Season tickets: average of 20,787 season ticket holders for the 98 European Top 5 clubs in 2016-17

The 98 clubs of the European Top 5 leagues (18 clubs in Germany, and 20 each in England, Spain, Italy, and France) have an average of 20,787 season ticket holders for the 2016-17 season, according to data and research from News Tank Football on 15/09/2016. This figure represents 55% of the total capacity of the stadiums of these clubs.

LaLiga Santander is the Top 5 league with the highest average, at 29,955 season ticket holders per club in 2016-17, though this figure is heavily skewed by the numbers for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF. When excluding those two clubs, the 18 other Spanish top flight clubs have an average of 22,755 season ticket holders. However, the average of all 20 Spanish league clubs (29,955) is ahead of the Premier League (25,750), the Bundesliga (24,394), the Serie A TIM (12,105), and Ligue 1 (12,090).

With 86,500 season ticket holders in 2016-17, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) are the top club in Europe, ahead of Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 63,000). Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) (photo) and Manchester United FC (Premier League) complete the podium…