Campeonato Brasileiro Série A attendance
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Flamengo (left) and Corinthians (right), the two most supported teams in Brazil,[1] with 36,4 (18%) and 28,6 (14%) million of adepts, respectively, according to Datafolha, in a 2014 research.[2][3][4]
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is the second largest league in attendance in South America (behind Argentina). Despite the great popularity of football in the country, the league has a low average audience compared to major football leagues in the world, the championship does not even appear among the top 10 average attendance in football league, the smallest attendance was in 2004 season with 9,136, the largest was in 1983 season with 22,953.[5] The attendance of 2013 season was 16,337 with average occupation of 40%.[6]
The smallest attendance ever was a game between Juventude and Portuguesa in 1997 with 55 fans, the largest was Flamengo and Santos in 1983 with 155,523.[7]
Attendance records
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# | Attendance | Home | Score | Visitor | Stadium | Date |
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1 | 155,523 | Flamengo | 3–0 | Santos | Maracanã | May 29, 1983 |
2 | 154,335 | Flamengo | 3–2 | Atlético Mineiro | Maracanã | June 1, 1980 |
3 | 146,043 | Fluminense | 1–1 | Corinthians | Maracanã | December 5, 1976 |
4 | 138,107 | Flamengo | 1–1 | Grêmio | Maracanã | April 4, 1982 |
5 | 135,487 | Botafogo | 3–1 | Flamengo | Maracanã | April 19, 1981 |
6 | 128,781 | Fluminense | 0–0 | Vasco | Maracanã | May 27, 1984 |
7 | 122,001 | Botafogo | 2–2 | Flamengo | Maracanã | July 19, 1992 |
8 | 121,353 | Flamengo | 1–1 | Vasco | Maracanã | May 8, 1983 |
9 | 120,441 | Flamengo | 2–1 | Guarani | Maracanã | April 11, 1982 |
10 | 118,777 | Vasco | 2–2 | Internacional | Maracanã | July 28, 1974 |
11 | 118,370 | Fluminense | 0–0 | Corinthians | Maracanã | May 20, 1984 |
12 | 118,162 | Flamengo | 1–0 | Atlético Mineiro | Maracanã | November 29, 1987 |
13 | 117,353 | Botafogo | 0–0 | Flamengo | Maracanã | April 16, 1981 |
14 | 115,002 | Corinthians | 4–1 | Flamengo | Morumbi | May 6, 1984 |
15 | 114,481 | Santos | 2–1 | Flamengo | Morumbi | May 12, 1983 |
16 | 113,479 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–0 | Santos | Mineirão | May 15, 1983 |
17 | 113,286 | Corinthians | 2–1 | Internacional | Morumbi | November 21, 1976 |
18 | 112,993 | Vasco | 2–1 | Cruzeiro | Maracanã | August 1, 1974 |
19 | 112,403 | Fluminense | 1–1 | Atlético Mineiro | Maracanã | December 20, 1970 |
20 | 112,047 | Flamengo | 1–4 | Palmeiras | Maracanã | December 9, 1979 |
21 | 111,260 | Flamengo | 2–1 | Vasco | Maracanã | May 5, 1983 |
22 | 111,111 | Santos | 3–2 | Flamengo | Morumbi | February 27, 1983 |
23 | 110,877 | Vasco | 3–0 | Grêmio | Maracanã | May 19, 1984 |
24 | 110,438 | Bahia | 2–1 | Fluminense | Fonte Nova | February 12, 1989 |
References
- ^ Sambafoot - Flamengo still Brazil's most popular club, says survey
- ^ "Um em cada três torce por Flamengo ou Corinthians, aponta Datafolha". Folha de S.Paulo. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "A pesquisa "esquecida" pelo Datafolha". Blog Teoria dos Jogos. July 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "A pesquisa secreta do Datafolha em 2014, com a Lusa à frente dos grandes do Recife". Diário de Pernambuco. July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "MÉDIAS DE PÚBLICO EM CAMPEONATOS NACIONAIS". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "público do brasileirão - globoesporte.com". Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Os recordes do Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A". Retrieved July 21, 2015.