Australian rules football attendance records

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Note: Since the 1970s in Australia, many grounds have been reconfigured without standing room, which reduces maximum capacity.

• Largest home and away crowd involving at least 1 non-Victorian team – 78,933{{cite web | url=https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5900 | title=AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results | date=12 March 2024 }} (2024). AFL 2024 - Round 1 {{AFL|Col}} v {{AFL Syd}} (MCG, Melbourne, Victoria)
• Largest home and away crowd involving 2 non-Victorian teams – 62,586{{cite web |url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/161820070331.html |title = AFL Tables - Sydney v West Coast - Sat, 31-Mar-2007 7:15 PM - Match Stats}} (2007). AFL 2007 - Round 1 {{AFL Syd}} v {{AFL Wce}} (Stadium Australia, Sydney)

The table gives official crowd figures only. In the case of the 1976 SANFL Grand Final, the official crowd of 66,987 was the number of tickets sold, but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000.{{Cite book|title = Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide.|last = Norton|first = Daniel|publisher = Bowden Group|year = 2013|location = Adelaide|pages = 28}}

• Largest Crowd outside an Australian capital city – 49,109 (1952). VFL {{AFL Gee}} v {{AFL Car}} (Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria)
• Largest Crowd outside a metropolitan city – 20,971 – (2006). AFL {{AFL Haw}} v {{AFL Ric}} (York Park, Launceston, Tasmania)

• Victoria v. South Australia – 91,960 (1989). (MCG, Melbourne)

• AFL – 7,594,302. (2018). Number of Games – 207. Average attendance – 36,692[https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/summary.html AFL Tables]
• SANFL – 1,090,164. (1967). Number of Games – 104. Average attendance – 10,482{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051120094057/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/a_review_of_the_1967_football_season.htm Review of the 1967 football season]}} from Full Points Footy
• WAFL – 960,169. (1967). Number of Games – 88. Average attendance – 10,911
• VFL – 937,291. (1976). Number of Games – 94. Average Attendance – 9,971{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingTraditions/1986/st0202/st0202h.pdf |title=The VFA and the Search for an Identity.|accessdate=2013-07-02}}
• TFL – 318,496. (1967). Number of Games – 58 Average attendance – 5,491

• AFL – 400,401. Round 1, 2017.

• New Zealand - 22,546 (|2013). {{AFL Stk}} v. {{AFL Syd}} (Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
• China - 10,689 (2018) {{AFL GC}} v. {{AFL PA}} (Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai){{Cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/port-adelaide-too-good-for-gold-coast-in-china-despite-inaccuracy/news-story/73b03d11618a3b5297ebad01cb94bb91|title=Port Adelaide too good for Gold Coast in China despite inaccuracy|newspaper=The Advertiser|date=19 May 2018 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/shanghai-resembles-gabba-as-port-blot-out-suns-20180519-p4zgbu.html|title=Shanghai resembles Gabba as Port blot out Suns|newspaper=The Age|date=19 May 2018 }}{{Cite news|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/05/19/18/22/port-down-gold-coast-in-afl-s-china-game|title=Port Adelaide too good for Suns in Shanghai showdown|newspaper=Wide World of Sports|date=19 May 2018 }}

{{see also|Australian rules football exhibition matches}}

• AFL (VFL/AFL)
• Canada – 32,789 (1987). Melbourne v. Sydney (B.C. Place, Vancouver)
• Japan – 25,000 (1986). Carlton v. Hawthorn (Yokohama Stadium, Tokyo)
• United Kingdom – 18,884 (2005). West Coast v. Fremantle (The Oval, London)
• USA – 14,787 (1990). Melbourne v. West Coast (Civic Stadium, Portland)
• New Zealand – 11,666 (2000). Bulldogs v. Hawthorn. (Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
• South Africa – 10,123 (1998). Brisbane v. Fremantle. (Cape Town)
• United Arab Emirates – 6,102 (2008). Collingwood v. Adelaide. (Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club, Abu Dhabi)
• China – 7,100 (2010). Melbourne v. Brisbane Lions. (Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai)
• Other
• France – 700 (11 March 2006). Reading Kangaroos v. France (Perpignan)[http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20060314181346203 French almost pull off an upset against the Reading Roos] by Aaron Richard for World Footy News

;Notes

1. The International Cup carnival does not charge for admission, and crowd figures are estimates to the nearest 500 spectators based on total ground capacity. These figures do not include International Rules tests between Australia and Ireland or tests played as curtain raisers to AFL matches.

2. The 49th Parallel Cup charged admission for the first time in 2007.

• Ontario vs Quebec – 500[http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62615 Official Website of the Australian Football League > NEWS ARTICLE > Australia winners at Canada Day Football Carnival] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524172140/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62615 |date=24 May 2011 }}

This is a list of record attendances for leagues outside of Australia. Crowd figures are estimates to the nearest 500 spectators based on total ground capacity.

Note: No international Australian Rules Football leagues currently charge for admission (though the POM AFL did in the 1970s).

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