Big five leagues: attendance & capacity
How do Europe's big five leagues compare on matchday? This page pits the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 on average attendance and how full their grounds get, then ranks every league by average stadium capacity. Bundesliga draws the biggest crowds at 42,308 per game, while Bundesliga fills the highest share of its seats (97%).
Average attendance vs occupancy
Avg attendance
Occupancy %
42,308
97% full
41,632
97% full
30,952
80% full
30,328
79% full
27,526
82% full
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Germany · 18 clubs
42,308
avg attendance
43,471
avg capacity
97%
occupancy
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Attendance | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Borussia Dortmund
|
Signal Iduna Park | 81,365 | 81,365 | 100% |
 Bayern München
|
Allianz Arena | 75,024 | 75,000 | 100% |
 VfB Stuttgart
|
MHPArena | 60,058 | 59,265 | 99% |
 Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Deutsche Bank Park | 59,500 | 59,071 | 99% |
 Hamburger SV
|
Volksparkstadion | 57,000 | 56,947 | 100% |
 Borussia M'gladbach
|
Borussia-Park | 54,057 | 51,100 | 95% |
 1. FC Köln
|
RheinEnergieSTADION | 50,000 | 49,918 | 100% |
 RB Leipzig
|
Red Bull Arena | 47,800 | 44,164 | 92% |
 Werder Bremen
|
Weserstadion | 42,100 | 41,265 | 98% |
 SC Freiburg
|
Europa-Park Stadion | 34,700 | 34,118 | 98% |
 FSV Mainz 05
|
Mewa Arena | 33,305 | 31,797 | 95% |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
|
BayArena | 30,210 | 30,016 | 99% |
 FC Augsburg
|
WWK Arena | 30,660 | 29,787 | 97% |
 FC St. Pauli
|
Millerntor-Stadion | 29,546 | 29,505 | 100% |
 TSG Hoffenheim
|
PreZero Arena | 30,150 | 26,697 | 89% |
 VfL Wolfsburg
|
Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 | 24,716 | 82% |
 1. FC Union Berlin
|
An der Alten Försterei | 22,012 | 21,996 | 100% |
 1. FC Heidenheim
|
Voith-Arena | 15,000 | 14,824 | 99% |
England · 20 clubs
41,632
avg attendance
42,950
avg capacity
97%
occupancy
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Attendance | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manchester United
|
Old Trafford | 74,244 | 73,975 | 100% |
 West Ham United
|
London Stadium | 62,500 | 62,347 | 100% |
 Tottenham Hotspur
|
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 62,850 | 61,003 | 97% |
 Liverpool
|
Anfield | 61,276 | 60,389 | 99% |
 Arsenal
|
Emirates Stadium | 60,704 | 60,217 | 99% |
 Manchester City
|
Etihad Stadium | 61,470 | 52,640 | 86% |
 Everton
|
Hill Dickinson Stadium | 52,769 | 52,132 | 99% |
 Newcastle United
|
St. James' Park | 52,264 | 52,095 | 100% |
 Sunderland
|
Stadium of Light | 48,707 | 46,417 | 95% |
 Aston Villa
|
Villa Park | 43,205 | 41,977 | 97% |
 Chelsea
|
Stamford Bridge | 41,631 | 39,661 | 95% |
 Leeds United
|
Elland Road | 37,890 | 36,695 | 97% |
 Brighton & Hove Albion
|
Amex Stadium | 31,876 | 31,379 | 98% |
 Nottingham Forest
|
City Ground | 31,042 | 30,421 | 98% |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Molineux Stadium | 31,750 | 29,835 | 94% |
 Fulham
|
Craven Cottage | 28,800 | 27,228 | 95% |
 Crystal Palace
|
Selhurst Park | 25,486 | 24,925 | 98% |
 Burnley
|
Turf Moor | 21,994 | 21,005 | 96% |
 Brentford
|
Gtech Community Stadium | 17,250 | 17,132 | 99% |
 Bournemouth
|
Vitality Stadium | 11,307 | 11,175 | 99% |
Spain · 20 clubs
30,952
avg attendance
38,086
avg capacity
80%
occupancy
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Attendance | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Real Madrid
|
Santiago Bernabéu | 83,186 | 71,549 | 86% |
 Atlético de Madrid
|
Riyadh Air Metropolitano | 70,460 | 60,855 | 86% |
 Real Betis
|
La Cartuja | 70,000 | 57,427 | 82% |
 Athletic Club
|
San Mamés | 53,331 | 47,617 | 89% |
 FC Barcelona
|
Spotify Camp Nou | 62,657 | 45,099 | 72% |
 Valencia CF
|
Mestalla | 49,430 | 44,699 | 90% |
 Sevilla FC
|
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán | 43,883 | 35,688 | 81% |
 Real Sociedad
|
Anoeta | 39,313 | 30,698 | 78% |
 RCD Espanyol
|
RCDE Stadium | 37,776 | 28,646 | 76% |
 Elche CF
|
Manuel Martínez Valero | 31,388 | 26,434 | 84% |
 Real Oviedo
|
Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 | 24,888 | 82% |
 CA Osasuna
|
El Sadar | 23,576 | 20,560 | 87% |
 Levante UD
|
Ciutat de València | 26,354 | 20,211 | 77% |
 RC Celta de Vigo
|
Estadio Abanca-Balaídos | 24,870 | 20,007 | 80% |
 Villarreal CF
|
Estadio de la Cerámica | 23,008 | 17,989 | 78% |
 RCD Mallorca
|
Mallorca Son Moix | 26,020 | 17,737 | 68% |
 Deportivo Alavés
|
Mendizorroza | 19,840 | 16,801 | 85% |
 Rayo Vallecano
|
Estadio de Vallecas | 14,708 | 12,017 | 82% |
 Girona FC
|
Montilivi | 14,624 | 11,931 | 82% |
 Getafe CF
|
Coliseum | 16,800 | 8,196 | 49% |
Italy · 20 clubs
30,328
avg attendance
37,605
avg capacity
79%
occupancy
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Attendance | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AC Milan
|
Giuseppe Meazza | 75,923 | 71,512 | 94% |
 Inter Milan
|
Giuseppe Meazza | 75,923 | 70,129 | 92% |
 AS Roma
|
Olimpico di Roma | 70,634 | 62,435 | 88% |
 Napoli
|
Diego Armando Maradona | 54,726 | 51,037 | 93% |
 Lazio
|
Olimpico di Roma | 70,634 | 44,077 | 62% |
 Juventus FC
|
Allianz Stadium | 41,507 | 40,237 | 97% |
 Genoa
|
Luigi Ferraris | 33,205 | 31,003 | 93% |
 Bologna
|
Stadio Renato Dall’Ara | 36,462 | 27,974 | 77% |
 Lecce
|
Ettore Giardiniero | 31,559 | 26,007 | 82% |
 Verona
|
Marcantonio Bentegodi | 39,211 | 24,882 | 63% |
 Torino
|
Olimpico Grande Torino | 28,177 | 23,324 | 83% |
 Atalanta
|
New Balance Arena - Bergamo | 24,950 | 22,675 | 91% |
 Udinese
|
Bluenergy Stadium | 25,144 | 21,823 | 87% |
 Fiorentina
|
Artemio Franchi | 43,147 | 20,358 | 47% |
 Parma
|
Ennio Tardini | 22,352 | 19,125 | 86% |
 Cagliari
|
Unipol Domus | 16,416 | 16,085 | 98% |
 Como 1907
|
Giuseppe Sinigaglia | 12,039 | 10,524 | 87% |
 Cremonese
|
Giovanni Zini | 16,003 | 8,940 | 56% |
 Pisa
|
Cetilar® Arena | 12,508 | 8,859 | 71% |
 Sassuolo
|
Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore | 21,584 | 5,569 | 26% |
France · 18 clubs
27,526
avg attendance
32,905
avg capacity
82%
occupancy
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Attendance | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympique de Marseille
|
Orange Vélodrome | 67,394 | 62,612 | 93% |
 Olympique Lyonnais
|
Groupama Stadium | 59,186 | 49,848 | 84% |
 Paris Saint-Germain
|
Parc des Princes | 48,583 | 47,577 | 98% |
 LOSC Lille
|
Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,186 | 43,092 | 86% |
 RC Lens
|
Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 38,223 | 37,564 | 98% |
 RC Strasbourg Alsace
|
Stade de la Meinau | 32,000 | 27,836 | 87% |
 Stade Rennais FC
|
Roazhon Park | 29,778 | 27,765 | 93% |
 FC Nantes
|
Stade de la Beaujoire | 35,322 | 27,484 | 78% |
 Toulouse FC
|
Stadium Municipal | 33,150 | 24,620 | 74% |
 FC Metz
|
Stade Saint-Symphorien | 28,786 | 22,232 | 77% |
 OGC Nice
|
Allianz Riviera | 36,178 | 22,078 | 61% |
 Le Havre AC
|
Stade Océane | 25,178 | 19,253 | 76% |
 Paris FC
|
Stade Jean Bouin | 19,904 | 16,826 | 85% |
 AJ Auxerre
|
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 18,541 | 16,313 | 88% |
 FC Lorient
|
Stade du Moustoir | 16,787 | 15,382 | 92% |
 Stade Brestois 29
|
Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,220 | 14,362 | 94% |
 Angers SCO
|
Stade Raymond-Kopa | 19,350 | 12,484 | 65% |
 AS Monaco
|
Stade Louis-II | 18,525 | 8,153 | 44% |
About this data
Average attendance is the mean home crowd across every club in the league; occupancy is that attendance as a share of stadium capacity. A league can pull huge crowds yet still have room to grow, or pack out smaller grounds week after week.
All leagues by average stadium capacity
| # | League | Country | Div | Grounds | Average capacity | Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bundesliga | Germany | 1 | 18 |
|
782,487 |
| 2 | Premier League | England | 1 | 20 |
|
859,015 |
| 3 | La Liga | Spain | 1 | 20 |
|
761,724 |
| 4 | Russian Premier League | Russia | 1 | 16 |
|
601,843 |
| 5 | Serie A | Italy | 1 | 18 |
|
605,547 |
| 6 | 2. Bundesliga | Germany | 2 | 18 |
|
597,942 |
| 7 | Süper Lig | Turkey | 1 | 17 |
|
563,716 |
| 8 | Ligue 1 | France | 1 | 18 |
|
592,291 |
| 9 | EFL Championship | England | 2 | 24 |
|
642,740 |
| 10 | Eredivisie | Netherlands | 1 | 17 |
|
364,543 |
| 11 | Scottish Premiership | Scotland | 1 | 12 |
|
255,630 |
| 12 | Swiss Super League | Switzerland | 1 | 11 |
|
217,441 |
| 13 | Primeira Liga | Portugal | 1 | 16 |
|
309,283 |
| 14 | Ekstraklasa | Poland | 1 | 18 |
|
346,918 |
| 15 | Serie B | Italy | 2 | 20 |
|
365,372 |
| 16 | Segunda División | Spain | 2 | 22 |
|
385,523 |
| 17 | 3. Liga | Germany | 3 | 20 |
|
345,290 |
| 18 | Super League Greece 1 | Greece | 1 | 14 |
|
241,154 |
| 19 | Israeli Premier League | Israel | 1 | 10 |
|
169,024 |
| 20 | Erovnuli Liga | Georgia | 1 | 8 |
|
131,902 |
| 21 | SuperLiga | Romania | 1 | 15 |
|
244,027 |
| 22 | Belgian Pro League | Belgium | 1 | 15 |
|
243,742 |
| 23 | Ligue 2 | France | 2 | 18 |
|
290,087 |
| 24 | EFL League One | England | 3 | 24 |
|
382,276 |
| 25 | Allsvenskan | Sweden | 1 | 14 |
|
218,124 |
| 26 | Danish Superliga | Denmark | 1 | 12 |
|
173,128 |
| 27 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | Austria | 1 | 11 |
|
158,696 |
| 28 | HNL | Croatia | 1 | 10 |
|
135,203 |
| 29 | Serbian SuperLiga | Serbia | 1 | 16 |
|
215,147 |
| 30 | I liga | Poland | 2 | 18 |
|
240,263 |
| 31 | First Professional Football League | Bulgaria | 1 | 15 |
|
190,467 |
| 32 | Kategoria Superiore | Albania | 1 | 9 |
|
113,432 |
| 33 | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukraine | 1 | 12 |
|
142,720 |
| 34 | Macedonian First Football League | North Macedonia | 1 | 11 |
|
122,707 |
| 35 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Hungary | 1 | 12 |
|
125,685 |
| 36 | Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 9 |
|
93,730 |
| 37 | Eliteserien | Norway | 1 | 16 |
|
165,618 |
| 38 | Cypriot First Division | Cyprus | 1 | 9 |
|
91,471 |
| 39 | Czech First League | Czechia | 1 | 16 |
|
162,551 |
| 40 | Slovak Super Liga | Slovakia | 1 | 12 |
|
114,014 |
| 41 | Azerbaijan Premier League | Azerbaijan | 1 | 12 |
|
113,206 |
| 42 | Serie C | Italy | 3 | 60 |
|
556,201 |
| 43 | Primera Federación | Spain | 3 | 40 |
|
367,210 |
| 44 | Eerste Divisie | Netherlands | 2 | 20 |
|
166,828 |
| 45 | Belarusian Premier League | Belarus | 1 | 14 |
|
111,859 |
| 46 | Maltese Premier League | Malta | 1 | 3 |
|
23,869 |
| 47 | Prva liga | Slovenia | 1 | 9 |
|
61,159 |
| 48 | Liga Portugal 2 | Portugal | 2 | 18 |
|
117,713 |
| 49 | Moldovan Super Liga | Moldova | 1 | 6 |
|
34,771 |
| 50 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | Kosovo | 1 | 7 |
|
40,179 |
| 51 | League of Ireland Premier Division | Ireland | 1 | 10 |
|
56,481 |
| 52 | A Lyga | Lithuania | 1 | 9 |
|
42,500 |
| 53 | Armenian Premier League | Armenia | 1 | 7 |
|
32,823 |
| 54 | Veikkausliiga | Finland | 1 | 12 |
|
56,245 |
| 55 | Virsliga | Latvia | 1 | 4 |
|
16,663 |
| 56 | Montenegrin First Football League | Montenegro | 1 | 9 |
|
32,616 |
| 57 | Meistriliiga | Estonia | 1 | 9 |
|
28,353 |
| 58 | Luxembourg National Division | Luxembourg | 1 | 16 |
|
40,810 |
| 59 | Besta deild karla | Iceland | 1 | 13 |
|
31,351 |
Frequently asked questions
Which European league has the highest average attendance?
Bundesliga has the highest average attendance among the big five, at about 42,308 per match.
Which league fills its stadiums the most?
Bundesliga has the highest occupancy of the big five, filling about 97% of available seats on average.
Which league has the biggest stadiums in Europe?
By average stadium capacity, Bundesliga (Germany) leads with about 43,471 seats per ground.