Ligue 1: attendance for Matchdays 1 and 2 of the 2016-17 season

Matchday 1 of the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season - played from 12 to 14/08/2016 - drew an average of 18,440 spectators per game, whereas Matchday 2 drew an average of 23,872, from 19 to 21/08/2016.

Paris Saint-Germain FC - FC Metz (3-0), the last game of Matchday 2, recorded the highest attendance of the 2016-17 season thus far, with 46,011 spectators at the Parc des Princes (capacity 47,929 seats, thus a stadium fill rate of 96%), on Sunday, 21/08/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

The average attendance of the French first division is currently 21,156 spectators per game after two matchdays, for an average stadium fill rate of 68%. The 20 Ligue 1 clubs registered a final average of 20,894 spectators per game during the 2015-16 season, for an stadium fill rate of 67%.

• In addition to the average home attendance of clubs, in 2016-17 News Tank Football is tracking the average attendance of away matches of the 98 clubs in the European Top 5 leagues (LaLigaSantander, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, Ligue 1).

Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 1 of the 2016-17 season