France Football Club Attendances | Top 30 French Clubs by Spectators
Submitted by JSB on Thu, 01/10/2009 - 00:00
Olympique de Marseille headed the list of top 30 French football clubs ranked by Average Attendance in 2008-09 - France Football Ligue Attendances - for domestic matches only. Paris Saint Germain were the second-best supported club and Olympique Lyonnais were third.
The top two tiers of professional football in France are run by the Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the Fédération Française de Football. Level 3 is the semi-professional Championnat de France National.
Stats Table:
| Club | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique Marseille | 51600 | 52600 | 52275 |
| Paris Saint Germain | 36360 | 36945 | 40900 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 38545 | 37295 | 37295 |
| RC Lens | 34260 | 34655 | 29840 |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 29390 | 29235 | 28170 |
| Girondins de Bordeaux | 24900 | 25490 | 26955 |
| FC Nantes Atlantiques | 30160 | 22770 | 24240 |
| Stade Rennais | 25135 | 25640 | 24065 |
| Toulouse | 21570 | 20180 | 20090 |
| SM Caen | 16205 | 19655 | 18915 |
| AS Nancy | 18335 | 18740 | 18005 |
| LOSC Lille | 14560 | 17240 | 17915 |
| Grenoble Foot 38 | 5775 | 10000 | 17215 |
| FC Sochaux | 14675 | 15930 | 14660 |
| RC Strasbourg | 15570 | 19400 | 14195 |
| Le Havre AC | 10195 | 11630 | 13570 |
| AJ Auxerre | 10400 | 10590 | 12915 |
| Valenciennes | 14810 | 13800 | 12865 |
| Stade de Reims | 6485 | 6860 | 11495 |
| FC Lorient 56 | 13580 | 12305 | 11400 |
| OGC Nice | 11335 | 11280 | 10625 |
| Le Mans | 11330 | 11065 | 10410 |
| Troyes | 12700 | 10110 | 9810 |
| FC Metz | 12290 | 13915 | 9665 |
| En Avant de Guingamp | 8900 | 9045 | 9435 |
| Montpellier Herault SC | 7060 | 7245 | 9400 |
| Amiens SC | 7840 | 9425 | 9370 |
| Nimes Olympique | 5890 | 6535 | 9195 |
| Sedan | 14130 | 9590 | 8770 |
| AS Monaco | 11065 | 10830 | 8510 |
