List of sports attendance figures
This article lists the attendance of many sports competitions around the world, based in some cases on the number of tickets sold or given away, rather than people actually present. The list is almost exclusively stadium field and indoor arena ball sports. Top leagues in weekly attendance includes speedway sports.
All listed attendance figures reflect those for the most recent season or event for which:
- reliable attendance figures are available, and for UK Boxing events 2019.
- no artificial attendance restrictions were imposed during the relevant time frame—an entire season or a given event, as applicable.
Sports leagues
Top leagues in average attendance
Below is a list of the top sports leagues by average attendance, for its most recent season.. List is inclusive only of leagues with total season attendance greater than 1,000,000 and an average attendance greater than 15,000.Top leagues in weekly attendance
Note that other ticketed activities in motor sports such as practices and qualifying are not included in the number of "games" in a week. Formula One attendance represents cumulative weekend attendance; in, the highest race-day attendance was 168,000 at the.| League | Sport | Country | Season | Teams | Games | Total attendance | Average attendance | Games / week | Weekly attendance |
| Tour de France | Cycling–Road | France | 2014 | 22 | 21 | 12000000 | 571429 | 7 | 4000003 |
| Giro d'Italia | Cycling–Road | Italy | 2014 | 22 | 21 | 11800000 | 561905 | 7 | 3933335 |
| Tour Down Under | Cycling–Road | Australia | 2019 | 19 | 6 | 850000 | 140000 | 6 | 850000 |
| Vuelta a España | Cycling–Road | Spain | 2014 | 22 | 21 | 2500000 | 119048 | 7 | 833336 |
| Indian Premier League | Cricket | India | 2008 | 8 | 59 | 3422347 | 61113 | 7 | 427793 |
| Formula One World Championship | Motor racing | World | 10 | 20 | 6530000 | 1 | |||
| Big Bash League | Cricket | Australia | 2016–17 | 8 | 35 | 1053997 | 30114 | 7 | 210799 |
| Major League Baseball | Baseball | United States / Canada | 2017 | 30 | 2419 | 72670423 | 30042 | 7 | 210294 |
| Supercars Championship | Motor racing | Australia / New Zealand | 2017 | 16 | 25 | 1754501 | 116000 | 1 | 116000 |
| Nippon Professional Baseball | Baseball | Japan | 2017 | 12 | 858 | 25139463 | 29300 | 6 | 175800 |
| Bangladesh Premier League | Cricket | Bangladesh | 2015 | 6 | 34 | 742000 | 21824 | 7 | 148400 |
| MotoGP | Motor racing | World | 2014 | 16 | 18 | 2473624 | 137423 | 1 | 137423 |
| NASCAR | Motor racing | United States | 2013 | 19 | 36 | 3594708 | 99853 | 1 | 99853 |
| Indy Car | Motor racing | United States / Canada / Japan | 2009 | 13 | 17 | 1555772 | 91516 | 1 | 91516 |
| KBO League | Baseball | South Korea | 2024 | 10 | 720 | 10887705 | 15122 | 6 | 90732 |
| National Basketball Association | Basketball | United States / Canada | 2016–17 | 30 | 1230 | 21997412 | 17884 | 4 | 71536 |
| National Hockey League | Ice hockey | United States / Canada | 2016–17 | 30 | 1230 | 21429412 | 17422 | 4 | 69688 |
| National Football League | American football | United States | 2016 | 32 | 256 | 17788671 | 69487 | 1 | 69487 |
| Mexican Pacific League | Baseball | Mexico | 2016–17 | 8 | 268 | 2625495 | 9797 | 6 | 58782 |
| International League | Baseball | United States | 2017 | 14 | 942 | 6671670 | 7082 | 6 | 42492 |
| Bundesliga | Association football | Germany | 2016–17 | 18 | 306 | 12702427 | 41511 | 1 | 41511 |
| Indian Super League | Association football | India | 2016 | 8 | 56 | 1477033 | 26376 | 39564 | |
| Pacific Coast League | Baseball | United States | 2017 | 16 | 1092 | 7150468 | 6548 | 6 | 39288 |
| Australian Football League | Australian rules football | Australia | 2018 | 18 | 207 | 7594257 | 36687 | 9 | 330183 |
| Premier League | Association football | England / Wales | 2016–17 | 20 | 380 | 13612316 | 35822 | 1 | 35822 |
| Super GT | Motor racing | Japan / Malaysia | 2013 | 37 | 8 | 278900 | 34862 | 1 | 34862 |
| Liga Venezolana de Beisbol | Baseball | Venezuela | 2016–17 | 8 | 247 | 1275317 | 5163 | 6 | 30978 |
| Texas League | Baseball | United States | 2017 | 8 | 540 | 2727350 | 5051 | 6 | 30306 |
| Liga Mexicana de Béisbol | Baseball | Mexico | 2017 | 16 | 824 | 4042605 | 4906 | 6 | 29436 |
| La Liga | Association football | Spain | 2016–17 | 20 | 380 | 10470781 | 27700 | 1 | 27700 |
| Chinese Professional Baseball League | Baseball | Taiwan | 2017 | 4 | 239 | 1311386 | 5487 | 5 | 27435 |
Top 9 stadiums in total attendance in a calendar year
| Stadium | Sport | Country | Season | Games | Average attendance | Total attendance |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australian football/Cricket | Australia | 2024 | 56,580 | 3,734,266 | |
| Dodger Stadium | Baseball | United States | 2016 | 81 | 45,719 | 3,703,312 |
| Yankee Stadium | Baseball/Association Football | United States | 2016 | 98 | 35,977 | 3,525,741 |
| Busch Stadium | Baseball | United States | 2016 | 81 | 42,524 | 3,444,490 |
| Rogers Centre | Baseball | Canada | 2016 | 81 | 41,880 | 3,392,299 |
| Oracle Park | Baseball | United States | 2016 | 81 | 41,546 | 3,365,256 |
| Wrigley Field | Baseball | United States | 2016 | 81 | 39,906 | 3,232,420 |
| Angel Stadium | Baseball | United States | 2016 | 81 | 37,236 | 3,016,142 |
| Tokyo Dome | Baseball | Japan | 2016 | 72 | 41,724 | 3,004,108 |
Top leagues in recent domestic club championship event attendance
This section lists the most recent attendances at annual championship events by total attendance; however, be advised that figures affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have not been included. It also includes domestic leagues and competitions. Additionally, it includes the finals of top-level promotion playoffs, in which teams play to determine potential or confirmed promotion to a country's top league level in the next season. The listed crowd figures are often a reflection of a championship venue's capacity, as demand for these events is generally so high that any stadium or arena would be filled to capacity.For the purposes of this table, "domestic" is defined to include leagues which are historically focused in one country, but may have teams in one or more nearby countries.
The EuroLeague in basketball is transnational in that it includes teams from multiple European countries, but is domestic in the sense of being a championship for the single entity of Europe. It is governed by Euroleague Basketball, an explicitly pan-European body that is independent of the continental governing body of FIBA Europe.
This contrasts with leagues such as Super Rugby and the URC, which operate in multiple countries with more than one team in most or all of their participating countries, and also make no pretense of being a championship for a continental-size region.
Semi-professional and amateur leagues
This section lists college and amateur leagues by total attendance. Remaining amateurism requirements in the majority of top-level sports were dropped in the late 20th century, and there are now only a few amateur leagues which are of interest to a wide public. In the United States, college sports are very popular and at least one significant ice hockey league retains an amateur requirement. In Ireland, the All-Ireland senior championships in Gaelic football and hurling, both operated by the Gaelic Athletic Association, which continues to prohibit professionalism, each draw over 80,000 to fill Croke Park for the respective finals.The NCAA championships listed here are all composed of several separate conferences with varying attendance levels. For example, in American football, per-game home attendances for the highest level of competition, Division I FBS, in the 2018 season ranged from 15,458 for Mid-American Conference teams to 73,994 for Southeastern Conference teams. NCAA Division I FBS football has the 2nd highest average attendance worldwide for any league-wide sport and the 2nd highest overall attendance worldwide. For college baseball,
Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium at Mississippi State University holds the on-campus attendance record at 15,586 and all of college baseball's Top 11 on-campus largest crowds.
| League | Sport | Country | Season | Games | Total attendance | Average attendance | Source |
| NCAA Division I FBS football | College American football | United States | 2018 | 877 | 36707511 | 41856 | |
| All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | Hurling | Ireland | 2017 | 12 | 348905 | 29075 | |
| All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | Gaelic football | Ireland | 2017 | 33 | 628818 | 19055 | |
| Japanese High School Baseball Championship | Amateur Baseball | Japan | 2018 | 55 | 1015000 | 18455 | |
| NCAA Division I FCS football | College American football | United States | 2018 | 669 | 5253371 | 7853 | |
| Cuban National Series | Baseball | Cuba | 2006–07 | 720 | 4759200 | 6610 | |
| Varsity Cup | Varsity Rugby | South Africa | 2011 | 31 | 178622 | 5762 | |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball | College basketball | United States | 2017–18 | 5772 | 27977164 | 4807 | |
| NCAA Division I men's hockey | Ice hockey | United States | 2011–12 | 1018 | 3696831 | 3631 | |
| U Sports football | College Canadian football | Canada | 2016 | 108 | 357081 | 3347 | |
| NCAA Division I women's basketball | College basketball | United States | 2021–22 | 5106 | 6927901 | 1358 |