Scottish Premiership crowds passed four million for the first time last season, with the competition continuing to record the highest per capita attendances in Europe. The top flight’s total attendance reached 4.1m, and average gates rose by 3% to 17,903.
Celtic defended their title with a dramatic final-day victory at home to challengers Hearts. In overall attendance terms, only England, Germany, Spain, Italy, France and the Netherlands attracted bigger audiences than Scotland.
When average crowds are adjusted for population, Scotland is far ahead of the rest, with close to 20 attendees per 1,000 residents. That is nearly twice the figure for Norway, the next best nation.
Uefa figures show that approximately six million Scottish supporters watched men’s matches during the 2025-26 campaign. The total included 900,000 in the lower leagues, 200,000 at domestic cup ties and 800,000 at European matches.
Celtic were the only club outside Europe’s big five leagues to exceed one million for home Premiership crowds. Rangers also broke the one million mark across all competitions.
The figures also show that just over two-thirds of all Premiership minutes last season were played by non-Scots. The European average is 47%, and only Greece, Portugal and Turkey have a lower percentage of locally trained talent than Scotland. Norway, Spain, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Sweden were the only nations with figures above 60%.
The Scottish FA have submitted proposals to increase playing time for young players, with SPFL clubs set to vote on the matter in November.