Arsenal Women attendance higher than 10 Premier League clubs

Arsenal Women have recorded an average attendance of just under 35,000 fans in the Women’s Super League play this season. The impressive number is aided by the club’s decision to play select home matches at Emirates Stadium. Typically reserved for the men’s team, the massive arena holds around 60,000 people on matchdays.

Historically, the women’s team plays their games at nearby Meadow Park. It is currently the home stadium for National League side Borehamwood FC. In a distinct difference compared to the Arsenal arena, Meadow Park has a max capacity of about 4,000 fans.

As a result of moving several matches to The Emirates, Arsenal Women have now averaged more fans in the stands than half of all Premier League clubs. The north London team has played five of their eight home league games this season at the bigger stadium. A recent report shows that ticket sales in these matches have experienced a 63% increase compared to the last campaign.

Arsenal Women recently broke a WSL attendance record

Arsenal Women most recently played bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur in front of a sold-out crowd at the weekend. The Gunners grabbed all three points in the match thanks to a lone second-half goal by Beath Mead. It was the club’s second consecutive sell-out at the huge arena. Arsenal also previously topped Manchester United’s women’s team 3-1 back on February 17th. This particular game set a new WSL attendance record of 60,160 total fans.

“I was thinking about a quote from Dennis Bergkamp when he said you don’t support a team only for a player, or only for history, or only for trophies, you go and support a team because that’s where you found an environment where you think you belong,” Arsenal Women manager Jonas Eidevall said after the recent win over Spurs.

“And that’s what makes me extremely proud to be able to say that I think we have found a place where more than 60,000 people feel that they belong. They feel that this is…

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Author : Chris Moore

Publish date : 2024-03-06 20:34:40

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