Campeonato Brasileiro Série A attendance Flamengo (left) and Corinthians (right), the two most supported teams in Brazil,
[ 1] with 36,4 (18%) and 28,6 (14%) million of adepts, respectively, according to
Datafolha , in a 2014 research.
[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is the second largest league in attendance in South America (behind Argentina ). Despite the great popularity of football in the country, the league has a low average audience compared to major football leagues in the world, the championship does not even appear among the top 10 average attendance in football league, the smallest attendance was in 2004 season with 9,136, the largest was in 1983 season with 22,953.[ 5] [ 6]
The smallest attendance ever was a game between Juventude and Portuguesa in 1997 with 55 fans, the largest was Flamengo and Santos in 1983 with 155,523.[ 7]
Attendance records [citation needed
#
Attendance
Home
Score
Visitor
Stadium
Date
1
155,523
Flamengo
3–0
Santos
Maracanã
May 29, 1983
2
154,335
Flamengo
3–2
Atlético Mineiro
Maracanã
June 1, 1980
3
146,043
Fluminense
1–1
Corinthians
Maracanã
December 5, 1976
4
138,107
Flamengo
1–1
Grêmio
Maracanã
April 4, 1982
5
135,487
Botafogo
3–1
Flamengo
Maracanã
April 19, 1981
6
128,781
Fluminense
0–0
Vasco
Maracanã
May 27, 1984
7
122,001
Botafogo
2–2
Flamengo
Maracanã
July 19, 1992
8
121,353
Flamengo
1–1
Vasco
Maracanã
May 8, 1983
9
120,441
Flamengo
2–1
Guarani
Maracanã
April 11, 1982
10
118,777
Vasco
2–2
Internacional
Maracanã
July 28, 1974
11
118,370
Fluminense
0–0
Corinthians
Maracanã
May 20, 1984
12
118,162
Flamengo
1–0
Atlético Mineiro
Maracanã
November 29, 1987
13
117,353
Botafogo
0–0
Flamengo
Maracanã
April 16, 1981
14
115,002
Corinthians
4–1
Flamengo
Morumbi
May 6, 1984
15
114,481
Santos
2–1
Flamengo
Morumbi
May 12, 1983
16
113,479
Atlético Mineiro
0–0
Santos
Mineirão
May 15, 1983
17
113,286
Corinthians
2–1
Internacional
Morumbi
November 21, 1976
18
112,993
Vasco
2–1
Cruzeiro
Maracanã
August 1, 1974
19
112,403
Fluminense
1–1
Atlético Mineiro
Maracanã
December 20, 1970
20
112,047
Flamengo
1–4
Palmeiras
Maracanã
December 9, 1979
21
111,260
Flamengo
2–1
Vasco
Maracanã
May 5, 1983
22
111,111
Santos
3–2
Flamengo
Morumbi
February 27, 1983
23
110,877
Vasco
3–0
Grêmio
Maracanã
May 19, 1984
24
110,438
Bahia
2–1
Fluminense
Fonte Nova
February 12, 1989
Attendances in 2023
CR Flamengo drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023 edition of the Brazilian top-flight football league, followed by São Paulo FC .[ 8]
#
Football club
Total attendance
Home games
Average attendance
1
CR Flamengo 1,101,693
19
57,984
2
São Paulo FC 840,196
19
44,221
3
EC Bahia 693,127
19
36,480
4
SC Corinthians Paulista 691,566
19
36,398
5
Fortaleza EC 638,244
19
33,592
6
SE Palmeiras 630,174
19
33,167
7
Atlético Mineiro 628,329
19
33,070
8
Fluminense 608,162
19
32,009
9
Grêmio 602,703
19
31,721
10
Cruzeiro EC 579,978
19
30,525
11
Botafogo FR 558,561
19
29,398
12
SC Internacional 519,185
19
27,326
13
CR Vasco da Gama 414,157
19
21,798
14
Athletico Paranaense 409,870
19
21,572
15
Coritiba 364,917
19
19,206
16
Cuiabá EC 319,867
19
16,835
17
Goiás EC 194,561
19
10,240
18
Santos FC 182,206
19
9,590
19
América FC 121,094
19
6,373
20
Red Bull Bragantino 114,870
19
6,046
References
^ Sambafoot - Flamengo still Brazil's most popular club, says survey
^ "Um em cada três torce por Flamengo ou Corinthians, aponta Datafolha" . Folha de S.Paulo. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014 .^ "A pesquisa "esquecida" pelo Datafolha" . Blog Teoria dos Jogos. July 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014 .^ "A pesquisa secreta do Datafolha em 2014, com a Lusa à frente dos grandes do Recife" . Diário de Pernambuco. July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014 .^ "MÉDIAS DE PÚBLICO EM CAMPEONATOS NACIONAIS" . Retrieved July 21, 2015 .^ "público do brasileirão - globoesporte.com" . Retrieved July 21, 2015 .^ "Os recordes do Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A" . Retrieved July 21, 2015 .^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/bra-serie-a-2023/1/#google_vignette
