Bundesliga attendance continues to grow

OhNoYouDidn't

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -The Bundesliga broke another attendance record last season, drawing an average crowd of 42,101 per match.

The German Football League (DFL) says 12.88 million fans saw 306 top-division matches last season, a 0.7-percent rise over the previous season.

The 18 arenas in the league had an average attendance of 94 percent of their capacity.

The average ticket price was €22.75 ($32.96).

Bundesliga attendance has been growing for nine years.

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Great numbers and even better prices.

I think German football is about to hit a purple patch - when the financial fair play rules come in, I think Spain, Italy and England will struggle very hard to get their houses in order. Enter the already well run German teams.

finbarrk

Maybe the salary cap on the players keeps the ticket prices down. Eurosport had something about the growing attendences earlier this year.

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OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

I think German football is about to hit a purple patch - when the financial fair play rules come in, I think Spain, Italy and England will struggle very hard to get their houses in order. Enter the already well run German teams.

if UEFA are anything like the FAI the new financial "rules" won't be worth a fúck.

UEFA are definitely going to pander to the likes of Barcelona, Madrid, Man Utd, Milan etc.

They need those teams in the Champions League to keep it $$$.

If they don't, then there's not a small possibility that those teams could tell them to get to fúck and branch off to form their own association.

It doesn't matter to the players about Internationals either I wouldn't think, there living is made in club football and that's the choice they will make.

Also, given the mockery FIFA are making of the game, the time is ripe for some kind of breakaway thing, with touchline/tv technology in place from the start, accountable refs miked up and all sorts of bells and whistles.

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Re, the Germany thing. I've never been to a better organised match than when I went to see Hertha Berlin. Train to the ground, good atmosphere, food and drink outside, no bother getting to seats, awesome support inside the ground, back out to a train which wasn't like something in Calcutta, packed to the rafters, there were as many trains running as were needed, and the match ticket was very affordable for seats on half-way about twenty rows back.

German football is brilliant.

KerranJast

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

I think German football is about to hit a purple patch - when the financial fair play rules come in, I think Spain, Italy and England will struggle very hard to get their houses in order. Enter the already well run German teams.

So long as Sky continue to pump money into the Premier League I can't see there being a big decline.
Spanish sides have shown already that they can avail of various Government schemes to get their finances in order.

Oat23

finbarrk wrote: »

Maybe the salary cap on the players keeps the ticket prices down. Eurosport had something about the growing attendences earlier this year.

It's not a salary cap. You think Bayern are on the same wages as Mainz? :pac:

Clubs just can't spend whatever they want. They have to prove they will make what they spend .

Gone Drinking

Correct me if im wrong, but i think your 22 euro Budesliga ticket will get you free trains/buses for the day aswell.

Germans are so organised.. till it comes to bean sprouts!

Dempsey

Des wrote: »

If they don't, then there's not a small possibility that those teams could tell them to get to fúck and branch off to form their own association.

I doubt that very much, FIFA & UEFA could just not recognise that association and alienate all the players, coaches & managers that jump ship. I think alot has to happen for the idea of breakaway leagues and associations to actually happen.

If they are serious about their financial fair play rules, they actually need a high profile causality if the opportunity presents itself.

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Dempsey wrote: »

I doubt that very much, FIFA & UEFA could just not recognise that association and alienate all the players, coaches & managers that jump ship. I think alot has to happen for the idea of breakaway leagues and associations to actually happen.

Which is why I said

It doesn't matter to the players about Internationals either I wouldn't think, their living is made in club football and that's the choice they will make.

It will happen something like the League/Union split in Rugby - or even the Amateur/Professional split in Soccer.

In my opinion.

Dempsey wrote: »

If they are serious about their financial fair play rules, they actually need a high profile causality if the opportunity presents itself.

Exactly, which is why it won't happen.

Because they are afraid of what will happen if they force the issue.

Again, my opinion.

Lawrence1895

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Correct me if im wrong, but i think your 22 euro Budesliga ticket will get you free trains/buses for the day aswell.

Germans are so organised.. till it comes to bean sprouts!

If you have a match ticket, you have access to free public transport that day, it's only restricted to the local area...a ticket for the Westfalenstadion for example is valid for the region in and around Dortmund.

x in the city

Germans sure make a mock of the Italian league... what with Juve and their massive 20/30k gates.

The EPL is screwed with the salarys floating about, dont think its sustainable.