A new study from the Portuguese Institute of Marketing Management, IPAM, revealed that the Camp Nou is the stadium with the highest average number of visitors during the year of 2009, reports Catalan sports paper, Sport. The Camp Nou faithful have lived up to the call of the team, for their support during the fixtures, averaging a total of 82.648 visitors.

This put Barcelona at the top of Europe, followed by German outfit Borussia Dortmund, Signal Iduna Park, with 76.412 visitors. Old Trafford, Manchester United, grabs the third place with 75.088 visitors. The Santiago Bernabeu, the home of Real Madrid and the this seasons UCL final, is the second spanish club on the list, coming in at number 4 with 74.250 visitors, while Mestalla, Valencia, comes in as number 19 with 45.493 visitors.

2009 was a historical year for Barcelona on the pitch, and the good results reflects in the number of visitors, as Barcelona are the only club that had over 80.000 visitors per game. Although Barcelona and Real Madrid are among the top four, there’s a stark contrast to the other clubs in La Liga, which are some way off their numbers.

Four German clubs can be found among the top ten followed by two Spanish, two English, one Scottish and one Italian. The German dominance, is also reflected in Futebol Finance’s statistics for the number of visitors per game in December 2009. Each game in the Bundesliga had an average of 42.833 spectators, while La Liga in third spot, after Premier League, had 28.568 spectators in Decemeber.

1. Camp Nou (FC Barcelona) 82.648 Camp Nou (FC Barcelona) 82.648
2. Signal Iduna Park (Borussia Dortmund) 76.412 Signal Iduna Park (Borussia Dortmund) 76412
3. Old Trafford (Manchester United) 75.088 Old Trafford (Manchester United) 75.088
4. Santiago Bernabéu (Real Madrid) 74.250 Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid) 74.250
5. Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich) 69.000 Allianz Arena (Bayern München) 69000
6. Arena auf Schalke (Schalke 04) 61.179 Arena auf Schalke (Schalke 04) 61.179
7. Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) 59.666 Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) 59666
8. Celtic Park (Celtic Glasgow) 58.256 Celtic Park (Celtic) 58256
9. HSH Nordbank Arena (Hamburgo SV) 55.853 HSH Nordbank Arena (Hamburg SV) 55.853
10. Giusseppe Meazza (Inter) 52.938 Giuseppe Meazza (Inter) 52.938