足球观众趋势

The line graph illustrates the average attendance (in thousands) at top-tier football matches in Italy, England and Germany over the 24-year period from 1980 to 2004.

Overall, Italy saw a marked decline in average match attendance, while Germany experienced the opposite trend, growing to overtake Italy as the country with the highest attendance by the end of the period. England’s attendance remained the most stable, with a modest dip followed by a steady rise.

In detail, Italy had the highest attendance in 1980, at around 35 thousand per match. This figure rose slightly to a peak of roughly 37 thousand around 1986, before falling consistently to 25 thousand by 2004. By contrast, Germany started with the lowest attendance at 25 thousand in 1980, dropping to a trough of 19 thousand in 1986, then rising continuously to reach approximately 33 thousand in 2004, surpassing both other nations. For England, average attendance stayed between 23 thousand and 26 thousand for most of the period: it fell slightly from 26 thousand in 1980 to around 23 thousand by 1986, then grew gradually to 34 thousand by 2004, matching Germany’s level by the end of the timeframe. All three countries had similar attendance figures of around 27 thousand per match around 1998, before Italy’s decline continued and attendance rose in the other two countries.