2024-25 Ligue 1 McDonald's: a record average attendance of 36,652 spectators per game on Matchday 2

Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 Ligue 1 McDonald's season drew an average of 36,652 spectators per game from Friday 23 to Sunday 25/08/2024. This is the best average attendance for a single matchday in the French top flight since News Tank began compiling the data (2016-17 season), the previous record dating back to 2023-24 (32,338 spectators on Matchday 25 played from 08 to 10/03/2024). The average stadium fill rate was 84.4%.

Olympique de Marseille - Stade de Reims (2-2), the closing game of Matchday 2 on 25/08/2024 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), was the match that posted the best attendance, with 63,841 spectators at the Orange Vélodrome (66,226 capacity), representing a stadium fill rate of 96.4%. Four other fixtures were attended by more than 35,000 spectators.

The average attendance in the 2024-25 Ligue 1 McDonald's is 27,521 spectators per game after two matchdays, for an average stadium fill rate of 84.2%.

• The 18 Ligue 1 clubs posted an average attendance of 27,113 spectators per game during the 2023-24 season, up 14% compared to the 2022-23 season (23,810 spectators per game).
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