The Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs distributed more tickets during the 2025/26 campaign than in any previous season, according to the latest spectator report released by the DFL. The 36 professional clubs registered a combined total of 21,404,258 tickets, including complimentary and honorary admissions. This amounted to an average of 34,974 tickets per fixture, representing a new record across Germany’s top two divisions.
The Bundesliga alone recorded 12,718,097 distributed tickets, an increase of 9.1 percent compared with the previous campaign. The average top-flight attendance rose from 38,082 to 41,562. The return of Hamburg and 1. FC Köln contributed significantly to the increase. Both promoted clubs possess large stadiums and substantial supporter bases, while relegated sides VfL Bochum and Holstein Kiel operated with considerably smaller capacities.
Another rise can be anticipated during the forthcoming campaign following Schalke 04’s promotion back to the Bundesliga.
Dortmund lead Bundesliga attendance rankings
Borussia Dortmund once again recorded the league’s highest average attendance, welcoming almost 80,000 spectators per home match in their 81,365-seat venue. Bayern Munich followed with approximately 75,000 in their 75,024-seat Arena while promoted Hamburg averaged around 56,900 in the 57,000-seat Volksparkstadion.
The Bundesliga’s reported stadium occupancy rate also increased slightly from 95.9 to 96.1 percent.
Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern and St. Pauli all recorded 100-percent occupancy rates, while another 12 top-flight clubs filled more than 90 percent of their available capacity.
The Bundesliga’s average attendance remained comfortably ahead of Spain’s La Liga, which averaged 30,945 spectators, and Italy’s Serie A, which recorded 30,084.
2. Bundesliga ticket numbers decline
Germany’s second division experienced a slight decline after losing major attractions Köln and Hamburg to promotion.
The 2. Bundesliga distributed 8,686,161 tickets, corresponding to an average of 28,386 per game. The previous season’s figure stood at 30,493.
Schalke produced the division’s largest average crowd with more than 61,000 spectators (62,271 capacity) ahead of Hertha Berlin with over 47,000 (74,475 capacity) and 1. FC Kaiserslautern (49,327 capacity) with almost 46,000.
Preußen Münster recorded the highest occupancy rate at almost 100 percent, partly because of the reduced capacity resulting from renovation work. Schalke followed at just under 99 percent.
It’s worth noting that, due to various factors, “maximum capacity” in German footballing stadiums varies from match to match.
Bundesliga ticket prices continue to rise
The record figures arrived despite another increase in average Bundesliga ticket prices.
A Bundesliga ticket cost an average of €30.77 during the 2025/26 campaign, compared with €28.78 one year earlier. The calculation includes value-added tax and contributions toward public transportation.
The average seated ticket increased from €35.28 to €37.14, while standing tickets rose slightly from €12.04 to €12.27.
Second-division supporters paid an average of €24.34, marginally below the previous season’s figure of €24.70.
