Passolig announced the attendance and revenue statistics with respect to Spor Toto Super Lig and TFF 1. Lig for the first half of the season.

While the number of Passolig Card holders was approximately 2 million at the beginning of the season 2016-2017, the number has exceeded the threshold of 2.5 million at the end of the first half of the season. The revenues acquired by the clubs from the ticket sales have risen by 105% in Spor Toto Super Lig and by 66% in TFF 1. Lig in comparison to the first half of the previous season. The club selling the most tickets in the first half of the season has become Besiktas.

Passolig announced the figures of the attendance numbers and attendance revenues for the first half of the season. Within a 2-year period of time elapsed since its realization in the season 2014-2015, Passolig Card has reached more than 2.5 million fans. In the first half of the season, the increase in Passolig Card Holders reflected also on the attendance numbers and ticket sales. In comparison to the first half of the previous season, the attendance number in Spor Toto Super Lig and TFF 1. Lig rose by 15% in the first half of this season. The attendance number increased to 1 million 295 thousand from 1 million 130 thousand in Spor Toto Super Lig while the number rose to 339 thousand from 292 thousand in TFF 1. Lig.

Besides, total ticket sales rose by 40% in the first half of this season in comparison to the first half of the season 2015-2016. In the first half of the previous year, total ticket sales number was 395 thousand for Spor Toto Super Lig and now it reached 559 thousand increasing by 41%. In TFF 1. Lig, the number was 198 thousand and it reached 273 thousand by an increase by 38%.

Ticket sales revenues increase by folds

It is seen that the revenues acquired by the clubs from the ticket sales considerably increased in respect of the first half of the season. While the ticket sales revenues of the clubs increased by 105% in Spor Toto Super Lig in comparison to the previous season, the ticket sales revenues of TFF 1. Lig clubs rose by 66%. The total revenue acquired from the ticket sales from both leagues hit up to TRY 43 million. In the previous season, the revenue obtained in the same period was about TRY 21 million. In TFF 1. Lig, the ticket sales revenues, which were TRY 2 million 120 thousand for the previous season, increased to TRY 3 million 500 thousand for this season.

For the first half of the season, 3 clubs selling the most tickets for all the games, including the practice games, were Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Atiker Konyaspor, respectively. In TFF 1. Lig, 3 clubs selling the most tickets became Adana Demirspor, Eskisehirspor and Goztepe.

The 19 games held in Champions League and UEFA Europa League in the first half of the season have been watched by 335 thousand fans in the stadiums. The average attendance number for the games in those European leagues was 18 thousand. Besiktas, Atiker Konyaspor, Fenerbahce, Osmanlispor and Medipol Basaksehir as our representatives in those European leagues held the games with the average attendance numbers 35 thousand, 21 thousand, 19 thousand, 10 thousand and 4 thousand 500, respectively.

Assessing the figures for the first half of the season, Passolig General Manager Ceyhun Kazanci stated that it is pleasing in respect of Turkish Football that the increase in the attendance number and ticket sales still continues. Kazanci said: "There is a tendency to increase in average attendance number and attendance revenues in favor of the clubs for the last two seasons. We have witnessed that this increase has continued also in the first half of this season. The number of Passolig Card holders was approximately 2 million at the beginning of the season, and for the time being, the number has exceeded the threshold of 2.5 million. We anticipate that this number will hit up to 3 million by the end of this season. The attendance revenue is one of the most significant three revenue items of Turkish Football. Therefore, the increasing interest of the fans creates an important value for both our clubs and our football sector. We have been continuously working in order for a further increase in the interest of the fans and also for drawing more fans to the stadiums.