Europa League record crowd at Old Trafford
Thursday, March 17, 2016
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The crowd of 75,180 at Old Trafford for Manchester United's round of 16 second leg against Liverpool on Thursday beat the previous UEFA Europa League record by more than 7,000.
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Manchester United have set a UEFA Europa League attendance record, an all-time record crowd of 75,180 turning up at Old Trafford for their round of 16 second-leg meeting with Liverpool.
United take the accolade from Dynamo Kyiv, who overcame Everton in front of 67,553 supporters at this stage last season. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, established a group stage record of 57,000 in November and have since accounted for two of the top five crowds.
Highest attendances in the UEFA Europa League
1: 75,180 – Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool, 17/03/2016, round of 16 second leg
2: 67,553 – Dynamo Kyiv 5-2 Everton, 19/03/2015, round of 16 second leg
3: 67,328 – Manchester United 1-2 Ajax, 23/02/2012, round of 32 second leg
4: 65,851 – Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Porto, 18/02/2016, round of 32 first leg
5: 65,848 – Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Tottenham, 10/03/2016, round of 16 first leg
Group stage record: 57,000 – Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Qäbälä, 05/11/2015
Highest attendances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
1: 110,000 – Real Madrid 0-0 Ipswich Town, 03/10/1973, first round second leg
2: 93,000 – Real Madrid 2-1 Torino, 01/04/1992, semi-final first leg
3: 92,000 – Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Eintracht Braunschweig, 14/09/1977, first round first leg
4: 90,832 – Barcelona 0-0 Liverpool, 05/04/2001, semi-final first leg
5= 90,000 – Barcelona 1-2 Bayern München, 16/04/1996, semi-final second leg
5= 90,000 – Real Madrid 3-0 Internazionale Milano, 24/04/1985, semi-final second leg
5= 90,000 – Real Madrid 6-1 Anderlecht, 12/12/1984, third round second leg
5= 90,000 – Dinamo Tbilisi 2-0 Napoli, 13/09/1978, first round first leg
5= 90,000 – Barcelona 2-1 Aston Villa, 15/03/1978, quarter-final second leg
Group stage record: 66,000 – Bayern München 2-2 Bolton Wanderers, 08/11/2007
Highest attendances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League play-offs/qualifying
1: 65,190 – Borussia Dortmund 5-0 Wolfsberg, 06/08/2015, third qualifying round second leg
2: 64,200 – Borussia Dortmund 7-2 Odd, 27/08/2015, play-off second leg
3: 52,034 – Schalke 04 6-1 HJK Helsinki, 25/08/2011, play-off second leg
4: 51,862 – Crvena zvezda 1-2 Stade Rennais, 18/08/2011, play-off first leg
5: 51,795 – Celtic 3-0 (forfeit, original result 0-0) Sion, 18/08/2011, play-off first leg