Sunday 9 September 2012

Manchester derby the biggest in Europe

Europe's biggest derbies by combined average attendance 

1
Manchester United
75,387
Manchester City
47,044
122,431
4
2
Real Madrid
74,836
Atletico Madrid
45,236
120,072
4
3
FC Barcelona
78,340
RCD Espanyol
26,826
105,166
3.3
4
Milan
51,442
Internazionale
47,913
99,355
0
5
Celtic
50,904
Rangers
46,324
97,288
4
6
Arsenal
60,000
Tottenham Hotspur
36,026
96,026
3.8
7
Bayern Munich
69,000
TSV Munchen 1860
22,898
91,898
0
8
Liverpool
44,253
Everton
33,228
77,481
0.6
9
Benfica
42,464
Sporting CP
34,490
76,954
1.4
10
Hamburg SV
53,465
St. Pauli
23,220
76,685
3.6
11
Real Betis
37,405
Seville
35,684
73,089
2
12
Roma
35,240
Lazio
32,444
67,687
0
13
Chelsea
41,478
Fulham
25,293
66,771
1.4
14
Aston Villa
33,873
West Brom
24,793
58,666
3.3
15
VfB Stuttgart
55,090
Stuttgarter Kickers
3,561
58,651
3.3
16
Juventus
37,545
Torino
15,897
53,442
4.7
17
Feyenoord
44,605
Sparta Rotterdam
7,089
51,694
4.2

The table above shows Europe's biggest derbies based on combined average attendances throughout the 2011-2012 season (i.e. not just for the derby matches themselves but for all matches). I've defined a derby as a match between two teams whose stadiums are within 5 miles of each other. With a combined average attendance of 69,573 the derby between Hertha Berlin and Union Berlin would have made the list but the clubs' stadiums are 14.4 miles apart. I would be very interested to know if there are other derbies which people think would make the list based on these criteria. The stadiums of Borussia Dortmund and Schalke are 17 miles apart but their combined average attendance of 141,739 would make it the biggest derby in Europe. Newcastle United and Sunderland have a combined average attendance of 89,030 but their stadiums are 10 miles apart.

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