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.
Division 1B (Belgien) catches most: 2,5 offsides per side per match.
| League | Offsides per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Division 1B Belgien | 2.5 | 430 |
| 2. Feminine Division 1 Frankreich | 2.26 | 234 |
| 3. Premier Soccer League Südafrika | 2.2 | 422 |
| 4. Superliga Femenina Spanien | 2.2 | 290 |
| 5. Serie A Women Italien | 2.12 | 214 |
| 6. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 2.11 | 592 |
| 7. Frauen-Bundesliga Deutschland | 2.07 | 210 |
| 8. Segunda División Spanien | 2.03 | 890 |
| 9. Süper Lig Türkei | 2.01 | 660 |
| 10. Primera División Spanien | 1.99 | 730 |
| 11. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.99 | 588 |
| 12. EFL League One England | 1.98 | 1.078 |
| 13. Super Liga Serbien | 1.98 | 544 |
| 14. Super League China | 1.97 | 470 |
| 15. FA WSL England | 1.96 | 212 |
| 16. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 1.96 | 724 |
| 17. Championship England | 1.9 | 1.090 |
| 18. Eerste Divisie Niederlande | 1.88 | 720 |
| 19. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 1.88 | 450 |
| 20. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.88 | 594 |
| 21. Liga Pro Ecuador | 1.86 | 452 |
| 22. NWSL Women Vereinigte Staaten | 1.86 | 330 |
| 23. Egyptian Professional League Ägypten | 1.86 | 424 |
| 24. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.81 | 590 |
| 25. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 1.81 | 1.004 |
| 26. Premier League England | 1.78 | 716 |
| 27. Primera División Chile | 1.77 | 460 |
| 28. EFL League Two England | 1.77 | 1.074 |
| 29. Primera División Peru | 1.77 | 570 |
| 30. Damallsvenskan Schweden | 1.77 | 210 |
| 31. Premier Division Irland | 1.76 | 340 |
| 32. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 1.76 | 566 |
| 33. Primera División Bolivien | 1.76 | 536 |
| 34. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.75 | 648 |
| 35. Premier Division Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 1.75 | 312 |
| 36. J1 League Japan | 1.75 | 724 |
| 37. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.75 | 456 |
| 38. Qatar Stars League Katar | 1.74 | 238 |
| 39. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 1.74 | 804 |
| 40. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 1.73 | 730 |
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