REPORT: Serie A clubs have an attendance problem

Another worrying statistic for Serie A fans to contemplate: Italy have no representatives among Europe's Top 20 highest average attendances, according to a recent study from worldfootball.net.



It is a well known fact that Italian stadiums are leaking fans, and need drastic change if they're to compete at a European level. The old boot's best-run club, Juventus, isn't in there, being limited by a stadium that can only accommodate 41.475 fans.



Inter are the best-ranked Italian team in 21st place, with an average of 44.962 spectators flocking to the San Siro on matchday. Borussia Dortmund top the list with 81.222, ahead of Barcelona (76.487) and Manchester United (75.331). The Bundesliga rules the roost, with 7 teams in the Top 14.



Here's that list in full:



1 Borussia Dortmund (81.222 spectators)

2 Barcelona 76.487

3 Manchester United 75.331

4 Bayern Munich 75.000

5 Real Madrid 70.449

6 Schalke 04 61.239

7 Arsenal 59.959

8 Manchester City 54.029

9 Hamburg 52.993

10 Borussia M’Gladbach 51.349

11 Stuttgart 50.265

12 Newcastle 49.710

13 Ajax 48.653

14 FC Koln 48.393

15 Feyenoord 47.464

16 Hertha Berlin 47.373

17 Benfica 47.307

18 Marseille 46.420

19 Paris Saint Germain 46.120

20 Eintracht Frankfurt 45.764

21 Inter 44.962

22 Rangers 44.720

23 Atletico Madrid 44.479

24 Celtic 44.321

25 Liverpool 44.023

26 Athletic Bilbao 42.005

27 Sunderland 41.982

28 Chelsea 41.516

29 Werder Brema 40.865

30 Roma 40.639