Football attendances
Football attendances
Football clubs with an average home league attendance of at least 20,000
Football clubs with an average home league attendance of at least 20,000 in their most recently finished domestic league season are included in the list below. Note that the figures are before the COVID-19 outbreak. Football is the most popular sport in the world. The Bundesliga is the domestic football league with the highest average attendance. The average attendance in the German league, which has 18 members, is 43,000. The Premier League is the domestic football league with the second highest average attendance. The 20 clubs in the English league drew an average attendance of 38,000. The Premier League became the most valuable domestic football league of the year numerous times.
Borussia Dortmund from Germany are the football club with the highest average home league attendance. They drew an average attendance of 79,000 in 17 home games in their most recently finished German top-flight football league season. Only several American football teams from the United States finished with a higher average home league attendance, although Borussia Dortmund drew a higher total attendance. The American football sections of the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Michigan Wolverines, the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions are the four non-football clubs with the highest average home league attendance. Borussia Dortmund drew an average home attendance of 80,000 for domestic league games for several consecutive years. In 1997, they won their first European and world championship title.
🏆 At least one continental championship title
⭐ At least 20 domestic championship titles
| Football club | Location | Stadium | Average attendance |
| 🏆 Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund, Germany | Signal Iduna Park | 80,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Bayern München | Munich, Germany | Allianz Arena | 75,000 |
| 🏆⭐ FC Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Camp Nou | 75,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Manchester United | Stretford, United Kingdom | Old Trafford | 74,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Real Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 60,000 | |
| Schalke | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | VELTINS-Arena | 60,000 |
| Arsenal | London, United Kingdom | Emirates Stadium | 59,000 |
| 🏆 Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 59,000 |
| 🏆 Internazionale | Milan, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 58,000 |
| West Ham United | London, United Kingdom | London Stadium | 58,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Celtic | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Celtic Park | 57,000 |
| Atlético de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Wanda Metropolitano | 56,000 |
| 🏆 AC Milan | Milan, Italian Republic | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 54,000 |
| Manchester City | Manchester, United Kingdom | Etihad Stadium | 54,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London, United Kingdom | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 54,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart, Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 54,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Benfica | Lisbon, Portuguese Republic | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 53,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Ajax | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 52,000 |
| Atlanta United | Atlanta, United States | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 52,000 |
| 🏆 Liverpool FC | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Anfield Stadium | 52,000 |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St. James’ Park | 51,000 |
| 1. FC Köln | Cologne, Germany | RheinEnergieSTADION | 49,000 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach, Germany | BORUSSIA-PARK | 49,000 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Deutsche Bank Park | 49,000 |
| Hertha | Berlin, Germany | Olympiastadion Berlin | 49,000 |
| 🏆 Olympique de Marseille | Marseille, French Republic | Orange Vélodrome | 49,000 |
| Olympique lyonnais | Lyon, French Republic | Groupama Stadium | 49,000 |
| ⭐ Rangers | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Ibrox Stadium | 49,000 |
| 🏆 HSV | Hamburg, Germany | Volksparkstadion | 48,000 |
| Zenit | St. Petersburg, Russia | Gazprom Arena | 47,000 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris, French Republic | Parc des Princes | 46,000 |
| Tractor Club | Tabriz, Iran | 46,000 | |
| 🏆 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou, China | Tianhe Stadium | 45,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Boca Juniors | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Alberto J. Armando | 44,000 |
| Real Betis | Seville, Spain | Estadio Benito Villamarín | 44,000 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf, Germany | MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA | 43,000 |
| 🏆 CF Monterrey | Guadalupe, United Mexican States | Estadio BBVA | 42,000 |
| 🏆⭐ FC Porto | Porto, Portuguese Republic | Estádio do Dragão | 41,000 |
| 🏆 Feyenoord | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Stadion Feijenoord | 41,000 |
| Tigres | San Nicolás, United Mexican States | Estadio Universitario | 41,000 |
| Werder Bremen | Bremen, Germany | wohninvest WESERSTADION | 41,000 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg, Germany | Max-Morlock-Stadion | 40,000 |
| Athletic Club | Bilbao, Spain | San Mamés | 40,000 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Beijing, China | Workers’ Stadium | 40,000 |
| 🏆 Chelsea | London, United Kingdom | Stamford Bridge | 40,000 |
| 🏆⭐ River Plate | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti | 40,000 |
| Seattle Sounders | Seattle, United States | CenturyLink Field | 40,000 |
| Everton | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Goodison Park | 39,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Juventus | Turin, Italian Republic | Allianz Stadium | 39,000 |
| Persepolis | Tehran, Iran | Azadi Stadium | 39,000 |
| 🏆 Racing Club | Avellaneda, Argentine Republic | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | 39,000 |
| Valencia CF | Valencia, Spain | Mestalla | 39,000 |
| AS Roma | Rome, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico | 38,000 |
| Hannover 96 | Hanover, Germany | HDI-Arena | 38,000 |
| RB Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany | Red Bull Arena | 38,000 |
| Lazio | Rome, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico | 37,000 |
| 🏆 Aston Villa | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Villa Park | 36,000 |
| Sevilla FC | Seville, Spain | Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán | 36,000 |
| ⭐ Galatasaray | Istanbul, Turkey | Türk Telekom Stadyumu | 35,000 |
| ⭐ Fenerbahçe | Istanbul, Turkey | Ülker Stadyumu | 34,000 |
| 🏆 Ittihad | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 34,000 |
| Leeds United | Leeds, United Kingdom | Elland Road Stadium | 34,000 |
| LOSC | Villeneuve-d’Ascq, French Republic | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 34,000 |
| 🏆⭐ PSV | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Philips Stadion | 34,000 |
| 🏆 Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Japan | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 34,000 |
| Fortaleza EC | Fortaleza, Brazil | Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo | 33,000 |
| Sporting | Lisbon, Portuguese Republic | Estádio José Alvalade | 33,000 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Chongqing, China | Chongqing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 32,000 |
| 🏆 Corinthians | São Paulo, Brazil | Arena Corinthians | 32,000 |
| Rosario Central | Rosario, Argentine Republic | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito | 32,000 |
| Sunderland AFC | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Stadium of Light | 32,000 |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Cardiff City Stadium | 31,000 |
| FC Rostov | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Rostov Arena | 31,000 |
| FC Tokyo | Chofu, Japan | Ajinomoto Stadium | 31,000 |
| Fiorentina | Florence, Italian Republic | Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi | 31,000 |
| Leicester City | Leicester, United Kingdom | King Power Stadium | 31,000 |
| ⭐ Spartak Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Otkritie Arena | 31,000 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | Molineux Stadium | 31,000 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton, United Kingdom | American Express Community Stadium | 30,000 |
| 🏆 CD Guadalajara | Zapopan, United Mexican States | Estadio Akron | 30,000 |
| Southampton FC | Southampton, United Kingdom | St. Mary’s Stadium | 30,000 |
| 🏆 Atlético Nacional | Medellín, Colombia | Estadio Atanasio Girardot | 29,000 |
| 🏆 Independiente | Avellaneda, Argentine Republic | 29,000 | |
| 🏆 São Paulo FC | São Paulo, Brazil | Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo | 29,000 |
| SSC Napoli | Naples, Italian Republic | 29,000 | |
| St. Pauli | Hamburg, Germany | Millerntor-Stadion | 29,000 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim, Germany | PreZero Arena | 28,000 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne, French Republic | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 28,000 |
| ⭐ Beşiktaş | Istanbul, Turkey | Vodafone Park | 28,000 |
| Dynamo Dresden | Dresden, Germany | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion | 28,000 |
| 🏆 Esteghlal | Tehran, Iran | Azadi Stadium | 28,000 |
| FC Augsburg | Augsburg, Germany | WWK ARENA | 28,000 |
| Newell’s Old Boys | Rosario, Argentine Republic | Estadio Marcelo A. Bielsa | 28,000 |
| 🏆 Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford, United Kingdom | The City Ground | 28,000 |
| 🏆 Palmeiras | São Paulo, Brazil | Allianz Parque | 28,000 |
| Persebaya | Surabaya, Indonesia | Stadion Gelora Bung Tomo | 28,000 |
| Atlas | Guadalajara, United Mexican States | Estadio Jalisco | 27,000 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Leverkusen, Germany | BayArena | 27,000 |
| 🏆 Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto | 27,000 |
| East Bengal | Kolkata, India | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 27,000 |
| FC Cincinnati | Cincinnati, United States | Nippert Stadium | 27,000 |
| 🏆 Gamba Osaka | Suita, Japan | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 27,000 |
| Jiangsu Suning | Nanjing, China | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 27,000 |
| Nagoya Grampus | Toyota, Japan | Toyota Stadium | 27,000 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama, Japan | Nissan Stadium | 27,000 |
| Bahia | Salvador, Brazil | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | 26,000 |
| Ceará | Fortaleza, Brazil | Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo | 26,000 |
| Derby County | Derby, United Kingdom | Pride Park Stadium | 26,000 |
| Mainz 05 | Mainz, Germany | OPEL ARENA | 26,000 |
| Norwich City | Norwich, United Kingdom | Carrow Road Stadium | 26,000 |
| RC Lens | Lens, French Republic | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 26,000 |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Bramall Lane Stadium | 26,000 |
| Twente | Enschede, Netherlands | De Grolsch Veste | 26,000 |
| Universidad de Chile | Santiago, Chile | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | 26,000 |
| 🏆 Club América | Mexico City, United Mexican States | Estadio Azteca | 25,000 |
| Crystal Palace | London, United Kingdom | Selhurst Park | 25,000 |
| Portland Timbers | Portland, United States | 25,000 | |
| RC Strasbourg | Strasbourg, French Republic | Stade de la Meinau | 25,000 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom | bet365 Stadium | 25,000 |
| Toronto FC | Toronto, Canada | BMO Field | 25,000 |
| Young Boys | Bern, Swiss Confederation | Stade de Suisse | 25,000 |
| Club Brugge | Bruges, Belgium | Jan Breydelstadion | 24,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Colo-Colo | Santiago, Chile | Estadio Monumental David Arellano | 24,000 |
| ⭐ FC Basel | Basel, Swiss Confederation | St. Jakob-Park | 24,000 |
| FC Krasnodar | Krasnodar, Russia | Krasnodar Stadium | 24,000 |
| FC Nantes | Nantes, French Republic | Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau | 24,000 |
| Fulham | London, United Kingdom | 24,000 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hillsborough Stadium | 24,000 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg, Germany | Volkswagen Arena | 24,000 |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich, United Kingdom | The Hawthorns | 24,000 |
| Club Tijuana | Tijuana, United Mexican States | 23,000 | |
| Hammarby | Stockholm, Sweden | Tele2 Arena | 23,000 |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield, United Kingdom | John Smith’s Stadium | 23,000 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki, Japan | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | 23,000 |
| 🏆 LA Galaxy | Carson, United States | Dignity Health Sports Park Soccer Stadium | 23,000 |
| Middlesbrough FC | Middlesbrough, United Kingdom | Riverside Stadium | 23,000 |
| SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Schwarzwald-Stadion | 23,000 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Jinan, China | Jinan Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 23,000 |
| Stade rennais | Rennes, French Republic | Roazhon Park | 23,000 |
| Talleres | Córdoba, Argentine Republic | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | 23,000 |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon, Turkey | Medical Park Stadyumu | 23,000 |
| Belgrano | Córdoba, Argentine Republic | Estadio Julio César Villagra | 22,000 |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham, United Kingdom | St. Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium | 22,000 |
| Bursaspor | Bursa, Turkey | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu | 22,000 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba, Brazil | 22,000 | |
| LAFC | Los Angeles, United States | Banc of California Stadium | 22,000 |
| OGC Nice | Nice, French Republic | Allianz Riviera | 22,000 |
| Orlando City | Orlando, United States | Exploria Stadium | 22,000 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián, Spain | 22,000 | |
| San Martín | Tucumán, Argentine Republic | 22,000 | |
| Santos Laguna | Torreón, United Mexican States | Estadio Corona | 22,000 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Shanghai, China | Hongkou Football Stadium | 22,000 |
| SIPG | Shanghai, China | 22,000 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern, Germany | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 21,000 |
| 1. FC Union | Berlin, Germany | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | 21,000 |
| Al-Ahli SFC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 21,000 |
| 🏆 Al-Hilal | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | King Saud University Stadium | 21,000 |
| Bologna FC | Bologna, Italian Republic | 21,000 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 21,000 |
| Club León | León, United Mexican States | Estadio León | 21,000 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho | 21,000 |
| Genoa CFC | Genoa, Italian Republic | 21,000 | |
| IR Tanger | Tangier, Morocco | Stade Ibn Battuta | 21,000 |
| NYCFC | New York, United States | Yankee Stadium | 21,000 |
| ⭐ Olympiacos | Piraeus, Hellenic Republic | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | 21,000 |
| Persija | Jakarta, Indonesia | Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno | 21,000 |
| 🏆 San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic | Estadio Pedro Bidegain | 21,000 |
| Standard de Liège | Liège, Belgium | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 21,000 |
| Torino FC | Turin, Italian Republic | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 21,000 |
| 🏆 Universidad Nacional | Mexico City, United Mexican States | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | 21,000 |
| 🏆 Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Estádio Vasco da Gama | 21,000 |
| Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Japan | NOEVIR Stadium Kobe | 21,000 |
| Wuhan Zall | Wuhan, China | Wuhan Five Rings Sports Centre Stadium | 21,000 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | Magdeburg, Germany | 20,000 | |
| Bristol City | Bristol, United Kingdom | Ashton Gate Stadium | 20,000 |
| Burnley FC | Burnley, United Kingdom | Turf Moor | 20,000 |
| 🏆 Internacional | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Estádio José Pinheiro Borda | 20,000 |
| 🏆 CF Pachuca | Pachuca, United Mexican States | Estadio Hidalgo | 20,000 |
| Colón | Santa Fe, Argentine Republic | 20,000 | |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | Bordeaux, French Republic | Matmut ATLANTIQUE | 20,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Hearts of Oak | Accra, Ghana | Accra Sports Stadium | 20,000 |
| Henan Jianye | Zhengzhou, China | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 20,000 |
| Jamshedpur FC | Jamshedpur, India | JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium | 20,000 |
| 🏆 Kashima Antlers | Kashima, Japan | Kashima Football Stadium | 20,000 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia | AAMI Park | 20,000 |
| Monarcas Morelia | Morelia, United Mexican States | Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón | 20,000 |
| 🏆⭐ Peñarol | Montevideo, Uruguay | Estadio Campeón del Siglo | 20,000 |
| Real Zaragoza | Zaragoza, Spain | Estadio La Romareda | 20,000 |
| Sampdoria | Genoa, Italian Republic | 20,000 | |
| Sepahan | Isfahan, Iran | 20,000 | |
| Shaanxi Chang’an Athletic | Weinan, China | Weinan Sports Centre Stadium | 20,000 |
| ⭐ Simba | Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania National Main Stadium | 20,000 |
| ⭐ St. George | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 20,000 | |
| Tianjin TEDA | Tianjin, China | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium | 20,000 |
| Udinese | Udine, Italian Republic | Dacia Arena | 20,000 |
| Watford FC | Watford, United Kingdom | Vicarage Road Stadium | 20,000 |
