Citation

van Ours JC. PLoS One 2021; 16(3): e0247761.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0247761

PMID

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Abstract

This paper examines long-term developments in stadium attendance in professional football [soccer] in the Netherlands. As in many other European countries attendance had a U-shaped development with the lowest numbers in the mid-1980s. The developments in the Netherlands do not seem to have been affected by hooliganism but by socioeconomic factors. Furthermore, the association with stadium attendance in other European leagues in particular the English Premier League is very high. This suggests that stadium attendance is affected not only by national developments but also by common international trends in the interest in football matches.

Language: en