Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced

May 05, 2025

Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced
The match between Hanwha and KT at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 27th. Daejeon Ball Park, which sold out for the 11th time this season. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.27/



Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced
Hanwha Life Ballpark, which recorded its 10th sellout of the season.
Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Lotte fans are cheering enthusiastically in the packed crowd. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.1/
At least 3 million games on Children's Day??Let's break it.

The popularity of the KBO League is getting stronger. It is increasing by 1 million people rapidly.

A total of 106,079 people entered the KBO League at five stadiums on the 4th, when it played 170 games, and 2,970,503 of the accumulated spectators.




If the number of children exceeds 29,497 on the 5th, Children's Day, it will exceed 3 million.

The minimum number of games ever exceeded 3 million was 190 in 2012, and 217 last year under the 10-team system. If all five games are held on the 5th and more than 30,000 people come, 3 million people will come in 175 games, the lowest ever.

Compared to last year, it is showing an increase of about 20%.




The Samsung Lions are currently ranked No. 1 in spectators. It has achieved a whopping 16 sold-outs in 22 games, recording 509,312 people, with an average of 23,151 visiting Samsung Lions Park. It was 362,968 in 22 games last year, but it has increased by a whopping 40% this year.

LG Twins is in second place. 429,282 people visited in 19 games. The average number of tickets sold out per game was 22,594 per game. LG is also seeing a 22 percent increase.

Doosan Bears ranked third with 344,243 players in 17 games and 20,250 on average. Doosan also rose 14 percent.




Lotte Giants has recently seen its performance rise, and the audience is also rising steeply. He played 17 games in Sajik, recording 314,332. The average is 18,490 people. As it rose to second place with a huge hit, it has sold out for the last four consecutive games, and showed a fan spirit to sell out Gocheok Sky Dome, which had never been sold out this season, on weekdays.

Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 2nd. LG fans are cheering in a packed crowd. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.2/
Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced
The KBO League opener SSG and Doosan were held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. Landersfield full of spectators for the opening game. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/
Doubles the joy. At least 3 million games are played on Children's Day. Samsung, up 40%, is still No. 1 in attendance. KIA is reduced
An exhibition game between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th. Samsung fans, who filled the third base home stands, are enjoying baseball despite weekdays. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.14/
SSG ranked fifth with an average of 17,667 in 19 games with 335,866.

The sixth place is the Hanwha Eagles, who almost sell out all the flags with their new stadium. At 16 games, the number of spectators stood at 26,268, with an average of 16,829 on average. A stadium with 17,000 seats accounts for 99 percent of the total.

KIA had fewer spectators. The average number of players in 19 games was 315,839, an average of 16,623, down 2% from last year.

KT Wiz recorded 194,268 in 18 games, with an average of 10,793. An 8% increase from last year.

Kiwoom is the only one showing a double-digit decline. It is 174,687 in 18 games, staying at 9,705 on average. An average of 11,036 people visited Gocheok Dome in 18 games last year, but this year, the figure is down 12%. Even if Kiwoom has many away fans, it will be difficult if home fans do not.

NC has not been able to play its home games since the five games it played in March due to unfortunate casualties. It has stopped at 83,406 in five games.

He is poised to break this year's record for the minimum number of spectators. After starting 1 million with a record 60 games, 2 million also set a new record of 120 games, and 3 million also set a new record.

According to the current trend, the KBO League can reach 12.58 million, far exceeding last year's 10.88 million.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.