Average Attendances of European Football Clubs

The following is a table showing average attendances for football clubs in Europe in domestic league matches. The specific seasons are listed alongside each team, with the default being the 2011–12 season. Teams are included if they achieve a 25,000 average.

Rank Club Average
Attendance		 Season Stadium and city Country
1 FC Barcelona 84,119 2011–12 Camp Nou, Barcelona Spain
2 Borussia Dortmund 80,521 2011–12 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Germany
3 Manchester United 75,387 2011–12 Old Trafford, Manchester England
4 Real Madrid 74,678 2011–12 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Spain
5 Bayern Munich 69,000 2011–12 Allianz Arena, Munich Germany
6 Schalke 04 61,139 2011–12 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Germany
7 Arsenal 60,000 2011–12 Emirates Stadium, London England
8 VfB Stuttgart 55,089 2011–12 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart Germany
9 Hertha Berlin 54,259 2011–12 Olympiastadion, Berlin Germany
10 Hamburger SV 53,635 2011–12 Imtech Arena, Hamburg Germany
11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 51,846 2011–12 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach Germany
12 Milan 51,442 2011–12 San Siro, Milan Italy
13 Celtic 50,904 2011–12 Celtic Park, Glasgow Scotland
14 Ajax 50,044 2011–12 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Netherlands
15 Newcastle United 49,935 2011–12 St James' Park, Newcastle England
16 Internazionale 47,913 2011–12 San Siro, Milan Italy
17 FC Köln 47,647 2011–12 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne Germany
18 Manchester City 47,044 2011–12 Etihad Stadium, Manchester England
19 Rangers 46,324 2011–12 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Scotland
20 Napoli 45,789 2011–12 Stadio San Paolo, Naples Italy
21 Atlético Madrid 45,236 2011–12 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Spain
22 Hannover 96 44,825 2011–12 AWD-Arena, Hanover Germany
23 Feyenoord 44,517 2011–12 De Kuip, Rotterdam Netherlands
24 Liverpool 44,253 2011–12 Anfield, Liverpool England
25 Paris Saint-Germain 42,882 2011–12 Parc des Princes, Paris France
26 FC Kaiserslautern 42,434 2011–12 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern Germany
27 Valencia 42,116 2011–12 Estadio Mestalla, Valencia Spain
28 FC Nuremberg 41,968 2011–12 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg Germany
29 Chelsea 41,478 2011–12 Stamford Bridge, London England
30 Real Betis 41,131 2011–12 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville Spain
31 Werder Bremen 40,851 2011–12 Weserstadion, Bremen Germany
32 Marseille 40,445 2011–12 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille France
33 Fenerbahçe 39,542 2006–07 Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul Turkey
34 Sunderland 39,095 2011–12 Stadium of Light, Sunderland England
35 Benfica 38,029 2011–12 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Portugal
36 Eintracht Frankfurt (2) 37,641 2011–12 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Germany
37 Athletic Bilbao 37,605 2011–12 San Mamés, Bilbao Spain
38 Juventus 37,545 2011–12 Juventus Stadium, Turin Italy
39 Shakhtar Donetsk 36,983 2011–12 Donbass Arena, Donetsk Ukraine
40 Tottenham Hotspur 36,026 2011–12 White Hart Lane, Tottenham England
41 Sevilla 35,342 2011–12 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Spain
42 Roma 35,240 2011–12 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Italy
43 Porto 34,843 2011–12 Estádio do Dragão, Porto Portugal
44 Aston Villa 33,873 2011–12 Villa Park, Birmingham England
45 Everton 33,228 2011–12 Goodison Park, Liverpool England
46 PSV Eindhoven 33,100 2011–12 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Netherlands
47 Lyon 33,067 2011–12 Stade de Gerland, Lyon France
48 1. FSV Mainz 05 32,912 2011–12 Coface Arena, Mainz Germany
49 Fortuna Düsseldorf (2) 32,819 2011–12 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf Germany
50 Lazio 32,444 2011–12 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Italy
51 West Ham United (2) 31,079 2011–12 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London England
52 Sporting CP 30,638 2011–12 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Portugal
53 FC Augsburg 30,220 2011–12 SGL arena, Augsburg Germany
54 FC Basel 29,775 2011–12 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Switzerland
55 Bayer Leverkusen 28,633 2011–12 BayArena, Leverkusen Germany
56 1899 Hoffenheim 28,010 2011–12 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim Germany
57 VfL Wolfsburg 27,614 2011–12 Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg Germany
58 FC Twente 27,504 2011–12 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Netherlands
59 Stoke City 27,225 2011–12 Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent England
60 RCD Espanyol 26,826 2011–12 Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Cornellà de Llobregat Spain
61 Metalist Kharkiv 26,663 2011–12 Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Ukraine
62 Norwich City 26,605 2011–12 Carrow Road, Norwich England
63 Southampton (2) 26,419 2011–12 St Mary's, Southampton England
64 Beşiktaş 26,249 2006–07 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul Turkey
65 Dynamo Dresden (2) 26,215 2011–12 Glücksgas Stadion, Dresden Germany
66 Real Zaragoza 26,105 2011–12 La Romareda, Zaragoza Spain
67 Málaga 26,052 2011–12 La Rosaleda, Málaga Spain
68 Derby County (2) 26,020 2011–12 Pride Park Stadium, Derby England
69 Wolverhampton Wanderers 25,682 2011–12 Molineux, Wolverhampton England
70 Fulham 25,293 2011–12 Craven Cottage, London England
71 Heerenveen 25,206 2011–12 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen Netherlands
72 Standard Liège 25,113 2011–12 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Belgium

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