New figures have displayed the sheer passion that supporters in this county have for Scottish football.
The SPFL have hailed the statistics which show that across all four of Scotland's professional divisions, it has the highest match attendance per capita in Europe so far this season.
The numbers show the SPFL had 21.3 attendees per 1,000 people at matches across its top four divisions.
This works out as a weekly average support of 117,700 fans.
This attendance per capita is a whopping 65 per cent higher than second-placed country the Netherlands, who were closest to Scotland. Their nation has 12.9 attendees per 1000 people.
The transfermarkt summary has Denmark in third with 12.2 attendees per 1,000 people, followed by Iceland with 12.0 attendees and England & Wales with 11.4 attendees.
Neil Doncaster, SPFL chief executive, said: “The incredible passion of Scottish football fans is well-documented, and it’s absolutely fantastic to see our game has once again, by some margin, the highest attendance per capita in European football. It’s an enormous vote of confidence for our game and a credit to the fans and the clubs throughout all four divisions.
“Attendances in Scotland have significantly outperformed other countries of a similar size for some time now, and the financial importance of gate receipts to our clubs was starkly underscored during the pandemic, when matches were played behind closed doors.
“To see fans returning in such numbers is just brilliant for our game, as it’s their passion and energy which plays such a vital role in making the SPFL such a compelling spectacle.
“We have gripping stories across all four of our divisions, and we’re expecting a really exciting end to the season for fans across the country.”
Last season, over four million fans turned out to watch their teams across all four Scottish professional leagues.
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