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BBL Attendance Levels Out At More Than 4,400 Per Game After Record In '14-15

The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) once again drew more than 4,400 spectators per game but failed to set a new record. The BBL's '15-16 regular season drew a total of 1,348,842 people to its 306 games, which translates into an average of 4,408. It is the third best attendance figure in league history. The BBL attendance record was set during the previous season when 1,355,923 spectators, filled the arenas. The corresponding average attendance was 4,431. The arenas were filled to 85% of their capacity across the BBL's 18 clubs. On top of the list is Alba Berlin, which drew 171,599 spectators or 10,094 on average, to its 17 home games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (BBL).

Basketball Bundesliga Regular Season Attendance '15-16
Club Total Attendance
Average Attendance
Alba Berlin
171,599
10,09
Brose Baskets Bamberg
115,600
6,800
ratiopharm Ulm
105,400
6,200
Bayern Munich Basketball
100,109
5,889
Telekom Baskets Bonn
91,503
5,383
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
88,013
5,177
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt
78,484
4,617
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
68,889
4,052
Eisbären Bremerhaven
60,545
3,561
Giessen 46ers
59,697
3,512
BG Göttingen
58,008
3,412
s.Oliver Baskets
53,380
3,140
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
52,658
3,098
Phoenix Hagen
52,146
3,067
medi Bayreuth
51,772
3,045
Walter Tiger Tübingen 51,734
3,043
Mitteldeutscher BC
46,551
2,738
Crailsheim Merlins
42,754
2,515
Total 1,348,842
4,408
Source: Beko Basketball Bundesliga

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