Campeonato Brasileiro Série A attendance explained

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is the second largest league in attendance in South America (behind Argentina). Despite the great popularity of football in the country, the league has a low average audience compared to major football leagues in the world, the championship does not even appear among the top 10 average attendance in football league, the smallest attendance was in 2004 season with 9,136, the largest was in 1983 season with 22,953.[1] The attendance of 2013 season was 16,337 with average occupation of 40%.[2]

The smallest attendance ever was a game between Juventude and Portuguesa in 1997 with 55 fans, the largest was Flamengo and Santos in 1983 with 155,523.[3]

Attendance records

AttendanceHomeScoreVisitorStadiumDate
1155,523Flamengo3–0SantosMaracanãMay 29, 1983
2154,335Flamengo3–2Atlético MineiroMaracanãJune 1, 1980
3146,043Fluminense1–1CorinthiansMaracanãDecember 5, 1976
4138,107Flamengo1–1GrêmioMaracanãApril 4, 1982
5135,487Botafogo3–1FlamengoMaracanãApril 19, 1981
6128,781Fluminense0–0VascoMaracanãMay 27, 1984
7122,001Botafogo2–2FlamengoMaracanãJuly 19, 1992
8121,353Flamengo1–1VascoMaracanãMay 8, 1983
9120,441Flamengo2–1GuaraniMaracanãApril 11, 1982
10118,777Vasco2–2InternacionalMaracanãJuly 28, 1974
11118,370Fluminense0–0CorinthiansMaracanãMay 20, 1984
12118,162Flamengo1–0Atlético MineiroMaracanãNovember 29, 1987
13117,353Botafogo0–0FlamengoMaracanãApril 16, 1981
14115,002Corinthians4–1FlamengoMorumbiMay 6, 1984
15114,481Santos2–1FlamengoMorumbiMay 12, 1983
16113,479Atlético Mineiro0–0SantosMineirãoMay 15, 1983
17113,286Corinthians2–1InternacionalMorumbiNovember 21, 1976
18112,993Vasco2–1CruzeiroMaracanãAugust 1, 1974
19112,403Fluminense1–1Atlético MineiroMaracanãDecember 20, 1970
20112,047Flamengo1–4PalmeirasMaracanãDecember 9, 1979
21111,260Flamengo2–1VascoMaracanãMay 5, 1983
22111,111Santos3–2FlamengoMorumbiFebruary 27, 1983
23110,877Vasco3–0GrêmioMaracanãMay 19, 1984
24110,438Bahia2–1FluminenseFonte NovaFebruary 12, 1989

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MÉDIAS DE PÚBLICO EM CAMPEONATOS NACIONAIS.. July 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: público do brasileirão - globoesporte.com. July 21, 2015.
  3. Web site: Os recordes do Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A. July 21, 2015.