Must-see football: The clubs with the best average attendances in European football

At the end of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season, Borussia Dortmund were not top of the league. In fact, the team had a bit of a down season. However, the club did top one table in Europe during the season. Borussia topped the table for having the average highest attendance in all of Europe. Not a bad little stat for a team that was nearly bankrupt during the 2000s.

Borussia’s average attendance in 2016-17 was 79,653 at Signal Iduna Park. It is a great stadium, and one that should be on every football fan’s bucketlist.

The German’s nearest rival when it came to attendance was Barcelona. The Spanish team attracted 77,944 to games a Camp Nou. Like Signal Iduna Park, Camp Nou is a landmark, and a place to see all on its own. Manchester United finished the 2016-17 season in third place in terms of average attendance. The Red Devils attracted 75,290 to Old Trafford.

Top 50 teams by attendance 2016-17

1	Borussia Dortmund	79,653
2	Barcelona	77,944
3	Manchester United	75,290
4	Bayern Munich	75,000
5	Real Madrid	69,170
6	Schalke 04	60,703
7	Arsenal	59,957
8	West Ham United	56,972
9	Benfica	55,994
10	Celtic	54,477
11	Manchester City	54,019
12	Liverpool	53,016
13	Hamburger SV	52,341
14	Borussia Monchengladbach	51,494
15	Newcastle United	51,106
16	VFB Stuttgart	50,515
17	Hertha BSC	50,267
18	FC Koln	49,571
19	Ajax	49,551
20	Eintracht Frankfurt	49,088
21	Rangers	48,941
22	Feyenoord	47,500
23	Inter Milan	47,172
24	Paris Saint Germain	45,317
25	Atletico Madrid	44,719
26	Sporting CP	42,772
27	Chelsea	41,508
28	RB Leipzig	41,454
29	Sunderland	41,287
30	Werder Bremen	40,811
31	AC Milan	40,294
32	Olympique Marseille	39,898
33	Juventus	39,489
34	Athletic Bilbao	39,463
35	Everton	39,310
36	Olympique Lyon	39,171
37	Porto	39,130
38	Napoli	36,605
39	Hannover 96	36,482
40	PSV Eindhoven	33,724
41	Valencia	33,238
42	Sevilla	32,816
43	Spartak Moscow	32,760
44	Aston Villa	32,107
45	Leicester City	31,893
46	Real Betis	31,761
47	Tottenham Hotspur	31,639
48	AS Roma	31,133
49	Southampton	30,936
50	Middlesbrough	30,449

Perhaps the top 10’s biggest surprise was not Schalke, which is an institution in Gelsenkirchen, but West Ham. The Hammers attracted 56,000-plus. Of course, the team play at the London Olympic Stadium; but that figure was still more than Manchester City and Liverpool.

While there will be some change in the top 50 during the 2017-18 season, many of the teams that made the list will stay the same. Of course, you can experience these amazing venues and teams with WoWTickets.football.

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