Vietnam Fans Staying Away

I think it was 2009 when people in the region were suggesting that Vietnam would be the best league in the region, whatever that means. Certainly in that particular year the average attendance in the VLeague was just over 10,500, a bit below the Indonesian Super League.

For the just finished 2011 season average attendances are down by a startling 30 odd % with just 7,395 going per game.

Hai Phong remain the most popular team at the gate but they too have seen crowds fall. In 2009 they averaged just over 24,000. In 2011? 17,154.

Anyone got any idea why the crowds there should have fallen so dramatically?