Info
edit- 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.
- Where no other source is given, football attendance data is taken from european-football-statistics.co.uk
- Countries sorted by "Visits per season per person" as a total of all leagues and sports in each country.
Scotland
edit- Population = 5.1m
- Scottish Rugby union clubs play in the celtic league not included below.
List
edit| 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 | ? | ? | ? |
| Soccer | Italy | [[All Leagues | ? | 557,000 | 0.94% |
England
edit- 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 |
Australia
edit- 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 |
USA
edit- 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 |
Spain
edit- Population = 44.2m
| 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 |
Germany
edit- 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 |
Italy
edit- Population = 58.6m
| 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 |