Over 34,500 more people attended SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division games in the first series of games in 2023 compared with the first series in 2022.
Over 34,500 more people attended SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division games in the first series of games in 2023 compared with the first series in 2022. Some 161,502 people altogether have attended games across the Division as the first series of games have come to a close with 126,969 attending in 2022’s first series of games. The average attendance in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division so far this season is 3,590 compared to 2,821 in the opening series of 2022. This accounts for a rise of 27% in supporters attending games in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division. With Clubs in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division consistently selling out fixtures, some Clubs have reached capacity on a number of occasions with Bohemians and Derry City both selling 95% of their capacity on average for their home games this season so far. On average the stadiums in the Division are 77% full compared to 65% in 2022 after the same amount of games. Top five attendances: Shamrock Rovers v St Patrick’s Athletic - 7,674 Shamrock Rovers v Derry City - 7626 Cork City v Bohemians - 6,487 Cork City v Shelbourne - 5,452 St Patrick’s Athletic v Bohemians - 5,002 Average per club: Bohemians - 4212 Cork City - 4923 Derry City - 3593 Drogheda United - 2041 Dundalk - 3122 Shamrock Rovers - 5835 Shelbourne - 3365 Sligo Rovers - 3457 St Patrick's Athletic - 4354 UCD - 632
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