List of sports attendance figures

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An aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 1992 Cricket World Cup final packed with 90,000 people.
An aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 1992 Cricket World Cup final packed with 90,000 people.

This article lists the attendances of many sports competitions around the world with the exception of those for Domestic Professional Leagues such as the NFL, Major League Baseball, The Indian Cricket League, the Indian Premier League, Australian Domestic Cricket Comptetions, the Australian Football League, or the Premier League.

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[edit] Domestic professional leagues

[edit] Domestic knock-out cup competitions

This section list attendances at domestic knock-out cup competitions in order of average attendance. It is very incomplete. In particular, there is a professional football (soccer) cup competition in most countries, and some countries have two.

Cup Sport Country Season Games Total attendance Average attendance Source
Ligapokal 1 Association football (pre-season competition) Germany 2007 5 164,350 32,870 [1]
DFB-Pokal Association football Germany 2007-08 63 1,266,029 20,096 [2]
NAB Cup Australian rules football (pre-premiership season competition) Australia 2008 15 245,338 16,338
FA Cup Association football England/Wales 2006-07 157 2,205,633 13,960 The Football Association
League Cup Association football England/Wales 2005-06 91 1,072,402 11,785 ESPN Soccernet
Brazilian Cup Association football Brazil 2006 111 938,550 8,455 CBF.com.br
Malaysia Cup Association football Malaysia 2005 61 387,048 6,345 msl.com.my
Russian Cup Association football Russia 2005-06 142 692,060 4,874 www.pfl.ru Russian Premier League
Malaysian FA Cup Association football Malaysia 2005 55 186,832 3,397 msl.com.my

1 Due to varying figures of 45,000 and 51,300 being given for the two games of the first-round doubleheader, an average figure of 48,150 was used for calculation.

[edit] College, semi-professional and amateur leagues

View of the crowd at the 2004 Rose Bowl College Football Game.
View of the crowd at the 2004 Rose Bowl College Football Game.

This section lists college and amateur leagues by total attendance. Most remaining amateurism requirements in top level sport were dropped in the late 20th century, and there are now few if any amateur leagues which are of interest to a wide public outside of the United States, where college sports are very popular and at least one significant ice hockey league retains an amateur requirement.

The NCAA championships listed here are all composed of several separate conferences with varying attendance levels. For example, in American football, 2006 per-game home attendances for the highest level of competition, Division I FBS, ranged from 17,097 for Sun Belt Conference teams to 75,706 for Southeastern Conference teams.[1]

League Sport Country Season Games Total attendance Average attendance Source
NCAA Division I FBS football College American football United States 2006 &0000000000000796.000000796 &0000000036814468.00000036,814,468 &0000000000046249.00000046,249 [1]
NCAA Division I FCS football College American football United States 2006 &0000000000000642.000000642 &0000000005723876.0000005,723,876 &0000000000008916.0000008,916 [1]
NCAA Division I men's basketball College basketball United States 2006-07 &0000000000004959.0000004,959 &0000000027008920.00000027,008,920 &0000000000005446.0000005,446 [2][3]
NCAA Division II football College American football United States 2006 &0000000000000776.000000776 &0000000003005214.0000003,005,214 &0000000000003873.0000003,873 [1]
NCAA Division III football College American football United States 2006 &0000000000001141.0000001,141 &0000000002009746.0000002,009,746 &0000000000001840.0000001,840 [1]
NCAA Division I women's basketball College basketball United States 2006-07 &0000000000004734.0000004,734 &0000000007686275.0000007,686,275 &0000000000001624.0000001,624 [4][5]
NCAA Division I men's hockey Ice hockey United States 2007-08 1143 &0000000004399170.0000004,399,170 &0000000000003971.0000003,971 [6]
United States Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2006-07 360 &0000000001051897.0000001,051,897 &0000000000002922.0000002,922 [7]
North American Hockey League Ice hockey United States 2006-07 494 &0000000000477271.000000477,271 &0000000000000966.000000966 [8]

[edit] International club competitions

This section lists the attendances at international competitions between sports clubs. These are usually organised on a continental basis. The teams which compete in these tournaments also compete in the domestic competitions in their home countries.

This table is incomplete.

Tournament Sport Region Year Games Total attendance Average
attendance
Source
FIFA Club World Championship Association football Worldwide 2007 7 315,279 45,040 FIFA
UEFA Champions League Association football Europe 2007-08 1081 4,589,314 42,494 Group & Knockout Stage
Asia Series Baseball Asia 2006 7 73,698 10,528 Asia.NPB
Heineken Cup Rugby union Europe 2005-06 79 964,653 12,211 Sports-city
AFC Champions League Association football Asia 2007 842 921,000 11,231 AFC CL 2007
Super 14 Rugby union Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 2007 94 953,014 31,138 ZRugby.com
Euroleague Basketball Europe 2005-06 2253 1,348,607 5,941 Euroleague
  • 1 Current edition
  • 2 Group stage only
  • 3 This includes all stages except for the Euroleague Final Four. ULEB, the organiser of the Euroleague, does not sell individual match tickets for the Final Four. Each ticket package sold for that event admits the holder to both semifinal games, the third-place game, and the final.

[edit] Competitions between national teams

This section lists attendances at competitions between national representative teams sorted by average attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions.
Tournament Sport Region Year Games Total attendance Average attendance Source
The Ashes Cricket Australia, England 2007 5 813,316 162,6621 www.cricket.com.au
Six Nations Championship Rugby union Europe 2008 15 981,060 70,893 [3]
International Rules Series International rules football Ireland, Australia 2006 2 117,127 58,563 Sports Australia sports.ie
FIFA World Cup finals Association football Worldwide 2006 64 3,353,655 52,401 2006 FIFA World Cup
Rugby World Cup Rugby union Worldwide 2007 48 2,274,037 47,376 2007 Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union Tri Nations Rugby union Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 2005 9 406,899 51,833 References in 2005 main article
British and Irish Lions Tour Rugby union Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 2005 3 125,533 41,844 References in 2005 main article
EURO Association football Europe 2004 31 1,160,802 37,445 Wikipedia articles on the tournament (official site is defunct)
AFC Asian Cup Association football Asia 2004 32 1,000,025 31,258 Wikipedia articles on the AFC Asian Cup 2004
Rugby League Tri-Nations Rugby league Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain 2006 7 163,769 23,395 2006 wikipedia article
FIFA Women's World Cup finals Association football Worldwide 2003 322 656,792 20,525 Individual match reports at FIFA.com
World Baseball Classic 3 Baseball Worldwide 2006 39 737,112 18,900 World Baseball Classic
World Cup of Hockey 3 Ice hockey Worldwide 2004 19 303,630 15,981 2004 World Cup of Hockey (match stats)
Cricket World Cup Cricket Worldwide 2007 51 672,000 13,176 2007 Cricket World Cup
Note: Figures are low due to World Cup being held in the West Indies where there is less population and grounds have low capacity.
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Ice hockey Worldwide 2006 31 325,138 10,488 TSN
UEFA Women's Championship Association football Europe 2005 15 117,384 7,825 The FA and UEFA
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Beach soccer Worldwide 2006 32 155,800 4,868 FIFA
Hockey World Cup Field Hockey Worldwide 2006 42 98,788 2,352 FHI
FIFA Futsal World Championship Futsal Worldwide 2004 40 50,923 1,273 FIFA
  • 1The Ashes is Test Cricket, which, unlike all other sports listed here (including the Cricket World Cup), is contested over more than one day (a maximum of 5 days for each match). Therefore it should be noted that these average attendance figures are not indicative of a single day's attendance. The five matches of the 2006-07 Ashes were contested over a total of 22 days, therefore the average attendance for a single day would be 36,969.
  • 2Although 32 games were played in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, tickets were sold only for 20 matchdays. A total of 24 matches were scheduled as doubleheaders—18 during pool play, all four quarterfinals, and both semifinals. However, FIFA took attendance separately for each individual match, and the calculation here reflects this practice.
  • 3World Baseball Classic and World Cup of Hockey are hosted in different regions of the world to boost attendance; as opposed to being hosted in one region like other international tournaments.

[edit] Domestic club championship events

Part of the crowd at the AFL Grand Final
Part of the crowd at the AFL Grand Final

This section lists the most recent attendances at annual championship events (single decider matches) by total attendance, and includes domestic leagues and competitions. It has to be noted that the listed crowd figures are not always a reflection of a championship's popularity, rather the capacity of its venue.

Event Sport Country League Crowd Source Year Venue City
AFL Grand Final Australian rules football Australia Australian Football League &0000000000097303.00000097,303 [4] 2007 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne
FA Cup Final Association football England FA Cup &0000000000089826.00000089,826 [9] 2007 Wembley Stadium London
League Cup Final Association football England League Cup &0000000000087660.00000087,660 [5] 2008 Wembley Stadium London
Challenge Cup Final Rugby league England, France, Russia, Scotland, Wales Challenge Cup &0000000000084241.00000084,241 [10] 2007 Wembley Stadium London
All-Ireland Football Championship Final Gaelic football Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship &0000000000082196.00000082,196 [11] 2007 Croke Park Dublin
All-Ireland Hurling Championship Final Hurling Ireland All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship &0000000000082127.00000082,127 [12] 2007 Croke Park Dublin
Guinness Premiership Final Rugby union England Guinness Premiership &0000000000081594.00000081,594 [13] 2008 Twickenham London
National Rugby League Grand Final Rugby league Australia National Rugby League &0000000000081392.00000081,392 [6] 2007 Telstra Stadium Sydney
Top 14 Final Rugby union France Top 14 &0000000000079654.00000079,654 [14] 2007 Stade de France Saint-Denis
BCS National Championship Game American football United States NCAA Division I FBS football &0000000000079651.00000079,651 ESPN 2008 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans
Coupe de France Final Association football France Coupe de France &0000000000079061.00000079,061 [7] 2006 Stade de France Saint-Denis
Football League Championship Play-Off Final Association football England Football League Championship &0000000000074993.00000074,993 [15] 2007 Wembley Stadium London
Copa del Rey Final Association football Spain Copa del Rey &0000000000074419.00000074,419 [8] 2006 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid
DFB-Pokal Final Association football Germany DFB-Pokal &0000000000074220.00000074,220 [16] 2007 Olympiastadion Berlin
Super League Grand Final Rugby league England Super League (Europe) &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","74,322 [9] 2007 Old Trafford Football Stadium Manchester
Super Bowl American football United States National Football League &0000000000071101.00000071,101 [17] 2008 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
EDF Energy Cup Final Rugby union England/Wales EDF Energy Cup &0000000000065756.00000065,756 [18] 2008 Twickenham London
FA Trophy Final Association football England FA Trophy 53,262 BBC Sport 2007 Wembley Stadium London
Grey Cup Canadian football Canada Canadian Football League &0000000000052230.00000052,230 Canadian Football League 2007 Rogers Centre Toronto
Scottish Cup Final Association football Scotland Scottish Cup 51,232 BBC Sport 2006 Hampden Park Glasgow
Scottish League Cup Final Association football Scotland Scottish League Cup &0000000000050019.00000050,019 BBC Sport 2008 Hampden Park Glasgow
NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Championship Lacrosse United States NCAA 48,443 LaxPower 2007 M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Basketball United States NCAA basketball &0000000000043257.00000043,257 ESPN 2008 Alamodome San Antonio
A-League Grand Final Association football Australia A-League 41,689 [10] 2008 Aussie Stadium Sydney
MLS Cup Association football United States Major League Soccer 39,859 Major League Soccer 2007 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.
SANFL Grand Final Australian rules football Australia SANFL 30,493 [11] 2007 AAMI Stadium Adelaide
FA Vase Final Association football England FA Vase 27,754 BBC Sport 2007 Wembley Stadium London
NAB Cup Grand Final Australian rules football Australia Australian Football League 26,823 [12] 2008 AAMI Stadium Adelaide
FA Women's Cup Final Women's association football (soccer) England FA Women's Cup 24,582 [13] 2008 City Ground Nottingham
Norwegian Cup Final Association football Norway Norwegian Cup 24,361 [14] 2007 Ullevaal Stadion Oslo
Million Dollar Game American Football United States XFL 24,153 (USA) 2001 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles
NCAA Division I Football Championship[19] American football United States NCAA Division I FCS football &0000000000023010.00000023,010 [20] 2007 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Basketball United States NCAA basketball &0000000000021655.00000021,655 ESPN 2008 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
NBA Finals Game 4 Basketball United States NBA 20,562 NBA.com box score 2007 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland
WAFL Grand Final Australian rules football Australia WAFL 19,541 [15] 2007 Subiaco Oval Perth
NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship Ice hockey United States NCAA ice hockey &0000000000018632.00000018,632 [21] 2008 Pepsi Center Denver
PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 7 Basketball Philippines Philippine Basketball Association 18,167 Phil. Daily Inquirer 2008 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
UAAP Men's Basketball Finals Game 2 Basketball Philippines University Athletic Association of the Philippines 18,067 GMA News 2007 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Ice hockey United States NHL 17,372 CBC.ca box score 2007 Honda Center Anaheim, California
ArenaBowl XXI Arena football United States Arena Football League 18,056 [16] 2007 New Orleans Arena New Orleans
Champion's Cup Final Indoor lacrosse United States/Canada NLL 16,104 Poinstreak.com 2006 HSBC Arena Buffalo
O&M Grand Final Australian rules football Australia Ovens & Murray Football League 15,442 [17] 2007 Lavington Sports Ground Albury
VFL Grand Final Australian rules football Australia Victorian Football League 13,842 [18] 2007 Princes Park Melbourne
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto Final Basketball Spain ACB League 13,400 ACB League 2006 Madrid Arena Madrid
Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Final Rugby League Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea National Rugby League 12,021 2007 Port Moresby
NBL Grand Final Basketball Australia National Basketball League (Australia) 10,244 [19] 2008 Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney
PBA Fiesta Conference Finals Game 7 Basketball Philippines Philippine Basketball Association 10,040 GMA News 2007 Cuneta Astrodome Pasay City
Twenty20 Cup Cricket United Kingdom Twenty20 Cup 7,091 [20] 2007 Lord's Cricket Ground London
SFL Grand Final Australian rules football Australia Southern Football League 7,091 [21] 2007 North Hobart Oval Hobart
Queensland Cup Grand Final Rugby league Australia Queensland Rugby League 7,000 [22] 2007 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Illawarra Tooheys League Grand Final Rugby league Australia Illawarra District Rugby League 5,707 Illawarra Mercury 2006 WIN Stadium Wollongong
Victorian Premier League Grand Final Association football Australia Victorian Premier League 5,125 [23] 2006 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne
NCAA Women's Division I Ice Hockey Championship Ice hockey United States NCAA ice hockey &0000000000004031.0000004,031 [22] 2008 DECC Duluth, Minnesota
County Cricket Championships Cricket United Kingdom County Cricket 4,000 [Wisden] 2007 Lord's Cricket Ground London

[edit] International club championship events

Tournament Sport Continent Crowd Source Year Venue City
Heineken Cup final Rugby union Europe &0000000000074500.00000074,500 [23] 2007-08 Millennium Stadium Cardiff
UEFA Champions League final Association football Europe &0000000000067310.00000067,310 [24] 2007-08 Luzhniki Stadium Moscow
FIFA Club World Championship final Association football Worldwide 67,128 FIFA Club World Cup 2006 2006 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan
Super 14 Final Rugby union Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa
54,000 New Zealand Herald 2007 ABSA Stadium Durban
UEFA Cup final Association football Europe &0000000000043878.00000043,878 [25] 2007-08 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
CONCACAF Champions' Cup final Association football North America 35,920 CONCACAF 2006 Estadio Azteca Mexico City
World Club Challenge Rugby League Australia, England, France, New Zealand 33,204 ABC News 2008 Elland Road Leeds
Euroleague Final Basketball Europe &0000000000013480.00000013,480 [26] 2008 Community of Madrid Sports Palace Madrid
European Champions Cup Gold Medal Game Ice Hockey Europe 12,000 IIHF 2006 St. Petersburg Ice Palace St. Petersburg
European Challenge Cup Final Rugby Union Europe 10,134 ERC Rugby 2006–2007 The Stoop London

[edit] Domestic club competition final (two decider matches)

Competition Sport Country Source Year Crowd Venue City Crowd Venue City Total Crowd
Brazilian Cup Association football (Soccer) Brazil [24] 2006 43,955 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 45,459 Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 89,414

[edit] International club competition final (two decider matches)

Competition Sport Continent Source Year Crowd Venue City Crowd Venue City Total Crowd
Copa Libertadores Association football South America [25] 2006 71,456 Morumbi São Paulo, Brazil 55,000 Beira-Rio Porto Alegre, Brazil 126,456
AFC Champions League Association football Asia [26]
[27]
2007 30,000 Foolad Shahr Isfahan, Iran 59,034 Saitama Saitama, Japan 89,034

[edit] Competitions between domestic representative sides

This section lists major domestic representative competitions sorted by total attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more competitions.

Tournament Sport Region Year Games Total attendance Average attendance Source
State of Origin Rugby league New South Wales & Queensland Australia 2007 3 181,891 60,630 [28] [29] [30]
City vs Country Rugby league New South Wales Australia 2007 1 8,149 8,149 [31]

[edit] All-Star exhibition games

This section lists major All-star games sorted by total attendance. Please help Wikipedia by adding more matches.

Event Sport Year Venue City, Country Attendance Source
AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match (AFL) Australian rules football 2008 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia 69,294 AFL
Pro Bowl (NFL) American football 2008 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 50,044 [32]
MLB All-Star Game Baseball 2007 AT&T Park San Francisco, California, United States 43,965 ESPN
WNBA All-Star Game Basketball 2007 Verizon Center Washington D.C., United States 19,487 WNBA
MLS All-Star Game Association football 2007 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, United States 18,661 MLS
NHL All-Star Game Ice hockey 2008 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia, United States 18,644 NHL
NBA All-Star Game Basketball 2008 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 17,271 NBA
E. J. Whitten Legends Game Australian rules football 2007 Telstra Dome Melbourne, Australia 12,897 [33]

[edit] Miscellaneous

This section lists attendances which do not fit into any of the sections above.

[edit] Baseball

  • NCAA Division I College World Series: The 2005 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska had a total attendance of 263,475 in 11 sessions, for an average of 23,952.[34]
    • NB: The NCAA sells tickets for "sessions" rather than individual games. Some sessions are single games, even when two games are scheduled for the same day, while others are doubleheaders allowing one ticket holder to view both games that day.
  • NCAA Division I Baseball: Mississippi State University holds the single game regular season on-campus attendance record at 14,991. They also hold the NCAA's top 2 all-time largest Super Regional attendance record of 12,620 and 13,715 versus Clemson in 2007. Mississippi State has all of the top 13 and 18 of the top 20 on-campus crowds in the history of college baseball.

[edit] Basketball

  • NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: The 2007 tournament had a total attendance of 696,992 in 35 sessions, for an average of 19,914.[2]
  • NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship: The 2007 tournament had a total attendance of 199,932 in 34 sessions, for an average of 5,880.[4]
    • NB: For both basketball tournaments, the NCAA sells tickets for "sessions" rather than individual games. The "play-in" game of the men's tournament, the four regional finals of both tournaments, and both national championship games are single-game sessions; all other games in both tournaments are part of a doubleheader at a specific site.
  • NCAA Men's Division I Basketball: The University of Kentucky has won 9 of the past 10 Men's Basketball Attendance titles. The most recent in 2006, saw Kentucky pull in an average of 22,763 fans per contest. Second place went to Syracuse University with an average of 21,587. [35]

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Commonwealth Games

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Cycling

  • Tour de France (France and neighbouring countries) the organisers claim 15 million spectators every year [37], with the Guinness Book of Records claiming a more modest 10 million [38]. This is the highest total for any single sporting event; it should be pointed out, however, that attendance is entirely free and not closely monitored.

[edit] Gaelic Games

[edit] Golf

  • PGA Tour: 2004 attendance was over 10 million. [40]
  • PGA Tour's FBR Open: drew 536,767 spectators in 2006, [41] more than any other golf tournament in the world. [42]. This is a routine PGA Tour event which is played on a course which can accommodate exceptionally large crowds. Attendances at most events, including the major championships, are capped well below this level.
  • U.S. Women's Open attendance in 2005 was 131,298. [43]
  • The 2006 Open Championship attracted 230,000 spectators.[29]

[edit] Horseracing

  • Japan Racing Association: in 2004 8,099,985 racegoers attended meetings in Japan. [44] Attendances at JRA meetings have fallen every year since 1996, when they were 14,116,684. These numbers do not include the many "local racing" meetings in Japan.
  • British horse racing: in 2005 5,896,922 racegoers attended the 1,300 meetings held in the United Kingdom, an average of 4,536. [45].
  • Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival: a total of 730,110 in 2005 includes the major events e.g., Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup (93,825 in 2005) and Cox Plate (44,189 in 2005) [46] held in Melbourne, Australia
  • Kentucky Derby: 2006 event in the United States attracted a total of 157,536. The second largest attendance figure in the history of the race.[30]
  • Hong Kong Jockey Club: During the 2005/06 race year ending on June 30, of the 78 race meetings held over two courses in Hong Kong, 1,890,000 racegoers attended races meetings.[31][32]
  • Horse racing in Ireland: 1,447,245 racegoers attended over 319 meetings in 2006, with the largest single meeting is the Festival in Punchestown, achieving a record 85,000 racegoers, up 10% on 2005.[33]

[edit] Mixed Martial Arts

[edit] Motor racing

[edit] Motorsport

  • Indianapolis 500, Speedway, Indiana is the largest single-day sporting event in the world, drawing 270,000 spectators annually.[36]
  • NASCAR: United States 13,000,000 at Nextel Cup, Busch Series racing, Craftman Truck series, and Whelen racing series. (Average 186,000) (2003)[37]
    • Compare this with attendance for 1997

The Winston Cup series attracted a total of 6,091,356 spectators over 32 rounds with an average of 190,355 spectators per round.[38]

    • In 1997, 1,942,750 spectators attended the Grand National series over 30 rounds, with an average of 64,758 per race.[38]
    • In 1997, 920,367 spectators attended the Craftsman Truck Series over 26 rounds, with an average of 35,399 per race.[38]
      • Daytona 500: 200,000 racegoers attended the sold out event for the 2005 race day.[39]

[edit] Motorcycle sport

[edit] Historical event

  • Goodwood Festival of Speed: Total attendance record for the event is 158,000 in 2003, making it the biggest motorsport event in Britain, with revised ticket sale policies, recent attendance figure has been 150,000.[66]
  • Monterey Historic Automobile Races: Total attendance for the prestigious historical event held in Laguna Seca is 65,000 in 2004.[67]
  • Oldtimer Grand Prix: 69,000 spectators attended the 32nd running of the popular historic event held in Nürburgring in 2006. [68]

[edit] Olympics

Summer Olympics

Winter Olympics

All figures except Turin 2006 from Olympic.org

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Wrestling

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e 2006 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved on 2007-05-29. This includes all regular-season games, bowl games for FBS teams, and playoff games and other postseason games in FCS and lower divisions. It does not include postseason all-star games.
  2. ^ a b 2007 National College Basketball Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  3. ^ This figure includes all games except for the NCAA tournament itself.
  4. ^ a b 2006-07 Women's Basketball Attendance (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  5. ^ This figure includes all games except for the NCAA tournament itself.
  6. ^ http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/04/12_mens.php
  7. ^ http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/leagueatt.cgi mib.org/~lennier/hockey/
  8. ^ http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/leagueatt.cgi mib.org/~lennier/hockey/
  9. ^ FA Cup final – Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd. BBC Sport (2007-05-19). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  10. ^ Carnegie Challenge Cup Results 2007. The Rugby Football League (2007-08-25). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  11. ^ Murray, Shane. "Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-09", RTÉ Sport, 2007-09-16. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 
  12. ^ Murray, Shane. "Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15", RTÉ Sport, 2007-09-02. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 
  13. ^ McConnell, Jonathan (2008-05-31). Wasps clinch Premiership glory. Guinness Premiership. Retrieved on 2008-05-31. Also a world record for a club match in rugby union.
  14. ^ Top 14. Historique & Palmares - De finales en finales, Stade de France, Saint Denis, 9 juin 2007 (French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby (2007-06-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  15. ^ Derby 1-0 West Brom. BBC Sport (2007-05-28). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  16. ^ DFB-Cup 2006/07: VfB Stuttgart - 1. FC Nürnberg. German Football Association (2007-05-26). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  17. ^ National Football League Game Summary: Super Bowl XLII (PDF). National Football League (2008-02-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  18. ^ Hook steers Ospreys to Cup glory. EDF Energy Cup (2008-04-12). Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  19. ^ Despite its name, this is the national championship for the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, the lower of two subdivisions of NCAA Division I football. The NCAA does not organize a tournament for the higher-level Football Bowl Subdivision. The BCS National Championship is intended to be a de facto national championship game for FBS football.
  20. ^ Associated Press. "Months after Michigan upset, Appalachian State completes FCS 3-peat", ESPN.com, 2007-12-14. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. 
  21. ^ Gladziszewski, Joe. "BC's Charmed Life", InsideCollegeHockey.com, 2008-04-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 
  22. ^ "Game Recap: Minnesota-Duluth 4, Wisconsin 0", USCHO.com, 2008-03-22. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 
  23. ^ Munster claim second Heineken Cup. European Rugby Cup (2009-05-24). Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  24. ^ UEFA (2008-05-21). "Full Time Summary, Final – Wednesday 21 May 2008" (PDF). Press release. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  25. ^ UEFA (2008-05-14). "Full Time Summary, Final – Wednesday 14 May 2008" (PDF). Press release. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  26. ^ Final Four Game 25 - May 04, 2008 - Boxscore. Euroleague.net (2008-05-04). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  27. ^ Top 35 Gates
  28. ^ BOXING: Sports of The Times; A Time to Remember the Alamo (Dome) - New York Times
  29. ^ Record crowds enjoy Hoylake Open, BBC Sport, 23 July 2006.
  30. ^ Betting Corner | Free Betting Picks
  31. ^ The Hong Kong Jockey Club
  32. ^ International Federation of Horseracing Authorities : News
  33. ^ International Federation of Horseracing Authorities : News
  34. ^ PRIDEFC Official Website
  35. ^ History
  36. ^ USATODAY.com - Take a seat: Study puts Indy's capacity at 257,325
  37. ^ http://mediarelations.officedepot.cc/racing/docs/nascar_background_abbrev.pdf
  38. ^ a b c d 1997 Goodyear Racing Attendance Report Statistics Compiled by The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The Auto Channel (15). Retrieved on 7. Retrieved on 2008. Retrieved on April.
  39. ^ grandprixcities - motorsport attendance figures - worldwide - motorsport travel guide with hotels near the venues speedway, nearest airport and event tickets
  40. ^ Gold Coast Indy 300 - Past Events
  41. ^ Australian Stadiums :: Australian F1 GP (d4)
  42. ^ F1 - Grandprix.com > Features > Globetrotter > Thank you Adelaide
  43. ^ Grand Prix attendance falls short of last year's record
  44. ^ http://www.clipsal500.com.au/2006/pdf/Whincup_conquers_27_3_06.pdf
  45. ^ Clipsal 500 moves to February - Motor Sports - Fox Sports
  46. ^ 250 952 spectators : biggest crowd ever. Automobile Club de l'Ouest (17 June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
  47. ^ grandprixcities - motorsport attendance figures - worldwide - motorsport travel guide with hotels near the venues speedway, nearest airport and event tickets
  48. ^ http://www.jamiegreenracing.co.uk/dtm.htm
  49. ^ (Japanese) D1 GRAND PRIX official web site
  50. ^ Yohohama Dominates Inaugural Season of Formula Drift Series
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