- Stavanger Oilers moving up 23 places from 100 to 77
- SaiPa Lapeenranta moved up 15 spots from 93 to 78
- Bili Tygri Liberec and Vitkovice Ostrava moved up 11 and 10 spots
The Champions Hockey League contains not only some of Europe's strongest clubs on the ice, but also some of the best-supported clubs in the stands.
A look at the attendance figured released by the IIHF for the 2013/2014 season shows that Champions Hockey League clubs were among the best supported in Europe. Of the 44 teams that will compete in the CHL in 2014/2015, 38 were among the top 100 in attendance last season.
At the high end of the spectrum is SC Bern, who once again topped all European clubs by a clear margin. Following them are three German CHL clubs -- Eisbaren Berlin, Kolner Haie and Adler Mannheim -- and three KHL clubs. In fact, the first 19 teams on the list will compete in either the CHL or the KHL this coming season.
Some CHL clubs made significant jumps in the rankings, with Norwegian side Stavanger Oilers moving up 23 places from 100 to 77. That's no surprise, either, as the Oilers have become the predominant hockey power of Norway, winning four of the last five national championships and capturing the Continental Cup in 2014.
The next best increase was by Finnish league semi-finalist SaiPa Lapeenranta, who moved up 15 spots from 93 to 78. A pair of Czech clubs made some big jumps, as Bili Tygri Liberec and Vitkovice Ostrava moved up 11 and 10 spots, respectively, and three other teams moved up nine – Krefeld Pinguine, Nottingham Panthers and Skelleftea AIK.
Following is a list of the top 100 European clubs in average home attendance during the 2013/2014 regular season, as reported by the IIHF. All CHL clubs are displayed in bold.
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| Club | League | Average |
1. | (1.) | SC Bern | SUI | 16,347 |
2. | (3.) | Eisbären Berlin | GER | 12,738 |
3. | (5.) | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 12,133 |
4. | (4.) | Kölner Haie | GER | 11,712 |
5. | (6.) | Adler Mannheim | GER | 11,283 |
6. | (2.) | Dynamo Minsk | KHL | 10,426 |
7. | (7.) | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 10,013 |
8. | (11.) | Frölunda Gothenburg | SWE | 9,362 |
9. | (8.) | Jokerit Helsinki | FIN | 9,252 |
10. | (9.) | ZSC Lions Zurich | SUI | 9,048 |
11. | (15.) | Hamburg Freezers | GER | 8,506 |
12. | (10.) | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 8,404 |
13. | (30.) | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 8,083 |
14. | (12.) | HC Pardubice | CZE | 8,037 |
15. | (13.) | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 8,026 |
16. | (14.) | Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 7,828 |
17. | (22.) | Genève-Servette | SUI | 7,722 |
18. | (19.) | Salavat Yulayev Ufa | KHL | 7,662 |
19. | (25.) | Sparta Prague | CZE | 7,117 |
20. | (17.) | Kometa Brno | CZE | 7,034 |
21. | (21.) | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 7,023 |
22. | (26.) | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 6,936 |
23. | (16.) | IFK Helsinki | FIN | 6,763 |
24. | (28.) | Linköping HC | SWE | 6,697 |
25. | (23.) | HV71 Jönköping | SWE | 6,587 |
26. | (58.) | Leksand IF | SWE | 6,574 |
27. | (24.) | Fribourg-Gottéron | SUI | 6,570 |
28. | (72.) | Lausanne HC | SUI | 6,528 |
29. | (27.) | EV Zug | SUI | 6,159 |
30. | (32.) | Djurgården Stockholm | SWE-2 | 6,142 |
31. | (20.) | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 6,122 |
32. | (35.) | Kärpät Oulu | FIN | 6,086 |
33. | (31.) | Färjestad Karlstad | SWE | 5,963 |
34. | (36.) | MODO Örnsköldsvik | SWE | 5,701 |
35. | (29.) | Brynäs Gävle | SWE | 5,701 |
36. | (42.) | Tappara Tampere | FIN | 5,686 |
37. | (55.) | Düsseldorfer EG | GER | 5,683 |
38. | (44.) | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 5,676 |
39. | (39.) | Malmö Redhawks | SWE-2 | 5,667 |
40. | (62.) | HC Ambrì-Piotta | SUI | 5,631 |
41. | (45.) | Kloten Flyers | SUI | 5,627 |
42. | (51.) | Krefeld Pinguine | GER | 5,513 |
43. | (53.) | Vítkovice Ostrava | CZE | 5,367 |
44. | (38.) | Škoda Plzeň | CZE | 5,279 |
45. | (54.) | Nottingham Panthers | GBR | 5,259 |
46. | new | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 5,256 |
47. | (37.) | Atlant Mytishi | KHL | 5,248 |
48. | (82.) | Augsburger Panther | GER | 5,235 |
49. | (48.) | Skellefteå AIK | SWE | 5,225 |
50. | (61.) | Ilves Tampere | FIN | 5,210 |
51. | (46.) | SCL Tigers Langnau | SUI-2 | 5,208 |
52. | (94.) | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 5,174 |
53. | (33.) | TPS Turku | FIN | 5,150 |
54. | (18.) | Lev Prague | KHL | 5,139 |
55. | (34.) | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | GER | 5,127 |
56. | (49.) | Luleå Hockey | SWE | 5,090 |
57. | (67.) | HC Lugano | SUI | 5,040 |
58. | (103.) | Örebro HK | SWE | 5,027 |
59. | (56.) | Växjö Lakers | SWE | 5,022 |
60. | (68.) | Espoo Blues | FIN | 4,891 |
61. | (66.) | Slavia Prague | CZE | 4,861 |
62. | (52.) | Vienna Capitals | AUT | 4,846 |
63. | (59.) | AIK Stockholm | SWE | 4,788 |
64. | (65.) | HC Davos | SUI | 4,782 |
65. | (76.) | HK Hradec Králové | CZE | 4,748 |
66. | (57.) | Straubing Tigers | GER | 4,729 |
67. | (78.) | Bílí Tygři Liberec | CZE | 4,681 |
68. | (60.) | EHC Biel | SUI | 4,651 |
69. | (40.) | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 4,566 |
70. | (121.) | Schwenningen | GER | 4,530 |
71. | (50.) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 4,481 |
72. | (73.) | HC Litvínov | CZE | 4,401 |
73. | (70.) | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | SUI | 4,361 |
74. | (110.) | Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups | FRA | 4,343 |
75. | (74.) | PSG Zlín | CZE | 4,284 |
76. | (71.) | Ässät Pori | FIN | 4,155 |
77. | (100.) | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 4,119 |
78. | (93.) | SaiPa Lappeenranta | FIN | 4,105 |
79. | (88.) | Belfast Giants | GBR | 4,023 |
80. | (79.) | Pelicans Lahti | FIN | 3,996 |
81. | (83.) | KAC Klagenfurt | AUT | 3,971 |
82. | (63.) | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 3,937 |
83. | (99.) | Iserlohn Roosters | GER | 3,913 |
84. | (98.) | Donbass Donetsk | KHL | 3,885 |
85. | (97.) | Black Wings Linz | AUT | 3,865 |
86. | (91.) | JYP Jyväskylä | FIN | 3,802 |
87. | (75.) | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 3,766 |
88. | (86.) | Lukko Rauma | FIN | 3,762 |
89. | (113.) | Barys Astana | KHL | 3,733 |
90. | (76.) | HC České Budějovice | CZE-2 | 3,724 |
91. | (87.) | Löwen Frankfurt | GER-3 | 3,708 |
92. | (96.) | Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 3,704 |
93. | (84.) | HC Košice | SVK | 3,703 |
94. | (105.) | EHC Red Bull Munich | GER | 3,654 |
95. | (81.) | Piráti Chomutov | CZE | 3,644 |
96. | (47.) | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 3,644 |
97. | new | Björklöven Umeå | SWE-2 | 3,641 |
98. | (101.) | ERC Ingolstadt | GER | 3,640 |
99. | (89.) | HPK Hämeenlinna | FIN | 3,599 |
100. | (95.) | Villach SV | AUT | 3,555 |