Which defences hold the highest line?
Offsides per side per match — the closest the record comes to measuring how far up a defence dares to stand.
Fotbollsallsvenskan (Schweden) catches most: 2,11 offsides per side per match.
| League | Offsides per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 2.11 | 476 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanien | 2.11 | 912 |
| 3. Primera División Spanien | 2.1 | 724 |
| 4. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 2.03 | 596 |
| 5. Süper Lig Türkei | 2.01 | 740 |
| 6. Premiership Schottland | 2.01 | 454 |
| 7. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.99 | 730 |
| 8. Championship England | 1.99 | 1.070 |
| 9. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.98 | 594 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 1.98 | 924 |
| 11. Division 1A Belgien | 1.95 | 632 |
| 12. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 1.94 | 380 |
| 13. Liga 1 Rumänien | 1.92 | 616 |
| 14. Serie B Italien | 1.89 | 754 |
| 15. Serie A Italien | 1.88 | 720 |
| 16. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 1.87 | 446 |
| 17. Ekstraklasa Polen | 1.81 | 576 |
| 18. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.8 | 452 |
| 19. Premier League England | 1.78 | 710 |
| 20. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.77 | 592 |
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