Fans are the 12th player on the pitch: Here are the teams with the highest average attendance in Europe
Last season, 16 football clubs in Europe managed to exceed a total of 1 million spectators. Bundesliga representative Borussia Dortmund topped the list by reaching the highest average number of spectators per match.
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UEFA has released its spectator report for the past season in European football. According to the BBC, Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund had the highest average in league matches with 81 thousand 305 spectators per game.
It was noted that Manchester United, which recorded its worst performance in history last season in the Premier League, was the team with the highest total home attendance in Europe, with 1 million 397 thousand 148 spectators in league matches.
Borussia Dortmund tops the list when including attendance across all competitions, while a total of 16 teams surpassed the 1 million spectator threshold in home matches.
Here are the teams with the highest home attendance in Europe during last season's matches:
10. London Stadium - West Ham United | 1 million 572 thousand 997
9. Anfield - Liverpool | 1 million 608 thousand 368
8. Civitas Metropolitano - Atletico Madrid | 1 million 642 thousand 17
7th Olympic Stadium - Rome | 1 million 689 thousand 173
6. Allianz Arena - Bayern Munich | 1 million 725 thousand
5. Giuseppe Meazza - Inter | 1 million 728 thousand 562
4. Real Madrid - Santiago Bernabeu | 1 million 805 thousand 825
3. Manchester United - Old Trafford | 1 million 834 thousand 291
2. Milan - San Siro | 1 million 860 thousand 825
1. Borussia Dortmund - Signal Iduna Park | 1 million 951 thousand 745 spectators