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 43,220 per game, while Bundesliga fills the highest share of its seats (98%).
Average attendance vs occupancy
Avg attendance
Occupancy %
43,220
98% full
41,632
97% full
30,952
80% full
30,328
79% full
27,526
82% full
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Germany · 18 clubs
43,220
avg attendance
44,140
avg capacity
98%
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% |
 FC Schalke 04
|
Veltins-Arena | 62,278 | 61,829 | 99% |
 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% |
 TSG Hoffenheim
|
PreZero Arena | 30,150 | 26,697 | 89% |
 1. FC Union Berlin
|
An der Alten Försterei | 22,012 | 21,996 | 100% |
 SC Paderborn 07
|
Home Deluxe Arena | 15,000 | 14,522 | 97% |
 SV 07 Elversberg
|
Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde | 9,307 | 9,113 | 98% |
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 |
|
794,526 |
| 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 | Süper Lig | Turkey | 1 | 17 |
|
563,716 |
| 7 | Ligue 1 | France | 1 | 18 |
|
592,291 |
| 8 | 2. Bundesliga | Germany | 2 | 18 |
|
555,209 |
| 9 | EFL Championship | England | 2 | 24 |
|
642,740 |
| 10 | Eredivisie | Netherlands | 1 | 17 |
|
364,543 |
| 11 | Scottish Premiership | Scotland | 1 | 12 |
|
256,814 |
| 12 | Ekstraklasa | Poland | 1 | 17 |
|
361,603 |
| 13 | Swiss Super League | Switzerland | 1 | 11 |
|
215,182 |
| 14 | Serie B | Italy | 2 | 20 |
|
366,838 |
| 15 | Primeira Liga | Portugal | 1 | 18 |
|
327,751 |
| 16 | 3. Liga | Germany | 3 | 20 |
|
359,664 |
| 17 | Segunda División | Spain | 2 | 22 |
|
385,523 |
| 18 | Super League Greece 1 | Greece | 1 | 14 |
|
241,154 |
| 19 | SuperLiga | Romania | 1 | 15 |
|
244,027 |
| 20 | Ligue 2 | France | 2 | 18 |
|
290,087 |
| 21 | Regionalliga | Germany | 4 | 4 |
|
64,400 |
| 22 | Israeli Premier League | Israel | 1 | 11 |
|
176,578 |
| 23 | EFL League One | England | 3 | 24 |
|
382,276 |
| 24 | Allsvenskan | Sweden | 1 | 14 |
|
218,124 |
| 25 | Belgian Pro League | Belgium | 1 | 17 |
|
260,980 |
| 26 | Russian First League | Russia | 2 | 18 |
|
265,188 |
| 27 | Danish Superliga | Denmark | 1 | 12 |
|
176,468 |
| 28 | Erovnuli Liga | Georgia | 1 | 10 |
|
146,032 |
| 29 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | Austria | 1 | 11 |
|
158,696 |
| 30 | HNL | Croatia | 1 | 10 |
|
135,203 |
| 31 | Serbian SuperLiga | Serbia | 1 | 16 |
|
215,147 |
| 32 | First Professional Football League | Bulgaria | 1 | 15 |
|
190,467 |
| 33 | Kategoria Superiore | Albania | 1 | 9 |
|
113,432 |
| 34 | TFF First League | Turkey | 2 | 20 |
|
248,137 |
| 35 | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukraine | 1 | 12 |
|
142,720 |
| 36 | I liga | Poland | 2 | 18 |
|
209,648 |
| 37 | Macedonian First Football League | North Macedonia | 1 | 11 |
|
122,707 |
| 38 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Hungary | 1 | 12 |
|
125,685 |
| 39 | Eliteserien | Norway | 1 | 16 |
|
165,618 |
| 40 | Cypriot First Division | Cyprus | 1 | 9 |
|
91,471 |
| 41 | Czech First League | Czechia | 1 | 16 |
|
162,551 |
| 42 | Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 10 |
|
98,730 |
| 43 | Scottish Championship | Scotland | 2 | 1 |
|
9,512 |
| 44 | Slovak Super Liga | Slovakia | 1 | 12 |
|
114,014 |
| 45 | Azerbaijan Premier League | Azerbaijan | 1 | 12 |
|
113,206 |
| 46 | Serie C | Italy | 3 | 60 |
|
556,201 |
| 47 | Primera Federación | Spain | 3 | 40 |
|
367,210 |
| 48 | Challenge League | Switzerland | 2 | 1 |
|
8,700 |
| 49 | Challenger Pro League | Belgium | 2 | 1 |
|
8,548 |
| 50 | Danish 1st Division | Denmark | 2 | 2 |
|
17,060 |
| 51 | II liga | Poland | 3 | 3 |
|
25,106 |
| 52 | Eerste Divisie | Netherlands | 2 | 20 |
|
166,828 |
| 53 | Belarusian Premier League | Belarus | 1 | 14 |
|
111,859 |
| 54 | Maltese Premier League | Malta | 1 | 3 |
|
23,869 |
| 55 | Liga Portugal 2 | Portugal | 2 | 18 |
|
135,227 |
| 56 | Prva liga | Slovenia | 1 | 9 |
|
61,159 |
| 57 | Moldovan Super Liga | Moldova | 1 | 7 |
|
39,971 |
| 58 | League of Ireland Premier Division | Ireland | 1 | 10 |
|
56,481 |
| 59 | Liga 3 | Portugal | 3 | 2 |
|
10,826 |
| 60 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | Kosovo | 1 | 9 |
|
45,679 |
| 61 | Armenian Premier League | Armenia | 1 | 8 |
|
39,673 |
| 62 | A Lyga | Lithuania | 1 | 9 |
|
42,500 |
| 63 | Veikkausliiga | Finland | 1 | 12 |
|
56,245 |
| 64 | NIFL Premiership | Northern Ireland | 1 | 12 |
|
55,037 |
| 65 | Montenegrin First Football League | Montenegro | 1 | 10 |
|
33,041 |
| 66 | Meistriliiga | Estonia | 1 | 9 |
|
28,353 |
| 67 | Cymru Premier | Wales | 1 | 12 |
|
35,760 |
| 68 | Virsliga | Latvia | 1 | 7 |
|
18,463 |
| 69 | Luxembourg National Division | Luxembourg | 1 | 16 |
|
40,810 |
| 70 | 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 43,220 per match.
Which league fills its stadiums the most?
Bundesliga has the highest occupancy of the big five, filling about 98% of available seats on average.
Which league has the biggest stadiums in Europe?
By average stadium capacity, Bundesliga (Germany) leads with about 44,140 seats per ground.
Data reflects the 2025/2026 season.