List of sports attendance figures
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This article lists the
attendances at many
sports competitions around the world. The statistics are incomplete but they are sufficient to support the following observations:
- Paid attendance at live sporting events only approaches one event per person per year in a few countries.
- Generally it is highest in the English speaking developed countries, that is the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Australia and New Zealand. Possible reasons for this are that most of the world's best attended sports originated in these countries and therefore more deeply culturally embedded in them than anywhere else, and that the practice of attending live sport was established in them for several generations before it was challenged by the alternative of watching sport on television.
- Most other developed countries occupy the middle ground in attendances per head.
- Attendances are generally lowest in developing countries. Reasons for this may include a lack of disposable income to spend on tickets, unattractive venues, the relative recent introduction of many sports to these countries, and the emigration of many top local competitors.
- In some countries a culture of regular attendance at sporting events barely exists. For example in China, football is often said to be the most popular sport, and audience of tens of millions are reported to watch overseas games on television, but the top local league drew fewer ticket buyers in 2004 than the league in Norway, which has less than 0.4% of China's population.
Domestic professional leagues
The table below lists domestic professional
sports leagues from around the world by total attendances for the last completed season. 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.
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 and has a larger television contract.
- In some cases the figures listed are for main season games only.
- In some sports (mainly North American centred 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 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.
This table is incomplete. Please help Wikipedia by adding more leagues. Notable leagues which are not yet listed include:
- Basketball: Other american leagues, the national leagues in Europe and Latin America.
- Football (soccer): many leagues worldwide, including the top divisions in Algeria, Argentina, Mexico, Indonesia, Iran,South Africa, Uruguay, , Colombia.
- Rugby league: Queensland Cup and NSWRL Premier League
- Rugby union: national leagues in South Africa and Italy.
- Australian rules football: Victorian Football League, Northern Territory Football League, Northern Tasmanian Football League, Southern Football League (Tasmania).
- Volleyball: leagues in Europe and Brazil.
- Handball: leagues in Europe.
- Cricket: All English competitions except Twenty20, Australian Leagues, Indian Leagues and South African Leagues.
| League
| Sport
| Country
| Season
| Games
| Total attendance
| Average attendance
| Source
|
| NFL
| American football
| United States
| 2005
| 256
| 17,303,791
| 67,593
| [kenn.com]
|
| Bundesliga 1
| Football (soccer)
| Germany
| 2005-06
| 306
| 12,477,001
| 40,775
| [Bundesliga (in German)]
|
| Australian Football League (Premiership Season)
| Australian Rules Football
| Australia
| 2005
| 176
| 6,283,788
| 35,703
| [afl.com.au]. (Note: does not include 2005 AFL Finals Series). See also Australian rules football attendance records
|
| FA Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| England
| 2005-06
| 380
| 12,872,613 (see note 2)
| 33,875
| [Soccernet]
|
| Major League Baseball
| Baseball
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 2,419
| 74,915,268
| 30,970
| [mlb.com]
|
| La Liga
| Football (soccer)
| Spain
| 2005-06
| 380
| 11,031,020
| 29,029
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Canadian Football League
| Canadian Football
| Canada
| 2005
| 81
| 2,303,445
| 28,438
| [link]and official site for number of games
|
| NPB
| Baseball
| Japan
| 2005
| 846
| 19,924,613 (see note)
| 23,552
|
|
| Serie A
| Football (soccer)
| Italy
| 2005-06
| 380
| 8,245,240
| 21,968
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Ligue 1
| Football (soccer)
| France
| 2005-05
| 380
| 8,198,880
| 21,576
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| NFL Europe
| American football
| Germany/Netherlands
| 2005
| 30
| 568,935
| 18,965
| [kenn.com]
|
| J. League 1
| Football (soccer)
| Japan
| 2005
| 306
| 5,742,233
| 18,765
| [j-league.or.jp]
|
| Football League Championship
| Football (soccer)
| England
(1 club in Wales)
| 2005-06
| 552
| 9,724,032
| 17,616
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| NBA
| Basketball
| United States/Canada
| 2005-06
| 1,230
| 21,595,804
| 17,558
| [nba.com]
|
| National Rugby League
| Rugby league
| Australia (1 team in New Zealand)
| 2005
| 189
| 3,276,675
| 17,336
| [stats.rleague.com]
|
| NHL
| Ice Hockey
| United States/Canada
| 2005-06
| 1,230
| 20,854,169
| 16,955
| [nhl.com]
|
| Turkish Premier Super League
| Football (soccer)
| Turkey
| 2003-04
| 306
| 5,140,494
| 16,799
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Eredivisie
| Football (soccer)
| Netherlands
| 2005-06
| 306
| 5,137,468
| 16,789
| NRC HandelsbladExcluding Playoffs
|
| Scottish Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Scotland
| 2005-06
| 228
| 3,687,672
| 16,174
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Major League Soccer
| Football (soccer)
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 192
| 2,900,716
| 15,108
| [kenn.com]
|
| Campeonato Brasileiro
| Football (soccer)
| Brazil
| 2005
| 462
| 6,297,060
| 13,630
| [link]
|
| NPC Division 1
| Rugby union
| New Zealand
| 2004
| 45
| 601,000
| 13,356
| [nzrugbyworld.com]
|
| Bundesliga 2
| Football (soccer)
| Germany
| 2005-06
| 306
| 4,415,944
| 13,124
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Arena Football League
| Arena football
| United States
| 2005
| 136
| 1,744,837
| 12,830
| [kenn.com]
|
| Russian Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Russia
| 2005
| 240
| 2,937,840
| 12,241
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| A-League
| Football (soccer)
| Australia (1 club in New Zealand)
| 2005-06
| 90
| 1,046,459
| 11,627
| [ausfootballreview.com]
|
| K-League
| Football (soccer)
| South Korea
| 2005
| 156
| 1,756,248
| 11,258
| [bigsoccer.com]
|
| Chinese Super League
| Football (soccer)
| China
| 2004
| 132
| 1,450,000
| 11,000
| [People's Daily Online]
|
| National Lacrosse League
| Indoor lacrosse
| United States/Canada
| 2005-06
| 88
| 942,011
| 10,704
| [link]
|
| SuperLiga
| Football (soccer)
| Portugal
| 2004-05
| 306
| 3,250,944
| 10,624
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Guinness Premiership
| Rugby union
| England
| 2005-06
| 132
| 1,355,820
| 10,271
| [guinnesspremiership.com]
|
| TOP 14
| Rugby union
| France
| 2005-06
| 182
| 1,783,363
| 9,799
| [lnr.fr]
|
| Allsvenskan
| Football (soccer)
| Sweden
| 2004
| 182
| 1,777,048
| 9,764
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Jupiler League
| Football (soccer)
| Belgium
| 2004-05
| 306
| 2,972,790
| 9,715
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Polish Extraleague
| Motorcycle speedway
| Poland
| 2005
| 68
| 650,500
| 9,566
| [ekstraligazuzlowa.republika.pl]
|
| Norwegian Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Norway
| 2005
| 182
| 1,725,360
| 9,480
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Super League
| Rugby league
| England (1 club in France)
| 2005
| 168
| 1,492,726
| 8,885
| [link] (corrected for omission of columns 27 and 28 from total)
|
| Danish Superliga
| Football (soccer)
| Denmark
| 2004-05
| 198
| 1,700,622
| 8,589
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Swiss Super League
| Football (soccer)
| Switzerland
| 2004-05
| 162
| 1,345,410
| 8,305
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| WNBA
| Women's basketball
| United States
| 2005
| 221
| 1,806,362
| 8,174
| [kenn.com]
|
| Football League One
| Football (soccer)
| England
(1 club in Wales)
| 2004-05
| 552
| 4,271,261
| 7,737
| [The Football League]
|
| Spanish Second Division
| Football (soccer)
| Spain
| 2004-05
| 462
| 3,480,246
| 7,533
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| J. League 2
| Football (soccer)
| Japan
| 2005
| 264
| 1,975,340
| 7,482
| [j-league.or.jp]
|
| Ukrainian Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Ukraine
| 2004-05
| 240
| 1,727,760
| 7,199
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Twenty20 Cup
| Cricket
| England (1 team in Wales)
| 2005
| 79
| 544,820
| 6,896
| [ecb.co.uk] - small adjustment for apparent mathematical error
|
| Serie B
| Football (soccer)
| Italy
| 2004-05
| 462
| 3,172,554
| 6,867
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Alpha Ethniki
| Football (soccer)
| Greece
| 2005-06
| 240
| 1,628,700
| 6,786
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Korean Baseball Organization
| Baseball
| South Korea
| 2005
| 504
| 3,387,843
| 6,722
| [link]
|
| International League
| Baseball
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 1,008
| 6,687,496
| 6,634
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Ligue 2
| Football (soccer)
| France
| 2004-05
| 380
| 2,503,440
| 6,588
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Divizia A
| Football (soccer)
| Romania
| 2004-05
| 240
| 1,575,360
| 6,564
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Pacific Coast League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 1,145
| 7,346,408
| 6,415
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Elitserien
| Ice hockey
| Sweden
| 2004-05
| 300
| 1,871,896
| 6,240
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| American Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| United States/Canada
| 2004-05
| 1,120
| 6,673,786
| 5,959
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| Deutsche Eishockey-Liga
| Ice hockey
| Germany
| 2004-05
| 364
| 2,034,222
| 5,589
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| Nationalliga A
| Ice hockey
| Switzerland
| 2004-05
| 264
| 1,450,591
| 5,495
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| Russian First Division
| Football (soccer)
| Russia
| 2005
| 462
| 2,484,636
| 5,378
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Polish Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Poland
| 2004-05
| 182
| 951,860
| 5,230
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Celtic League
| Rugby union
| Ireland/Scotland/Wales
| 2005-06
| 110
| 571,331
| 5,194
| [celtic league.com]
|
| Texas League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 560
| 2,834,335
| 5,061
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Czech Extraliga
| Ice hockey
| Czech Republic
| 2004-05
| 364
| 1,826,507
| 5,018
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| af2
| Arena football
| United States
| 2005
| 147
| 716,422
| 4,873
| [arenafan.com]
|
| Western Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| Canada/United States
| 2004-05
| 720
| 3,429,774
| 4,764
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| Eastern League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 852
| 3,944,195
| 4,629
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| SM-liiga
| Ice hockey
| Finland
| 2004-05
| 364
| 1,677,494
| 4,609
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| Handball Bundesliga
| Handball
| Germany
| 2005-06
| 306
| 1,390,158
| 4,543
| [link]
|
| USL 1st Division
| Football (soccer)
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 168
| 760,617
| 4,527
| [kenn.com]
|
| Football League Two
| Football (soccer)
| England
(1 club in Wales)
| 2004-05
| 552
| 2,482,792
| 4,496
| [The Football League]
|
| Central Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| United States
| 2004-05
| 510
| 2,284,057
| 4,479
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| Kazakhstan Super League
| Football (soccer)
| Kazakhstan
| 2004-05
| 240
| 1,049,760
| 4,374
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Top League
| Rugby Union
| Japan
| 2004-05
| 66
| 287,788
| 4,360
| [top-league.jp]
|
| MISL
| Indoor soccer
| United States
| 2005
| 145
| 628,948
| 4,338
| [kenn.com]
|
| Major League Lacrosse
| Lacrosse
| United States
| 2005
| 36
| 153,040
| 4,251
| [kenn.com]
|
| Pioneer League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 152
| 616,332
| 4,055
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| ECHL
| Ice hockey
| United States/Canada
| 2004-05
| 1,008
| 4,035,770
| 4,004
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| Superettan
| Football (soccer)
| Sweden
| 2005
| 168
| 741,792
| 3,991
| [link]
|
| Ontario Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| Canada
| 2004-05
| 680
| 2,690,181
| 3,956
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| Northern League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 373
| 1,465,320
| 3,928
| [northernleague.com]
|
| Russian Hockey Super League
| Ice hockey
| Russia
| 2004-05
| 480
| 1,871,801
| 3,900
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| Czech Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Czech Republic
| 2004-05
| 240
| 926,400
| 3,860
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Mexican League
| Baseball
| Mexico
| 2005
| 864
| 3,321,651
| 3,844
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Malaysia Super League
| Football (soccer)
| Malaysia
| 2005
| 84
| 322,958
| 3,844
| [msl.com.my]
|
| NBL (Australia)
| Basketball
| Australia
| 2004-05
| 176
| 644,976
| 3,665
| [nbl.com.au]
|
| Midwest League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 977
| 3,486,775
| 3,569
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Southern League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 687
| 2,416,231
| 3,517
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| New York - Penn League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 528
| 1,789,962
| 3,390
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| Canada/United States
| 2004-05
| 560
| 1,871,373
| 3,342
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| CPBL
| Baseball
| Taiwan
| 2005
| 300
| 1,014,695
| 3,294
| [cpbl.com.tw]
|
| Arany Aszok Liga
| Football (soccer)
| Hungary
| 2004-05
| 240
| 783,600
| 3,265
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| United Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| United States
| 2004-05
| 560
| 1,811,729
| 3,235
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| South Atlantic League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 1,098
| 3,541,992
| 3,225
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| County Cricket Championships
| Cricket
| England/Wales
| 2005
| 144
| 462,919
| 3,215
| [Wisden 2006]
|
| Rugby Pro D2
| Rugby union
| France
| 2005-06
| 240
| 745,703
| 3,107
| [lnr.fr]
|
| Eerste Divisie
| Football (soccer)
| Netherlands
| 2004-05
| 342
| 1,053,702
| 3,081
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| SANFL
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| 2005
| 102
| 303,354
| 2,974
| [footysa.com]
|
| Northwest League
| Baseball
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 304
| 879,738
| 2,894
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Slovak Extraliga
| Ice hockey
| Slovakia
| 2004-05
| 270
| 766,816
| 2,840
| [internationalhockeygang.org forum]
|
| Carolina League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 561
| 1,589,346
| 2,833
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
| Football (soccer)
| Bulgaria
| 2004-05
| 240
| 663,120
| 2,763
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Croatian First League
| Football (soccer)
| Croatia
| 2004-05
| 132
| 354,024
| 2,682
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Lega Pallavolo Serie A
| Volleyball
| Italy
| 2005-06
| 187
| 469,799
| 2,512
| [link]
|
| Scottish First Division
| Football (soccer)
| Scotland
| 2004-05
| 180
| 446,760
| 2,482
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Southern Professional Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| United States
| 2004-05
| 224
| 540,290
| 2,412
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| National League One
| Rugby league
| England
| 2005
| 96
| 207,202
| 2,351
| [TotalRL.com]
|
| California League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 698
| 1,580,563
| 2,264
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Malaysia Premier League
| Football (soccer)
| Malaysia
| 2005
| 168
| 372,624
| 2,218
| [msl.com.my]
|
| WAFL
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| 2004
| 94
| 202,797
| 2,157
| [wafl.com.au]
|
| Nationwide Conference
| Football (soccer)
| England
| 2004-05
| 462
| 913,898
| 1,978
| [soccernet]
|
| First Federal League
| Football (soccer)
| Serbia and Montenegro
| 2004-05
| 240
| 474,720
| 1,978
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| Frontier League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 561
| 1,038,333
| 1,851
| [frontierleague.com]
|
| League of Ireland Premier Division
| Football (soccer)
| Republic of Ireland (1 team in Northern Ireland)
| 2005
| 198
| 348,282
| 1,759
| [european-football-statistics.co.uk]
|
| USL 2nd Division
| Football (soccer)
| United States
| 2005
| 90
| 144,027
| 1,600
| [kenn.com]
|
| UPC Ligaen
| Ice hockey
| Norway
| 2005-06
| 247
| 329,768
| 1,335
| [hockey.no]
|
| Florida State League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 810
| 986,771
| 1,218
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| North American Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| United States
| 2004-05
| 481
| 553,109
| 1,150
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| Appalachian League
| Baseball
| United States
| 2005
| 334
| 311,484
| 933
| [link] and official site for number of games
|
| Norwegian Premier League
| Handball
| Norway
| 2005-06
| 132
| 58,958
| 447
| [handball.no]
|
| League of Wales
| Football (soccer)
| Wales
| 2005-06
| 306
| 81,988
| 268
| [League of Wales website]
|
Note: Until 2005, the attendance figures in NPB were estimated by the home teams. The estimated figures were normally much higher than the actual numbers of spectators in the game. The total and average attendances only covered regular season games.
Note 2: The total attendance for the four fully professional football divisions in England (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.
Domestic knock-out cup competitions
This section list attendances at domestic
knock-out cup competitions in order of total 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
|
| FA Cup
| Football (soccer)
| England/Wales
| 2004-05
| 146
| 1,988,269
| 13,618
| [thefa.com]
|
| League Cup
| Football (soccer)
| England/Wales
| 2005-06
| 91
| 1,072,402
| 11,785
| [ESPN soccernet]
|
| NAB Cup
| Australian rules football (pre-premiership season competition)
| Australia
| 2006
| 15
| 235,980
| 18,152
|
|
| Malaysia Cup
| Football (soccer)
| Malaysia
| 2005
| 61
| 387,048
| 6,345
| [msl.com.my]
|
| Malaysian FA Cup
| Football (soccer)
| Malaysia
| 2005
| 55
| 186,832
| 3,397
| [msl.com.my]
|
College 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 comprised of several separate conferences with varying attendance levels. For example, in American football, Division I-A per-game attendances in 2005 ranged from 14,489 for Mid-American Conference teams to 74,579 for Southeastern Conference teams. [link]
| League
| Sport
| Country
| Season
| Games
| Total attendance
| Average attendance
| Source
|
| NCAA Division I-A football
| College American football
| United States
| 2005
| 709
| 32,641,526
| 46,039
| [PDF file at NCAA.org]
|
| NCAA Division I men's basketball
| College basketball
| United States
| 2005-06
| 4,756
| 25,808,346
| 5,426
| [PDF file at NCAA.org]
|
| NCAA Division I women's basketball
| College basketball
| United States
| 2003-04
| 4,435
| 7,173,377
| 1,617
| [PDF file at NCAA.org]
|
| NCAA Division I-AA football
| College American football
| United States
| 2005
| 638
| 5,436,122
| 8,521
| [PDF file at NCAA.org]
|
| NCAA Division I men's hockey
| College ice hockey
| United States
| 2003-04
| 987
| 3,617,107
| 3,665
| [NCAA.org]
|
| United States Hockey League
| Ice hockey
| United States
| 2004-05
| 330
| 1,061,399
| 3,216
| [mib.org/~lennier/hockey/]
|
| USL PDL
| Football (soccer)
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 428
| 203,134
| 503
| [kenn.com]
|
| W-League
| Football (soccer)
| United States/Canada
| 2005
| 246
| 151,944
| 618
| [kenn.com]
|
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. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions. Notable competitions which could be added include:
- Basketball: Adriatic League
- Football: AFC Champions League; CAF Champions League; Copa Libertadores de América; Royal League
- Rugby union: Anglo-Welsh Cup and Super 14 for South Africa and New Zealand, then, total
| Tournament
| Sport
| Continent
| Year
| Games
| Total attendance
| Average attendance
| Source
|
| UEFA Champions League
| Football (soccer)
| Europe
| 2004-05
| 125
| 4,955,612
| 39,645
| [uefa.com]
|
| Euroleague
| Basketball
| Europe
| 2005-06
| 225 (note)
| 1,348,607
| 5,941
| [euroleague.net]
|
| Heineken Cup
| Rugby union
| Europe
| 2004-05
| 79
| 920,239
| 11,649
| [ercrugby.com]
|
| Super 14
| Rugby union
| Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
| 2006
| 26
| 624,443
| 24,017 (Just Australia)
| [link]
|
| FIFA Club World Championship
| Football (soccer)
| Worldwide
| 2005
| 6
| 215,003
| 35,834
| [fifa.com]
|
| Asia Series
| Baseball
| Asia
| 2005
| 7
| 120,877
| 17,268
| [asia.npb.org.jp]
|
Note: all stages except Final Four.
Competitions between national teams
- This section lists attendances at competitions between national representative teams sorted by total attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions.
Although 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.
| Tournament
| Sport
| Region
| Year
| Games
| Total attendance
| Average attendance
| Source
|
| FIFA World Cup finals
| Football (soccer)
| Worldwide
| 2006
| 64
| 3,353,655
| 52,401
| 2006 FIFA World Cup
|
| Rugby World Cup
| Rugby union
| Worldwide
| 2003
| 48
| 1,837,547
| 38,282
| [rwc2003.irb.com]
|
| European Football Championship finals
| Football (soccer)
| Europe
| 2004
| 31
| 1,160,802
| 37,445
| Wikipedia articles on the tournament (official site is defunct)
|
| Six Nations Championship
| Rugby union
| Europe
| 2005
| 15
| 841,259
| 56,084
| [6nations.net]
|
| World Baseball Classic
| Baseball
| Worldwide
| 2006
| 39
| 741,430
| 19,011
| [worldbaseballclassic.com]
|
| FIFA Women's World Cup finals
| Football (soccer)
| Worldwide
| 2003
| 32
| 656,792
| 20,525
| [Individual match reports at FIFA.com]
|
| Tri Nations Series
| Rugby union
| Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
| 2005
| 6
| 300,077
| 50,026
| [AllBlacks.com] and [rugby.com.au] (SA-Aus estimated)
|
| Rugby League Tri-Nations
| Rugby league
| Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain
| 2005
| 7
| 179,988
| 25,713
| [Archived match reports at Rugby Football League site]
|
| UEFA Women's Championship
| Football (soccer)
| Europe
| 2005
| 15
| 117,384
| 7,825
| [FA] and [UEFA]
|
| International Rules Series
| International Rules
| Ireland, Australia
| 2005
| 2
| 84,557
| 42,279
| [sports.ie]
|
Domestic club championship events
This section lists the most recent attendances at annual championship events (single league decider matches) by total attendance, and includes domestic leagues and competitions.
| Event
| Sport
| Country
| League
| Crowd
| Source
| Year
| Venue
| City
|
| AFL Grand Final
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| Australian Football League
| 91,898
| [link]
| 2005
| Melbourne Cricket Ground
| Melbourne
|
| NRL Grand Final
| Rugby league
| Australia
| National Rugby League
| 82,453
| [link]
| 2005
| Telstra Stadium
| Sydney
|
| TOP 16 Final
| Rugby union
| France
| TOP 16
| 80,000
| [link]
| 2005
| Stade de France
| Paris
|
| DFB-Pokal Final
| Football (soccer)
| Germany
| DFB-Pokal
| 74.349
| [link]
| 2006
| Olympiastadion
| Berlin
|
| FA Cup Final
| Football (soccer)
| United Kingdom
| FA Cup
| 71,140
| [link]
| 2006
| Millennium Stadium
| Cardiff
|
| Super Bowl XL
| American football
| United States
| National Football League
| 68,206
| [link]
| 2006
| Ford Field
| Detroit
|
| League Cup Final
| Football (soccer)
| England
| League Cup
| 66,866
| [BBC Sport]
| 2006
| Millennium Stadium
| Cardiff
|
| Super League Grand Final
| Rugby league
| England
| Super League (Europe)
| 65,728
| [RLeague.com]
| 2005
| Old Trafford Football Stadium
| Manchester
|
| Grey Cup
| Canadian football
| Canada
| Canadian Football League
| 59,157
| [CBC]
| 2005
| B.C. Place
| Vancouver, British Columbia
|
| Guinness Premiership Final
| Rugby union
| England
| Guinness Premiership
| 58,000
| [Guinness Premiership]
| 2006
| Twickenham
| London
|
| Powergen Cup Final
| Rugby union
| England
| Anglo-Welsh Cup
| 57,212
| [link]
| 2006
| Twickenham
| London
|
| NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
| Lacrosse
| United States
| NCAA
| 47,062
| [link]
| 2006
| Lincoln Financial Field
| Philadelphia
|
| NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
| Basketball
| United States
| NCAA basketball
| 43,168
| [ESPN]
| 2006
| RCA Dome
| Indianapolis
|
| A-League Grand Final
| Football (soccer)
| Australia
| A-League
| 41,689
| [link]
| 2006
| Aussie Stadium
| Sydney
|
| NAB Cup Grand Final
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| Australian Football League
| 30,707
| [The Age]
| 2006
| AAMI Stadium
| Adelaide
|
| SANFL Grand Final
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| SANFL
| 28,600
| [link]
| 2005
| AAMI Stadium
| Adelaide
|
| WAFL Grand Final
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| WAFL
| 22,570
| [link]
| 2005
| Subiaco Oval
| Perth
|
| MLS Cup
| Football (soccer)
| United States
| Major League Soccer
| 21,193
| [MLS]
| 2005
| Pizza Hut Park
| Frisco, TX
|
| NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
| Basketball
| United States
| NCAA basketball
| 18,642
| [ESPN]
| 2006
| TD Banknorth Garden
| Boston
|
| NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
| Ice hockey
| United States
| NCAA Ice Hockey
| 17,814
| [ESPN]
| 2006
| Bradley Center
| Milwaukee
|
| ArenaBowl XX
| Arena football
| United States
| Arena Football League
| 13,476
| [link]
| 2006
| Thomas & Mack Center
| Las Vegas
|
| VFL Grand Final
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| Victorian Football League
| 10,000
| [link]
| 2005
| Princes Park
| Melbourne
|
| NBL Grand Final
| Basketball
| Australia
| National Basketball League (Australia)
| 8,878
| [link]
| 2005
| Sydney Entertainment Centre
| Sydney
|
| Queensland Cup Grand Final
| Rugby league
| Australia
| Queensland Rugby League
| 6,893
| [link]
| 2005
| Suncorp Stadium
| Brisbane
|
| Queensland State League Grand Final
| Australian rules football
| Australia
| Queensland State League
| 3,257
| [AFL Queensland]
| 2005
| Brisbane Cricket Ground
| Brisbane
|
International club championship events
Competitions between domestic representative sides
This section lists major domestic representative competitions sorted by total attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions.
Miscellaneous
This section lists attendances which do not fit into any of the sections above.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: The 2006 tournament had a total attendance of 670,254 in 35 sessions, for an average of 19,150. [link]
- *NB: The NCAA sells tickets for "sessions" rather than individual games. The "play-in" game, the four regional finals, and the national championship game are single-game sessions; all other tournament games are part of a doubleheader at a specific site.
Commonwealth Games
Cricket
Cycling
- Tour de France (France and neighbouring countries) the organisers claim 15 million spectators every year [link], with the Guinness Book of Records claiming a more modest 10 million [link]. This is the highest total for any single sporting event; it should be pointed out, however, that attendance is entirely free and not closely monitored.
Gaelic Games
Golf
- PGA Tour: 2004 attendance was over 10 million. [link]
- PGA Tour's FBR Open: drew 536,767 spectators in 2006, [link] more than any other golf tournament in the world. [link]. This is a routine PGA Tour event which is played on a course which can accommodate exceptionally large crowds. Attendances at most events, including the major championships, are capped well below this level.
- U.S. Women's Open attendance in 2005 was 131,298. [link]
Horse Racing
- Japan Racing Association: in 2004 8,099,985 racegoers attended meetings in Japan. [link] Attendances at JRA meetings have fallen every year since 1996, when they were 14,116,684. These numbers do not include the many "local racing" meetings in Japan.
- British horse racing: in 2005 5,896,922 racegoers attended the 1,300 meetings held in the United Kingdom, an average of 4,536. [link].
- Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival: a total of 730,110 in 2005 includes the major events e.g., Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup (93,825 in 2005) and Cox Plate (44,189 in 2005) [link] held in Melbourne, Australia
- Kentucky Derby: 2004 event in the United States attracted a total of 140,054.
Motor Racing
Olympics
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
All figures except Turin 2006 from [
Olympic.org]
Tennis
Professional wrestling
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