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