DFL Economic Report 23-24

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Spectator Report 2023-24: professional German football sets new record

Never in the history of German licensed football have so many spectators attended Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches as in the 2023-24 season. The 36 professional clubs sold a total of 20,737,276 tickets, marking the first time that more than 20 million tickets were sold for the 612 matches available across the two licensed leagues. The record from the previous season was surpassed by 981,811 tickets, an increase of almost five per cent. The statistics are based on the number of tickets sold, including complimentary tickets, as has been common practice in other leagues since these figures were first compiled.

Ticket sales 2023-24 season

 

Bundesliga

Bundesliga 2

Licensed football

Spectators – total

11,925,726

8,811,550

20,737,276

of which: season tickets (total)

6,718,077

4,524,533

11,242,610

proportion of season tickets (relative)

56.33%

51.35%

54.21%

of which: day tickets (total)

5,207,649

4,287,017

9,494,666

proportion of day tickets (relative)

43.67%

48.65%

45.79%

Paid admissions, per match

38,973

28,796

33,885

of which: season tickets per match

21,954

14,786

18,370

of which: day tickets per match

17,019

14,010

15,515

The Bundesliga sold 11,925,726 tickets, which corresponds to an average of 38,973 spectators per match. The decline of 8.1per cent compared to the previous season, when nearly 13 million tickets were sold, is due to the composition of the league. FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC were relegated after the 2022-23 season, two clubs whose maximum stadium capacity is around four times higher than that of promoted clubs 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and SV Darmstadt 98. At 95.2 per cent, the average occupancy rate at Bundesliga stadiums was above the previous year’s level of 92.6 per cent. Overall, 15 out of 18 Bundesliga clubs achieved an occupancy rate of more than 90 per cent.

95.2 %

was the average occupancy rate at Bundesliga stadiums

Meanwhile, the Bundesliga 2 has set new standards for ticket sales. 8,811,550 tickets were sold, around two million more than in the 2022-23 season, in which 6.78 million tickets were utilised. On average, the 18 Bundesliga 2 clubs attracted 28,796 spectators per match, 30 per cent more than in the previous season. A look at the history shows that the record is not a random outlier, but a new peak in the course of a long-term development. Ten years ago, in the 2013-14 season, an average of 17,853 people watched matches live in the stadiums, almost 11,000 fewer than today.

The Bundesliga 2 venues had an average occupancy rate of 82.7 per cent, a significant increase compared to the previous season, when the occupancy rate was 74.5 per cent. 12 out of 18 second division clubs recorded an average stadium occupancy rate of more than 80 per cent.

Spectator numbers

Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, Licensed clubs

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 30,000 25,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 04-05 06-07 08-09 10-11 03-04 05-06 07-08 09-10 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20* 20-21* 21-22* 22-23 5,077 14,625 26,100 24,173 27,702 29,107 28,681 31,112 30,903 28,920 28,421 31,057 31,911 35,048 35,183 38,191 37,644 41,904 41,802 42,101 44,293 41,914 42,609 42,685 42,421 40,693 43,879 42,738 16,135 17,141 17,993 18,387 19,591 19,308 19,862 18,991 19,539 21,004 21,822 23,629 25,106 26,449 28,485 28,727 28,390 28,320 30,745 29,420 30,231 30,149 30,719 31,127 30,676 30,859 6,169 6,878 8,093 8,069 7,713 10,804 9,560 8,021 10,097 8,595 12,074 12,020 17,995 15,550 14,539 14,977 17,196 16,926 17,853 17,613 19,017 21,560 17,473 18,980 22,154 28,796 32,281 33,885 38,973 42,407 6,579 38,975 15,253 Bundesliga Bundesliga 2 Licensed clubs Spectators Season Bundesliga Bundesliga 2 Licensed clubs 50,000 40,000 30,000 35,000 45,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 5,077 14,625 24,173 26,100 27,702 29,107 28,681 31,112 30,903 28,920 28,421 31,057 31,911 35,048 35,183 38,191 37,644 41,904 41,802 42,101 44,293 41,914 42,609 42,685 42,421 40,693 43,879 42,738 16,135 17,141 17,993 18,387 19,591 19,308 19,862 18,991 19,539 21,004 21,822 23,629 25,106 26,449 28,485 28,727 28,390 28,320 30,745 29,420 30,231 30,149 30,719 31,127 30,676 30,859 6,169 6,878 8,093 8,069 7,713 10,804 9,560 8,021 10,097 8,595 12,074 12,020 17,995 15,550 14,539 14,977 17,196 16,926 17,853 17,613 19,017 21,560 17,473 18,980 22,154 28,796 32,281 33,885 38,973 42,407 6,579 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 04-05 06-07 08-09 10-11 03-04 05-06 07-08 09-10 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20* 20-21* 21-22* 22-23 38,975 15,253 Season Spectators
* With partial exclusion of spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic

The Bundesliga remained the leader among the top European leagues in terms of average attendance per match in the 2023-24 season – ahead of the English Premier League, Italian Serie A and Spanish Ligue 1. The Bundesliga 2 only recorded a slightly lower average attendance than the leagues in Italy and Spain, and has already overtaken French Ligue 1. It is far ahead of all second leagues in the top 5 European nations.

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