SOCCER MATCH SPECTATOR ATTENDANCES Spectator attendances are influenced by football available, team performances, log standings, tv coverage, social media, socio-economic factors, the economy, with the Consumer Price Index at 5.5% and the Unemployment rate at 27,1% and competing alternative events. The PSL premier league consists of 16 clubs who play each other twice, home and away in 30 games, with a total of 240 league matches. Three knock-out cup competitions are hosted: The MTN8, the Telkom Knockout and the Nedbank Cup. All matches are televised.
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER ACCORDING TO MATCH SIZE CATEGORIES AND SPECTATOR PROFILES PROVINCES
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IS REPRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:
KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo MEGA MEDIUM 15% 10% SMALL MATCH SIZE MATCHES MATCHES MATCHES Free State CATEGORIES 8%
Western Cape Mpumalanga 19% 5% Attendees: 10 000 - 40 000 Attendees: 1 000 - 10 000 Attendees < 1 000
4% Eastern Cape 36% 38%36%36% 38%38% 37% 37%37% 3% North West 25% 25%25%25% 25%25% 24% 24%24% 1% Northern Cape 14% 14%14% WHO 35% ATTENDS? 25-34 35-4425-3425-34 35-4435-44 18-24 25-3418-2418-2435-4425-3425-34 35-4435-44 25-34 35-4425-3425-34 35-4435-44 Gauteng Years YearsYearsYears YearsYears Years YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears YearsYears Years YearsYearsYears YearsYears Mega Mega MegaMega MediumMediumMedium Small SmallSmall Ticket: Transport: Med/Small Med/Small ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF R557 R83 R277 R277 R172 Ticket: Ticket: PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IN SOUTH AFRICA Average spend Transport: Average spend Transport: Average spend R90 R38 R90 R38 to attend soccer to attend soccer to attend soccer match match match AVERAGE Soccer has the highest SPEND 40% 31% spectatorship (13,0 million) in SA LSM 5-6 LSM 1-4 Soccer spectatorship has grown Food & drinks: Food & drinks: 2.7% per annum, medium term Food & drinks: Male R147 Male R57 Male / Female R57 Age: 25-34 Age: 18-34 Age: 35-44
TOP WATCHED AND ATTENDED ATTENDANCES AT THE FNB AVERAGE VIEWERSHIP PSL ATTENDANCES 2017 MATCHES STADIUM
1. Chiefs vs Pirates Premier Soccer League Attendance Statistics 2. Pirates vs Chiefs 2016/2017 Earns 3. Sundowns vs Pirates AVERAGE 46% 54% Events Attendance Average Attendance Kaizer Chiefs 13686 Baroka 4190 SABC R5,645 4. Chiefs vs Sundowns Orlando Pirates 10533 Super Sport United 3433 Female Male 2015 34 673002 19794 VIEWER per month 5. Sundowns vs Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns 7600 Free State Stars 3166 Chippa United 7276 Highland Park 2913 Kaizer Chiefs match results 2016 33 733734 22234 Bloemfontein Celtic 6266 Golden Arrows 2702 2017 28 583988 20857 Played Won + Lost - Draw = Ajax Cape Town 5220 Polokwane City 2280 Earns AVERAGE 38% 62% 2016/2017 30 14 15 11 2018 35 829960 23713 Maritzburg United 4443 Bidvest Wits 1873 R16,165 Cape Town City 4380 Platinum Stars 1614 SUPERSPORT Female Male per month 2017/2018 30 12 12 6 VIEWER 2018/2019 22 8 6 8 PSL Average All Teams: 5098 152 hours of football was broadcasted from the FNB Stadium in 2018 Television viewership increased from 10,020,000 in 2016 to 19,683,000 in 2018.
Source: Grant Thornton Report, 2014 - The Economic Impact Assessment of Professional Soccer in South Africa