It is well known that football is nothing without the fans, a new study has compiled a list of clubs with the highest average attendance in the 21st century.
During the peak of the covid pandemic, fans had to watch football without a crowd, the supporters were replaced by banners and there were added background noise on TV coverages in order to give viewers a more authentic experience.
And it was during those times that we all realised how important a crowd is for a team trying to win. There were more away wins than ever when games had to be played behind closed doors.
Liverpool had lost six games in a row at Anfield having not lost a single game at home in almost two years.
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Fans have a huge impact on football, when a stadium is packed full of supporters, the atmosphere is second to none, it gives the home team an extra lift before and during the match. And most importantly, it can strike fear into the opposition.
A study conducted by PopFoot shows a list of 40 clubs with the highest average attendance in the 21st century.
The Premier League has 10 representatives in the list, including the likes of Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, Arsenal.
Manchester United came highest out of all the English clubs with an average attendance of 69,488 recorded at Old Trafford.
The club that came out on top is German side Borussia Dortmund, who has an average attendance of 76,155. They are famous for their Yellow Wall that provides great spectacle before each home match.
Having an average of over 76,000 when the full capacity is 81,365 just shows how well supported Dortmund are, their fans are eager to be there to support their team week in week out.
Here is the full list.
40. FC Nuremberg – 34,116
39. Napoli – 34,557
38. Aston Villa – 35,429
37. Athletic Bilbao – 36,228
36. Everton – 37,023
35. Hannover – 37,187
34. Sunderland – 37,516
33. West Ham United – 37,871
32. Lyon – 37,933
31. Werder Bremen – 38,526
30. Atletico Madrid – 39,015
29. Valencia – 39,286
28. Tottenham Hotspur – 39,288
27. Eintracht Frankfurt – 40,239
26. Benfica – 40,287
25. Chelsea – 40,871
24. Paris Saint-Germain – 41,238
23. AS Roma – 42,875
22. Feyenoord – 43,222
21. FC Cologne – 43,782
20. Borussia Monchengladbach – 44,250
19. Rangers – 44,933
18. Stuttgart – 45,384
17. Manchester City – 45,408
16. Liverpool – 45,526
15. Hertha Berlin – 46,452
14. Marseille – 47,915
13. Ajax – 48,175
12. Newcastle United – 50,424
11. AC Milan – 50,899
10. Hamburg – 51,341
9. Celtic – 51,802
8. Inter Milan – 51,853
7. Arsenal – 53,372
6. FC Schalke – 60,456
5. Bayern Munich – 66,324
4. Barcelona – 68,864
3. Manchester United – 69,488
2. Real Madrid – 70,016
1.Borussia Dortmund – 76,155
Topics: Football, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Scottish Premiership
Marcus Chan