Euro 2025: Record attendances and carnival atmosphere makes it a hit for Swiss hosts

Euro 2025 has been a record-breaking tournament.

After Spain’s semi-final win over Germany in Zurich, the total attendance across the event stood at 623,088 – surpassing the 574,875 set in England in 2022.

That is especially impressive when you consider that Switzerland, unlike England, does not have 70,000-plus capacity stadiums like Wembley and Old Trafford.

Basel’s St Jakob-Park, which holds 34,250 spectators, is the country’s largest stadium and will host the final.

Plus, the Swiss Women’s Super League is not yet professional and the average attendance across the league was just 569 last season.

With 29 of 31 matches at Euro 2025 sold out, the total attendance is set to exceed 650,000 when Sunday’s final is factored in.

“It’s a women’s tournament but the number of fans, broadcast attention, broadcast deals, the enthusiasm of the cities hosting the games – all of this has combined to probably make this a breakthrough tournament for Uefa and all of the participating nations,” said Uefa vice-president and former Wales captain Laura McAllister.

About 35% of tickets have been bought by travelling fans, with 160 nationalities represented among the ticket holders.