Friday, February 20, 2009

Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund go for Manchester United

Today, Schalke 04 host Borussia Dortmund in the 74th league edition of the highly anticipated Revierderby. This marks the showcase of arguably the most football crazy region in all of Europe, since both clubs rank among the top six in Europe when it comes to average attendance per league home match.

Borussia Dortmund draw 72,400 spectators to each home match and on a European level rank second only to England’s Manchester United, according to Infostrada Sports.

Schalke 04, averaging well over 61,000 spectators each home match, are ranked sixth in Europe.

Highest average attendance per 2008/2009 domestic league home match – European clubs
Avg Team Stadium Competition Spectators Matches

75,280 Manchester United Old Trafford Premier League (ENG) 828,076 11
72,400 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Bundesliga (GER) 796,404 11
71,958 Real Madrid Bernabéu Liga BBVA (ESP) 863,500 12
69,000 Bayern München Allianz-Arena Bundesliga (GER) 621,000 9
66,384 FC Barcelona Camp Nou Liga BBVA (ESP) 796,604 12
61,496 Schalke 04 Veltins-Arena Bundesliga (GER) 553,465 9
60,010 Arsenal Emirates Stadium Premier League (ENG) 720,115 12
58,150 AC Milan San Siro Serie A TIM (ITA) 697,794 12
57,319 Celtic Celtic Park Premier League (SCO) 745,151 13
54,858 Hamburger SV HSH Nordbank Arena Bundesliga (GER) 548,584 10

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