Top 30 European Football Clubs by Match Attendances 2008-09
Submitted by JSB on Thu, 01/10/2009 - 00:00
Manchester United headed the list of top 30 European football clubs as ranked by average match attendances - domestic league matches only spectator numbers - in season 2008/09. Second ranked was Borussia Dortmund and third Real Madrid. Within the top thirty there were eleven clubs from Germany, seven from England, four from Spain, and two each from Italy, France, the Netherlands and Scotland.
Stats Table:
| Rank | Club | Average 2008/09 | Country | Rank 07/08 | Rank 06/07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Utd. | 75,690 | England | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 74,830 | Germany | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | Spain | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | Spain | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Bayern Munich | Germany | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | Germany | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | England | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | AC Milan | Italy | 9 | 18 | |
| 9 | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | Internazionale | Italy | 13 | 15 | |
| 11 | Hamburg SV | Germany | 10 | 9 | |
| 12 | Olympique Marseille | France | 11 | 10 | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | Germany | 18 | 13 | |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart | Germany | 14 | 19 | |
| 15 | Rangers | Scotland | 15 | 12 | |
| 16 | FC Koln | Germany | 21 | 23 | |
| 17 | Ajax | Netherlands | 16 | 14 | |
| 18 | Newcastle Utd. | England | 12 | 11 | |
| 19 | Borussia Munchengladbach | Germany | 29 | 17 | |
| 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 17 | 16 | |
| 21 | Atletico de Madrid | Spain | 19 | 22 | |
| 22 | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 20 | 26 | |
| 23 | Liverpool | England | 22 | 21 | |
| 24 | Manchester City | England | 25 | 29 | |
| 25 | Hannover 96 | Germany | Not in top 30 | Not in top 30 | |
| 26 | Chelsea | England | 26 | 25 | |
| 27 | Sevilla | Spain | Not in top 30 | Not in top 30 | |
| 28 | PSG | France | Not in top 30 | Not in top 30 | |
| 29 | Werder Bremen | Germany | 30 | 27 | |
| 30 | Sunderland | England | 24 | Not in top 30 |
