Elche currently averages more than 20,000 spectators per game this season, representing a significant increase in spectators compared to the previous campaign. All this despite the fact that the results did not accompany the team from the beginning of the course.
24,000 subscribers
Having managed to add more than 24,000 subscribers during the Centenary campaign was key to making the numbers so high. Specifically, the Martínez Valero stadium has hosted an average of 20,350 fans so far. Last season, 2021/2022, the numbers were lower by about 5,000 as there were an average of 15,414 followers per meeting. While it doesn’t directly affect Elche thanks to the capacity of her Colosseum, it’s also true that there are still access restrictions due to covid in the previous season. There is logically no data for the previous year as the pandemic has caused all Spanish football fields to be closed to the public.
totals
In total, more than 325,000 spectators came to see their team at home until the last day, up from almost 293,000 during the entire campaign last year.
The Martínez Valero stadium is the eleventh most attended football field in Spain. Ahead are the fields of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético, Betis, Athletic, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Real Valladolid.
The capacity of the stadium is 31,388 people, that is, it fills 65% of the Elche stands on average.
The most flocked day of the course was October 19th. Elche hosted Real Madrid at 21:00 on Wednesday and virtually sold the stadium with over 30,000 spectators. FC Barcelona was still behind, but close. His visit sold more than 27,500 tickets. Both were economic days when subscribers also paid, albeit less than the general public.
least crowded
The match, attended by fewer people, was played a week ago on Saturday, April 29. The meeting was at four fifteen in the afternoon, it was very hot and Elche was no longer playing anything because the descent was sung without math. Only 11,259 followers attended the Rayo Vallecano event, although the visiting fans are quite large. Figures given in matches such as Almeria played in August, the first home game of the season with 23,361 spectators, or Real Sociedad, played with 22,656 people in the same summer week and played on the match day, are Athletic Club (24.176), which stands out positively. After losing to Real Madrid at home… With Almirón on the bench, data began to drop and he had a rebound in Machín’s first game against Celta., In January. The 20,000 point was also surpassed in the battles against Betis and Valencia, the latter being the contender that drew the most visiting fans to Martínez Valero.
what’s left
Now there are only three games left at home and Elche is already mathematically relegated. Regardless, the next two opponents object on their own. Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla generally attract a large audience. Cádiz will have less, but as it’s the last day, the entry is not expected to be all bad. The club hopes to retain this average 20,000 spectators nonetheless.