Crowds
Every figure below is drawn from the 1,180 of 2,637 played matches that carry a recorded gate (44.7%), spanning 1950–2026. A match with no figure is left out rather than counted as an empty ground — the archive stores an unknown gate as a zero, and averaging those in would quietly drag every number on this page down.
Avg at Our Ground40,576over 595 matches
Avg Away17,711over 585 matches
Record Crowd135,000our ground
Biggest Away Gate80,000their ground
Spectators in Total34,503,486across recorded matches
Season by Season
Average gate per season, newest first; each bar is scaled against the best season shown. A season missing from this list has no recorded gate at all, which is not the same as a season nobody attended.
By Competition
Competitions with fewer than 3 recorded gates are left out — one match is not an average. Pick a competition to scope the whole page to it.
Who Fills the Ground
Average gate at our ground by visiting club, minimum 3 recorded meetings.
Grounds, and How Full They Get
| Ground | Matches | Avg | Best | Capacity | How Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estádio da Luz Lisboa | 313 | 34,291 | 135,000 | 120,000 | 28.6% |
| Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lisboa | 268 | 49,085 | 66,366 | 68,100 | 72.1% |
| Estádio Nacional do Jamor Oeiras | 6 | 25,500 | 40,000 | 37,593 | 67.8% |
| Estádio Municipal Dr. Alves Vieira Torres Novas | 3 | 16,667 | 20,000 | 11,500 | 144.9% |
“How full” divides the average gate by the ground’s capacity today. Grounds shrank when they went all-seater, so a historical average can exceed a modern capacity and read over 100% — the old Estádio da Luz is the clearest case. Minimum 3 recorded gates per ground.
When We Draw a Crowd
By Kickoff Time
Kickoff times cover only the 400 recorded home gates that carry a time as well as a date — most of the archive stores midnight where the time is simply not known, and those are excluded rather than filed under a small-hours kickoff that never happened. The day of the week, by contrast, is trustworthy on every row.
Biggest Crowds
Quietest Recorded
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