Bundesliga
The Bundesliga,
introduced in 1963 , had a spectator average for its first season of over 27,000. The inaugural season was seen by over 6,6 million spectators with
VfB Stuttgart being the best-supported team. After a slight increase in the second season figures declined to an all-time low by 1972–73, in the wake of the
1971 Bundesliga scandal , when the league averaged just over 17,400 spectators per game. In this season
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen also set the all-time low for support, becoming the first team to record an average of less than 10,000 spectators when the club drew just 6,941 per game.
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From 1973 onwards, until 1979, figures improved again for the Bundesliga, especially after clubs like
Borussia Dortmund and
VfB Stuttgart returned from the
2. Bundesliga . The latter became the first club to record an average above 50,000 when it drew 55,559 per home game in 1977–78. The league experienced another sharp decline in the 1980s, dropping to an average of just over 18,000 in 1985–86. It made a slow recovery from there and accelerated from 1991, after the
German reunification in 1990. Since then the Bundesliga has experienced a steady increase, reaching its all-time high in 2011–12 when it attracted 13,805,514 spectators, twice as many as in its inaugural season, and recorded an average of 45,116.
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Since 1998–99 season
Borussia Dortmund has been the best-supported club each year, having surpassed the 80,000 mark per game in 2011–12. At the other end of the scale only on nine occasions have clubs attracted an average of less than 10,000, these being Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in 1972–73,
Wuppertaler SV in 1974–75,
Bayer Leverkusen in 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85 and 1987–88,
FC Homburg in 1987–88 and 1989–90 and
SpVgg Unterhaching in 1999–2000.
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Stuttgart and Hannover, which are based in large cities, were relegated for the 2016–17 season, which caused a reduction in the average number of spectators. Both teams returned to the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season, whereas Darmstadt and Ingolstadt, the two bottoms teams in attendance, were relegated.
Spectators
The spectator figures for league since the inaugural 1963–64 season. The 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons were played with 16 clubs in the league, the 1991–92 with 20 clubs and all others with 18 clubs. The last eight matchdays of the 2019–20 season, the majority of the 2020–21 season and some matches at the start of the 2021–22 season were played behind closed doors due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
Spectators
Season
Over all
Average
Best supported club
Average
1963–64
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6,616,371
27,568
VfB Stuttgart
40,133
1964–65
[4]
6,918,000
28,825
Hannover 96
43,267
1965–66
[5]
7,528,927
24,604
Hannover 96
32,088
1966–67
[6]
7,511,500
24,547
VfB Stuttgart
29,176
1967–68
[7]
6,438,800
21,042
1. FC Nürnberg
39,765
1968–69
[8]
6,706,700
21,917
Hertha BSC
44,176
1969–70
[9]
6,321,575
20,659
Hertha BSC
42,416
1970–71
[10]
6,550,000
21,405
Hertha BSC
45,529
1971–72
[11]
5,731,400
18,730
FC Schalke 04
28,529
1972–73
[12]
5,326,500
17,407
FC Bayern Munich
33,353
1973–74
[13]
6,794,100
22,203
FC Schalke 04
42,441
1974–75
[14]
6,955,321
22,730
FC Schalke 04
39,988
1975–76
[15]
7,093,100
23,180
FC Schalke 04
34,212
1976–77
[16]
7,827,564
25,580
Borussia Dortmund
43,282
1977–78
[17]
8,444,530
27,597
VfB Stuttgart
55,559
1978–79
[18]
7,955,959
26,000
Hamburger SV
42,441
1979–80
[19]
7,433,878
24,294
FC Bayern Munich
39,579
1980–81
[20]
7,364,087
24,066
FC Bayern Munich
36,412
1981–82
[21]
6,693,852
21,875
Hamburger SV
34,700
1982–83
[22]
6,481,847
21,183
FC Bayern Munich
31,324
1983–84
[23]
6,341,307
20,723
VfB Stuttgart
31,876
1984–85
[24]
6,066,979
19,827
FC Bayern Munich
32,765
1985–86
[25]
5,630,218
18,399
1. FC Nürnberg
28,765
1986–87
[26]
6,294,772
20,571
FC Bayern Munich
37,471
1987–88
[27]
6,019,437
19,671
Borussia Dortmund
29,424
1988–89
[28]
5,755,248
18,808
Borussia Dortmund
30,572
1989–90
[29]
6,497,884
21,235
Borussia Dortmund
37,173
1990–91
[30]
6,640,061
21,700
Borussia Dortmund
35,923
1991–92
[31]
9,268,395
24,391
FC Schalke 04
47,468
1992–93
[32]
8,020,735
26,212
FC Bayern Munich
46,059
1993–94
[33]
8,317,953
27,183
FC Bayern Munich
48,294
1994–95
[34]
9,196,246
30,053
FC Bayern Munich
54,176
1995–96
[35]
9,424,485
30,799
FC Bayern Munich
59,471
1996–97
[36]
9,449,798
30,882
FC Bayern Munich
58,059
1997–98
[37]
10,087,247
32,965
FC Bayern Munich
54,529
1998–99
[38]
10,026,166
32,765
Borussia Dortmund
65,494
1999–00
[39]
9,549,181
31,206
Borussia Dortmund
64,641
2000–01
[40]
9,462,110
30,922
Borussia Dortmund
63,729
2001–02
[41]
10,113,007
33,049
Borussia Dortmund
66,171
2002–03
[42]
10,447,982
34,144
Borussia Dortmund
67,800
2003–04
[43]
11,442,726
37,395
Borussia Dortmund
79,618
2004–05
[44]
11,570,634
37,813
Borussia Dortmund
77,235
2005–06
[45]
12,478,319
40,779
Borussia Dortmund
72,808
2006–07
[46]
12,226,795
39,957
Borussia Dortmund
72,652
2007–08
[47]
12,069,813
39,444
Borussia Dortmund
72,510
2008–09
[48]
13,011,578
42,521
Borussia Dortmund
74,851
2009–10
[49]
13,001,871
42,490
Borussia Dortmund
77,246
2010–11
[50]
13,054,960
42,663
Borussia Dortmund
79,151
2011–12
[51]
13,805,514
45,116
Borussia Dortmund
80,521
2012–13
[52]
13,042,263
42,622
Borussia Dortmund
80,520
2013–14
[53]
13,311,145
43,500
Borussia Dortmund
80,297
2014–15
[54]
13,323,031
43,539
Borussia Dortmund
80,463
2015–16
[55]
13,249,778
43,300
Borussia Dortmund
81,178
2016–17
[56]
12,702,427
41,511
Borussia Dortmund
79,653
2017–18
[57]
13,661,796
44,646
Borussia Dortmund
79,396
2018–19
[58]
13,298,147
43,358
Borussia Dortmund
80,820
2019–20
[59]
9,112,950
29,781
FC Bayern Munich
57,353
2020–21
[60]
163,705
535
Borussia Dortmund
1,282
2021–22
[61]
4,416,988
21,039
Borussia Dortmund
41,789
2022–23
[62]
13,147,701
42,966
Borussia Dortmund
81,228
2023–24
[63]
12,090,797
39,512
Borussia Dortmund
81,305
References
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kicker.de , Bundesliga spectators. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1963/1964 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1963–64. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1964/1965 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1964–65. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1965/1966 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1965–66. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1966/1967 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1966–67. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1967/1968 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1967–68. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1968/1969 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1968–69. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1969/1970 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1969–70. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1970/1971 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1970–71. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1971/1972 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1971–72. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1972/1973 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1972–73. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1973/1974 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1973–74. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1974/1975 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1974–75. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1975/1976 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1975–76. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1976/1977 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1976–77. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1977/1978 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1977–78. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1978/1979 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1978–79. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1979/1980 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1979–80. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1980/1981 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1980–81. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1981/1982 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1981–82. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1982/1983 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1982–83. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1983/1984 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1983–84. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1984/1985 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1984–85. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1985/1986 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1985–86. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1986/1987 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1986–87. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1987/1988 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1987–88. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1988/1989 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1988–89. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1989/1990 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1989–90. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1990/1991 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1990–91. Retrieved 17 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1991/1992 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1991–92. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1992/1993 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1992–93. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1993/1994 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1993–94. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1994/1995 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1994–95. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1995/1996 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1995–96. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1996/1997 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1996–97. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1997/1998 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1997–98. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1998/1999 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1998–98. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 1999/2000 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 1999–2000. Retrieved 8 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2000/2001 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2000–01. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2001/2002 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2001–02. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2002/2003 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2002–03. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2003/2004 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2003–04. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2004/2005 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2004–05. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2005/2006 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2005–06. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2006/2007 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2006–07. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2007/2008 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2007–08. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2008/2009 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2008–09. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2009/2010 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2009–10. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2010/2011 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2010–11. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2011/2012 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2011–12. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2012/2013 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2012–13. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2013/2014 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2013–14. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2014/2015 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2014–15. Retrieved 2 June 2015
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Bundesliga 2015/2016 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2015–16. Retrieved 14 May 2016
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Bundesliga 2016/2017 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2016–17. Retrieved 17 July 2017
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Bundesliga 2017/2018 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2017–18. Retrieved 14 May 2018
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Bundesliga 2018/2019 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2018–19. Retrieved 18 July 2019
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Bundesliga 2019/20 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2019–20. Retrieved 28 June 2020
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Bundesliga 2020/21 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2020–21. Retrieved 22 May 2021
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Bundesliga 2021/22 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2021–22. Retrieved 14 May 2022
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Bundesliga 2022/23 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2022–23 . Retrieved 28 May 2023
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Bundesliga 2024/24 » Zuschauer (in German) weltfussball.de, Spectator figures 2023–24 . Retrieved 18 May 2024
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