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Sport Attendance figures for different countries.
At the moment, data very incomplete
Also see Sports attendances
In Leagues, there are not "rounds" as such, one team may have played ten games when another team in the same league has played only eight.
For statistical purposes, A round of games is the total of every team in the league playing one match each.
"Total attendance per round" is calculated by multiplying the average attendance by the number of matches per round (half the number of teams in that league).
"Popularity" is calculated by taking the Total attendance per round and dividing it by the Population of the country; i.e, it represents the percentage of the country that has attended a match, during a round of matches in that league, Assuming people on the whole don't watch two different matches within one round of games (as is very unusual)
Number of Rounds does not include playoff games. In most leagues, each team plays each other twice, once at home and once away.
Countries sorted by "Visits per season per person" as a total of all leagues and sports in each country.
Population = 5.1m
Scottish Rugby union clubs play in the celtic league not included below.
Sport
Country
Top League
Teams
Total attendance per round
Popularity
Soccer
England
English Premier League
20
1,405,000
2.77%
Soccer
England
All Leagues
92
1,405,000
2.77%
Soccer
Italy
Seria A
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Soccer
Italy
[[All Leagues
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557,000
0.94%
Population = 50.1m
The Football League includes three clubs from Wales; Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham.
Rugby League-Super League; contains one French club
Sport
League(s)
Teams
Average attendance
Total attendance per round
Popularity
number of rounds
Total season attendance
Visits per person per season
Football (Soccer)
FA Premier league
20
33,875
339k
0.68%
36
12.9m
0.26
Football (Soccer)
The Football League
24+24+24
358k
0.71%
44
15.8m
0.32
Rugby Union
Guinness Premiership
12
10,271 [1]
62k
0.12%
22
1.35m
0.03
Rugby League
Super League
12
8,885 [2]
53k
0.11%
28
1.48m
0.03
Cricket
Twenty20 Cup
18
6,896 [3]
62k
0.12%
8
0.54m
0.01
Total
32.1m
0.64
Population = 20.6m
National Rugby League contains one team from New Zealand
A League (soccer) contains one team from New Zealand
Sport
League(s)
Teams
Average attendance
Total attendance per round
Popularity
number of rounds
Total season attendance
Visits per person per season
Australian Rules Football
Australian Football League
16
35,703
286k
1.39%
32
6.28m
0.30
Rugby League
National Rugby League
15
17,336
130k
0.63%
26
3.28m
0.16
Football (Soccer)
A-League
8
11,627
47k
0.23%
21
1.05m
0.05
American Football
NBL (Australia)
12
3,665
47k
0.23%
0.64m
0.03
Total
11.25m
0.55
Population = 299.1m
Major League Baseball includes one Canadian teams
National Basketball League includes one Canadian team
National Hockey League contains six Canadian teams
Sport
League(s)
Teams
Average attendance
Total attendance per round
Popularity
number of rounds
Total season attendance
Visits per person per season
American Football
NFL
32
67,593
1,081k
0.36%
16
17.30m
0.06
Baseball
Major league
30
30,970
929k
0.31%
162
74.92m
0.25
Basketball
NBA
30
17,558
527k
0.18%
82
21.60m
0.07
Ice Hockey
NHL
30
16,955
527k
0.18%
82
20.85m
0.07
Total
149.18m
0.50
Sport
League(s)
Teams
Average attendance
Total attendance per round
Popularity
number of rounds
Total season attendance
Visits per person per season
Football(Soccer)
La Liga
20
29,029
290k
0.66%
38
11.03mm
0.25
Football(Soccer)
Segunda Division
22
6,593
73k
0.17%
42
3.48m
0.08
Total
14.51m
0.33
Population = 82.7m
NFL Europe contains one Dutch team as well as the 5 German.
Sport
League(s)
Teams
Average attendance
Total attendance per round
Popularity
number of rounds
Total season attendance
Visits per person per season
Football (Soccer)
Bundesliga 1
18
40,775
367k
0.44%
17
12.47m
0.15
Football (Soccer)
Bundesliga 2+3
18+37
179k
0.22%
17/18
6.54m
0.08
Handball
Bundesliga (handball)
18
4,543
41k
0.05%
34
1.40m
0.02
American Football
NFL Europe
6
18,965
41k
0.05%
34
0.56mm
0.02
Total
21.0m
0.25
Sport
League(s)
Teams
Average attendance
Total attendance per round
Popularity
number of rounds
Total season attendance
Visits per person per season
Football (Soccer)
Serie A
20
21,968
220k
0.37%
38
8.25m
0.14
Football (Soccer)
Other professional leagues
112
170k
0.29%
42 or 34
6.41m
0.11
Total
14.66m
0.25