Survey: League of Ireland crowds jump 25% compared to 2019

First Division league Cork City feature twice among the 10 best-attended matches this season

Cork City supporters against Athlone Town during the SSE Airtricity first division game at Turner's Cross. 

The renewed interest in League of Ireland has manifested in a 25% increase of crowds on pre-pandemic levels.

A survey by www.extratime.ie analysed the turnouts of the first 79 games across the Premier and First Division divisions compared to 2019, the last season of unrestricted crowds. Venues were either closed or restricted to fans during the Covid-19 hit campaigns of 2020 and 2021.