Santa Cruz average tops five Série A clubs in 2026 attendance ranking | OneFootball

Santa Cruz’s strong Série C form is being matched in the stands, with a 2026 home average of 14,300 that lifts the club to 16th in Brazil’s attendance ranking.

They lead Group B in the promotion quadrangular on nine points, and their biggest crowd of the year, 44,900 at the Arena de Pernambuco on Sunday, watched a 1-0 win over Floresta that moved them closer to promotion. According to Globo.com, Santa Cruz now sit above several top-flight names.

The Pernambuco club are ahead of five Série A clubs in the list, namely Botafogo, Santos, Chapecoense, Mirassol and Bragantino.

Flamengo remain top and have widened the gap to Corinthians since the previous update. Across 26 home dates, 24 at the Maracanã plus one each at Raulino de Oliveira and Mané Garrincha, Flamengo average 52,300. Corinthians have also played 26 at home, averaging 38,900.

They are the only two clubs to surpass one million tickets this season, Flamengo at the end of August and Corinthians four days ago.

Cruzeiro sit third, drawing 869,397 across 26 Mineirão matches for a 33,400 average. Bahia, 30,900, and São Paulo, 28,700, complete the top five.

Paysandu and Ceará are the other non-Série A teams in the top 20. Paysandu are 18th with 13,100 per match, while Ceará are 20th with 12,700. Among the elite, only three miss the top 20, Chapecoense on 10,001, Mirassol on 5,789 and Bragantino on 3,966.

Source: Globo.com

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