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Chamber and committees

Recognition of Scotland’s Top-flight Football Attendance Being the Highest in Europe

  • Submitted by: Kenneth Gibson, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 September 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14687

That the Parliament notes the publication of UEFA’s annual report, The European Club Talent and Competition Landscape; acknowledges that the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) William Hill Premiership recorded the highest top-flight football attendances per capita in Europe for the 2023-24 season, with 18.36 regular attendees per 1,000 people; recognises that this figure is nearly 80% higher than the second-placed Primeira Liga in Portugal; notes that the near 3.8 million fans cumulatively attending top-flight matches in Scotland last season was the eighth highest in Europe, with an average league attendance of 16,500, which is the seventh highest in Europe; congratulates Celtic FC and Rangers FC on joining an elite list of clubs with over one million home supporters across the season; commends the passion and dedication of Scottish football supporters across the entire Scottish football league system and at junior and amateur level, and urges all stakeholders to continue supporting and growing the national game by prioritising the interests of supporters, who, it believes, must always be at the heart of Scottish football.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Keith Brown, Stephanie Callaghan, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney