Which leagues field the youngest players?
Average age of the players who actually appeared, season by season. A young league is usually a selling one.
Primera División (Peru) is the youngest of the lot: 28,81 years on average.
| League | Average age | Player-seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera División Peru | 28.81 | 43.900 |
| 2. Carioca - 1 Brasilien | 28.67 | 16.600 |
| 3. Copa Libertadores International | 28.67 | 92.200 |
| 4. Paulista - A1 Brasilien | 28.6 | 28.700 |
| 5. Primera División Bolivien | 28.56 | 38.100 |
| 6. Copa Do Brasil Brasilien | 28.55 | 77.700 |
| 7. Premier Soccer League Südafrika | 28.33 | 22.700 |
| 8. Super League China | 28.32 | 39.800 |
| 9. J1 League Japan | 28.26 | 50.800 |
| 10. Egyptian Professional League Ägypten | 28.23 | 28.100 |
| 11. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 28.22 | 48.500 |
| 12. Serie B Brasilien | 28.17 | 53.700 |
| 13. Qatar Stars League Katar | 28.12 | 17.000 |
| 14. World Cup - Qualification Asia International | 28.09 | 5.600 |
| 15. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 28 | 32.200 |
| 16. Copa Sudamericana International | 27.96 | 104.500 |
| 17. World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF International | 27.96 | 9.300 |
| 18. Super League Griechenland | 27.94 | 24.800 |
| 19. Serie A Brasilien | 27.92 | 56.500 |
| 20. K League 1 Südkorea | 27.9 | 31.700 |
| 21. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 27.72 | 31.100 |
| 22. Liga Pro Ecuador | 27.61 | 37.900 |
| 23. Primera División Chile | 27.59 | 39.900 |
| 24. NWSL Women Vereinigte Staaten | 27.54 | 26.600 |
| 25. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 27.5 | 38.600 |
| 26. CONCACAF Champions Cup International | 27.28 | 31.700 |
| 27. Liga 1 Rumänien | 27.2 | 17.800 |
| 28. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 27.18 | 80.500 |
| 29. Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft International | 26.96 | 6.900 |
| 30. Süper Lig Türkei | 26.95 | 36.300 |
| 31. Champions League International | 26.93 | 56.600 |
| 32. NB I Ungarn | 26.77 | 22.300 |
| 33. Friendlies International | 26.74 | 11.900 |
| 34. Leagues Cup International | 26.73 | 67.800 |
| 35. Ligat ha’Al Israel | 26.72 | 22.100 |
| 36. Ekstraklasa Polen | 26.7 | 36.800 |
| 37. Liga MX Mexiko | 26.7 | 38.400 |
| 38. Super Liga Serbien | 26.68 | 25.300 |
| 39. Premier Division Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 26.5 | 23.600 |
| 40. Primera División Spanien | 26.49 | 39.600 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Age is taken from the year of birth against the season played, not from the profile — that carries the age today, which for an old season would be a decade out. Only players with an appearance count.