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Celtic Park boasts bigger crowds in UEFA’s elite competition than the likes of English Premier League sides Manchester City and Aston Villa.
Celtic have just two matches remaining in the league phase of this season’s UEFA Champions League and are currently on course for a place in the play-off knockout round.
Brendan Rodgers’ side currently sit 21st out of 36 clubs and still have a slim chance at finishing in the top eight which would see them progress straight to the Last 16 stage. However, that is an unlikely scenario as it stand and securing a finishing place between ninth and 24th is the priority.
They face bottom side Young Boys of Switzerland at home in their next match on January 22nd. That will be their final clash at Celtic Park in this season’s league phase before they finish up away to Aston Villa on January 29.
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Supporters will not be surprised to hear that although the Hoops sit 21st in the league table they are considerably higher in the standings when it comes to average attendance figures. Indeed, the crowds at Parkhead would be the envy of many of the European ‘heavyweights’ currently in the competition.
Per data gathered by football statistics site Transfermarkt, Celtic have the ninth highest average attendance figure in the UEFA Champions League so far this season. And average crowd of 57,276 puts them above the likes of Premier League duo Manchester City and soon to be opponents Aston Villa.
Here is the full UEFA Champions League average attendance table for the 2024/25 season so far:
SIGNAL IDUNA PARK - 81.365
Allianz Arena - 75.000
Santiago Bernabéu - 73.830
Estádio da Luz - 61.455
Giuseppe Meazza - 61.163
MHPArena Stuttgart - 60.000
Emirates Stadium - 59.951
Anfield - 59.717
Riyadh Air Metropolitano - 59.396
Celtic Park - 57.278
Etihad Stadium - 49.350
Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy - 47.438
Olímpic Lluís Companys - 47.242
Estádio José Alvalade - 44.954
Parc des Princes - 44.944
Rajko Mitić - 44.832
Red Bull Arena - 43.621
Stadion Feyenoord "De Kuip" - 43.357
Villa Park - 41.142
Allianz Stadium - 40.871
Philips Stadion - 34.633
Veltins-Arena - 32.045
Stadion Wankdorf - 31.500
BayArena - 29.877
Red Bull Arena - 23.105
Stadio Renato Dall’Ara - 22.878
Wörtherseestadion - 22.799
Gewiss Stadium - 22.480
NFS - Tehelné Pole - 22.377
Jan Breydelstadion - 21.896
epet Arena - 17.918
Maksimir - 16.868
Stade de Roudourou - 15.269
Stade Louis-II - 12.156
Montilivi - 9.080
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