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Most Watched Football Leagues in the World


Football is one of the most watched sports now in the world. There are some football clubs that gain huge fan following worldwide and their fans reputation increase highly. But which football league is most successful and get huge viewership. We collected some data and figures, from top trusted football sources. According to those details Premier League is most watched football league in the world. EPL club gain big fan following in China and India.

Most Watch Football Leagues in the World
League Season Teams Matches Average Attendance Total Attendance Viewership Audiance
Premier League 2016-17 20 380 35,882 13,612,316 4.7 Billion
Bundesliga 2016-17 18 306 41,511 12,702,427 3 Billion
La Liga 2016-17 20 378 27,700 10,470,781 2.5 Billion
Serie A 2016-17 20 380 22,164 8,422,378 600 million
Ligue 1 2016-17 20 378 21,029 7,948,990 650 million
MLS 2016-17 20 340 21,692 7,375,285 250 million
Eredivisie 2016-17 18 306 19,094 5,841,521 150 million
Chinese Super League 2016-17 16 240 24,159 5,798,135 250 million
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2016-17 20 378 15,809 5,975,926 110 million
Liga MX 2016-17 18 153 27,800 4,253,406 50 million
Primeira Liga 2016-17 18 306 11,840 3,623,027 35 million

Premier League got the highest tv audience worldwide. Almost 4.1 billion people watched premier league games at their homes at 212 different territories worldwide. Recently there are reports that Bundesliga might take over the or get closer to the EPL audience record. Bundesliga watched by 3 billion peoples and there is huge increase in the tv audience of the league from United States of America.

LA LIGA 3rd Most Watched Football League:

La Liga reached 3rd position in most watched leagues. There are reports that almost 150 million people around the world watch the El-Clasico match. The rivalry among Ronaldo and Messi increase its audience in past few years.