Bundesliga CFO, Christian Mueller
The first half of the 2009/10 Bundesliga season saw more fans attending matches than ever. An average of 42,115 spectators attended the 153 matches in Germany's top tier, up around five per cent on last season's figures.
"The Bundesliga is a fan-magnet even in times of crisis. With an average of over 42,000 fans per game, the Bundesliga boast the highest attendance figures in the world. If this development continues, it's highly likely that we'll be celebrating the highest attendances in the world for the eighth season running at the end of the campaign," said DFL member of the board Christian Müller. "Excitement, close competition to the very end, modern and comfortable stadiums and family-friendly prices are the chief factors in the Bundesliga's success."
Attendances figures have also remained high in the 2. Bundesliga. An average of 15,052 fans per game is down just 217 from the same stage last season.
