Association football, more commonly known as "football" or "soccer" is the most popular sport at 3.5 billion fans.[1] [2] Significant association football attendance records listed below include those with over 100,000 attendance.
Association football has multiple statuses/types of matches. A definitive list with such available data of significant attendance figures for every match would be impossible to produce; The list therefore includes senior matches of:
In most cases, some attendance figures for a specific match may be different to other sources or claims (e.g. Uruguay v Brazil in the 1950 FIFA World Cup where the official figure is 173,850, but is also claimed as approximately 200,000).[3] Uncertainties around decisions on which figures to include is a major difficulty when recording highest attendances in association football. Therefore; sources of attendance figures include those that are claimed by official reports of match organisers (e.g. FIFA for FIFA tournaments, confederations for their respective tournaments, football associations for their respective competitions, etc.) If such data not available by organisers, next sources are International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), then the closest relevant source of the figure.
Attendance | Venue | Location | League | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Ref(s) | |
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0–0 | [4] | ||||||||
1–1 | |||||||||
3–0 | [5] | ||||||||
2–2 (1–2) | [6] | ||||||||
3–1 | [7] | ||||||||
2–1 | [8] | ||||||||
1–0 | [9] |
Attendance | Venue | Location | Cup | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ref(s) | |
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2–1 | |||||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 1–0 | ||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 1–0 | ||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 4–0 | ||||||
4–1 | [10] | ||||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 1–1 | ||||||
2–0 | [11] | ||||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 3–2 | ||||||
London, England | FA Cup | 1–0 | [12] | ||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 4–0 | ||||||
Crystal Palace | London, England | FA Cup | 2–2 | [13] | |||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 1–2 | |||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish League Cup | 5–0 | ||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish Cup | 5–0 | ||||||
Crystal Palace | London, England | FA Cup | 2–0 | [14] |
Attendance | Venue | Location | Confed. | Tournament | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ref(s) |
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2–1 | [15] | ||||||||
UEFA | European Cup | 4–2 | |||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 7–3 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 2–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 2–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 3–1 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 4–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 4–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 3–1 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 1–1 | ||||
Barcelona, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Barcelona | 3–0 | |||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 1–0 | ||||
Camp Nou | Barcelona, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Barcelona | 2–1 | ||||
Camp Nou | Barcelona, Spain | UEFA | UEFA Champions League | Barcelona | 1–1 | ||||
0–1 | |||||||||
Camp Nou | Barcelona, Spain | UEFA | UEFA Champions League | Barcelona | 4–0 | Manchester United | |||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 0–1 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 3–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | 3–0 | |||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 4–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 6–0 | ||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 0–1 | ||||
UEFA | European Cup Winners’ Cup | 2–2 | |||||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 3–0 | ||||
CONMEBOL | Copa Libertadores | 1–0 | |||||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Real Madrid | 4–0 | ||||
São Paulo, Brazil | CONMEBOL | Copa Libertadores | 1–0 | ||||||
Camp Nou | Barcelona, Spain | UEFA | European Cup | Barcelona | 1–0 | ||||
UEFA | European Cup | 1–0 | |||||||
Republican Stadium | Kyiv, Ukraine | UEFA | European Cup | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | Porto | |||
0–0 | [16] | ||||||||
Attendance | Venue | Location | Competition | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ref(s) |
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Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1–0 | [17] | |||||
2–1 | ||||||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4–1 | [18] | |||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | FIFA World Cup | 6–1 | [19] | ||||
3–1 | [20] | |||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–2 | [21] | ||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1–0 | [22] | |||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | FIFA World Cup | 2–0 | |||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1–0 | ||||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | FIFA World Cup | 7–1 | |||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 0–0 | [23] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 0–2 | [24] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–4 | [25] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–2 | [26] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | UEFA European Championship qualifying British Home Championship | 1–1 | [27] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–1 | [28] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | FIFA World Cup qualification British Home Championship | 0–1 | [29] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–0 | [30] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–1 | [31] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–0 | [32] | ||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Copa América | 2–1 | [33] | ||||
1–1 | [34] | |||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–0 | [35] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–0 | [36] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–1 | [37] | ||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | [38] | ||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 0–4 | [39] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–1 | [40] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 3–4 | [41] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–1 | [42] | ||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 2–2 | [43] | ||||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 1–2 | [44] | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation | 1–1 | [45] [46] | ||||||
Summer Olympics qualificiation | 1–1 | [47] | ||||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | [48] | ||||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | 4–0 | ||||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | |||||||
Azadi Stadium | Tehran, Iran | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | |||||
Senayan Stadium | Jakarta, Indonesia | Southeast Asian Games | 2–1 | |||||
Azadi Stadium | Tehran, Iran | FIFA World Cup qualification | 2–0 | [49] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–1 | [50] | ||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 0–2 | [51] | ||||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 6–0 | [52] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 5–0 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 0–0 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 3–2 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 1–1 | [53] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 2–0 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 2–1 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–1 | [54] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–2 | [55] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 1–0 | |||||
Mexico City, Mexico | 1–1 | [56] | ||||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 2–0 | |||||
Madrid, Spain | FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–1 | [57] | |||||
Leipzig Central Stadium | Leipzig, East Germany | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–4 | [58] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 1–2 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1–1 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | 4–3 | [59] | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | [60] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 1–0 | [61] | ||||
Estadio Universitario | Mexico City, Mexico | 4–1 | [62] | |||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–2 | [63] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 4–1 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 0–0 | |||||
São Paulo, Brazil | FIFA World Cup qualification | 6–0 | ||||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–0 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | |||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 3–1 | [64] | ||||
Leipzig Central Stadium | Leipzig, East Germany | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | [65] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | Summer Olympics | 2–0 | [66] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | CONCACAF Championship | 3–1 | |||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–0 | [67] | ||||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | [68] | ||||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 0–1 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 0–1 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 4–0 | |||||
Luzhniki Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 3–0 | [69] | ||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–0 | |||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | British Home Championship | 2–1 | |||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | FIFA World Cup | 4–3 | |||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 2–0 | [70] | ||||||
Summer Olympics | 1–0 | [71] | ||||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | [72] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 1–0 | [73] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 3–1 | [74] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 3–0 | |||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 2–1 | |||||
Summer Olympics | 2–0 | [75] | ||||||
Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | FIFA World Cup qualification | 2–0 | [76] | ||||
Luzhniki Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | UEFA European Championship qualifying | 3–1 | [77] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–0 | [78] | ||||
Rose Bowl | Pasadena, United States | Summer Olympics | 1–2 | |||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | FIFA World Cup qualification | 5–2 | [79] | ||||
FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | [80] | ||||||
Attendance | Venue | Location | Tournament | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Ref(s) |
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6–1 | [81] | |||||||
0–0 | [82] | |||||||
Attendance | Venue | Location | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Ref(s) |
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2–0 | [83] | ||||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1–0 | [84] | ||||
2–1 | [85] | ||||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–0 | [86] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4–0 | [87] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–2 | [88] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1–0 | [89] | ||||
2–0 | [90] | ||||||
1–2 | [91] | ||||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | 1–1 | [92] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 3–1 | [93] | ||||
São Paulo, Brazil | 0–0 | [94] | |||||
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Madrid, Spain | 6–2 | [95] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–0 | [96] | ||||
2–0 | [97] | ||||||
0–0 | [98] | ||||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–2 | [99] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 2–4 | [100] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 3–1 | [101] | ||||
0–2 | [102] | ||||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–1 | [103] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 6–0 | [104] | ||||
Estádio do Morumbi | São Paulo, Brazil | 1–1 | [105] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1–1 | [106] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–1 | [107] | ||||
3–6 | [108] | ||||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | 0–0 | [109] | ||||
Hampden Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 3–2 | [110] | ||||
1–1 | [111] | ||||||
5–0 | [112] | ||||||
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico | 1–1 | [113] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2–2 | [114] | ||||
Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5–0 | [115] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1–1 | [116] | ||||
Népstadion | Budapest, Hungary | 3–1 | [117] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 0–1 | [118] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1–1 | [119] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3–1 | [120] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 0–1 | [121] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 0–3 | [122] | ||||
Lenin Stadium | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3–3 | [123] | ||||