Arsenal the most loyal Premier League fans in the Champions League… while Tottenham supporters come in dead-last

ARSENAL may not have the honour of competing in the Champions League this season... but that doesn't stop them from being the best fans in the competition.

Through the past six seasons, of which the Gunners have played in five campaigns, the North London club have the most loyal fans of all English clubs.

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According to data from , the Emirates was an incredible 99.13 per cent full for Champions League games since 2012-13.

In fact, in the 2012-13 season itself, Arsenal averaged an attendance of 59,954 for games in Europe's elite competition.

Meanwhile, England's least loyal fans also come out of North London... with Tottenham's current home ground Wembley only ever 82.63 per cent full in the Champions League.

Only one other team in the Premier League failed to fill at least 90 per cent of their ground - Manchester City (89.13 per cent).

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Manchester United are the second-most loyal fans at 98.31 per cent attendance in Europe, just above Leicester (97.55 per cent).

Chelsea come in fourth on 96.31 per cent, while Liverpool fill 94.14 per cent of Anfield seats for Champions League showdowns.

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Despite those sky-high numbers, only three English teams - Arsenal, Man United and Leicester - break into the top ten in the competition in the past six seasons.

Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund occupy the top two spots on 99.41 and 99.21 per cent respectively.

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Bayern Munich come in fourth as the Bundesliga continues to be one of the most-well supported leagues in world football.

In the Champions League, the German top-flight ranks first of all major European divisions with an average attendance of 94.64 per cent.

The Premier League, on 94.25 per cent, ranks second, ahead of the Eredivisie, Ligue 1 and La Liga.

Amazingly, Italy's Serie A ranks as low as tenth with a meagre average attendance of just 75.77 per cent.

In all of Europe, including all so-called "minor" nations, the average attendance is an impressive 82.55 per cent.