Attendance numbers at 2025 FHSAA football state championship games

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 2025 football state championship finals just concluded over the past weekend at Pitbull Stadium, with attendance numbers seeing a drop in comparison to last year’s first set of games down at Florida International’s home venue.

The FHSAA provided Rivals with the final tally for attendance numbers over the last four days, with a couple games drawing well and the others not so much compared to a year ago. The Class 7A tilt between Vero Beach and Lake Mary saw a major increase compared to last season’s Venice-Lake Meeting, with over 2,000 more fans attending the state’s highest classification title game.

Difference between last year’s set of FHSAA 1A-7A compared this the last four days of state championship games is a gap of 5,847 less spectators in attendance. This season drew 21,584 fans (1A-7A totals) compared to last year’s 27,431 total between 1A-7A.

For comparison to some other state championship series around the country, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Prep Classic’s Division I Select championship game at the Caesars Superdome between Edna Karr and St. Augustine drew 34,500 fans.

Of the seven FHSAA championship games from Dec. 10-13, for the second straight year in a row the Class 3A title matchup between Miami Northwestern-Raines, which had an attendance of 8,230 fans, led the way. Pitbull Stadium in Miami has a seating capacity of 20,000. The game saw a dip compared to last year’s attendance numbers, however, with the 2024 edition between the Bulls and Vikings drawing 12,000 fans.

Down below are the attendance totals for the seven FHSAA football state championship games played over the last four days:

2025 FHSAA football finals fan attendance (Class 1A through 7A)

CLASS 7A: 3,968 (Lake Mary vs. Vero Beach)

CLASS 6A: 2,638 (West Boca Raton vs. West Broward)

CLASS 5A: 1,906 (Lakeland vs. St. Thomas Aquinas)

CLASS 4A: 2,087 (Plantation American Heritage vs. Orlando Jones)

CLASS 3A: 8,230 (Miami Northwestern vs. Raines)

CLASS 2A: 1,062 (Cardinal Mooney vs. The Bolles School)

CLASS 1A: 1,693 (Chaminade-Madonna Prep vs. Cardinal Newman)

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