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Revision as of 19:01, 18 May 2008
The table below lists domestic professional sports leagues from around the world by total attendances for the last completed season for which data is available. It is unlikely that any leagues with total attendances over 10 million are missing, but below that level the table is very incomplete at present.
File:Goalposts.jpg A full house for an Australian rules football match, a regular occurrence at Subiaco Oval in Perth . The AFL , played at high-capacity cricket grounds, attracts the largest attendances of any domestic sporting leagues in Australia Points to consider:
The correlation between revenue and attendance is quite weak. For example, the NFL is on a par with Major League Baseball financially despite having less than one quarter of the total attendance because it charges much higher ticket prices, has a larger television contract, and only plays 16 games per year per team, compared to the MLB's 162.
In some cases the figures listed are for main season games only.
In some sports (mainly North American centered sports) the main league competition provides each club or franchise with virtually the whole of its attendance and revenue. In others, there are multiple competitions, for example leading English football clubs compete in four competitions each season, but only the league competition is listed below.
In some sports, for example cricket and rugby union , international competitions and transnational club competitions provide a significant part of total attendances and revenue.
Free or heavily discounted seats may be counted by some leagues. No-shows for paid seats may be included in some cases, but not in others.
Not all leagues publish official attendance figures. Various media outlets produce their own figures and sometimes these do not agree, but the differences in the averages given are usually no more than one or two per cent.
The "leagues" below include pure league competitions, where the team that finishes at the top of the table is declared the winner, such as the FA Premier League, and hybrid league/knock-out competitions, where the best league performers enter a knock-out phase (also called a playoff) to decide the winner, such as the Australian Football League (Aussie Rules).
Table
The leagues are segregated between those which normally would play in an outdoor stadium as opposed to those leagues that use indoor arenas . It should be noted that some outdoor league stadia are equipped with either retractable or non-retractable roofs when and where weather conditions (such as rain or extreme heat/cold) would not allow a game to be played and/or watched effectively, comfortably and/or safely without such cover. The tables are sorted by average attendance.
Outdoor sports
League
Sport
Country
Season
Games
Total attendance
Average attendance
Source
NFL American football United States 2007 256 17,341,012 67,738
[ 1]
Australian Football League Australian rules football Australia 2007 185 7,050,945 38,113 [ 2]
Bundesliga Association football Germany 2006-07 306 11,518,923 37,644 [ 3]
Premier League Association football England 2007-08 380 13,676,390 [B] 35,991 [ 4]
Major League Baseball Baseball United States (29 teams); Canada (1 team)2007 2,431 79,503,175 32,703 [ 5]
Canadian Football League Canadian Football Canada 2007 72 2,100,016 29,438 [ 6]
La Liga Association football Spain 2006-07 380 10,958,440 28,838 [ 7]
NPB Baseball Japan 2006
846 20,406,598 [C] 24,121
Super 14 Rugby Union New Zealand (5 teams); South Africa (5 teams); Australia (4 teams)2007
94 953,014 23,825 [ 8]
Ligue 1 Association football France 2006-07 380 8,290,346 21,817 [ 9]
J. League 1 Association football Japan 2007 306 5,838,771 19,081 [ 10]
Eredivisie Association football Netherlands 2007-08 306 5,741,463 18,763 [ 11]
Serie A Association football Italy 2006-07 380 7,019,740 18,473 [ 12]
Football League Championship Association football England Wales )2006-07
552 10,057,992 18,221 [ 12]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Association football Brazil 2007
380 6,582,976 17,461 [1]
Primera División Argentina Association football Argentina 2003-04
384 6,667,392 17,363 [ 13]
Major League Soccer Association football United States (12 clubs); Canada (1 club - Toronto FC )2007 195 3,270,210 16,770 [ 14]
National Rugby League Rugby league Australia (15 clubs); New Zealand (1 club)2007 201 3,332,638 16,580 [2]
Scottish Premier League Association football Scotland 2006-07 228 3,692,232 16,194 [ 12]
A-League Association football Australia (7 clubs); New Zealand (1 club)2007-08 90 1,382,701 15,363 calculated from match records in the A-League official site
Bundesliga 2 Association football Germany 2006-07 306 4,667,298 15,253 [ 15]
Turkish Premier Super League Association football Turkey 2006-07
306 4,301,748 14,058 [ 12]
Air New Zealand Cup Rugby union New Zealand 2006 70 937,230 13,389 nzrugbyworld.com
Russian Premier League Association football Russia 2007
240 3,147,567 13,114 Premier League
K-League Association football South Korea 2007 188 2,298,744 12,227 calculated from match records in the K-League official site (In Korean)
Guinness Premiership Rugby union England 2006-07 132 1,539,334 11,662 [ 16]
Currie Cup Rugby union South Africa 2004
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11,433 [3]
Portuguese Liga Association football Portugal 2006-07
240 2,552,640 10,636 [ 12]
Chinese Super League Association football China 2006
210 2,228,300 10,600 Sina Sports (In Chinese)
Top 14 Rugby union France 2006-07 182 1,920,079 10,549 [ 17]
Jupiler League Association football Belgium 2006-07
306 3,223,098 10,533 [ 12]
Norwegian Premier League Association football Norway 2007
182 1,899,834 10,438 [ 12]
Allsvenskan Association football Sweden 2007
182 1,866,956 10,258 [ 12]
Super League Rugby league England (1 club in France )2007 168 1,662,800 10,246 [ 18]
Swiss Super League Association football Switzerland 2006-07
180 1,741,140 9,673 [ 12]
Speedway Ekstraliga Motorcycle speedway Poland 2005
68 650,500 9,566
Ukrainian Premier League Association football Ukraine 2006-07
240 2,172,480 9,052 [ 12]
Serie B Association football Italy 2006-07
462 3,954,720 8,560 [ 12]
Korea Baseball Organization Baseball South Korea 2007
504 4,104,429 8,144 Korea Baseball Organization
Danish Superliga Association football Denmark 2006-07
198 1,604,592 8,104 european-football-statistics.co.uk
Austrian Bundesliga Association football Austria 2006-07
180 1,443,960 8,022 [ 12]
Segunda División Association football Spain 2006-07
462 3,660,888 7,924 [ 12]
Football League One Association football England Wales )2006-07
552 4,133,928 7,489 The Football League
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Association football Brazil 2007
380 2,678,318 7,219 [4]
Twenty20 Cup Cricket England (1 team in Wales )2005
79 544,820 6,896 ecb.co.uk - small adjustment for apparent mathematical error
Ligue 2 Association football France 2006-07
380 2,589,112 6,813 [ 19]
Orange Ekstraklasa Association football Poland 2006-07
240 1,627,920 6,783 [ 12]
International League Baseball United States /Canada 2005
1,008 6,687,496 6,634 [5] and official site for number of games
Chinese Football Association Jia League Association football China 2004
272 1,784,900 6,562 [6]
J. League 2 Association football Japan 2007
312 2,034,543 6,521 J. League
Super League Greece Association football Greece 2006-07
240 1,541,760 6,424 [ 12]
Pacific Coast League Baseball United States 2005
1,145 7,346,408 6,415 [7] and official site for number of games
Celtic League [E] Rugby union Ireland /Scotland /Wales 2006-07
110 670,290 6,093 Magners League
Divizia A Association football Romania 2006-07
306 1,657,602 5,417 [ 12]
Texas League Baseball United States 2005
560 2,834,335 5,061 [8] and official site for number of games
Czech Premier League Association football Czech Republic 2006-07
240 1,169,740 4,874 [ 12]
Ligat ha'Al Association football Israel 2006-07
198 960,102 4,849 [ 12]
USL First Division Association football United States /Canada 2006
168 783,999 4,667 kenn.com
Eastern League Baseball United States 2005
852 3,944,195 4,629 [9] and official site for number of games
Rugby Pro D2 Rugby union France 2006-07
240 1,083,379 4,514 [ 20]
Major League Lacrosse Lacrosse United States 2007
60 265,783 4,429 Pointstreak.com
Kazakhstan Super League Association football Kazakhstan 2004-05
240 1,049,760 4,374 [ 12]
Top League Rugby Union Japan 2004-05
66 287,788 4,360 Top League
Russian First Division Association football Russia 2007
462 1,943,690 4,207 rsssf
Football League Two Association football England Wales )2006-07
552 2,281,416 4,133 The Football League
Pioneer League Baseball United States 2005
152 616,332 4,055 [10] and official site for number of games
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Association football Brazil 2007
392 1,512,567 3,929 [11]
Northern League Baseball United States /Canada 2005
373 1,465,320 3,928 Northern League
Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Rugby league Papua New Guinea 2004
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3,919 [12]
Mexican Pacific League Baseball Mexico 2005
864 322,958 3,844 msl.com.my
Midwest League Baseball United States 2005
977 3,486,775 3,569 [13] and official site for number of games
Southern League Baseball United States 2005
687 2,416,231 3,517 [14] and official site for number of games
New York - Penn League Baseball United States 2005
528 1,789,962 3,390 [15] and official site for number of games
South Atlantic League Baseball United States 2005
1,098 3,541,992 3,225 [16] and official site for number of games
County Cricket Championships Cricket England /Wales 2005
144 462,919 3,215 [Wisden 2006]
SANFL Australian rules football Australia 2007
102 322,835 3,165 [17]
Eerste Divisie Association football Netherlands 2004-05
342 1,053,702 3,081 [ 12]
Prva HNL Association football Croatia 2006-07
198 598,158 3,021 [ 12]
Poland II Liga Association football Poland 2006-07
289 845,615 2,926 [ 12]
Northwest League Baseball United States /Canada 2005
304 879,738 2,894 [18] and official site for number of games
Corgoň Liga Association football Slovakia 2006-07
216 624,024 2,889 [ 12]
Carolina League Baseball United States 2005
561 1,589,346 2,833 [19] and official site for number of games
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group Association football Bulgaria 2006-07
240 669,600 2,790 [ 12]
Cyprus A Division Association football Cyprus 2006-07
182 490,854 2,697 [ 12]
Meridian Superliga Association football Serbia 2006-07
192 519,948 2,626 european-football-statistics.co.uk
Arany Aszok Liga Association football Hungary 2006-07
240 588,720 2,453 european-football-statistics.co.uk
GNF 1 Association football Morocco 2006-07
240 579,520 2,415 GNF Stats
Russian Championship Rugby league Russia 2004
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2,331 [20]
CPBL Baseball Taiwan 2006
300 1,014,695 2,264 cpbl.com.tw
California League Baseball United States 2005
698 1,580,563 2,264 [21] and official site for number of games
National Division One Rugby union England 2007-08
240 534,163 2,226 [22]
Malaysia Premier League Association football Malaysia 2005
168 372,624 2,218 msl.com.my
WAFL Australian rules football Australia 2007
94 207,304 2,204 [23]
Scottish Football League First Division Association football Scotland 2006-07 180 392,580 2,181 Football365.com
Superettan Association football Sweden 2006
168 353,640 2,105 [24]
Nationwide Conference Association football England 2004-05
462 913,898 1,978 ESPN Soccernet
National League One Rugby league England 2006
90 166,676 1,852 [25]
Frontier League Baseball United States 2005
561 1,038,333 1,851 Frontier League
League of Ireland Premier Division Association football Republic of Ireland (1 team in Northern Ireland )2005
198 348,282 1,759 european-football-statistics.co.uk
Russian Second Division Association football Russia 2006
1,311 2,215,310 1,690 rsssf
USL 2nd Division Association football United States 2005
90 144,027 1,600 kenn.com
Super 10 (Italian premiership) Rugby union Italy 2006-07
94 135,708 1,443 Official site
Allsvenskan Bandy Sweden 2005-06
112 141,680 1,265 [26]
Florida State League Baseball United States 2005
810 986,771 1,218 [27] and official site for number of games
Landsbankadeildin Association football Iceland 2007
90 119,644 1,329 [28]
Scottish Football League Second Division Association football Scotland (1 team from England )2006-07 180 185,220 1,029 Football365.com
Appalachian League Baseball United States 2005
334 311,484 933 [29] and official site for number of games
National League Two Rugby league England 2006
132 86,173 653 [30]
Scottish Football League Third Division Association football Scotland 2006-07 180 94,140 523 Football365.com
National Division Two Rugby union England 2006-2007
153 *71,747 *469 *[31]
League of Wales Association football Wales 2005-06
306 81,988 268 League of Wales website
Rugby Union National League 3 (South)
Rugby union England 2006-07
159 *45,553 *286 [32]
Rugby Union National League 3 (North)
Rugby union England 2006-07
161 *42,354 *263 [33]
Indoor Sports
League
Sport
Country
Season
Games
Total attendance
Average attendance
Source
NBA Basketball United States (29 teams); Canada (1 team)2006-07 1,230 21,841,480 17,757 [ 21]
NHL Ice Hockey United States (24 teams); Canada (6 teams)2007-08 1,230 21,236,255 17,265 [ 22]
Arena Football League Arena football United States 2007
144 1,887,054 12,415 ArenaFan
National Lacrosse League Indoor lacrosse United States (10 teams); Canada (3 teams)2007
104 1,070,575 10,293 Pointstreak.com
WNBA Women's basketball United States 2006
238 1,779,366 7,746 [34]
Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto Basketball Spain 2006-07
336 2,272,368 6,763 Official site
Philippine Basketball Association Basketball Philippines 2005-06
219 737,782 [D] 6,647 PBA.ph
Elitserien Ice hockey Sweden 2006-07
330 2,064,204 6,255 stats.swehockey.se
Deutsche Eishockey-Liga Ice hockey Germany 2006-07
364 2,247,521 6,175 del.org
Nationalliga A Ice hockey Switzerland 2004-05
264 1,450,591 5,495
American Hockey League Ice hockey United States (26 teams); Canada (3 teams)2006-07
1,080 5,909,687 5,472 mib.org/~lennier/hockey/
Czech Extraliga Ice hockey Czech Republic 2004-05
364 1,826,507 5,018
SM-liiga Ice hockey Finland 2006-07
364 1,677,494 4,957
af2 Arena football United States 2005
147 716,422 4,873 arenafan.com
Western Hockey League Ice Hockey
Canada (17 teams); United States (5 teams)2006-07
753 3,519,007 4,673 [35]
Handball Bundesliga Handball Germany 2005-06
306 1,390,158 4,543 Handball Bundesliga
Central Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2006-07
544 2,387,286 4,388 mib.org/~lennier/hockey/
MISL Indoor soccer United States 2005
145 628,948 4,338 kenn.com
ECHL Ice hockey United States (24 teams); Canada (1 team)2006-07
900 3,752,804 4,170 mib.org/~lennier/hockey/
Ontario Hockey League Ice hockey Canada (17 teams); United States (3 teams)2006-07
679 2,670,267 3,933 http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/leagueatt.cgi
Russian Hockey Super League Ice hockey Russia 2004-05
480 1,871,801 3,900
Serie A (basketball) Basketball Italy 2006-07
332 1,281,111 3,859 Official site
National Basketball League Basketball Australia (12 clubs); New Zealand (1 club); Singapore (1 club)2004-05
176 644,976 3,665 NBL official site
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Ice hockey Canada (17 teams); United States (1 team)2006-07
630 2,268,508 3,601 http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/leagueatt.cgi
United Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2006-07
380 1,307,858 3,441 mib.org/~lennier/hockey
Basketball Bundesliga Basketball Germany 2006-07
289 1,031,096 3,370 BBL official site
United States Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2006-07
360 1,051,897 2,921 [ 23]
Southern Professional Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2006-07
209 624,017 2,985 mib.org/~lennier/hockey/ pointstreak.com
Slovak Extraliga Ice hockey Slovakia 2004-05
270 766,816 2,840
Lega Pallavolo Serie A Volleyball Italy 2005-06
187 469,799 2,512 Serie A Volleyball official site
HockeyAllsvenskan Ice hockey Sweden 2006-07
360 679,156 1,887 [36]
Oddset Ligaen Ice hockey Denmark 2007-08
266 407,972 1,534 [37]
UPC Ligaen Ice hockey Norway 2005-06
247 329,768 1,335 hockey.no
Pro A Volleyball Volleyball France 2005-06
182 213,678 1,174 [38]
Norwegian Premier League Handball Norway 2005-06
132 58,958 447 handball.no
Notes
B FA Premier League , Football League Championship , Football League 1 and Football League 2 ) in 2004-5 was 29,252,189. This doesn't include domestic and European cup games.C D Metro Manila only in which almost all gamedates are doubleheaders, and ticket holders pay for both games.E Magners League since a 2006 sponsorship deal.
League
Sport
Country
Season
Games
Total attendance
Average attendance
Major League Baseball Baseball 29 teams in United States / 1 team in Canada
2007
2,430 79,502,524 32,785
NBA Basketball 29 teams in United States / 1 team in Canada
2006-07
1,230 21,841,480 17,757
NHL Ice Hockey 24 teams in United States / 6 teams in Canada
2007-08
1,230 21,236,255 17,265
NPB Baseball Japan 2005
846 19,924,613 23,552
NFL American Football United States 2007
256 17,341,012 67,738
Premier League Association football England 2007-08
380 13,676,390 35,990
Bundesliga Association football Germany 2006-07
306 11,518,923 37,644
La Liga Association football Spain 2006-07
380 10,958,440 28,838
Football League Championship Association football England Wales )2006-07
552 10,057,992 18,221
Ligue 1 Association football France 2006-07
380 8,290,346 21,817
See also
References
