Stats reproduced by the Daily Record, show Rangers had a fantastic run in the Europa League this season, both on and off the pitch.
Their route was a complicated one, but boy was it enjoyable.
Competitive action began way back on 12th July against Shkupi, at Ibrox.
From there, they fought their way through four rounds of Qualifying before ultimately booking their place in the competition proper.
There, they mixed it with Villarreal, Spartak Moscow and Rapid Vienna and came within a whisker of qualification for the knockout stages.
However, it wasn’t just on the pitch where the club performed.
In rankings published by the Daily Record on Thursday, they were shown to have the third highest average attendance of all teams in the competition.
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Ibrox registered a 149,340 aggregate attendance across three group stage matches, with an average of 49,780.
Only Arsenal and Celtic, who’s stadia have larger capacities, had better stats.
Gers above European giants
Impressively, that meant the Gers ranked higher than the likes of Chelsea, Zenit Saint Petersburg and AC Milan.
Chelsea are obviously a highly successful club, but with Stamford Bridge’s capacity just a shade over 40,000, they were never going to challenge.
AC Milan and Zenit play their home matches in the San Siro and Gazprom Arena, respectively, though.
Those huge grounds have capacities of well over 60,000. Therefore, it’s a testament to the Gers’s ever committed fan base, that the club rank so highly.
Gerrard’s men might not quite be ready to challenge for European glory on the field, but they certainly have the support off of it.
Rankings + Average attendances:
- Arsenal – 58,966
- Celtic – 53,631
- Rangers – 49,780
- Frankfurt – 47,000
- Zenit Saint Petersburg – 45, 433
- Real Betis – 41, 167
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