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Old August 2, 2003, 17:29   #1
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How large is an average attendance at a soccer game?
I am curious about this because FC Barcelona and AC Milan were in town a couple of days ago for a friendly. The attendance was a respectable 45,000. At least I thought it was respectable for a friendly. Capacity at RFK stadium is something like 55,000.

Some soccer-specific stadiums are being built around the US. Capacity is maybe 25,000 for women's soccer and 45,000 for men. There are more soccer-specific stadiums for women, so far. Judging by certain movies produced overseas , women's soccer-specific stadiums aren't that typical in other places. Is this true?

For comparison purposes, college football in the US routinely sells out stadiums seating 100,000+ people. Are most soccer stadiums able to hold that many around the world? Any super-large stadiums?
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Re: How large is an average attendance at a soccer game?
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I am curious about this because FC Barcelona and AC Milan were in town a couple of days ago for a friendly. The attendance was a respectable 45,000. At least I thought it was respectable for a friendly.

For comparison purposes, college football in the US routinely sells out stadiums seating 100,000+ people. Are most soccer stadiums able to hold that many around the world?
Nope the average gate in England for a top flight game is around 40,000.

Barca, ManU, Real and Juve(?) have bigger grounds but not in the numbers you are talking

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Thanks for the early numbers. AC Milan and Juventas are playing the Italian Super Cup tomorrow at Giants stadium in New Jersey in a real match. Capacity of 75,000? Pro football stadiums normally have a capacity of 75,000 - 80,000. Pro football and college football don't share stadiums except in the rare instance.

I guess this must actually be worth it for the Italian squads, if they can fill the stadium. It isn't even on US TV, even though I expect it to be on Italian TV.
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40k easily in UK or Spain...

Real Madrid is on a tour in Asia, and attendance will likely be near 100%.

In Russia, though, it's often like 5k in Moscow... 20k upwards in some other cities.
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yeah in the top flight 30-40k is usual. lower down it dips a lot, 1st division varies a lot (even excepting the wombles ) lower down less than 10,000 is the norm.
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Thanks for the early numbers. AC Milan and Juventas are playing the Italian Super Cup tomorrow at Giants stadium in New Jersey in a real match. Capacity of 75,000?
They won't fill it.

Sorry missed I yourquestion as regards big stadiums the San Siro and the Nou Camp (Real and Barca respectivley) are the biggest

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Got this question in a pub quiz

'Whats the highest ever attendance for a football game?'

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Has to be 120k, that's the biggest stadium...
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How many soccer players does it take to screw in a light bulb ?
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MLS normally has attendance of about 20,000. Some games may sell more. I saw a game on TV on July 4 in Kansas City that had 55,000. Today's MLS All Star game had 28,000 (Chivas v. MLS All Stars).

reds: What is the capacity at those 2 stadiums?
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Sorry missed I yourquestion as regards big stadiums the San Siro and the Nou Camp (Barca and Real respectivley) are the biggest
*cough* Could that be AC/Inter Milan and Barca respectively Real Madrid play at the Bernabeu Stadium IIRC.

I thought the biggest were those built for the Japan/Korea World Cup?
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Marakana is the biggest... at least was till WC2002, but I don't think that even last WC beat it.
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About 125K, in a 90K stadium IIRC
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isn't that sig a bit big drogue

reds, would have to way back, before stadiums were all seater? btw do you mean in england or worldwide?
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I thought the biggest were those built for the Japan/Korea World Cup?
'cough' nope, they were just the most modern

Got me the stuff I didn't choose to 'reply with quote' on though
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Cockney, worldwide, and I got pretty close!

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How many soccer fans does it take to screw in a light bulb ?

Hopefully not that many, since there are so few.
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15 - One to put the bulb in, 10 to kiss him afterwards, and the other side's back four to all stand around and put their hands up.
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There was one a couple of years ago in India with 200k, IIRC. Or maybe I'm not remembering correctly.
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I'd guess around 5k. I could be wrong tho.
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Hopefully not that many, since there are so few.
The word is 'Football', 97.25% of the planet follows Football. The other 2.75% are Americans
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Yeh, it is a bit long. I'll change it after a day or two. I like it though, and wanted to put it up for a change.
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i don't really know, 150k rings a bell though, for some brasilian game maybe?
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Yes, but the thread starter isn't among those 97.25%. It's soccer in this thread. And not that many follow soccer.
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i don't really know, 150k rings a bell though, for some brasilian game maybe?
yep, 198,000 in Brazil, I guess health and safety wasn't a big issue back then
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In Spain, it dependes of the math. If Barça or Real Madrid plays, probably the stadium will be with full atendance (except in the own stadiums of Barça and Real). In a Real against Barça match, all the attendance will be sold out very soon [And the stadium of the Barça is near 100k ]
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yep, 198,000 in Brazil, I guess health and safety wasn't a big issue back then

Well, I was only 2,000 from the number...

How many matches does a typical club play each year?
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yep, 198,000 in Brazil, I guess health and safety wasn't a big issue back then
yeah i can imagine, i don't remember where i heard it was in brasil, probably in a pub quiz
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