Worldwide rankings
Highest attendances in 2023: Man Utd lose top spot, Arsenal knocked out of top 10
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The most attended football stadium in the world in 2023 was none other than the Camp Nou, where 83,273 spectators attended on average each Barcelona home league game. The top 16 places on the list unsurprisingly go to European clubs, three of which come from Germany and no less than three come from London specifically. The highest ranked club outside of Europe was Flamengo, who sat 17th with an average attendance of 56,689 fans in 2023.
The football stadiums with the highest attendances in the world in 2023
Al-Ittihad Club | King Abdullah Sports City | 37.061
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Capacity: 62.345
Aston Villa | Villa Park | 41.594
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Capacity: 42.682
Corinthians | Neo Química Arena | 37.583
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Capacity: 49.205
Lens | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | 37.874
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Capacity: 38.223
Juventus | Allianz Stadium | 38.526
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Capacity: 41.507
Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 38.548
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Capacity: 50.033
Fenerbahce | Ülker Stadyumu FB | 38.719
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Capacity: 47.834
Everton | Goodison Park | 39.177
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Capacity: 39.571
Tigres UANL | Estadio Universitario | 39.427
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Capacity: 41.886
Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 39.900
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Capacity: 40.853
Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 40.456
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Capacity: 48.707
Barcelona | Olímpic Lluís Companys | 40.737
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Capacity: 55.926
Valencia | Mestalla | 41.532
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Capacity: 49.430
Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 41.591
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Capacity: 42.100
Galatasaray | RAMS Park | 42.479
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Capacity: 52.223
1. FC Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 42.826
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Capacity: 48.500
Olympique Lyon | Groupama Stadium | 43.423
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Capacity: 59.186
Beijing Guoan | Workers Stadium | 43.769
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Capacity: 68.000
Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 44.206
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Capacity: 53.289
São Paulo | Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo | 44.307
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Capacity: 72.039
Lazio | Olimpico di Roma | 44.639
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Capacity: 73.261
RB Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 45.708
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Capacity: 47.069
Napoli | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona | 46.398
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Capacity: 54.726
Paris Saint-Germain | Parc des Princes | 46.417
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Capacity: 49.691
Feyenoord | De Kuip | 47.083
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Capacity: 47.500
Atlanta United | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 47.526
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Capacity: 73.019
Rangers | Ibrox Stadium | 49.155
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Capacity: 50.987
Hertha BSC | Olympiastadion | 49.531
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Capacity: 74.667
Real Betis | Benito Villamarín | 49.796
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Capacity: 60.721
1. FC Köln | RheinEnergieSTADION | 49.800
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Capacity: 50.000
Stuttgart | MHPArena | 50.297
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Capacity: 60449
Borussia M‘gladbach | Borussia-Park | 52.016
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Capacity: 54.042
Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52.107
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Capacity: 52.338
Liverpool | Anfield | 52.436
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Capacity: 57.600
Eintracht Frankfurt | Deutsche Bank Park | 53.006
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Capacity: 56.500
Manchester City | Etihad Stadium | 53305
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Capacity: 55.017
Ajax | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 53.767
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Capacity: 55600
Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion | 56.323
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Capacity: 57.000
Flamengo | Estádio Mário Filho | 56.689
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Capacity: 78.838
Atlético Madrid | Civitas Metropolitano | 57.285
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Capacity: 70.460
Celtic | Celtic Park | 58.655
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Capacity: 60.832
Benfica | Estadio da Luz | 59.125
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Capacity: 64.642
Olympique Marseille | Velodrome | 59.301
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Capacity: 67.394
Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60.199
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Capacity: 60.704
Schalke 04 | Veltins-Arena | 61.336
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Capacity: 62.271
Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabeu | 61.499
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Capacity: 81.044
Tottenham | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 61.566
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Capacity: 62.062
Roma | Olimpico di Roma | 62.133
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Capacity: 73.261
West Ham | London Stadium | 62.470
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Capacity: 62.500
AC Milan | Giuseppe Meazza | 71.449
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Capacity: 75.923
Inter Milan | Giuseppe Meazza | 72.960
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Capacity: 75.923
Manchester United | Old Trafford | 73.586
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Capacity: 74.879
Bayern Munich | Allianz Arena | 75.003
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Capacity: 75.024
Borussia Dortmund | SIGNAL IDUNA PARK | \81.312
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Capacity: 81.365
Barcelona | Spotify Camp Nou | 83.273
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Capacity: 99.354
The previous year saw contenders from across the globe, with Atlanta United representing North America with an average of 47,526 fans per home game, placing them 30th on the list. Similarly, Chinese club Beijing Guoan are the top Asian representative following a year that saw them average 43,769 fans per home game. However, the country with the most clubs is none other than Germany, which had 12 clubs across its two top divisions featured in the top 55 clubs of 2023 by average attendances. Second highest on the list was England (eleven clubs), Spain (seven), and Italy (six). In total no less than 14 countries were represented in 2023’s list.
Although Spain had seven stadiums represented on the list, they belonged to only six clubs. This is because Barcelona only spent half of the year playing in their famed arena, and the other half playing in the Olympic Stadium while the Camp Nou was renovated. Due to the Spanish club’s remarkable support, their home away from home also features on the list after averaging 40,737 spectators per home game. In total, 46 stadiums across the world enjoyed an average home crowd of 40,000 fans or more.
The top 20 highest average attendances in 2023