Indian Super League attendance explained

The Indian Super League is the top football league in India. Founded in 2014, the 2015 season saw an average attendance of 27,111 between the eight teams, higher than the average from the league's inaugural season in 2014.

Highest Attended Matches

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateStadium
1Atlético de Kolkata2–1Chennaiyin FC68,34016 December 2015Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
2Atlético de Kolkata3–0Mumbai City FC65,00012 October 2014Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
3Mohun Bagan2–0East Bengal62,54229 October 2022Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
4Kerala Blasters0–1Delhi Dynamos62,08718 October 2015Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
5Mohun Bagan2-0Odisha FC62,00728 April 2024Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
6Mohun Bagan1-3Mumbai City62,0074 May 2024Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
7Mohun Bagan2–1Mumbai City61,77715 April 2024Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
8Kerala Blasters0–0Mumbai City FC61,48310 October 2015Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
9Kerala Blasters0–1Chennaiyin FC61,32330 November 2014Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
10Atlético de Kolkata2–3Mumbai City FC61,2764 December 2015Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
11Atlético de Kolkata1–2Kerala Blasters60,90013 October 2015Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
12Atlético de Kolkata1–1Kerala Blasters60,25126 October 2014Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
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Season averages

Season Total gate Games Average High avg. Team Low avg. Team Ref.
align=center align=right 15,90,292 align=right 61 align=right 24,711 align=right 48,897 align=right 5,895 align=center [2]
align=center align=right 16,59,808 61 align=right 27,111 46,111 align=right 4,985 align=center [3]
align=center align=right 12,60,207 61 align=right 21,003 52,008 align=right 5,396 align=center [4]
align=center align=right 13,99,407 95 15,04732,047 align=right 7,449 align=center [5]
align=center 2018–19align=right 12,31,304align=right 95align=right 13,155align=right 20,016align=right Jamshedpuralign=right 9,981align=right Mumbai Cityalign=center [6]
2019–2012,26,9129513,05225,847ATK5,240Mumbai City
2020–21Played behind closed doors, due to COVID-19 pandemic
Played behind closed doors, due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022–2314,79,76511712,75628,207ATK Mohun Bagan2,457NorthEast United

ISL attendance compared to the other leagues

LeagueSportCountrySeasonTeamsGamesTotal
attendance
Average
attendance
Ref(s)
United States 32 [7]
BundesligaAssociation footballGermany2016–1718 [8]
Association football England (1 club in Wales) 20 [9]
Australian Football LeagueAustralia201718[10]
Big Bash LeagueCricketAustralia8[11] [12]
United States (1 club in Canada) 201730 [13]
Nippon Professional BaseballBaseballJapan201712[14]
Liga MXAssociation footballMexico2015–1618[15] [16]
La LigaAssociation footballSpain2016–1720[17]
8 [18] 1
Indian Super LeagueAssociation footballIndia20158[19]
Canada 9 [20] [21]
Chinese Super LeagueAssociation footballChina201616[22]
Serie AAssociation footballItaly2016–1720[23]
Association football United States/Canada [24]
6 1
Association football Germany 18 [25]
Argentine Primera DivisiónAssociation footballArgentina2014–1520[26]
Association football France (1 club in Monaco) 20 [27]
EFL ChampionshipAssociation footballEngland2016–1724[28]
New Zealand (5 teams)
South Africa (5 teams)
Australia (5 teams)[29]
15 [30] [31]
EredivisieAssociation footballNetherlands2016–1718[32]
Association football Japan 18 [33]
Argentine Primera DivisiónAssociation footballArgentina2016–1730
National Rugby LeagueAustralia (1 club in New Zealand)201616[34]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série AAssociation footballBrazil201620[35]
Aviva PremierEngland 12 [36]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: All-time top 10 highest attended matches in ISL history. 2022-07-22. 2022-08-13. SportsKeeda. Abdul. Shekkeer K M. en.
  2. Web site: 2014 ISL attendance . worldfootball.net . 25 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Indian Super League attendances. WorldFootball.net.
  4. Web site: Indian Super League attendances. WorldFootball.net.
  5. Web site: Indian Super League 2017/2018 - Attendance. worldfootball.net. en. 2019-04-07.
  6. Web site: Indian Super League 2018/2019 - Attendance. worldfootball.net. en. 2019-04-07.
  7. Web site: NFL Sees Small Regular-Season Attendance Decline; Titans, Rams Down Sharply At Home. www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. en-US. 2017-12-28.
  8. Web site: Bundesliga 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  9. Web site: Premier League 2016/2017 – Attendance. worldfootball.net. en-GB. 2017-12-28.
  10. Web site: AFL Tables - Crowds 2016.
  11. http://www.bigbash.com.au/news/kfc-big-bash-league-reaches-new-heights-in-bbl06-wbbl01-womens-big-bash/~/media/4AA18022BED84381B18846753425BC84.ashx Season Wrap – BBL|06
  12. http://www.bigbash.com.au/news/kfc-big-bash-league-reaches-new-heights-in-bbl06-wbbl01-womens-big-bash/2017-01-28 BBL AND WBBL SOAR TO NEW HIGHS
  13. Web site: MLB Attendance Report – 2016. ESPN.com. 3 October 2016. Each season from 2001 through 2016 is available at this site. The desired season can be selected from a pull-down menu. Note that these statistics include only regular-season games.
  14. Web site: http://baseball-freak.com/audience/ . ja:観客動員数 プロ野球Freak. baseball-freak.com. ja. 2017-12-28.
  15. Refers to the 2015–16 Torneo Clausura
  16. Web site: Primera División 2015/2016 Clausura – Attendance. 12 July 2016.
  17. Web site: Primera División 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  18. Data includes 4 play-off matches.
  19. Web site: Indian Super League 2015 – Attendance. 12 July 2016.
  20. This number reflects regular-season games only. With the season's five playoff games included, total attendance was 2,113,556, an average of 24,576.
  21. Web site: Canadian Football League 2016 Attendance on CFLdb Statistics. stats.cfldb.ca. en. 2017-12-28.
  22. Web site: http://sports.163.com/16/1121/20/C6E16U8C00058780.html . November 2016 . zh:2016中超上座率排名:恒大场均超4万第1 富力垫底_网易体育 . zh-hans. 2016 Super attendance ranking: Hengda field are more than 40,000 first R & F bottom .
  23. Web site: Serie A 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  24. Web site: MLS Statistics – ESPN FC. 23 December 2016.
  25. Web site: 2. Bundesliga 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  26. Web site: Primera División 2014/2015 Torneo Inicial – Attendance. 12 July 2016.
  27. Web site: Ligue 1 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  28. Web site: Championship 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  29. Super Rugby expanded to 18 teams in 2016, but will revert to 15 in 2018. As of the next season in 2018, the competition will have 5 teams from New Zealand, 4 from both Australia and South Africa, and one each from Argentina and Japan.
  30. Data includes 5 play-off matches.
  31. Web site: Home attendance Super 15 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921063130/https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=477. 2016-09-21.
  32. Web site: Eredivisie 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches.
  33. Web site: 2015J.LEAGUE Division 1 Attendance. J-league.or.jp. 2015-12-05.
  34. This figure includes the 9 matches of the 2016 NRL finals series.
  35. Web site: Série A 2016 » Attendance » Home matches.
  36. Web site: Home attendance Aviva Premiership 15/16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032447/http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=509. 2015-11-17.