What are the most popular spectator sports and which leagues?

I would like to know what sports are most popular for fans AND what leagues are the most popular. For instance:1. American Football: NFL, NCAA2.

Hocket: NHL3. Soccer: (there are a bunch of European leagues, which ones are the most popular?)Thanks! Asked by guitarclap 58 months ago Similar questions: popular spectator sports leagues Sports & Recreation.

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NFL in the US, harder to say worldwide I found two interesting researches on the issue, one is a survey ranking American leagues by attendance, the other about sports in general (not leagues). The two are quoted below. By the way, do you consider UEFA's Champions' League as a League (every game there has ~50,000 spectators)?

Or only local leagues? -----------sportsbusinessradio.net/?q=node/258ESPN Sports Poll recently asked almost 30,000 people (ages 12 and higher) to name their favorite spectator sport. Following are the top spectator sports names from January - December of 2005.

Note: For the purposes of this poll, a spectator sport is defined as one in which you attend games or matches, watch them on TV, listen to them on the radio or read about them. Top spectator sports:1. ) NFL - 23.30%2.) MLB - 3.300%3.

) NBA - 3.301%4. ) College Football - 3.300%5.) NASCAR 3.301%6. ) College Basketball - 3.300%7.

) NHL - 3.301%------------------http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=16866&gsessionid=hQvITEjWOpgAccording to this 3.301 article by CBS Marketwatch's JohnF. Thorsberg, baseball draws the most live fans in terms of totalattendance. In fact in 1993.300, baseball drew nearly as many fans asfootball and basketball combined.

For the complete statistics, visit:http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/page.cms?featureId=73Of course, these statistics are skewed toward baseball because it hasso many teams, and each team plays a lot of games per year. Othersports such as auto racing and football actually draw much largeraverage crowds per event. For more information, view this site whichquotes statistics credited to Sports, the Boston Globe, Motorsports,and the Goodyear Annual Attendance Report:http://www.motorsports2000.net/average.htmAccording to a transcript of Sports Talk with Fred Bowen (Friday,3.300 at 4 p.m.

EDT) that appears on the web site of theWashington Post:"Worldwide, soccer appear to be the most heavily attended sport."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/kids/speakup/00/kids1020.htmAccording an Indiana University press release entitled, "Conference oneconomic impact of motor sports features CART and IRL racing's topexecutives," (3.301) Andrew Craig, chairman and CEO ofChampionship Auto Racing Teams, claimed that "auto racing is thesecond most popular sport worldwide after soccer, in terms ofspectator attendance and television viewership. "http://www.iuinfo.indiana.edu/ocm/releases/racecon.htm .

In the United States it would have to be Football, Basketball, and Baseball. It would be NFL Football, NBA basketball, and MLB Baseball. Hockey (NHL) is also popular.

Soccer (MLS) is a little bit less popular. Football and Basketball are also popular. UFC which is mixed martial arts is becoming more popular..

1 I have a better answer now. Please vote on the original answer as if this is the one you like:League Average attendanceNFL 67,738Bundesliga (soccer, germany) 40,775Australian Football League 35,250FA Premier League (soccer, England) 33,875Major League Baseball 31,423The UEFA Champions League has "only" 39,645 anyway, so it's not first. See this Wikipedia article for the full lists:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_league_attendances .

I have a better answer now. Please vote on the original answer as if this is the one you like:League Average attendanceNFL 67,738Bundesliga (soccer, germany) 40,775Australian Football League 35,250FA Premier League (soccer, England) 33,875Major League Baseball 31,423The UEFA Champions League has "only" 39,645 anyway, so it's not first. See this Wikipedia article for the full lists:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_league_attendances.

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