Attendance and ticketing figures from the 2024/25 season were released today by the DFL, revealing encouraging numbers across Germany’s top two football divisions.
The 2024/25 season set new records for fan attendance, with a total of 20,983,964 tickets sold by the 36 professional clubs, marking the highest figure ever recorded. This translates to an average of 34,288 tickets sold per match, the highest average attendance in German professional football history.
In the Bundesliga, 11,653,239 tickets were sold, resulting in an average attendance of 38,082 per game. Although this reflects a slight decrease from the 2023/24 season, which saw 11,925,726 total tickets sold and an average of 38,973, the decline is attributed to the smaller stadium capacities of newly promoted clubs Holstein Kiel and FC St. Pauli, compared to relegated teams 1. FC Köln and SV Darmstadt 98.
Despite this decrease, the Bundesliga’s average stadium occupancy rate rose to 95.91%, up from 95.18% the previous year. Notably, 15 of the league’s 18 clubs achieved an average occupancy rate exceeding 90%.
In comparison to other major European leagues, the Bundesliga remains a leading figure, surpassing Serie A (30,811) and La Liga (29,987) in average attendance.
Borussia Dortmund led the Bundesliga attendance charts once again, averaging over 81,000 fans at Signal Iduna Park. They were followed by FC Bayern Munich, with over 75,000, and VfB Stuttgart, drawing around 56,000.
The 2. Bundesliga also set a new benchmark, with total ticket sales reaching 9,330,725, an increase of nearly 6% from the previous season. The average attendance of 30,493 spectators per match is the highest in the league’s history.
FC Schalke 04 topped the division in attendance, with over 61,000 fans per game, followed by Hamburger SV with more than 56,000, and Hertha BSC close behind at 51,500.
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