Scottish football attendances are some distance ahead of the rest of Europe on a population basis; Scotland is 65 per cent clear of second-placed Netherlands; Over four million fans went to matches across the top four divisions last season
Monday 13 February 2023 14:47, UK
The Scottish Professional Football League continues to top the match attendance per capita table across Europe.
New figures show the SPFL had 21.3 attendees per 1,000 people at matches across its top four divisions, and a weekly average support of 117,700 fans.
That is 65 per cent higher than second-placed country the Netherlands, which has 12.9 attendees per 1000 people.
The transfermarkt summary has Denmark in third with 12.2 attendees per 1,000 people, followed by Iceland with 12.0 attendees and England & Wales with 11.4 attendees.
Last season, over four million fans turned out to watch matches across the Scottish Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two.
Neil Doncaster, SPFL chief executive, said: "The incredible passion of Scottish football fans is well documented, and it's absolutely fantastic to see our game has once again, by some margin, the highest attendance per capita in European football. It's an enormous vote of confidence for our game and a credit to the fans and the clubs throughout all four divisions.
"Attendances in Scotland have significantly outperformed other countries of a similar size for some time now, and the financial importance of gate receipts to our clubs was starkly underscored during the pandemic, when matches were played behind closed doors.
"To see fans returning in such numbers is just brilliant for our game, as it's their passion and energy which plays such a vital role in making the SPFL such a compelling spectacle.
"We have gripping stories across all four of our divisions, and we're expecting a really exciting end to the season for fans across the country."
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Sunday April 9: Dundee United vs Hibernian, kick-off 12pm
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