2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's: Matchday 3 attendance (24,368 spectators on average per game)

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Olympique Lyonnais at Groupama Stadium after their 1-0 win over Olympique de Marseille on 31/08/2025 - ©  OL

Matchday 3 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's season drew an average of 24,368 spectators per game, from Friday 29 to Sunday 31/08/2025. The average stadium fill rate was 83.5%.

Olympique Lyonnais - Olympique de Marseille (1-0), the final game of the matchday (kick-off at 20:45 CET), posted the highest attendance, with 52,095 spectators and an 88% fill rate at Groupama Stadium (59,186 capacity). Two other fixtures drew more than 30,000 spectators.

The French top flight has an average attendance of 26,937 spectators per game and an average stadium fill rate of 86.5% after three matchdays in 2025-26.

  • The 18 Ligue 1 clubs posted an average attendance of 27,948 spectators per game during the 2024-25 season, up 3% compared to the 2023-24 season (27,113 spectators per game).
    • This is the best average attendance ever recorded by the French top flight over a single season.
  • Ligue 1 welcomed a total of 8.55 million spectators, a figure up on the 2022-23 season (8.26 million).

2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's (Matchday 3): three games with a fill rate above 90%

2025-26 Ligue 1…

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Olympique Lyonnais at Groupama Stadium after their 1-0 win over Olympique de Marseille on 31/08/2025 - ©  OL

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