What is the women's football attendance record?

Women's football is playing catch-up with the men's game, but positive strides have been made in recent years.

The scale of the growth can be charted in attendances at fixtures and the world record for a women's game was smashed in 2022, with fans of Barcelona and Real Madrid helping to surpass a high-point that had stood for 23 years.

So what is the record attendance for a women's football game? GOAL takes a look at the biggest sold-out games in the history of the sport.

The world record attendance for a women's football match is 91,553. It was set on March 30, 2022, when Barcelona Women played Real Madrid Women in the UEFA Women's Champions League at Camp Nou.

Rank

Game

Attendance

Venue

1

Barcelona vs Real Madrid (2022)

91,553

Camp Nou, Barcelona

2

USWNT vs China (1999)

90,185

Rose Bowl, California

3

USWNT vs Japan (2012)

80,203

Wembley, London

4

England vs Germany (2019)

77,768

Wembley, London

5

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona (2019)

60,739

Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid

Once the attendance was confirmed, a tweet from the official Barcelona Twitter page declared: "Culers, the world record for attendance at a women's football match is ours!"

Full-time: Barcelona 5-2 Real Madrid.

A crazy game, in front of 91,553 fans, a record for a women's football match, as the best team in Europe keeps its hopes of another treble alive with progression to the Champions League semi-finals.

Simply incredible in every respect. #UWCL

The previous record attendance was 90,185, which had stood in place since 1999 when the USWNT played China at the Rose Bowl during the 1999 World Cup in the United States.

The United States women's national team were involved in the third highest attendance too, having played in front of 80,203 people at Wembley