Sociability and excitement motives of spectators attending entertainment sport events: spectators of soccer and ski-jumping.

Journal of Sport Behavior | December 1, 2005| | Copyright

Many sports attract large crowds. In Norway soccer is the most popular sport in terms of attracting spectators to the arenas. 1 128 847 spectators attended soccer matches played by the 14 teams at the elite level during the 2002-season. With a mean of 14 626, and a total of 190 138 spectators through the season, Rosenborg Balklubb (RBK) was the one team attracting most spectators at their home matches in the city of Trondheim. Obviously, not all sports share the same popularity. One example is the sport of ski jumping, which gathers a lesser total of spectators compared to ...

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