The 2016-17 season tickets in the European Top 5 leagues

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The 98 clubs of the European Top 5 leagues for the 2016-17 season have an average of 20,787 season ticket holders per club. This represents 55% of the total capacity of the stadiums where these Top 5 clubs play this season.

With an average of 29,955 subscribers per club, LaLiga Santander is the Top 5 league with the is highest average mark per club in 2016-17. The Spanish league is ahead of the Premier League (25,750), the Bundesliga (24,394), the Serie A TIM (12,105), and Ligue 1 (12,090). LaLiga Santander is also the league where the ratio of season tickets / stadium capacity is the highest, since subscribers occupy 76% of seats available in Spanish stadiums. This ratio is only 34% in the Serie A TIM, the lowest percentage of the Top 5.

With 86,500 season ticket holders in 2016-17, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) are the Top 5 club with the most subscribers, ahead of Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 63,000). Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) and Manchester United (Premier League) complete the podium, both tied with 55,000 subscribers. 14 of the Top 5 clubs - all Spanish, German, or…


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