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| Premier League attendances for 2012-13 have shown an increase of nearly 4% on the previous season. | |
| The average attendance for a game in England's top flight was 35,975, up from 34,601 in 2011-12. | |
| That rise has come during a difficult economic period, with the UK narrowly avoiding a triple-dip recession during the first quarter of 2013. | That rise has come during a difficult economic period, with the UK narrowly avoiding a triple-dip recession during the first quarter of 2013. |
| Crowds have fluctuated across Europe, with Barcelona's average gate down by more than 9,000, an 11% drop. | Crowds have fluctuated across Europe, with Barcelona's average gate down by more than 9,000, an 11% drop. |
| Attendances at Inter Milan have fallen by more than 3,000, but new German champions Bayern Munich have seen an average increase of around 2,000. | Attendances at Inter Milan have fallen by more than 3,000, but new German champions Bayern Munich have seen an average increase of around 2,000. |
| The Scottish Premier League's average attendance fell by 28%, from 13,855 to 10,020, although that figure was skewed by the liquidation of Rangers, who reformed in the Scottish Third Division. | The Scottish Premier League's average attendance fell by 28%, from 13,855 to 10,020, although that figure was skewed by the liquidation of Rangers, who reformed in the Scottish Third Division. |
| Celtic were one of six SPL clubs whose gates fell in 2012-13, with average crowds dropping from 50,904 to 46,917. | Celtic were one of six SPL clubs whose gates fell in 2012-13, with average crowds dropping from 50,904 to 46,917. |
| Rangers saw only a slight dip in attendances, though, attracting average crowds of 45,750 - down from 46,324 - as they won the Division Three title. | Rangers saw only a slight dip in attendances, though, attracting average crowds of 45,750 - down from 46,324 - as they won the Division Three title. |
| In England, 16 of the 20 Premier League clubs increased their average attendance in 2012-13. The three largest rises were for the three clubs promoted from the Championship in 2012 - Reading, Southampton and West Ham - with Everton recording the next largest increase. | In England, 16 of the 20 Premier League clubs increased their average attendance in 2012-13. The three largest rises were for the three clubs promoted from the Championship in 2012 - Reading, Southampton and West Ham - with Everton recording the next largest increase. |
| But a football supporters' group has warned that these increases could be lost if Premier League clubs do not reduce ticket prices. | But a football supporters' group has warned that these increases could be lost if Premier League clubs do not reduce ticket prices. |
| Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation, believes that away supporters are particularly in danger of being priced out of grounds. | |
| "We will be watching very closely what happens next season, when there will be a major increase in media revenue under the new television contracts," Clarke told BBC Sport. | "We will be watching very closely what happens next season, when there will be a major increase in media revenue under the new television contracts," Clarke told BBC Sport. |
| "The Premier League clubs will be receiving so much from these contracts that they could let almost everybody in for free next season and still have the same amount of money coming in as they do now. | "The Premier League clubs will be receiving so much from these contracts that they could let almost everybody in for free next season and still have the same amount of money coming in as they do now. |
| "Certainly if the match-going fan does not get the benefit of the clubs' extra media revenue, the reaction could be significant." | "Certainly if the match-going fan does not get the benefit of the clubs' extra media revenue, the reaction could be significant." |
| To see how your club fares in the attendance league, use our interactive table below. Clicking at the top of any column will rank the clubs in order. |