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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.

J1 League (Japan) plays in the largest grounds: 38,271 seats on average.

Where is football played in front of the most seats?
LeagueAverage capacityMatches
1. J1 League Japan 38,271 171
2. Major League Soccer United States 36,171 143
3. 2. Bundesliga Germany 31,231 136
4. National League Myanmar (Burma) 29,929 113
5. Première Division Mali 28,081 235
6. Serie B Brazil 27,839 263
7. UEFA Europa League International 27,740 147
8. J2 League Japan 26,684 186
9. Championship England 26,529 233
10. Ligue 1 Guinea 25,230 122
11. Ligue 1 Algeria 23,529 119
12. Girabola Angola 21,570 200
13. Primera Division El Salvador 21,083 133
14. Primera División Uruguay 20,909 112
15. Premier League Egypt 20,600 192
16. Serie C Brazil 20,322 171
17. Thai League 1 Thailand 20,234 206
18. Primera División Venezuela 19,988 247
19. 3. Liga Germany 18,859 180
20. Liga Nacional Honduras 18,715 179
21. League One England 18,654 188
22. Ligue 1 Tunisia 18,543 198
23. Serie D Brazil 18,205 149
24. Superliga Denmark 17,598 132
25. Premier League Ghana 17,309 194
26. Ligue 2 France 17,184 304
27. Professional League Oman 17,128 180
28. Premier League Kuwait 17,049 138
29. Super League 1 Greece 16,297 284
30. Premier League Uganda 16,260 142
31. Liga Pro Serie B Ecuador 16,105 171
32. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina 15,491 172
33. Ligue 2 Algeria 14,592 191
34. Super League Zambia 14,367 198
35. Premier League Lebanon 13,959 124
36. League Jordan 13,227 132
37. League Two England 12,712 280
38. FKF Premier League Kenya 12,648 197
39. 1. Division Kazakhstan 12,412 148
40. NB I Hungary 12,180 118

Showing every competition. Major competitions only

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.

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