This article lists the attendance of many sports competitions around the world, based in some cases on the number of tickets sold or given away, rather than people actually present. The list is almost exclusively stadium field and indoor arena ball sports. Top leagues in weekly attendance includes speedway sports.
All listed attendance figures reflect those for the most recent season or event for which:
See main article: List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues.
Below is a list of the top sports leagues by average attendance. List is inclusive only of leagues with total season attendance greater than 1,000,000 and an average attendance greater than 15,000.
League | Sport | Country | Season | data-sort-type="number" | Teams | data-sort-type="number" | Games | data-sort-type="number" | Total attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Average attendance | Ref(s) |
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Formula 1 | Formula racing | International | 2023 | [1] | ||||||||
Southeastern Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [2] | ||||||||
National Football League | American football | United States | 2023 | [3] | ||||||||
Big Ten Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [4] | ||||||||
Big 12 Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [5] | ||||||||
Atlantic Coast Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [6] | ||||||||
Pac-12 Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [7] | ||||||||
Bundesliga | Association football (soccer) | Germany | 2022–23 | [8] | ||||||||
India | [9] | |||||||||||
Association football (soccer) | England and Wales | [10] | ||||||||||
Australia | 2023 | [11] | ||||||||||
La Liga | Association football (soccer) | Spain | 2022–23 | [12] | ||||||||
Serie A | Association football (soccer) | Italy | 2022–23 | [13] | ||||||||
Baseball | Japan | [14] | ||||||||||
Baseball | USA and Canada | [15] | ||||||||||
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Association football (soccer) | Brazil | 2023 | [16] | ||||||||
Ligue 1 | Association football (soccer) | France | 2022–23 | [17] | ||||||||
American Athletic Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [18] | ||||||||
Mountain West Conference | American football | United States | 2023 | [19] | ||||||||
2. Bundesliga | Association football (soccer) | Germany | 2022–23 | [20] | ||||||||
Major League Soccer | Association football (soccer) | USA and Canada | 2023 | [21] | ||||||||
Liga MX | Association football (soccer) | Mexico | 2022–23 | [22] | ||||||||
Canadian Football League | Canadian football | Canada | 2023 | [23] | ||||||||
National Rugby League | Rugby league | Australia and New Zealand | 2023 | 17 | 213 | |||||||
National Basketball Association | Basketball | USA and Canada | 2023-24 | [24] | ||||||||
National Hockey League | Ice hockey | USA and Canada | 2023–24 | [25] | ||||||||
European Rugby Champions Cup | Rugby union | Europe | 2022–23 | [26] | ||||||||
Sport | League | Country | Season | data-sort-type="number" | Average Attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Total Attendance | Ref. |
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Baseball | Major League Baseball | United States and Canada | 2023 | align=center | align=center | |||
Ice hockey | National Hockey League | United States and Canada | 2023–24 | align=center | align=center | |||
Basketball | National Basketball Association | United States and Canada | 2023–24 | align=center | align=center | [27] | ||
American football | National Football League | United States | 2023 | align=center | align=center | |||
Association football | Premier League | England and Wales | 2022–23 | align=center | align=center | |||
Australian football | Australian Football League | Australia | 2023 | align=center | align=center | |||
Motor racing | Formula One | International | 2022 | align=center | align=center | [28] | ||
Rugby league | National Rugby League | Australia and New Zealand | 2023 | align=center | align=center | [29] | ||
Rugby union | Top 14 | France | 2022–23 | align=center | align=center | [30] | ||
India | 2024 | align=center | ||||||
Canadian football | Canadian Football League | Canada | 2023 | align=center | align=center | |||
Handball | Handball-Bundesliga | Germany | 2022–23 | align=center | align=center | |||
Box Lacrosse | National Lacrosse League | United States and Canada | 2022–23 | align=center | align=center | [31] | ||
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | Ireland | 2023 | align=center | align=center | [32] | |||
Volleyball | Lega Pallavolo Serie A | Italy | 2022–23 | align=center | align=center | |||
Indoor soccer | Major Arena Soccer League | United States | 2023–24 | align=center | align=center | [33] | ||
Bandy | Russian Bandy Super League | Russia | 2022–23 | align=center | align=center | [34] | ||
Netball | Suncorp Super Netball | Australia | 2023 | align=center | align=center | [35] | ||
Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Finland | align=center | align=center | ||||
Field Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | United States and Canada | align=center | align=center | ||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | Ireland | 2023 | align=center | align=center | ||||
Softball | National Pro Fastpitch | United States | align=center | align=center | ||||
Floorball | Swedish Super League (men's floorball) | Sweden | align=center | align=center | ||||
Note that other ticketed activities in motor sports such as practices and qualifying are not included in the number of "games" in a week. Formula 1 attendance represents cumulative weekend attendance. Top race day attendance 141,000 at Silverstone. With average race day attendance 88,555.[36]
League | Sport | Country | Season | data-sort-type="number" | Teams | data-sort-type="number" | Games | data-sort-type="number" | Total attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Average attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Games / week (*) | data-sort-type="number" | Weekly attendance (*) |
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Tour de France | Cycling–Road | France | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Giro d'Italia | Cycling–Road | Italy | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Tour Down Under | Cycling–Road | Australia | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Vuelta a España | Cycling–Road | Spain | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Indian Premier League | Cricket | India | 2008 | ||||||||||||
Big Bash League | Cricket | Australia | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
Major League Baseball | Baseball | United States / Canada | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Formula 1 | Motor racing | World | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Supercars Championship | Motor racing | Australia / New Zealand | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Nippon Professional Baseball | Baseball | Japan | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Bangladesh Premier League | Cricket | Bangladesh | 2015 | ||||||||||||
MotoGP | Motor racing | World | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Motor racing | United States | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Indy Car | Motor racing | United States / Canada / Japan | 2009 | ||||||||||||
National Basketball Association | Basketball | United States / Canada | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
KBO League | Baseball | South Korea | 2017 | ||||||||||||
National Hockey League | Ice hockey | United States / Canada | |||||||||||||
National Football League | American football | United States | |||||||||||||
Mexican Pacific League | Baseball | Mexico | |||||||||||||
International League (AAA) | Baseball | United States | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Bundesliga | Association football | Germany | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
Indian Super League | Association football | India | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Pacific Coast League (AAA) | Baseball | United States | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Australian Football League | Australian rules football | Australia | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Premier League | Association football | England / Wales | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
Super GT | Motor racing | Japan / Malaysia | 2013 | ||||||||||||
Baseball | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
Texas League | Baseball | United States | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Liga Mexicana de Béisbol | Baseball | Mexico | 2017 | ||||||||||||
La Liga | Association football | Spain | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
Baseball | Taiwan | 2017 | |||||||||||||
* Games in a week only by team
* Weekly attendance only by team
Stadium | Sport(s) | Country | Season | data-sort-type="number" | Games | data-sort-type="number" | Average attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Total attendance |
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Dodger Stadium | Baseball | United States | 81 | 45,719 | 3,703,312 | ||||
Yankee Stadium | Baseball/Association Football | United States | 98 | 35,977 | 3,525,741 | ||||
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australian football/Cricket | Australia | 2018 | 54,128 | 3,518,305 | ||||
Busch Stadium | Baseball | United States | 81 | 42,524 | 3,444,490 | ||||
Rogers Centre | Baseball | Canada | 41,880 | 3,392,299 | |||||
Oracle Park | Baseball | United States | 41,546 | 3,365,256 | |||||
Wrigley Field | Baseball | United States | 39,906 | 3,232,420 | |||||
Angel Stadium | Baseball | United States | 81 | 37,236 | 3,016,142 | ||||
Tokyo Dome | Baseball | Japan | 72 | 41,724 | 3,004,108 |
This section lists the most recent attendances at annual championship events (single decider matches or the final match in a best-of series only) by total attendance; however, be advised that figures affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have not been included. It also includes domestic leagues and competitions. Additionally, it includes the finals of top-level promotion playoffs, in which teams play to determine potential or confirmed promotion to a country's top league level in the next season. It has to be noted that the listed crowd figures are often a reflection of a championship venue's capacity, as demand for these events is generally so high that any stadium or arena would be filled to capacity.
For the purposes of this table, "domestic" is defined to include leagues which are historically focused in one country, but may have teams in one or more nearby countries.
The EuroLeague in basketball is transnational in that it includes teams from multiple European countries, but is domestic in the sense of being a championship for the single entity of Europe. It is governed by Euroleague Basketball, an explicitly pan-European body that is independent of the continental governing body of FIBA Europe.
This contrasts with leagues such as Super Rugby and the URC, which operate in multiple countries with more than one team in most (Super Rugby) or all (URC) of their participating countries, and also make no pretense of being a championship for a continental-size region.
Event | Sport | Country | Competition | data-sort-type="number" | Crowd | Year | Venue | City | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket | India | [37] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | [38] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EFL Cup Final | Association football | England | EFL Cup | 2023 | Wembley Stadium | London | [39] | |||||||||||||||||||||
EFL Championship Play-off Final | Association football | England | EFL Championship | 2023 | Wembley Stadium | London | [40] | |||||||||||||||||||||
FA Cup Final | Association football | England | FA Cup | 2022 | Wembley Stadium | London | [41] | |||||||||||||||||||||
NRL Grand Final | Rugby league | Australia | National Rugby League | 2022 | Stadium Australia | Sydney | [42] | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final | Gaelic football | Ireland | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | 2022 | Croke Park | Dublin | [43] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | Croke Park | Dublin | [44] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | [45] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EFL Trophy Final | Association football | England | EFL Trophy | 2023 | Wembley Stadium | London | [46] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coupe de France Final | Association football | France | Coupe de France | 2023 | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | [47] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Women's FA Cup Final | England | Wembley Stadium | London | [48] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEC Championship Game | American football | United States | Southeastern Conference football | 2022 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta | [49] | |||||||||||||||||||||
DFB-Pokal Final | Association football | Germany | DFB-Pokal | 2022 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | [50] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gallagher Premiership Final | Rugby union | England | Gallagher Premiership | 2022 | Twickenham | London | [51] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | England | Wembley Stadium | London | [52] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
College Football Playoff National Championship | American football | United States | College Football Playoff | 2023 | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood | [53] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball | United States | [54] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Big 12 Conference football | [55] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppa Italia Final | Association football | Italy | Coppa Italia | 2022 | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | [56] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl | American football | United States | NFL | 2023 | State Farm Stadium | Glendale | [57] | |||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Big Ten Conference football | 2022 | [58] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campeonato Carioca Final second leg | Association football | Brazil | Campeonato Carioca | 2023 | Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | [59] | |||||||||||||||||||||
ACC Championship Game | American football | United States | Atlantic Coast Conference football | 2022 | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | [60] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | Brazil | 2023 | [61] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Super League Grand Final | Rugby league | England | [62] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copa do Nordeste Final | Association football | Brazil | [63] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final | Hurling | Ireland | Croke Park | Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liga MX Femenil Clausura Liguilla Final second leg | Women's association football | Mexico | [64] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | Croke Park | Dublin | [65] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campeonato Mineiro Final second leg | Association football | Brazil | Campeonato Mineiro | 2023 | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | [66] | |||||||||||||||||||||
PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals Game 7 | Basketball | Philippines | Philippine Basketball Association | 2023 | Philippine Arena | Bocaue | [67] | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Series Game 5 | United States | [68] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket | Australia | 2023 | Perth Stadium | [69] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | Spain | [70] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Challenge Cup Final | Rugby league | England | Challenge Cup | 2022 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | London | [71] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | Scotland | [72] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final | Hurling | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | American Athletic Conference football | [73] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazilian Women's Championship Final second leg | Association football | Brazil | Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 | 2023 | Neo Química Arena | São Paulo | [74] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Campeonato Paulista Final | Association football | Brazil | Campeonato Paulista | 2023 | Allianz Parque | São Paulo | [75] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Swedish Bandy Championship Final | Bandy | Sweden | Elitserien | 2013 | [76] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's association football | Colombia | [77] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish Handball League Playoff final | Handball | Denmark | Danish Handball League | 2011 | [78] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Pac-12 Conference football | [79] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Currie Cup Final | Rugby union | South Africa | [80] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | [81] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket | Pakistan | 2018 | [82] [83] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Final | United States | [84] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan Series Game 6 | Baseball | Japan | [85] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hurling | Ireland | Croke Park | Dublin | - | American football | Japan | 2014 | Tokyo | [86] --> | |||||||||||||||||||
SANFL Grand Final | Australian rules football | Australia | [87] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | Norway | [88] | - | Big Bash League Round 1, 7 December 2012 | Cricket | Australia | Big Bash League | 2012 | [89] --> | - | EuroCup Quarter-final Game 2 | Basketball | Serbia | 2013–14 | Kombank Arena | [90] --> | ||||||||||||
Association football | Australia | Sydney | [91] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAAP Men's Basketball Finals Game 3 | Basketball | Philippines | UAAP basketball | 2023 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | [92] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Korean Series Game 5 | Baseball | South Korea | [93] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference | Volleyball | Philippines | Premier Voilleyball League | 2023 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | [94] | |||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Men's Basketball Finals Game 3 | Basketball | Philippines | NCAA (Philippines) men's basketball | 2023 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | [95] | |||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Mountain West Conference football | [96] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | United States | Los Angeles | [97] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hurling | Ireland | Semple Stadium | Thurles | [98] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBA Governor's Cup Finals Game 6 | Basketball | Philippines | Philippine Basketball Association | 2021 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | [99] | |||||||||||||||||||||
College World Series Championship Series, Game 3 | Baseball | United States | [100] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taiwan Series Game 7 | Baseball | Taiwan | [101] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Big East Conference men's basketball | 2023 | Madison Square Garden | New York City | [102] | |||||||||||||||||||||
ACC men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball | Charlotte | [103] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA Finals Game 5 | Basketball | United States | [104] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball | United States | [105] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEC men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Southeastern Conference men's basketball | [106] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Big 12 Conference men's basketball | [107] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | United States | [108] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FA Women's League Cup Final | Women's association football | England | [109] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | [110] | 2018 | [111] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DEL Finals Game 7 | Ice hockey | Germany | DEL | [112] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Big Ten Conference men's basketball | [113] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheerleading | Philippines | UAAP | SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | [114] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | [115] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's association football | United States | [116] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexican Pacific League Serie Final Game 5 | Baseball | Mexico | 2014–15 | [117] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA Finals Game 4 | Basketball | United States | New York City | [118] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Conference USA football | [119] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Novo Basquete Brasil Final | Basketball | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | [120] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 7 | Basketball | Philippines | 2022–23 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | [121] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | [122] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Sun Belt Conference football | [123] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Basketball League Play-off Final Game 5 | Basketball | United Kingdom | London | [124] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superliga Final | Volleyball | Brazil | Belo Horizonte | [125] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Super Netball Final | Australia | Perth | [126] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice hockey | United States | [127] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EuroLeague Final | Basketball | Europe | [128] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
LVBP Serie Final Game 4 | Baseball | Venezuela | 2014–15 | [129] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAAP Women's Volleyball Finals Game 2 | Volleyball | Philippines | UAAP volleyball | 2021–22 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay | [130] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Serie A Finals Game 7 | Basketball | Italy | [131] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's College World Series Championship Series, Game 2 | United States | [132] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEC women's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Southeastern Conference women's basketball | [133] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LBPPR Serie Final Game 6 | Baseball | 2014–15 | [134] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Association football | India | [135] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto Final | Basketball | Spain | [136] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga Finals Game 5 | Basketball | Lithuania | Žalgirio Arena | Kaunas | [137] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball | [138] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBL Grand Final Game 5 | Basketball | Australia | Melbourne Arena | Melbourne | [139] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
American football | United States | Mid-American Conference football | [140] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIDOM Serie Final Game 6 | Baseball | 2014–15 | [141] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's College Cup Championship Game | Association football | United States | NCAA Division I women's soccer | [142] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A-League Women Grand Final | Women's association football | Australia | CommBank Stadium | Sydney | [143] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Baseball | United States | 2016 | Memphis | [144] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copa de la Reina de Fútbol Final | Women's association football | Spain | [145] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Mountain West Conference men's basketball | Las Vegas | [146] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Calder Cup Finals Game 7 | Ice hockey | United States | [147] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuanian Football Cup Final | Association football | Lithuania | [148] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supercopa de España de Baloncesto Final | Basketball | Spain | Liga ACB | Vitoria-Gasteiz | [149] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball | [150] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball | [151] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHL Finals Game 4 | Ice hockey | Sweden | SHL | [152] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MAC men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Mid-American Conference men's basketball | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland | [153] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | West Coast Conference men's basketball | Las Vegas | [154] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball | Washington | [155] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NLA Finals Game 4 | Ice hockey | Switzerland | NLA | [156] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Horizon League men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Horizon League men's basketball | [157] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
AFL Women's Grand Final | Australian rules football | Australia | AFL Women's | [158] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liga ACB Finals Game 4 | Basketball | Spain | [159] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby league | England | [160] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | American Athletic Conference men's basketball | Memphis | [161] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Queensland Cup Grand Final | Rugby league | Australia | Brisbane | [162] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extraliga Finals Game 5 | Ice hockey | Czech Republic | Czech Extraliga | [163] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Final | Lacrosse | United States | WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary | [164] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Liiga Finals Game 7 | Ice hockey | Finland | [165] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball Bundesliga Finals Game 5 | Basketball | Germany | [166] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
USL W League Championship | Women's association football | United States | [167] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
MISL Finals Mini-Game Tie Breaker | United States | MISL | Baltimore | [168] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Southern Conference men's basketball | [169] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Superliga Final | Volleyball | Brazil | [170] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summit League women's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Summit League women's basketball | [171] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | American Athletic Conference women's basketball | [172] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | West Coast Conference women's basketball | Las Vegas | [173] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Serie del Rey Game 5 | Baseball | Mexico | [174] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
ASUN men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | ASUN Conference men's basketball | 2019 | Nashville | [175] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gagarin Cup Finals Game 4 | Ice hockey | Russia | [176] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serie A1 Finals Game 4 | Volleyball | Italy | [177] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A-1 Liga Finals Game 4 | Basketball | Croatia | A-1 Liga | Zagreb | [178] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's College Cup Championship Game | Association football | United States | NCAA Division I men's soccer | [179] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament Championship Game | Basketball | United States | Evansville | [180] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
VTB United League Finals Game 3 | Basketball | Russia | VTB United League | Moscow | [181] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College Basketball Invitational Finals Game 3 | Basketball | United States | [182] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summit League men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Summit League men's basketball | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls | [183] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National Invitation tournament Final | Basketball | United States | Madison Square Garden | New York City | [184] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference USA men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Conference USA men's basketball | [185] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice hockey | United States | [186] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MAAC men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball | [187] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenian Basketball League Finals Game 4 | Basketball | Slovenia | Slovenian Basketball League | Ljubljana | [188] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Southland Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Southland Conference men's basketball | [189] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
America East men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | America East Conference men's basketball | [190] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA G League Finals, Game 3 | Basketball | United States/Canada | [191] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big South Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Big South Conference men's basketball | [192] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament championship game | Basketball | United States | Northeast Conference men's basketball | [193] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Baseball League Championship series Game 2 | Baseball | Australia | Australian Baseball League | [194] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serie A1 Italian Baseball series Game 4 | Baseball | Italy | Italian Baseball League | [195] |
This section lists college and amateur leagues by total attendance. Remaining amateurism requirements in the majority of top-level sports were dropped in the late 20th century, and there are now only a few amateur leagues which are of interest to a wide public. In the United States, college sports are very popular and at least one significant ice hockey league retains an amateur requirement. In Ireland, the All-Ireland senior championships in Gaelic football and hurling, both operated by the Gaelic Athletic Association, which continues to prohibit professionalism, each draw over 80,000 to fill Croke Park for the respective finals.[196]
The NCAA championships listed here are all composed of several separate conferences with varying attendance levels. For example, in American football, per-game home attendances for the highest level of competition, Division I FBS, in the 2018 season ranged from 15,458 for Mid-American Conference teams to 73,994 for Southeastern Conference teams.[197] [198] NCAA Division I FBS football has the 2nd highest average attendance worldwide for any league-wide sport (behind the National Football League) and the 2nd highest overall attendance worldwide (behind Major League Baseball). For college baseball,Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium at Mississippi State University holds the on-campus attendance record at 15,586[199] and all of college baseball's Top 11 on-campus largest crowds.
League | Sport | Country | Season | data-sort-type="number" | Games | data-sort-type="number" | Total attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Average attendance | Source |
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United States | ||||||||||
Ireland | 2017 | [200] | ||||||||
Ireland | ||||||||||
Japan | (63,437 in per a single day) | [201] | ||||||||
United States | ||||||||||
[202] | ||||||||||
South Africa | [203] | |||||||||
United States | [204] | [205] | [206] | |||||||
United States | [207] [208] | |||||||||
Canada | [209] | |||||||||
United States | [210] | |||||||||
This list covers special annual matches for representative sides that are not covered elsewhere by international or domestic fixtures. They include state or regional matches, annual commemorative games and publicly voted all-star selections. This type of event is unknown within European nations, except in basketball; many European domestic leagues in that sport hold an all-star game at roughly the midpoint of the regular season.
Tournament | Sport | Country | Season | data-sort-type="number" | Teams | data-sort-type="number" | Games | data-sort-type="number" | Total attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Average attendance | Stadium(s) | Ref(s) |
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Australia | 2022 | 2[211] | Stadium Australia, Sydney | [212] | |||||||||
Australia | 2022 | 2 | 192,255 | 64,085 | [213] [214] [215] | ||||||||
United States | 2022 | 2 | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas | [216] | |||||||||
Association football | United States/Canada | 2[217] | [218] | ||||||||||
Australia | 2 | [219] | |||||||||||
Japan | 2 | [220] [221] [222] [223] [224] | |||||||||||
United States | 2 | [225] | |||||||||||
Baseball | United States/Canada | 2 | [226] | ||||||||||
Australia | 2014 | 2 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | [227] | |||||||||
United States/Canada | 4 | 3 | [228] | ||||||||||
Basketball | United States/Canada | 2 | 1 | [229] |
This section lists the attendances at international competitions between sport clubs, ranked by average attendance. These are usually organised on a continental basis. The teams which compete in these tournaments also compete in the domestic competitions in their home countries.
Tournament | Sport | Region(s) | Year | data-sort-type="number" | Games | data-sort-type="number" | Total attendance | data-sort-type="number" | Average attendance | Source |
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Europe | align=center | 125 | align=center | align=center | [230] [231] | |||||
Association football | South America | 2023 | 2 | [232] [233] | ||||||
Association football | Africa | 14 | 2023 African Football League | |||||||
Association football | Europe & South America | 2023 | 1 | [234] | ||||||
Association football | Worldwide | 2023 | 7 | [235] | ||||||
Association football | Europe | 2023 | 1 | [236] | ||||||
Association football | Europe | 141 | [237] [238] | |||||||
Association football | South America | 88 | [239] | |||||||
Association football | Europe & South America | 2023 | 1 | |||||||
Leagues Cup | Association football | North America | 77 | 2023 Leagues Cup | ||||||
Europe | 63 | 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup | ||||||||
Association football | South America | 71 | [240] | |||||||
Association football | Europe | 141 | [241] [242] | |||||||
Super Rugby | Rugby union | SANZAAR | 142 | [243] | ||||||
Association football | Asia & Australia | 126 | [244] | |||||||
Worldwide | align=center | 1 | align=center | align=center | [245] | |||||
Europe | align=center | 61 | align=center | align=center | [246] [247] | |||||
Rugby union | Europe & Africa[248] | 2022–23 | 151 | [249] [250] | ||||||
Association football | Africa | 2023 | 1 | [251] | ||||||
CONCACAF Champions League | Association football | North America | 62 | [252] | ||||||
Europe | 328 | 2022–23 EuroLeague | ||||||||
Caribbean Series | Baseball | Caribbean | 2014 | 13 | [253] | |||||
Worldwide | 11 | [254] | ||||||||
Rugby union | Europe | 51 | 2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup | |||||||
Association football | Oceania | 14 | ||||||||
Europe | 132 | 2022–23 EHF Champions League | ||||||||
Europe | 99 | 2023 European League of Football | ||||||||
Association football | Asia | 127 | 2019 AFC Cup | |||||||
Ice hockey | Europe | 125 | ||||||||
Basketball | Europe | 195 | 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball | |||||||
Handball | Europe | 131 | 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League | |||||||
Volleyball | Europe | 78 | 2022–23 CEV Champions League | |||||||
Worldwide | 10 | 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | ||||||||
Volleyball | Europe | 79 | 2022–23 CEV Women's Champions League | |||||||
Association football | Oceania | 10 | ||||||||
Handball | Europe | 148 | 2022–23 EHF European League | |||||||
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final | Basketball | Worldwide | 9 | [255] | ||||||
Basketball | Europe | 127 | [256] | |||||||
Handball | Europe | 60 | 2022–23 Women's EHF European League | |||||||
Volleyball | Asia & Oceania | 26 | 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship | |||||||
Volleyball | Worldwide | 10 | 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | |||||||
Volleyball | Europe | 70 | 2022–23 CEV Cup | |||||||
Association football | Europe | 167 | [257] | |||||||
Basketball | Europe | 2023 | 1 | [258] | ||||||
This section lists the attendances at international competitions between national teams. These are usually organised on a continental basis. The teams which compete in these tournaments may also have competed in qualifying tournaments. The winners of continental championships usually play in a world cup or championship.
These are restricted to final matches of international club events.
Tournament | Sport | Continent/Countries | data-sort-type="number" | Crowd | Year | Venue | City | Source |
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UEFA Champions League Final | Europe | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
Copa Libertadores Final | Association football | South America | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [282] | ||||
UEFA Europa League Final | Association football | Europe | Budapest, Hungary | |||||
United Rugby Championship Final | Europe & Africa | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||
FIFA Club World Cup final | Association football | Worldwide | 2023 | King Abdullah Sports City | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | [283] | ||
European Rugby Champions Cup Final | Rugby union | Europe | Dublin, Ireland | [284] | ||||
Caribbean Series final | Baseball | Caribbean | Monumental Stadium of Caracas Simón Bolívar | Caracas, Venezuela | [285] | |||
UEFA Women's Champions League Final | Europe | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||||||
EPCR Challenge Cup Final | Rugby union | Europe | Aviva Stadium | Dublin, Ireland | [286] | |||
European League of Football Final | Europe | Duisburg, Germany | [287] | |||||
Leagues Cup final | Association football | North America | 2023 | Nashville, USA | [288] | |||
AFC Cup final | Association football | Asia | 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | [289] | ||
Super Rugby Final | Rugby union | Oceania | Hamilton, New Zealand | [290] | ||||
Women's EHF Champions League Final | Europe | Budapest, Hungary | [291] | |||||
CAF Women's Champions League Final | Women's association football | Africa | Korhogo, Ivory Coast | [292] | ||||
EHF Champions League Final | Handball | Europe | Cologne, Germany | [293] | ||||
Copa Sudamericana Final | Association football | South America | Maldonado, Uruguay | [294] | ||||
UEFA Europa Conference League Final | Association football | Europe | Prague, Czechia | |||||
Basketball Champions League Final | Europe | Málaga, Spain | [295] | |||||
EuroLeague Final | Basketball | Europe | Kaunas, Lithuania | |||||
CEV Women's Champions League Final | Europe | Turin, Italy | [296] | |||||
CEV Champions League Final | Volleyball | Europe | Pala Alpitour | Turin, Italy | [297] | |||
EuroCup Basketball Final | Basketball | Europe | Las Palmas, Spain | [298] | ||||
UEFA Youth League Final | Association football | Europe | Geneva, Switzerland | |||||
Super Rugby Americas Final | Rugby union | Americas | Montevideo, Uruguay | [299] | ||||
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final | Basketball | Worldwide | [300] | |||||
Basketball Africa League Final | Basketball | Africa | Kigali, Rwanda | [301] | ||||
Spengler Cup Final | Worldwide | Davos, Switzerland | ||||||
Champions Hockey League Final | Ice hockey | Europe | Luleå, Sweden | [302] | ||||
OFC Champions League final | Association football | Oceania | Port Vila, Vanuatu | [303] | ||||
UEFA Futsal Champions League Final | Europe | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||||||
EHF European League Final | Handball | Europe | Flensburg, Germany | [304] | ||||
UEFA Regions' Cup Final | Association football | Europe | Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain | |||||
Copa Libertadores Femenina Final | Women's association football | South America | Cali, Colombia | [305] | ||||
Women's Asian Club Volleyball Championship Final | Volleyball | Asia & Oceania | Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam | [306] | ||||
LEN Champions League Final | Europe | Belgrade, Serbia | [307] | |||||
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Final | Volleyball | Worldwide | Hangzhou, China | [308] | ||||
EuroLeague Women Final | Basketball | Europe | Prague, Czechia | |||||
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship Final | Volleyball | Worldwide | Bangalore, India | [309] | ||||
IHF Men's Super Globe Final | Handball | Worldwide | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | [310] | ||||
Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament Final | Basketball | Europe | Kaunas, Lithuania | [311] | ||||
Rugby Europe Super Cup Final | Rugby union | Europe | Tbilisi, Georgia | [312] | ||||
Women's EHF European League Final | Handball | Europe | Graz, Austria | [313] | ||||
LEN Women's Champions League Final | Water polo | Europe | Sabadell, Spain | [314] | ||||
AFC Futsal Club Championship Final | Futsal | Asia | Bangkok, Thailand | [315] | ||||
South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship Final | Handball | South & Central America | São Paulo, Brazil | [316] | ||||
Bandy World Cup Final | Worldwide | Sandviken, Sweden | [317] | |||||
Floorball Champions Cup Men's Final | Europe | Lempäälä, Finland | [318] | |||||
Women's EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup Final | Europe | 2023 | Beach Court 1 | Porto Santo, Portugal | [319] | |||
Futsal Women's European Champions Final | Futsal | Europe | Burela, Spain | [320] |
These are restricted to final matches of international club events, played in a two-legged tie format. The two matches may be held in one or two different venues.