Where is football played in front of the most seats? Average capacity of the grounds a league plays in. Capacity, not attendance — the record holds the former.
All years 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 J1 League (Japan) plays in the largest grounds: 38,271 seats on average.
Where is football played in front of the most seats? League Average capacity Matches 1. J1 League Japan 38,271 171 2. Major League Soccer United States 36,171 143 3. 2. Bundesliga Germany 31,231 136 4. UEFA Europa League International 27,740 147 5. Championship England 26,529 233 6. Superliga Denmark 17,598 132 7. Ligue 2 France 17,184 304 8. Super League 1 Greece 16,297 284 9. Coupe de France France 10,902 114 10. FA Cup England 7,344 462
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
Grounds are attached to the match, not the club, so a neutral venue counts where it was used. Capacities under 500 or over 200,000 are treated as bad records and left out.
Results How wide is the average result? Where is football highest-scoring? Where do matches end goalless most? Where do matches produce four goals or more? Where are matches most one-sided? Which leagues draw most? Where does home advantage still count? Does the first goal decide the match? Does a half-time lead hold? Where is a half-time deficit survivable? How often do both sides score? Where are clean sheets most common? Which leagues are decided by a single goal? Where is it easiest to win away? What share of goals is scored at home? How often is it still level and goalless at the break? Who opens the scoring, home or away? What is the most common score in each league? Which competitions cannot settle it in ninety minutes? All questions 
