Which leagues are most foreign?
Share of appearances made by players whose nationality is not the country of the league.
Saudi Professional League (Saudi-Arabien) leans hardest on players from elsewhere: 100% of its squads are foreign.
| League | Foreign | Player-seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 100% | 388 |
| 2. Super League China | 100% | 357 |
| 3. K League 1 Südkorea | 100% | 312 |
| 4. Süper Lig Türkei | 97.5% | 354 |
| 5. Primeira Liga Portugal | 71.8% | 362 |
| 6. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 69.2% | 494 |
| 7. Super League Griechenland | 66.5% | 281 |
| 8. Serie A Italien | 65.4% | 324 |
| 9. Premier League England | 64.5% | 228 |
| 10. Division 1A Belgien | 60.9% | 320 |
| 11. Super League Schweiz | 55.2% | 223 |
| 12. Liga 1 Rumänien | 53.5% | 245 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Polen | 50.3% | 364 |
| 14. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 49.3% | 270 |
| 15. Superliga Dänemark | 46.1% | 219 |
| 16. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 45% | 211 |
| 17. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 43.3% | 263 |
| 18. Primera División Spanien | 38.6% | 386 |
| 19. Championship England | 37.4% | 406 |
| 20. Premjer-Liga Russland | 37.4% | 388 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
Nationality as the profile records it, against the country the competition belongs to. A continental competition therefore counts almost everyone as foreign, which is why they sit out of this list.