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.
Ligue 1 (Congo - Brazzaville) plays in the largest grounds: 50,000 seats on average.
| League | Average capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ligue 1 Congo - Brazzaville | 50,000 | 178 |
| 2. UEFA Champions League International | 42,628 | 140 |
| 3. Serie A Italy | 41,846 | 323 |
| 4. Premier League England | 41,757 | 380 |
| 5. Liga MX Mexico | 40,542 | 204 |
| 6. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 38,692 | 233 |
| 7. Persian Gulf Pro League Iran | 38,186 | 237 |
| 8. League One China | 37,136 | 176 |
| 9. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 35,378 | 168 |
| 10. Ligue 1 France | 33,645 | 266 |
| 11. Primera A Colombia | 33,512 | 215 |
| 12. K League 1 South Korea | 33,383 | 133 |
| 13. Premier League Russia | 32,279 | 165 |
| 14. Championship England | 31,960 | 417 |
| 15. La Liga Spain | 31,843 | 247 |
| 16. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 29,433 | 128 |
| 17. Premier League Ukraine | 29,219 | 136 |
| 18. Premier League Egypt | 28,547 | 230 |
| 19. Primera División Peru | 27,696 | 174 |
| 20. Botola Pro Morocco | 27,319 | 206 |
| 21. UEFA Europa League International | 27,156 | 321 |
| 22. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 25,790 | 221 |
| 23. Eredivisie Netherlands | 25,344 | 214 |
| 24. Super League 1 Greece | 24,290 | 224 |
| 25. Premiership Scotland | 23,937 | 148 |
| 26. Ligue 1 Burkina Faso | 23,896 | 206 |
| 27. 3. Liga Germany | 22,652 | 284 |
| 28. 1st Division South Africa | 22,578 | 161 |
| 29. Primeira Liga Portugal | 22,480 | 262 |
| 30. Première Division Mali | 22,294 | 236 |
| 31. Süper Lig Türkiye | 21,718 | 119 |
| 32. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 21,267 | 195 |
| 33. Super League Switzerland | 20,994 | 166 |
| 34. Premier League Ghana | 20,276 | 127 |
| 35. Premier League Syria | 20,148 | 135 |
| 36. Ligue 2 France | 20,057 | 277 |
| 37. League Jordan | 19,855 | 132 |
| 38. Premier League Ethiopia | 19,470 | 237 |
| 39. First League Russia | 19,462 | 186 |
| 40. Premier Soccer League Zimbabwe | 19,406 | 234 |
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.