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.
Saudi Professional League (Saudi-Arabien) catches most: 2,11 offsides per side per match.
| League | Offsides per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 2.11 | 592 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanien | 2.03 | 890 |
| 3. Süper Lig Türkei | 2.01 | 660 |
| 4. Primera División Spanien | 1.99 | 730 |
| 5. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.99 | 588 |
| 6. Super Liga Serbien | 1.98 | 544 |
| 7. Super League China | 1.97 | 470 |
| 8. Championship England | 1.9 | 1.090 |
| 9. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.88 | 594 |
| 10. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.81 | 590 |
| 11. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 1.81 | 1.004 |
| 12. Premier League England | 1.78 | 716 |
| 13. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 1.76 | 566 |
| 14. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.75 | 648 |
| 15. J1 League Japan | 1.75 | 724 |
| 16. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.75 | 456 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 1.73 | 730 |
| 18. Liga 1 Rumänien | 1.73 | 594 |
| 19. HNL Kroatien | 1.72 | 338 |
| 20. Super League Schweiz | 1.72 | 430 |
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League play only.