Football club attendances (2006)
Football club attendances (2006): The table below displays the highest football club/team attendance averages, across the football codes, for all regular seasons concluding in 2006. Regular seasons are also known as "home and away" seasons. These figures have been drawn from domestic and SUPER league competitions.
Continental championships, such as the UEFA Champions League, have been ignored, as these lack a true regular season. Only those clubs achieving a home attendance average of 45,000 plus will be displayed in this list, to be updated annually.
The world's major football codes include:
- Football (soccer) premierships;
- American football, whose flagship is the NFL;
- Australian rules football, whose flagship is the Australian Football League (AFL);
- Rugby league premierships;
- Rugby union premierships such as Super 14;
- Other major football codes, such as Gaelic football.
RANKING |
CLUB |
COUNTRY |
COMPETITION |
SPORT |
HOME GAMES |
AVERAGE |
MAIN GROUND |
CAPACITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Washington Redskins |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
87631 |
FedExField |
91704 |
2 |
New York Giants |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
78613 |
Giants Stadium |
80242 |
3 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
77909 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
79451 |
4 |
New York Jets |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
77321 |
Giants Stadium |
80242 |
5 |
Denver Broncos |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
76347 |
INVESCO Field at Mile High |
76125 |
6 |
Carolina Panthers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
73567 |
Bank of America Stadium |
73298 |
7 |
Miami Dolphins |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
73246 |
Dolphin Stadium |
75540 |
8 |
FC Barcelona |
Spain |
La Liga |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
73225 |
Nou Camp |
98787 |
9 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
72627 |
Signal Iduna Park |
81264 |
10 |
Cleveland Browns |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
72334 |
Cleveland Browns Stadium |
73200 |
11 |
Real Madrid |
Spain |
La Liga |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
71544 |
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
80354 |
12 |
Baltimore Ravens |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
70818 |
M&T Bank Stadium |
70107 |
13 |
Green Bay Packers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
70718 |
Lambeau Field |
72922 |
14 |
Atlanta Falcons |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
70432 |
Georgia Dome |
71228 |
15 |
Houston Texans |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
70183 |
Reliant Stadium |
72000 |
16 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
69224 |
Lincoln Financial Field |
68532 |
17 |
Tennessee Titans |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
69143 |
LP Field |
68798 |
18 |
New Orleans Saints |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
68808 |
Louisiana Superdome |
72003 |
19 |
Manchester United |
England |
Premier League |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
68764 |
Old Trafford |
68174 |
20 |
New England Patriots |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
68756 |
Gillette Stadium |
68756 |
21 |
San Francisco 49ers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
68150 |
Monster Park |
70207 |
22 |
Seattle Seahawks |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
67977 |
Qwest Field |
67000 |
23 |
Buffalo Bills |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
67646 |
Ralph Wilson Stadium |
73967 |
24 |
Bayern München |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
67641 |
Allianz Arena |
69000 |
25 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
66858 |
Alltel Stadium |
67164 |
26 |
San Diego Chargers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
66378 |
Qualcomm Stadium |
71294 |
27 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
65983 |
Paul Brown Stadium |
65535 |
28 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
65582 |
Raymond James Stadium |
66321 |
29 |
St. Louis Rams |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
65326 |
Edward Jones Dome |
66000 |
30 |
Minnesota Vikings |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
63717 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
64000 |
31 |
Arizona Cardinals |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
63603 |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
63500 |
32 |
Dallas Cowboys |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
63288 |
Texas Stadium |
65675 |
33 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
62432 |
Heinz Field |
65050 |
34 |
Chicago Bears |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
62223 |
Soldier Field |
61500 |
35 |
Schalke 04 |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
61299 |
Veltins-Arena |
61482 |
36 |
Detroit Lions |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
60889 |
Ford Field |
65000 |
37 |
AC Milan |
Italy |
Serie A |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
59993 |
San Siro |
85700 |
38 |
Oakland Raiders |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
58495 |
McAfee Coliseum |
63026 |
39 |
Celtic FC |
Scotland |
SPL |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
58150 |
Celtic Park |
60832 |
40 |
Indianapolis Colts |
USA |
NFL |
American football |
8 |
57144 |
RCA Dome |
60272 |
41 |
Collingwood Magpies |
Australia |
AFL |
Australian rules football |
11 |
52883 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
100000 |
42 |
Hamburger SV |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
52629 |
AOL Arena |
57274 |
43 |
Newcastle United |
England |
Premier League |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
52032 |
St James' Park |
52387 |
44 |
Inter Milan |
Italy |
Serie A |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
51371 |
San Siro |
85700 |
45 |
Olympique Marseille |
France |
Ligue 1 |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
49625 |
Stade Vélodrome |
60031 |
46 |
Rangers FC |
Scotland |
SPL |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
49245 |
Ibrox Stadium |
49500 |
47 |
Boca Juniors |
Argentina |
Primera División Argentina |
Football (soccer) |
19 |
49000 |
La Bombonera |
57400 |
48 |
1. FC Köln |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
48941 |
RheinEnergieStadion |
50997 |
49 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
47834 |
Borussia Park |
54019 |
50 |
Ajax Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Eredivisie |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
47281 |
Amsterdam ArenA |
51628 |
51 |
Northern Bulls |
South Africa |
Super 14 |
Rugby union |
7 |
47000 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
51762 |
52 |
Hertha Berlin |
Germany |
Bundesliga 1 |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
46703 |
Olympic Stadium (Berlin) |
74228 |
53 |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Japan |
J-League |
Football (soccer) |
17 |
45573 |
Saitama Soccer Stadium |
63700 |
References:
AFL crowd figures have been sourced from the 2006 AFL season page (Wikipedia)
Argentine football crowd figures have been sourced from BigSoccer.com
European football crowd figures have been sourced from European Football Statistics
Japanese football crowd figures have been sourced from the official J-League web site
NFL crowd figures have been sourced from NFL attendances (ESPN)
Super 14 rugby union crowd figures have been sourced from IOL.co.za.