Attendances 2023

[nr637]

3,674 just announced, great attendance for a cold enough bank-holiday and a 5pm kick-off! :rolleyes:

[SPXcyan]

A great watch from a Baltic 25 degrees I must say, LOItv is a God send at times.

[nr637]

3,674 is a decent crowd for a 5pm kick-off on the back of that 4-0 hammering by St. Pats on Friday. Will be interesting to see the attendances at the other Bank-Holiday fixtures tonight! :rolleyes:

[El-Pietro]

I'd say it was double that from Dundalk away. About 120. Clearly more than Drogheda brought

[nr637]

I'd say it was double that from Dundalk away. About 120. Clearly more than Drogheda brought

Nice 1 m8

[sbgawa]

4012 in Tallaght last night which, we just cant seem to get Mondays working by comparison with Friday at all.
That being said 4000 would have been a huge crowd a couple of years ago

[nr637]

4012 in Tallaght last night which, we just cant seem to get Mondays working by comparison with Friday at all.
That being said 4000 would have been a huge crowd a couple of years ago

By the by, any chance that the 12 in the attendance figure were UCD fans? :confused:

[culloty82]

Having read elsewhere today about PD attendances from earlier in the season being revised on FAI Connect, decided to have a look at Kerry's stats:

Cobh now 1,214
Treaty stated as 1,230
Athlone now 1,196
Harps nudged slightly to 1,135

Overall average would then be roughly 1,188, but all in all significantly less variance over the four matches than had been previously suggested.

[nr637]

Crowd estimates from LOITV viewing on 10/04/2023

Shels v Sligo, looked well over 2500+. The attendance was split on both sides with the Main Stand & Riverside Stand well populated.
Derry v Bohs looked over 3,000+. Main Stand was more or less full 950+, while opposite side had over 2000 including 300+ Bohs fans.
Drogheda v St. Pats looked over 1500+, with an estimated 5/600 visiting fans and close to 1,000 home fans.

[EatYerGreens]

Crowd estimates from LOITV viewing on 10/04/2023

Shels v Sligo, looked well over 2500+. The attendance was split on both sides with the Main Stand & Riverside Stand well populated.
Derry v Bohs looked over 3,000+. Main Stand was more or less full 950+, while opposite side had over 2000 including 300+ Bohs fans.
Drogheda v St. Pats looked over 1500+, with an estimated 5/600 visiting fans and close to 1,000 home fans.

Is every Derry game not essentially a sell out?

[2 Year Contract]

Drogheda v St. Pats looked over 1500+, with an estimated 5/600 visiting fans and close to 1,000 home fans.

As mentioned on your away attendances thread, the game was totally sold out, 600 away fans, meaning there was 1625 home fans as the official attendance given was 2225

[brendy_éire]

Is every Derry game not essentially a sell out?

Yes, all sold out. Ground holds 4k. Not sure if free tickets are counted though, or if the club ever actually reports attendance figures.

[toffeejay84]

LOI Connect app has updated about 60% of matches - some higher others now lower. I can only guess that they have received the official paperwork from clubs, where as the figures on the night or day after are verbal reports?

Some strange ones - Derry's lowest figure was previously against Sligo. Its now their highest.
The app even went to the bother of updating two fixtures by 1 attendee! Bohs-Rovers was 4290, now 4291. Galway-Treaty was 2304, now 2305

Drogheda and Shamrock Rovers figures haven't changed.

I have updated figures for Premier Division: https://twitter.com/LoI_stats/status/1645820342240174080

And First Division: https://twitter.com/LoI_stats/status/1646203287333486615

[nigel-harps1954]

Yes, all sold out. Ground holds 4k. Not sure if free tickets are counted though, or if the club ever actually reports attendance figures.

Far as I'm aware, it's the clubs who give the figures for FAI Connect, so this is the first season in a lifetime that Derry have given official figures for their games to date, or at least as far as Bohs game which is given as 3,600.

[nigel-harps1954]

Mondays game as per FAI Connect:

Cork v Dundalk - 3,647
Derry v Bohs - 3,600
Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers - 2,100
Drogheda v Pats - 2,225
Shamrock Rovers v UCD - 4,012

[nigel-harps1954]

After 8 weeks of action, now over the 200,000 mark in total attendees.


PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 4,216 (3,209 {2022};2,878{19}; 2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488)
Cork - 4,828 (3,517 FD; 2,505; 4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD)
Derry - 3,454 (3,184; 2,049; 2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135)
Drogheda - 2,036 (1,941; 721 FD; ; 377 FD; 850; 583 FD; 813; 1,064; 817; 977; 811)
Dundalk - 3,123 (2,689; 2,775; 2,738; 2,674; 2,738; 3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355)
Pat's - 4,364 (3,489; 1,919; 1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346)
Rovers - 5,835 (5,379; 3,384; 2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779)
Shels - 3,397 (2,913; 1,071 FD; 654 FD; 496 FD; 554 FD; 596 FD; 713 FD; 1,114; 1,187; 781 FD)
Sligo - 3,457 (2,166; 1,995; 1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103)
UCD - 632 (953; 739; 365 FD; 236 FD; 297 FD; 216 FD; 397; 487; 506; 558; 610)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 804 (307; 382; 130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200)
Bray - 868 (482; 773; 643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD; 965 PD; 1,121 PD)
Cobh - 1,384 (872; 268; 236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681)
Galway - 1,908 (2,081; 780; 746; 1,376 PD; 1,169 PD; 1,290 PD; 975)
Harps - 1,687 (1,293 PD; 1,154 PD; 708; 1,202 PD; 1,216 PD; 784; 449; 479; 429; 433; 644)
Kerry - 1,226 (No previous)
Longford - 845 (500; 610; 449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379; 365; 315)
Treaty - 789 (695)
Waterford - 2,375 (1,705; 1,496 PD; 2,329 PD; 1,550; 314; 460; 470; 478; 453; 466)
Wexford - 894 (445; 235; 181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227; 302; 216)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 3,567 (2,687; 2,185; 2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 1,264 (1,193; 586; 413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391; 372; 578)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 2,498 (2,051; 1,500; 1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 160,531 (486,365; 393,238; 316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 49,313 (178,000; 79,115; 55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 209,844 (664,365; 472,353; 372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

[TonyD]

By the by, any chance that the 12 in the attendance figure were UCD fans? :confused:

You think UCD have 12 fans :;):eek:

[John83]

You think UCD have 12 fans :;):eek:
We can't all at once use an elevator spec'd for 12 people. That kind of counts.

[nr637]

Yes, all sold out. Ground holds 4k. Not sure if free tickets are counted though, or if the club ever actually reports attendance figures.

But what about the away allocation? I thought I read somewhere that the all sold out was based on a figure of 3,700 for home fans?

[EatYerGreens]

We can't all at once use an elevator spec'd for 12 people. That kind of counts.

But is that due to number, or weight? ;)

[brendy_éire]

But what about the away allocation? I thought I read somewhere that the all sold out was based on a figure of 3,700 for home fans?

There are approximately 3.7k seats, plus 300 standing capacity (definitely room for more, but not allowed, for some reason).
The 10% allocation is made available to away fans, but whatever hasn't been sold by match day is then released to general sale, so the match sells out at capacity.

[toffeejay84]

So if the stand on the Lone Moor Road had been the full length as originally planned I take it then capacity could have been been about 4200-4300?

[brendy_éire]

So if the stand on the Lone Moor Road had been the full length as originally planned I take it then capacity could have been been about 4200-4300?

The capacity would have been about 6k. There are roughly 1k seats on the Lone Moor side stand, which is planned to be trebled. FYI, the plan was always that it would be done in stages, but funding has been delayed due to the Casement Park planning issues. The minister wouldn't sign off on the sport infrastructure funding as way to ensure the money for Casement remained unspent.

[Candystripe]

But what about the away allocation? I thought I read somewhere that the all sold out was based on a figure of 3,700 for home fans?

I think Bohs got 350 tickets and were all sold.

Derry have at last started selling terrace tickets which brings up the capacity of roughly 4k.

[legendz]

Tickets for Galway's visit to Tralee next Friday are on sale. Galway will be making the bus journey but it'll be the home team who'll be looking to park the bus.

[SPXcyan]

2,192 at the RSC v Kerry tonight.

[toffeejay84]

Rovers - Shels 6835
Bohs - Pats 4428
UCD - Cork 519

Galway - Bray 2411
Waterford - Kerry 2192
Harps - Treaty 1210
Athlone - Cobh TBC

[sbgawa]

6824 in tallaghr tonight. 11 more turned up after an hour to make it 6835.
About 700 shels I'd say

[MattB11]

1210 at Finn Park

[thebronze14]

1210 at Finn Park
Felt less than that but good to see attendances holding up. Rewarded with a good performence too

[gufct]

2,411 at Edp with about 30 bray fans. The place was rocking and the team were brilliant.

[ToberonaTornado]

Dundalk v Derry 2377
Not bad for a Sunday afternoon game I guess.

[oriel]

Dundalk v Derry 2377
Not bad for a Sunday afternoon game I guess.

As soon as the game was changed I was thinking 1k off the avg (3k) so yeah not bad - decent Derry crowd down, 400-450?

[toffeejay84]

Last season Dundalk v Derry fixtures 3357 and 2856.

Thats Dundalk's lowest crowd of the season, certainly would have expected low 3k if it was a Friday night.

[nr637]

any attendances for Sligo v Drogs or Longford v Wexford? :confused:

[pineapple stu]

FAI connect says 2317 and 404 respectively

[nigel-harps1954]

Full weekend rundown:

Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne - 6,835
Bohs v St Pat's - 4,428
Dundalk v Derry - 2,377
Sligo Rovers v Drogheda - 2,317
UCD v Cork - 519

Galway v Bray - 2,411
Waterford v Kerry - 2,192
Harps v Treaty - 1,210
Athlone v Cobh - 836
Longford v Wexford - 404

TOTAL: 23,529

[nigel-harps1954]

Following completion of first round of fixtures in First Division. Round ten in the Premier.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 4,258 (3,209 {2022};2,878{19}; 2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488)
Cork - 4,828 (3,517 FD; 2,505; 4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD)
Derry - 3,454 (3,184; 2,049; 2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135)
Drogheda - 2,036 (1,941; 721 FD; ; 377 FD; 850; 583 FD; 813; 1,064; 817; 977; 811)
Dundalk - 2,998 (2,689; 2,775; 2,738; 2,674; 2,738; 3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355)
Pat's - 4,364 (3,489; 1,919; 1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346)
Rovers - 6,035 (5,379; 3,384; 2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779)
Shels - 3,397 (2,913; 1,071 FD; 654 FD; 496 FD; 554 FD; 596 FD; 713 FD; 1,114; 1,187; 781 FD)
Sligo - 3,229 (2,166; 1,995; 1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103)
UCD - 609 (953; 739; 365 FD; 236 FD; 297 FD; 216 FD; 397; 487; 506; 558; 610)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 810 (307; 382; 130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200)
Bray - 868 (482; 773; 643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD; 965 PD; 1,121 PD)
Cobh - 1,384 (872; 268; 236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681)
Galway - 2,034 (2,081; 780; 746; 1,376 PD; 1,169 PD; 1,290 PD; 975)
Harps - 1,592 (1,293 PD; 1,154 PD; 708; 1,202 PD; 1,216 PD; 784; 449; 479; 429; 433; 644)
Kerry - 1,226 (No previous)
Longford - 756 (500; 610; 449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379; 365; 315)
Treaty - 789 (695)
Waterford - 2,339 (1,705; 1,496 PD; 2,329 PD; 1,550; 314; 460; 470; 478; 453; 466)
Wexford - 894 (445; 235; 181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227; 302; 216)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 3,540 (2,687; 2,185; 2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 1,281 (1,193; 586; 413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391; 372; 578)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 2,483 (2,051; 1,500; 1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 177,007 (486,365; 393,238; 316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 56,366 (178,000; 79,115; 55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 233,373 (664,365; 472,353; 372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

[ToberonaTornado]

As soon as the game was changed I was thinking 1k off the avg (3k) so yeah not bad - decent Derry crowd down, 400-450?

I'd go 350 for traveling support but still quite a good following for what is a long journey and of course considering the Sunday afternoon k/o.

[EalingGreen]

FYI, the plan was always that [the Brandywell redevelopment] would be done in stages, but funding has been delayed due to the Casement Park planning issues. The minister wouldn't sign off on the sport infrastructure funding as way to ensure the money for Casement remained unspent.
Aiui, the previous Minister for Communities (incls. Sport), SF's Deirdre Hargey, claimed that the £36m ringfenced for Sub-regional stadia, from which DCFC were due an allocation, could not be released without the approval of the whole Executive.

Yet she also indicated that she could release the £62m ringfenced for Casement without such approval. (She later had to retract this claim, I think?). Anyhow, it is widely believed that the £36m for sub-regional money is being "held to ransom" while everyone is haggling over the money for Casement.

Meaning nothing is actually getting done.

As per usual.

[legendz]

Tickets are still on sale for Kerry v Galway.

[culloty82]

The Main Stand is sold out, however, as are the touchline areas, so would imagine the East and North Terraces should also sell out by Wednesday, at the latest.

[EatYerGreens]

6824 in tallaghr tonight. 11 more turned up after an hour to make it 6835.
About 700 shels I'd say

Can always blame it on the clocks going forward :p

[joey B]

Pats/Rovers sold out on Friday...

[legendz]

Away tickets are available for Kerry v Galway. No excuses.
https://eventlist.store/kerryfc/awaytickets

[toffeejay84]

I've been tracking the comparison between 2023 and 2022 for each game.

Premier Division: https://twitter.com/LoI_stats/status/1647687766136832006/photo/1

(https://twitter.com/LoI_stats/status/1647687766136832006/photo/1)32 games higher than last season average, 8 lower than last season average.

[legendz]

https://twitter.com/betweenstripes/status/1648009872015761422?t=z8Z1u17KgI_POykgZpaNZw&s=19
Kerry are 5th in the First Division for the Average Club attendances so far.

[gufct]

Where’s the best pub to go to close to the ground

[pineapple stu]

I've been tracking the comparison between 2023 and 2022 for each game.

Premier Division: https://twitter.com/LoI_stats/status/1647687766136832006/photo/1

(https://twitter.com/LoI_stats/status/1647687766136832006/photo/1)32 games higher than last season average, 8 lower than last season average.
That's a great little table. There'll be things that explain some of the reds - so straight off you can see Dundalk v Derry is the only one that's way down on both last season's attendances, because it was moved to Sunday this year - but the overall picture is great. Albeit summer is often a time when crowds drop off because of holidays and general mid-season doldrums.

[nigel-harps1954]

Where’s the best pub to go to close to the ground

Had a few pints in Sean Ógs in the town prior to Harps game in Tralee. It's a handy five minutes taxi.