25.12.2022 - 12:00 | source: Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 3 mins

Worldwide ranking

Highest attendances in 2022: Man Utd surpass BVB & Barça - 13 British stadiums in top 50

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The world’s most popular football stadium in 2022 is not Signal Iduna Park or Camp Nou, but Old Trafford. The reason why Manchester United played their home games at the Theatre of Dreams in front of the most fans on average were not necessarily their performances, although they reached an impressive 2.21 points per home game, but the Covid regulations in many other countries at the beginning of the year. In the UK, the year 2022 directly started with full stadiums.

The highest average attendances in the world in 2022

50 CF América - Estadio Azteca - Average attendance: 35,025

Capacity: 81,070
Ppg at home: 1.94
All figures refer to attendances at home matches in the national leagues.

1/50

49 Charlotte FC - Bank of America Stadium - Average attendance: 35,260

Capacity: 75,412
Ppg at home: 1.82

2/50

48 Valencia - Mestalla - Average attendance: 35,369

Capacity: 48,600
Ppg at home: 1.35

3/50

47 Tigres UANL - Estadio Universitario - Average attendance: 35,901

Capacity: 41,886
Ppg at home: 1.78

4/50

46 Palmeiras - Allianz Parque - Average attendance: 35,943

Capacity: 43,600
Ppg at home: 2.26

5/50

45 Napoli - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona - Average attendance: 36,150

Capacity: 54,726
Ppg at home: 2.29

6/50

44 LOSC Lille - Stade Pierre-Mauroy - Average attendance: 36,153

Capacity: 50,186
Ppg at home: 1.61

7/50

43 Leeds - Elland Road - Average attendance: 36,402

Capacity: 37,890
Ppg at home: 1.19

8/50

42 Werder Bremen - Weserstadion - Average attendance: 36,500

Capacity: 42,100
Ppg at home: 1.56

9/50

41 RB Leipzig - Red Bull Arena - Average attendance: 36,609

Capacity: 47,069
Ppg at home: 2.36

10/50

40 Chelsea - Stamford Bridge - Average attendance: 37,255

Capacity: 40,853
Ppg at home: 1.73

11/50

39 Gladbach - Stadion im Borussia-Park - Average attendance: 38,226

Capacity: 54,022
Ppg at home: 1.88

12/50

38 Eintracht Frankfurt - Deutsche Bank Park - Average attendance: 38,821

Capacity: 51,500
Ppg at home: 1.18

13/50

37 Corinthians - Neo Química Arena - Average attendance: 38,898

Capacity: 49,205
Ppg at home: 2.11

14/50

36 Hamburger SV - Volksparkstadion - Average attendance: 38,972

Capacity: 57,000
Ppg at home: 1.94

15/50

35 Everton - Goodison Park - Average attendance: 38,999

Capacity: 39,571
Ppg at home: 1.33

16/50

34 Athletic Club - San Mamés - Average attendance: 39,739

Capacity: 53,289
Ppg at home: 2.12

17/50

33 1. FC Köln - RheinEnergieSTADION - Average attendance: 40,387

Capacity: 50,000
Ppg at home: 1.6

18/50

32 VfB Stuttgart - Mercedes-Benz Arena - Average attendance: 40,520

Capacity: 60,449
Ppg at home: 1.38

19/50

31 PSG - Parc des Princes - Average attendance: 40,701

Capacity: 49,691
Ppg at home: 2.65

20/50

30 Hertha BSC - Olympiastadion Berlin - Average attendance: 40,887

Capacity: 74,649
Ppg at home: 1.0

21/50

29 - Cruzeiro - Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto - Average attendance: 41,037

Capacity: 61,927
Ppg at home: 2.53

22/50

28 Porto - Estádio do Dragão - Average attendance: 41,095

Capacity: 50,399
Ppg at home: 2.46

23/50

27 Olympique Lyon - Groupama Stadium - Average attendance: 41,095

Capacity: 59,186
Ppg at home: 2.12

24/50

26 Aston Villa - Villa Park - Average attendance: 41,554

Capacity: 42,682
Ppg at home: 1.47

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25 Benfica - Estádio da Luz - Average attendance: 43,399

Capacity: 65,000
Ppg at home: 2.23

26/50

24 Rangers - Ibrox Stadium - Average attendance: 43,535

Capacity: 50,987
Ppg at home: 2.50

27/50

23 Feyenoord - De Kuip - Average attendance: 44,980

Capacity: 47,500
Ppg at home: 2.21

28/50

22 Atlanta United - Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Average attendance: 47,116

Capacity: 73,019
Ppg at home: 1.71

29/50

21 Real Betis - Benito Villamarín - Average attendance: 47,749

Capacity: 59,378
Ppg at home: 1.82

30/50

20 Ajax - Johan Cruijff ArenA - Average attendance: 48,195

Capacity: 55,600
Ppg at home: 2.5

31/50

19 Schalke 04 - Veltins-Arena - Average attendance: 48,420

Capacity: 62.271
Ppg at home: 1.44

32/50

18 AS Roma - Olimpico di Roma - Average attendance: 51.257

Capacity: 73,261
Ppg at home: 1,6

33/50

17 Real Madrid - Santiago Bernabéu - Average attendance: 51,526

Capacity: 81,044
Ppg at home: 2.35

34/50

16 Atlético - Civitas Metropolitano - Average attendance: 51,617

Capacity: 68,456
Ppg at home: 2.0

35/50

15 Newcastle - St James' Park - Average attendance: 52,177

Capacity: 52,338
Ppg at home: 2.35

36/50

14 Manchester City - Etihad Stadium - Average attendance: 53,043

Capacity: 55,017
Ppg at home: 2.53

37/50

13 Liverpool - Anfield - Average attendance: 53,120

Capacity: 54,074
Ppg at home: 2.50

38/50

12 Flamengo - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho - Average attendance: 54,479

Capacity: 78,838
Ppg at home: 1.90

39/50

11 Olympique Marseille - Orange Vélodrome - Average attendance: 57,228

Capacity: 67,394
Ppg at home: 1.88

40/50

10 AC Milan - San Siro - Average attendance: 57,748

Capacity: 75,923
Ppg at home: 2.33

41/50

9 Inter Milan - San Siro - Average attendance: 58,464

Capacity: 75,923
Ppg at home: 2.35

42/50

8 Celtic - Celtic Park - Average attendance: 58,480

Capacity: 60,832
Ppg at home: 3.0

43/50

7 Arsenal - Emirates Stadium - Average attendance: 60,028

Capacity: 60,704
Ppg at home: 2.31

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6 Tottenham - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Average attendance: 60,094

Capacity: 62,062
Ppg at home: 2.12

45/50

5 Bayern Munich - Allianz Arena - Average attendance: 60,362

Capacity: 75,024
Ppg at home: 2.3

46/50

4 West Ham - London Stadium - Average attendance: 61,118

Capacity: 60,000
Ppg at home: 1.47

47/50

3 Borussia Dortmund - Signal Iduna park - Average attendance: 62,894

Capacity: 81,365
Ppg at home: 2.07

48/50

2 Barcelona - Spotify Camp Nou - Average attendance: 71,564

Capacity: 99,354
Ppg at home: 2.31

49/50

1 Manchester United - Old Trafford - Average attendance: 73,690

Capacity: 74,879
Ppg at home: 2.21

50/50

As a result, the first three places, which otherwise traditionally go to the homes of Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, are occupied by different grounds this time. Man United (average attendance 73,690) are followed by Barcelona (71,564) and only then by Dortmund (62,894), who played their first three Bundesliga home games in 2022 once in front of 750 spectators and twice in front of 10,000 fans. From April on, things took their usual course and Signal Iduna Park was sold out regularly with 81,365 visitors.

Man Utd only fourth International attendance ranking in 2022/23 Click here for overview Bayern Munich (60,362) ranked fifth in 2022 behind West Ham (61,118). The Bundesliga giants averaged 2.43 points per home game, which also made them one of the ten strongest home teams of the year. Celtic (48,766) did not drop a single point at home in the league throughout the calendar year, winning all 15 of their home games. Paris Saint-Germain (40,701) and Stade Rennais (26,027) follow behind the Scots with an average of 2.65 points, ahead of PSV Eindhoven (30,102), whose fans celebrated 2.57 points per game, Manchester City (53,043) with 2.53 points on average and Cruzeiro (41,037) from Brazil with 2.52 points per game.

11 English stadiums in top 50 - Hamburger SV best second division club

In addition to Manchester United, eleven other English clubs in the ranking also benefited from the Premier League relaxing Covid regulations early. Seven of the 15 most-attended stadiums in 2022 are in England, including Newcastle’s St James’ Park. After the Saudi owners took over in October 2021, the Magpies initially managed to stay in the league and are in third place this season. The sporting success is also reflected in the attendance figures. For the first time since 2005/06, an average of more than 52,000 people have visited the stadium for home games. Internationally, Newcastle rank 15th with 52,177 visitors.

All Premier League stadiums in 2022/23 ranked by capacity

Vitality Stadium - Capacity: 11,329

Home of AFC Bournemouth

1/20

Brentford Community Stadium - Capacity: 18,250

Home of Brentford FC

2/20

Craven Cottage - Capacity: 22,384

Home of Fulham FC

3/20

Selhurst Park - Capacity: 26,047

Home of Crystal Palace

4/20

The City Ground - Capacity: 30,445

Home of Nottingham Forest

5/20

AMEX Stadium - Capacity: 31,800

Home of Brighton & Hove Albion

6/20

Molineux Stadium - Capacity: 32,050

Home of Wolverhampton Wanderers

7/20

King Power Stadium - Capacity: 32,273

Home of Leicester City

8/20

St Mary's Stadium - Capacity: 32,384

Home of Southampton FC

9/20

Elland Road - Capacity: 37,890

Home of Leeds United

10/20

Goodison Park - Capacity: 39,571

Home of Everton FC

11/20

Stamford Bridge - Capacity: 40,853

Home of Chelsea FC

12/20

Villa Park - Capacity: 42,682

Home of Aston Villa

13/20

St James' Park - Capacity: 52,338

Home of Newcastle United

14/20

Anfield - Capacity: 54,074

Home of Liverpool FC

15/20

Etihad Stadium - Capacity: 55,017

Home of Manchester City

16/20

London Stadium - Capacity: 60,000

Home of West Ham United

17/20

Emirates Stadium - Capacity: 60,704

Home of Arsenal FC

18/20

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Capacity: 62,062

Home of Tottenham Hotspur

19/20

Old Trafford - Capacity: 74,879

Home of Manchester United

20/20

No other second division club in the world – due to the data available, the figures are limited to the European leagues as well as Brazil and the USA – attracted more spectators to their own stadium than German side Hamburger SV. The average of 38,972 is enough for 36th place and thus a better rank than international top clubs like Frankfurt (38,821), Chelsea (37,255) and Napoli (36,150). In West Ham, Tottenham (60,094), Arsenal (60,028) and Chelsea, four London-based sides make the top 50.