2008 attendances

[WindmillWarrior]

Football fans are optimistic; a win would have seen Drogs right back in it (in their fans' eyes). One point off them and challenging for the UEFA Cup spots. It was really the last chance to save the season*, and as such arguably a bigger game than usual. Plus I assume Derry brought a decent crowd. Going by the figures here, that's their worst crowd of the season, which is very surprising.

* - watch as they win every game from here to the end now.

Derry brought 200/250 - the best crowd I've seen from them in UP in a long time.
for our crowd I suppose you could blame the mid season break, a lot of people on holidays this time of the year, the euro championships.

[pineapple stu]

Update after last weekend. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.


PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,298 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Sligo)
Bray - 1,500 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,382 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,661 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 3,589 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,925 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 2,145 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,367 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,952 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Bray)
Rovers - 1,870 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,000 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 545 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 450 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,393 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 177 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 488 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 600 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 190 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 971 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 809 (N/A) (missing Kildare and Waterford)
Waterford - 761 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 952 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,008 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 680 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,410 (1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

FD is an average crowd in the First Division; PD is an average crowd in the Premier Division. I've only put that in where the attendances was when the club was in a different one to their current division.

Estimates in but official figures missing -
Pat's v Bohs

Recent games missing -
Fingal v Kildare
Pat's v Bray

[irishultra]

St. Petersburg home to Zenit, play in the Petrovsky stadium. It has a capacity of just over 21,000. Generally the matches didn't sell out. St.Petersburg has a population of over 4 million and Zenit are the only team in the city playing in the top tier of Russian football.

Face it, the EL with Ireland's population hasn't got a chance, unless they did something stupid like having franchises.

Today with Zenit's success and massive investment the crowds have flocked and they are building a 60,000 capacity stadium. So get some rich tycoons into the league and it will succeed.

[smasher]

St. Petersburg home to Zenit, play in the Petrovsky stadium. It has a capacity of just over 21,000. Generally the matches didn't sell out. St.Petersburg has a population of over 4 million and Zenit are the only team in the city playing in the top tier of Russian football.

Face it, the EL with Ireland's population hasn't got a chance, unless they did something stupid like having franchises.

Today with Zenit's success and massive investment the crowds have flocked and they are building a 60,000 capacity stadium. So get some rich tycoons into the league and it will succeed.

Carrick United brought a crowd of over 2,000 to the RSC for the FAI Junior Cup Final which far exceeds anything in First Division and most Premier league attendances

[Sam_Heggy]

Carrick United brought a crowd of over 2,000 to the RSC for the FAI Junior Cup Final which far exceeds anything in First Division and most Premier league attendances

How many do they get for every week league games?

[John83]

Carrick United brought a crowd of over 2,000 to the RSC for the FAI Junior Cup Final which far exceeds anything in First Division and most Premier league attendances

And St Francis got 12000 to an FAI cup final. Meant jack**** when they were in the league.

[holidaysong]

Terrible crowd in Oriel last night (it was stupid having it clashing with the Euro 2008 semi) - only about 500-600.

[Straightstory]

Yes, but those cites you mention only have one or at the most two professinal football clubs where Dublin (similar population) has 6 semi-pro/pro clubs. In those European countries you mention the whole city supports one club but in Ireland there is a small population outside of Dublin and there is 6 clubs in the capital and also as you mentioned the rivalry of the English League, but I think that is just an excuse.

Even if you add up all the attendances of Dublin teams, it's still terrible. I mean, what difference is UCD's '545' going to make?

[pineapple stu]

So get some rich tycoons into the league and it will succeed.

Like at Drogheda and Pat's?

[gufct]

dolers said the crowd for UCD -v- Monaghan was less than 100 cant be true can it

[John83]

dolers said the crowd for UCD -v- Monaghan was less than 100 cant be true can it

It was small, but not that small.

[pineapple stu]

Somewhere between 120 and (being generous) 150.

Not surprising for a Cup replay against Monaghan on a Tuesday in the middle of the Euros.

[John83]

Hmm, I'd thought a little more, but I suppose the wet seats and threat of rain had everyone under the roof.

I blame Monaghan. They only brought six fans. That's disgraceful. A club that small has no place in the league. They're holding the rest of us back. They should be kicked out forthwith.

[pineapple stu]

Let's not forget that they beat us. The league could do without clubs who can beat us.

[gufct]

there was no match on tuesday that is a shocking crowd for any club.

[monutdfc]

A certain Armagh City fan beside me estimated 150.

[Saint_Charlie]

Update after last weekend. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.


PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,298 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Sligo)
Bray - 1,500 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,382 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,661 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 3,589 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,925 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 2,145 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,367 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,952 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Bray)
Rovers - 1,870 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,000 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 545 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 450 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,393 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 177 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 488 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 600 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 190 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 971 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 809 (N/A) (missing Kildare and Waterford)
Waterford - 761 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 952 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,008 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 680 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,410 (1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

I dunno if this has been done before but i've just worked out the percentage of people going to games here if we take these attendance figures as gospel. Lets say 30,000 people attend games and there are 4 million people in Ireland. Thats 0.75% of the country's population that actually attend games here

Surely that has to be one of, if not the, lowest in the western world?!

[oldyouth]

12 of my extended family are heading to the League Cup QFinal next Tuesday. Does that mean we can occupy the Home end???

[LeixlipRed]

992 at Tolka tonight.

[Mr A]

About 800 at Finn park.