The Top 20 Euro Football Clubs Ranked by Average Match Attendance in the 2012/13 Season



Football Fans in Attendance - IllustrationHere we will rank the Europe's top twenty clubs by average league match attendance in the 2012/13 season. The source is the recently published Deloitte Football Money League Report.

It comes as a bit of a surprise to see Borussia Dortmund at the top of the list. Their Westfalenstadion (Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons) can fit up to 80,645 people for league matches and according to the numbers below, it is nearly filled to capacity all season long.

It is also surprising to see four German and zero Italian teams in the top 10.

Here is the full list:

1. Borussia Dortmund - 79,893
2. Manchester United - 75,530
3. Barcelona - 71,235
4. Bayern Munich - 71,103
5. Real Madrid - 65,268
6. Schalke 04 - 61,016
7. Arsenal - 60,080
8. Hamburger - 52,829
9. Manchester City - 46,970
10. Liverpool - 44,758
11. AC Milan - 44,123
12. Paris Saint-Germain - 43,239
13. Internazionale - 42,097
14. AS Roma - 42,062
15. Chelsea - 41,462
16. Fenerbahce - 40,895
17. Galatasaray - 39,093
18. Atletico Madrid - 37,956
19. Tottenham - 36,151
20. Juventus - 35,973


The largest stadium in Europe, in terms of capacity, is FC Barcelona's Camp Nou, which seats 99.786 people.