Scottish soccer supporters have topped a European attendance chart for a 3rd 12 months operating, the SPFL says.
Citing a Uefa report, the league physique say “soccer followers throughout Scotland have recorded considerably greater top-flight attendances per capita than every other league in Europe”.
First launched in 2023, Uefa’s newest European Membership Expertise and Competitors Panorama report revealed:
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The Scottish Premiership’s 18.5 attendees per 1,000 individuals at matches final season, a 5% enhance on the earlier marketing campaign (greater than the three% common) and 70% greater than every other league on the continent.
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Portugal ‘s Primeira Liga sits in second place, with 10.7 attendees per 1000 individuals and the Netherlands’ Eredivisie is third with 9.77 attendees per 1000 individuals.
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England’s Premier League has 6.97 attendees per 1000 individuals.
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Round 3.9 million followers attended top-flight matches in Scotland final time period, the eighth highest in Europe
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The typical league attendance of 17,303is the seventh highest on the continent.
SPFL group chief government Neil Doncaster mentioned: “It is improbable to see that the SPFL William Hill Premiership continues to guide Europe by a long way in attendances per capita.
“The fervour of Scottish soccer supporters throughout the SPFL’s 4 divisions is rightly famend, and so they deserve huge credit score for his or her phenomenal dedication to our nationwide sport.
“Scottish soccer attendances have constantly punched effectively above their weight for a few years. After three record-breaking seasons for attendances, we wish to construct on that momentum all through this season.”
The SPFL added {that a} document complete of 5,336,353 attended SPFL matches final season, up 185,000 on the mark set the earlier season.
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