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2023-24 D1 Arkema: an average attendance of 1,274 spectators per game, +39% on 2022-23

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An average of 1,274 spectators attended D1 Arkema matches during the 2023-24 season, an increase of 39% on the previous year (914 spectators per match), the Fédération Française de Football told News Tank Football on 11/07/2024.

The 2023-24 season of the French women's football championship, won by Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a total of 173,394 spectators in the stadiums, an increase of 44% on the 120,701 the previous year, noting that there were then five fewer matches as play-offs were introduced in May 2024 (first leg semi-finals then final).

Other key attendance figures at D1 Arkema stadiums in 2023-24 include:
• an average daily attendance of 7,224, compared with 5,486 in 2022-23;
• four matches drew more than 10,000 spectators, compared with two in 2022-23;
• 33 matches were played in front of at least 1,000 spectators, compared with 18 the previous season.


LFFP French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. : D1 Arkema to become the Arkema Première Ligue French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. from 2024-25

  • "As part of the 2023-24 Trophées D1 Arkema ceremony, the new identity of the women's leagues was presented: the Arkema Première Ligue and Seconde Ligue will see the light of day from next season," said the FFF French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. on 29/04/2024.
  • "These new brands will be embodied by two logos built around the P and the S, for Première and Seconde Ligues."

England/Women's football: a record attendance of one million spectators in the top 2 divisions

  • The 24 clubs in the Barclays Women's Super League French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. and the Barclays Women's Championship (2nd Division) broke the one million spectator mark for the first time at their stadiums following matches on Sunday 28/04 as part of the 2023-24 season, announced The Football Association, which organises the two competitions, on 29/04/2024.
  • "Over half of our 24 clubs having achieved their own record league attendance this term," added The FA, with two fixtures and a late match still to be played in the top flight at the time, a total of 13 fixtures.
  • The Barclays Women's Super League had already broken its single-season total attendance record with 717,721 spectators present in English stadiums after 96 matches in the 2023-24 season, on 18/03/2024. The previous record dates back to the 2022-23 season, when 689,297 spectators attended all 132 matches played (with 36 extra games).
  • The Barclays WSL match attendance record was broken three times in 2023-24, each time at the Emirates Stadium (London). The last of these was on Saturday 17/02/2024, when Arsenal's 3-1 win over Manchester United FC was the first ever sold out women's match at their 60,160-capacity stadium.

Liga F French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. : total attendance of 370,000 fans (+13%) in 2023-24

  • The main figures communicated by Liga F regarding attendance for the 2023-24 season are as follows:
    • A total of more than 370,000 spectators in the stands, an increase of 13%;
    • A record attendance for the 2023-24 season of 38,707 fans at Barcelona's Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys for the FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF match (5-0) on 19/11/2023;
    • 15 matches (out of 240 this season) were played at the clubs' main stadiums, rather than at smaller stadiums usually reserved for the women's teams.

Frauen-Bundesliga: a record total attendance of 359,404 in 2022-23

  • A total of 359,404 spectators turned out at German stadiums for Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. matches in 2022-23, an average of 2,723 per game, according to the Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB French Women's Professional Football League. Placed under the aegis of the FFF, it has been responsible for organising the first and second women's divisions in France since 01/07/2024. ) on 07/03/2024.
  • This is 3.4 times more than during the 2021-22 season, which saw an average of 806 spectators per match, for a total of 106,420 fans in the stadiums.