Wolverines vs Louisville Cardinals". ESPN.com. April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013. 
  46. ^ "April 9, 2011: Minnesota Duluth (MND) vs. Michigan (MIC)". collegehockeystats.net. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
  47. ^ This number is the average attendance per session. The NCAA Division I wrestling championship finals are contested in six sessions over three days, with separate ticketing for each session. The total attendance for the entire tournament was 112,393.
  48. ^ http://www.stlmag.com/Blogs/SLM-Daily/March-2012/St-Louis-Does-It-Again-With-Record-Attendance-For-NCAA-Wrestling-Tournament/
  49. ^ "Box Score: Louisville Cardinals vs. Connecticut Huskies". ESPN.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013. 
  50. ^ "Olympiacos Pireaus vs. Real Madrid". Euroleague.net. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013. 
  51. ^ "GF2 Report: Breakers three-peat after epic clash with Wildcats". nbl.com.au. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013. 
  52. ^ "GAA attendance figures". Retrieved 27 November 2006. 
  53. ^ a b c "2011 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 26 January 2012.  This includes all regular-season games, bowl games for FBS teams, and playoff games and other postseason games in FCS and lower divisions. It does not include postseason all-star games.
  54. ^ "Attendances up but take from ticket sales down". The Irish Times. 10 October 2009. 
  55. ^ "Varsity Cup". 
  56. ^ a b The actual number of games is slightly greater than the cited figure. In postseason tournaments, tickets are sold for "sessions" instead of games. For example, in the NCAA men's tournament, in which 67 games are played in all, tickets are sold for 36 sessions. All tournament sessions consist of two games, except for the four regional finals and the national championship game; a single ticket admits the holder to both games of a two-game session.
  57. ^ "2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance (For All NCAA Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 2, 2012. 
  58. ^ a b This figure covers all games, including the NCAA tournament and other postseason tournaments.
  59. ^ "Men's Attendance: 2011–12 Attendance" (PDF). 2012–13 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Records Book. NCAA. Retrieved February 25, 2013.  This figure includes only regular-season home games for each team. It includes special outdoor events, but does not include neutral-site games, conference tournaments, or the NCAA tournament.
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  61. ^ "2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 2, 2012. 
  62. ^ NBA.com All-Star 2010
  63. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pro_Bowl
  64. ^ Jackson, Glenn (25 May 2011). "Gallant Blues come close but still no banana". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2011.  (Game I, attendance 52,144)
  65. ^ Jackson, Glenn (16 June 2011). "Will power and Gallen of grunt get the job done". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2011.  (Game II, attendance 81,965)
  66. ^ Jackson, Glenn (6 July 2011). "Ruthless Maroons expose huge gulf in class". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2011.  (Game III, attendance 52,498)
  67. ^ Gilbert, Steve (12 July 2011). "Royal blast: Prince's homer lifts NL past AL". MLB.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  68. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Whitten_Legends_Game
  69. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_All_Stars_match
  70. ^ Since 2005, the game has featured an MLS all-star team against a visiting foreign club team.
  71. ^ "MatchCenter: MLS All-Star Team vs. Chelsea FC, July 25, 2012". Major League Soccer. July 25, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012. 
  72. ^ "Warrington Wolves 30-6 Leeds Rhinos(aet) ()". BBC Sport. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2009. 
  73. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_ANZAC_Test
  74. ^ Bloom, Barry M., MLB.com (24 March 2009). "Ichiro lifts Japan to Classic glory". WorldBaseballClassic.com. Retrieved 24 March 2009. 
  75. ^ Palmer, Bryn (19 May 2012). "Heineken Cup final: Leinster beat Ulster to retain trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2012. 
  76. ^ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2012). "Champions League Results: Bayern Munich 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2012. 
  77. ^ Growden, Greg (10 July 2011). "Simply Reds: Genia wonder try secures Super title". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
  78. ^ As of the 2010–11 season, Ireland and Wales field four teams each, and Italy and Scotland field two each.
  79. ^ "Super Shane goes out with a bang" (Press release). RaboDirect Pro12. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  80. ^ "Champions League 2010/2011 Info: Monterrey – Real Salt Lake". CONCACAF. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
  81. ^ "Champions League 2010/2011 Info: Real Salt Lake – Monterrey". CONCACAF. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 

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