Average attendances : Inter the only Serie A club in Europe’s top 20
Bundesliga sides are definitely benefitting from new stadiums built in 2006 to host the world cup, but Germany’s policy of keeping tickets’ prices low is definitely helping clubs to register stunning attendance figures.
Borussia Dortmund sell the 99.8% of tickets each Sunday with an average attendance exceeding 81.000. The Old Trafford and Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena are also very likely to be sold out each time the Red Devils and the Bavarians play at home, whilst Inter might be overcome by West Ham and Liverpool that have recently increased their stadiums’ capacity. The Hammers, actually, have just swapped the good old Boleyn Ground with Stratford’s Olympic Stadium.
Unlikely Germany, Italy’s insufficient policies in terms of ticket sales, sporting culture and stadium maintenance make the Bel Paese one of the less-developed European countries when it comes to watching games from stadiums.
FULL RANKING
1. Borussia Dortmund 81.178 (99,8%)
2. Barcellona 78.881 (79,3%)
3. Manchester United 75.279 (99,5%)
4. Bayern Monaco 75.000 (99,9%)
5. Real Madrid 69.736 (81,6%)
6. Schalke 04 61.386 (98,6%)
7. Arsenal 56.944 (95,5%)
8. Manchester City 54.041 (98,1%)
9. Hamburger SV 53.700 (93,6%)
10. Stuttgart 51.983 (95,8%)
11. Borussia Monchengladbach 51.715 (95,8%)
12. Benfica 50.322 (76,7%) 13. Newcastle 49.751 (94,9 %)
14. Hertha Berlino 49.704 (94,9%)
15. Ajax 49.206 (91,7%)
16. Koln 48.676 (96,6%)
17. Feyenoord 47.324 (92,6%)
18. Eintracht Frankfurt 46.676 (89,2%)
19. Paris Saint-Germain 46.160 (96,3)
20. Inter 45.538 (56,0%)
