January 10, 2022 at 11:55 AM by Nicolas Toison
The change of year is difficult for Ligue 1 clubs and it is likely to last a little while. Indeed, the 5000 spectator gauges in the stadiums are back and the result is not surprising: the crowds of this 20th day are plummeting. The average of this weekend is four times lower than that of the 9th day (4,105 against 16,543), which was until then, the weakest attendance of the championship this season.
The clash between Lyon and Paris, 4th crowd of the 20th day
Almost a year after having taken place behind closed doors on behalf of the 30th day of Ligue 1, the duel between the Lyonnais and the Parisians, this time, takes place under a limitation of supporters. The match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, brought 4,977 spectators to Groupama Stadium. A hundred less than Brest – Nice, the best attendance of this 20th day of Ligue 1, where 5,102 people (LFP figure) made the trip to witness the victory in Nice on the ground of Stade Brestois.
Few matches in Ligue 1
Three postponements of matches and a meeting behind closed doors, this is the fate reserved for us on this 20th day of Ligue 1. If the duels Lille – Lorient, Montpellier – Troyes and Angers – Saint-Etienne have been postponed to a date Later, the match between the Girondins de Bordeaux and Olympique de Marseille was finally maintained, but it was played in an enclosure empty of public.
The crowds of the 20th day
Brest – Nice = 5102
Lens – Rennes = 5000
Metz – Strasbourg = 5000
Lyon – Paris = 4977
Clermont – Reims = 4524
Nantes – Monaco = 4133
Bordeaux – Marseille = 0
Lille – Lorient = Postponed
Montpellier – Troyes = Postponed
Angers – Saint-Etienne = Postponed
Sport ranking of the crowds of Ligue 1 clubs, 2021-2022 season
| Club | Cumulative crowds | Home matches | Average per match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marseilles | 503,828 | 10 | 50 380 |
| Paris | 421,139 | 9 | 46,793 |
| Lille | 305,317 | 9 | 33 924 |