2017-18 attendance: English Championship best average of the second divisions of Top 5 countries

Among the second divisions of the European Top 5 countries, the Sky Bet Championship (24 clubs) in England ranked first with an average of 20,489 spectators per game (+1.8%) in the 2017-18 season. The 2.Bundesliga (18 clubs) in Germany, which topped the second divisions in attendance in the 2016-17 season, dropped to second in 2017-18, with 17,516 spectators per game (-24%).

LaLiga 1|2|3 (22 clubs) in Spain drew an average of 8,637 spectators in 2017-18 (+15%), while the Serie B ConTe.it (22 clubs) in Italy registered 6,930 (-1.5%). The Domino's Ligue 2 in France was last with 6,691 spectators per game in 2017-18 (-11.6%).

The ranking of these 106 second division clubs was led by Aston Villa FC (Sky Bet Championship, average of 32,097 spectators per game), ahead of Leeds United FC (Sky Bet Championship, 31,521 spectators) and 1. FC Nürnberg (promoted to the Bundesliga in 2018-19; 30,522 spectators).

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