2010/11 Campaign : Spectator Kings Of Europe

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The current leaders in the German Bundesliga, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, who play at the 80,522-seat SIGNAL IDUNA PARK (formerly known as the Westfalenstadion), rank second in average attendance per game for all of European professional soccer. (Rainer Endres/physos.org)
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A strong showing for German clubs in the attendance rankings for the top 30 teams in all of European professional soccer, then, as no fewer than 11 Bundesliga teams in addition to one 2.Bundesliga side feature on the list.

Spanish Primera Division club FC BARCELONA top the chart with an average figure of 86,000 spectators per match. The current table-toppers of La Liga, of course, play at Camp Nou, which has an official capacity of 99,354. In other words, Barca play, on average, to a house 86.56 % full for each match.

Meanwhile, German Bundesliga outfit BORUSSIA DORTMUND stand second on the attendance list and play in a stadium filled 96.10 % to capacity thus far this season, on average.

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86,000 avg — FC Barcelona – (Spain)
77,385 avg — Borussia Dortmund – (Germany)
75,090 avg — Manchester United – (England)
69,875 avg — Real Madrid – (Spain)
69,000 avg — Bayern Munich – (Germany)
61,388 avg —- Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen – (Germany)
60,044 avg — FC Arsenal – (England)
57,800 avg — Inter Milan – (Italy)
54,222 avg — SV Hamburg – (Germany)
51,389 avg —- Olympique Marseille – (France)
47,775 avg — 1.FC Koeln – (Germany)
47,225 avg — Eintracht Frankfurt – (Germany)
46,548 avg — Newcastle United – (England)
46,260 avg — Manchester City – (England)
46,022 avg — Glasgow Celtic – (Scotland)
45,982 avg — 1.FC Kaiserslautern – (Germany)
45,460 avg — AC Milan – (Italy)
44,612 avg — Borussia Moenchengladbach – (Germany)
44,482 avg — Glasgow Rangers – (Scotland)
44,426 avg — Ajax Amsterdam – (Holland)
42,662 avg — FC Liverpool – (England)
42,524 avg — Hannover 96 – (Germany)
42,275 avg — Atletico Madrid – (Spain)
41,465 avg — FC Chelsea – (England)
40,801 avg — 1.FC Nuremberg – (Germany)
40,567 avg — Feyenoord Rotterdam – (Holland)
39,844 avg — Vfb Stuttgart – (Germany)
39,375 avg — CF Valencia – (Spain)
38,858 avg — SSC Napoli – (Italy)
38,825 avg — SC Hertha Berlin – (Germany.2)

Dutch Eredivisie Table / Top Goal-Scorers

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Belgium international striker BJORN VLEMINCKX (center), who was bought by NEC NIJMEGEN for a fee of 1.8 million Euros from Belgian club KV Mechelen in the summer of 2009 and first capped by his country against Finland in the summer of 2010, is the current goal-scoring king of Holland having scored 13 goals in the Eredivisie thus far this 2010-11 season. (Geert van Evren photo)
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NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie table
12/31/2010

41 pts – 19 ga — PSV Eindhoven ——————— (12 w, 5 d, 2 l : 53-19 f/a)
37 pts – 18 ga — FC Twente Enshcede ————- (11 w, 4 d, 3 l : 35-21 f/a)
37 pts – 19 ga — FC Groningen ———————— (11 w, 4 d, 4 l : 37-24 f/a)
35 pts – 18 ga — Ajax Amsterdam ——————- (10 w, 5 d, 3 l : 37-17 f/a)
32 pts – 18 ga — AZ 67 Alkmaar ———————- (9 w, 5 d, 4 l : 25-18 f/a)
32 pts – 19 ga — Roda JC Kerkrade —————– (8 w, 8 d, 3 l : 32-24 f/a)
30 pts – 19 ga — SC Heerenveen ——————— (8 w, 6 d, 5 l : 40-26 f/a)
29 pts – 19 ga — ADO Den Haag ———————- (8 w, 5 d, 6 l : 31-30 f/a)
29 pts – 19 ga — NAC Breda —————————- (9 w, 3 d, 7 l : 29-28 f/a)
26 pts – 18 ga — FC Utrecht —————————- (8 w, 2 d, 8 l : 30-26 f/a)
23 pts – 18 ga — NEC Nijmegen ———————- (6 w, 5 d, 7 l : 31-33 f/a)
21 pts – 19 ga — De Graafschap Doetinchem — (5 w, 6 d, 8 l : 21-37 f/a)
20 pts – 18 ga — Feyenoord Rotterdam ———- (5 w, 5 d, 8 l : 23-33 f/a)
19 pts – 18 ga — SC Heracles Almelo ————— (5 w, 4 d, 9 l : 30-34 f/a)
18 pts – 19 ga — Vitesse Arnhem ——————— (4 w, 6 d, 9 l : 21-33 f/a)
16 pts – 19 ga — Excelsior Rotterdam ————- (4 w, 4 d, 11 l : 22-36 f/a)
10 pts – 18 ga — VVV Venlo —————————- (3 w, 1 d, 14 l : 17-40 f/a)
04 pts – 19 ga — Willem II Tilburg —————– (0 w, 4 d, 15 l : 11-26)

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NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie top scorers
12/31/2010

13 goals — Bjorn VLEMINCKX — NEC Nijmegen — (Belgium)
11 goals — Ola TOIVONEN — PSV Eindhoven — (Sweden)
11 goals — Tim MATAVZ — FC Groningen — (Slovenia)
11 goals — Mounir EL HAMDAOUI — Ajax Amsterdam — (Morocco)
11 goals — Dmitri BULYKIN — ADO Den Haag — (Russia)
11 goals — Ricky VAN WOLFSWINKEL — FC Utrecht
10 goals — Balazs DZSUDZSAK — PSV Eindhoven — (Hungary)

9 goals — Matthew AMOAH — NAC Breda — (Ghana)
9 goals — Ruud BOYMANS — VVV Venlo
8 goals — Jonathan REIS — PSV Eindhoven — (Brazil)
8 goals — Marc JANKO — FC Twente Enschede — (Austria)
8 goals — Andreas GRANQVIST — FC Groningen — (Sweden)
8 goals — Mads JUNKER — Roda JC Kerkrade — (Denmark)
8 goals — Rydell POEPON — De Graafschap Doetinchem
7 goals — Bryan RUIZ — FC Twente Enschede — (Costa Rica)
7 goals — Luuk DE JONG — FC Twente Enschede
7 goals — Luis SUAREZ — Ajax Amsterdam — (Uruguay)
7 goals — Bas DOST — SC Heerenveen
7 goals — EVERTON Ramos da Silva — SC Heracles Almelo — (Brazil)
7 goals — Willy OVERTOOM — SC Heracles Almelo

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Well off their goal-scoring pace of a season ago is AJAX AMSTERDAM, who led the Eredivisie with 106 goals last season. This total for de Godenzonen was a whopping 34 goals — or exactly one goal per game on average — more than the next highest-scoring side in the Dutch top flight last term, PSV Eindhoven. Ajax Amsterdam striker LUIS SUAREZ led the Eredivisie with 35 goals in 33 games; the 23-year-old Uruguay World Cup star has scored seven goals on 13 appearances in the Dutch league this season.

The partnership of Suarez and Serbia World Cup striker MARKO PANTELIC combined to score 49 goals for Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie for the 2009-10 season. Ajax offered the 32-year-old veteran Serb a new contract, but for only one season with an option for another. Pantelic, wanting a longer term, rejected the deal and instead left for Greek club FC Olympiakos Piraeus on a free transfer.

This summer, Ajax signed 27-year-old Morocco international striker MOUNIR EL HAMDAOUI from AZ 67 Alkmaar for a fee of 5.0 million Euros.

Dutch Eredivisie – Goal Leaders Chart

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Morocco international striker MOUNIR EL HAMDAOUI (left) of Ajax Amsterdam, an off-season acquisition costing 5.0 million Euros from AZ 67 Alkmaar, celebrates the first of his two goals against SC Heerenveen with Holland international midfielder and teammate URBY EMANUELSON in the 3-1 Eredivisie victory on October 27 at the Amsterdam Arena in the Netherlands. (Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images)
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DUTCH EREDIVISIE
goal leaders
as of 11/4/2010

11 goals — Mounir EL HAMDAOUI – Ajax Amsterdam – (Morocco)
10 goals — Ricky VAN WOLFSWINKEL – FC Utrecht

8 goals — Ola TOIVONEN – PSV Eindhoven – (Sweden)
8 goals — Dmitri BULYKIN – ADO Den Haag – (Russia)
8 goals — Bjorn VLEMINCKX – NEC Nijmegen – (Belgium)
7 goals — Jonathan REIS – PSV Eindhoven – (Brazil)
7 goals — Luis SUAREZ – Ajax Amsterdam – (Uruguay)
7 goals — Bas DOST – SC Heerenveen
6 goals — Luuk DE JONG – FC Twente Enschede
6 goals — Ibrahim AFELLAY – PSV Eindhoven
6 goals — Frantisek KUBIK – ADO Den Haag – (Slovakia)
5 goals — Marc JANKO – FC Twente Enschede – (Austria)
5 goals — Balasz DZSUDZSAK – PSV Eindhoven – (Hungary)
5 goals — Andreas GRANQVIST – FC Groningen – (Sweden)
5 goals — Tim MATAVZ – FC Groningen – (Slovenia)
5 goals — Mads JUNKER – Roda JC Kerkrade – (Denmark)
5 goals — Matthew AMOAH – NAC Breda – (Ghana)
5 goals — Hugo BARGAS – De Graafschap Doetinchem – (France)
5 goals — Rydell POEPON – De Graafschap Doetinchem
5 goals — Glynor PLET – SC Heracles Almelo
5 goals — Willy OVERTOOM – SC Heracles Almelo
5 goals — Ruud BOYMANS — VVV Venlo