Australian rules football attendance records

Australian rules football attendance records

Australia

Note: Since the 1970s in Australia, many grounds have been reconfigured without standing room, which reduces maximum capacity.

Single Matches

By Australian State and Territory

StateAttendanceYearLeagueEventVenueSold out ?
Victoria121,6861970VFLGrand Final – Carlton v CollingwoodMCG, MelbourneYes
New South Wales72,3932003AFLRound 21 – Sydney Swans v. CollingwoodTelstra Stadium, SydneyNo
South Australia66,9871976SANFLGrand Final – Sturt vs Port AdelaideFootball Park, AdelaideYes
Western Australia59,5852018AFLQualifying Final - West Coast v CollingwoodOptus Stadium, PerthYes
Queensland37,2242005AFLRound 15 – Brisbane Lions vs CollingwoodGabba, BrisbaneNo
Tasmania24,9681979TFLGrand Final – Glenorchy v ClarenceNorth Hobart Oval, HobartYes
Northern Territory17,5002002AFL (pre-season practice)Aboriginal All-Stars vs CarltonMarrara Oval, DarwinYes
Australian Capital Territory14,9742016AFLRound 19 – Greater Western Sydney Giants vs RichmondManuka Oval, CanberraYes

The table gives official crowd figures only. In the case of the 1976 SANFL Grand Final, the official crowd of 66,987 was the number of tickets sold, but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000.[1]

Regional

State of Origin Representative Matches

League Seasons

  • AFL – 7,146,604. (2010). Number of Games – 186. Average attendance – 38,423
  • VFL – 2,720,119. (1976). Number of Games – 113. Average attendance – 28,173
  • SANFL – 1,090,164. (1967). Number of Games – 104. Average attendance – 10,482[2]
  • WAFL – 960,169. (1967). Number of Games – 88. Average attendance – 10,911[2]
  • VFA – 937,291. (1976). Number of Games – 94. Average Attendance – 9,971[3]
  • TFL – 318,496. (1967). Number of Games – 58 Average attendance – 5,491[2]

League Single Round

  • AFL – 400,401. Round 1, 2017.

International

Exhibition matches

International Tests

CountryAttendanceDateTournamentTeamsVenueCityNotes
Papua New Guinea7,5002009Indigenous tour of PNGCentral Highlands vs Flying BoomerangsLae, Papua New Guinea[5]
Australia5,00020052005 Australian Football International CupJapan vs South AfricaCity OvalWangaratta, Victoria, Australia[6]
Australia3,50020082008 Australian Football International CupPapua New Guinea vs South AfricaReid OvalWarrnambool, Victoria, Australia[7]
Canada2,500200749th Parallel CupCanada vs United StatesThunderbird StadiumVancouver, British Columbia[6]
Papua New Guinea2,5002009Indigenous tour of PNGPNG (U18) Kupundas vs Flying BoomerangsUniversity of PNGPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea[5]
Czech Republic50020082008 EU Cup Australian rules footballEngland vs CroatiaSlavia Sports CentrePrague[8]
Finland15020072007 European Australian Football Tri-nations TournamentFinland vs SwedenHalikko StadiumHalikko[9]
Notes

1. The International Cup carnival does not charge for admission, and crowd figures are estimates to the nearest 500 spectators based on total ground capacity. These figures do not include International Rules tests between Australia and Ireland or tests played as curtain raisers to AFL matches.

2. The 49th Parallel Cup charged admission for the first time in 2007.

Domestic Representative Matches

Notable Crowds for Leagues Outside of Australia

CountryAttendanceDateLeagueTeamsVenueCityNotes
Papua New Guinea5,0001999AFL PNG (Grand Final)Wests vs KoboniPort Moresby[6]
Nauru3,0001999NAFA championship finaleMenaida vs Panzer (Meneng)Linkbelt OvalAiwo[6]
United Kingdom1,5001999BARFL Grand FinalWest London Wildcats vs Wandsworth DemonsClapham CommonLondon[6]
United States of America1,0002004MAAFLNashville Kangaroos vs Chicago SwansNashville, Tennessee[11]
Canada600October 2008OAFL Grand FinalToronto Eagles vs Etobicoke KangaroosHumber ParkToronto[12]
Indonesia50012 July 2005West Java AFL (Pancawati Cup) Grand FinalPancawati Eages vs Pancawatti ScorpionsPancawati (Bogor)[13]

Note: No international Australian Rules Football leagues currently charge for admission, and crowd figures are estimates to the nearest 500 spectators based on total ground capacity.

References

  1. ↑ Norton, Daniel (2013). Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide. Adelaide: Bowden Group. p. 28.
  2. 1 2 3 Review of the 1967 football season from Full Points Footy
  3. ↑ "The VFA and the Search for an Identity" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  4. ↑ French almost pull off an upset against the Reading Roos by Aaron Richard for World Footy News
  5. 1 2 Brett Northey. "Boomerangs PNG tour wrap up and photos". World Footy News. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 IAFC
  7. ↑ WORLD BEATER: Rave reviews for city's International Cup role The Standard
  8. ↑ Aaron Richard. "England take EU Cup – tournament review". World Footy News. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  9. ↑ Finland building towards 2008 from worldfootynews.com
  10. ↑ Official Website of the Australian Football League > NEWS ARTICLE > Australia winners at Canada Day Football Carnival Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ MAAFL
  12. ↑ Kangaroos Bounce Their Way To First Premiership Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ Eagles Win Second Flag
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