Record attendance in English women’s football: almost 50 thousand people attended the London classic

This Sunday Bombonera will experience a unique day for women’s football: the match between the leader, UAI Urquiza, and her two-point escort, Boca Juniors, for the last date of the tournament establish a new attendance record. While about 25 thousand people will be in La Boca for that match, this Saturday in London also broken the sign that the English championship had: 47.367 spectators They watched the classic between Arsenal and Tottenham.

It took three years to get over it. The previous record for the English women’s championship had been set at 38,262 people who attended Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019 in the North London derby. But this time that amount was left at Emirates Stadium.

In a fast-growing women’s football, the record in England is still held by the women’s European Championship final, played between England and Germany, which was attended by 87,192 fans. It was at Wembley on Sunday 31 July this year when the British won 2-1.

While, the all-time record in a women’s match was broken at the Camp Nou last season. It was on the occasion of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals between Barcelona and Wolfsburg, which was attended by 91,648 people.

Arsenal impose their domination in England

There were no surprises in the London classic. armory, which dominates the English league with two wins, eight goals in favor and none againstbeat Tottenham 4-0.

His advantage was imposed after 5 minutes with a goal from Beth Mead, he extended it with the Dutch Vivianne Miedema to 44, who then signed the brace at 69, and also scored the Brazilian Rafaelle at 54.

According to the English newspaper GuardianThere was quite a hustle and bustle in North London this Saturday and the tubes were filled with red and white just hours before kick-off. For those who had tasted England’s triumph at Wembley in July, there was hope and whispered this “were about to see some more history”.

“Just 10 minutes before the match started there were nervous faces, with the stands still uneven, but the flow of fans filtering through the corridors did not stop,” British media reported before reporting. the new record of the English Women’s Football League (WSL).

Furthermore, he reported that the campaign to fill the stadiums started at the beginning of the season, basically to capitalize on what was achieved in the European Championship.

Arsenal were the first to dare to join him, being less than 15,000 spectators from the maximum capacity of the Emirates Stadium in London. And a significant fact: if he had played in his previous stadium (Arsenal Stadium, for less than 40 thousand spectators), there would have been people out.