Serie A’s old stadiums are filled with empty seats throughout their matches. It has an immediate impact on the valuation of TV rights, which will in turn reduce Serie A’s appeal to the world market.

How long will it take to reverse this trend? We’ll look at some of the root causes as well as possible options.

League Table

The Serie A standings reflect the 20 teams competing in the top divisions in Italian football. It was first established in 1929 and is among the oldest of Italy’s national leagues. The team that is placed at the top of the Serie A table is crowned champion of Italy and receives the prized Scudetto. The league briefly transitioned to an asymmetrical structure following World War II before returning to its present format.

All four top teams of Serie A qualify directly for the Champions League group stage. Fifth-placed teams and the winner of Coppa Italia (if is not currently an Serie A participant) also can be considered for the group stage.

The league is known for its tactical style of play and the importance it puts on defence however the critics have criticized it for being overly physical and not producing the best players on the planet. Yet, it’s attracted some of the most well-known names in football such as Diego Maradona, Michel Platini and Marco Van Basten.

Impact of Standings on Fan Attendance

The 2022-2023 season of the Serie A (officially Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) in Italy was the highest-level competition in the leagues of Italian football clubs. In the end, the winner receives the coveted scudetto and qualifies for qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. The three teams with the lowest points are automatically dropped to Serie B.

Other than relegation or scudetto, there are many factors that impact fan participation in the league. Certain of these factors have more influence than others.

One notable instance is the influence of home win probability on the attendance of fans. This is a significant factor within the Ultras, East/West Away, and East/West sectors which indicates that local players are attracted to games with better odds to win at home.

Serie A Title Races

In the last year, Serie A produced one of the most intense, dramatic and tight title races in European soccer. The winners were announced early in the Bundesliga, La Liga and Ligue 1, Milan, Inter and Napoli were all legitimate contenders for the Scudetto during the course of the season.

Inter are two points clear of defending champions Juventus following a good start to the season, which included a 5-1 thrashing of city Rivalries Milan at the weekend. The result has led to stories in the top Italian newspapers that suggest the league is headed for a tight contest between Simone Izaghi’s Inter and Massimiliano Allegri’s Juve.

The top four teams in Serie A qualify directly for the Champions League, while the team in fifth place and the winner of the Coppa Italia or a sixth-placed team (depending on the methodology used by UEFA to rank teams) qualify for this stage of the Europa League group stage. Teams which finish less than zone of relegation are sent into Serie B. In the years prior to 2022-23 playoff games were used ket qua bong da y when teams were tied at a point that could decide which team would win the title or be relegated.

Challenges in Serie A Fan Attendance

Although a Super League has been mooted as a possible solution for Serie A’s ill health however, it is likely to cause more harm than good. The impact would be catastrophic for other clubs and reduce their value and ultimately causing them to suffer even greater losses.

The issue is not limited the area of Serie A, however. The problem is endemic across Europe and can be attributed to a range of factors. The the former Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi points out in his article in the Gazzetta Dello Sport, the issue is far from simple to be pinned on one specific factor. Sacchi mentions stadiums that are “tired, obsolete, inhospitable and structured like the Colosseum” as well as the growing presence of violent, racist Ultras who make life miserable for fans of moderate incline and “never have a place in civilized Europe”.

This means that people who are not able to afford it are moving away from Italian soccer. It’s an embarrassment and a big blow to Italy’s reputation.