despite the scandal, the bundesliga continues to set new attendance records. in the bundesliga's 43rd season, total attendance was about 12.41 million in 306 games for an average of 40,572 per game, a 6.9% increase over the preceding year, making the 2005–06 season the 5th consecutive record attendance year. after a decrease in 2006–07 and a slight recovery in 2007–08, new records were set in 2008–09, with 12.82 million total attendance and a per-game average of 41,904. the 2008–09 figure makes the bundesliga the best-attended national football league in the world by per-game attendance. it is also third in per-game attendance among major professional sports leagues in the world, slightly ahead of the australian football league (australian rules) and well behind the second-ranked indian premier league (twenty20 cricket) and top-ranked nfl (american football) in the united states. top drawing clubs based on average attendance included: borussia dortmund 72,850; fc bayern munich 67,214; fc schalke 04 61,177; and hamburger sv 53,298. interest in the league was piqued by the 2006 fifa world cup hosted in germany. an ambitious program of stadium upgrades was undertaken in preparation for the tournament.