2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's: Matchday 19 attendance (26,261 spectators on average per game)

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L'OM at the Stade Orange Vélodrome, on 24/01/2026 - ©  Olympique de Marseille

Matchday 19 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's season drew an average of 26,261 spectators per game, from Friday 23 to Sunday 25/01/2026. The average stadium fill rate was 81.9%.

Olympique de Marseille - RC Lens (3-1), on Saturday 24/01 (kick-off at 21:05 CET), was the match that posted the best attendance, with 52,673 spectators and a 79.5% fill rate at the Stade Orange Vélodrome (66,226 capacity). This unusually low fill rate for OM can be explained by the closure of the north stand by the LFP's disciplinary committee following the use of pyrotechnic devices by the club's supporters during the match versus AS Monaco on 14/12/2025.

The French top flight has an average attendance of 27,504 spectators per game and an average stadium fill rate of 85.7% after nineteen 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…
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L'OM at the Stade Orange Vélodrome, on 24/01/2026 - ©  Olympique de Marseille

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