The Observatory of Italian football has released its figures for stadium attendances in Serie A for the 2015-16 season. There are signs of improvement (if only very small) on the previous campaign, with an average increase of 0.1% (22.078) compared to 22.057 in 2014-15.
 

Despite the slight increase, this is the second worst average of the last five years: -6% compared to 2013/14 (23.481), -10. 4% relative to 2012/13 (24.655) and -4.9% compared to the season 2011/12 (23.214).
 

The nerazzurri had the biggest increase of fans in 2015-16 with an average attendance of 45.538, an increase of 22.2% on 2014-15 (37.270).  

Juventus come next with an average attendance of 38.628, a 0.2% rise on 14-15. The podium is completed by Napoli whose average this season totalled 37.777, an increase of 17.1% on the previous campaign.
 

Milan are also in the top five with an average of 37.655 along with Roma (35.182) but the statistics are a little misleading here. The Rossoneri, despite a negative season, have recorded a 2.7% increase compared to last year. The Giallorossi average has decreased by -12,3 % with respect to the 2014/15 season that, with an average of 40.135 was one of the best in the country. Fiorentina also record a negative figure of-5.2%.  

The biggest drop however is in the capital, with Lazio recording an average attendance of just 20.465 which is an enormous drop of 41.4% on 2014-15. Torino on the other hand, have seen crowds rise to an average of 19.392; an increase of 16.2%


Steve Mitchell @barafundler