Which leagues are most foreign?
Share of appearances made by players whose nationality is not the country of the league.
National League - Southern (New Zealand) leans hardest on players from elsewhere: 100% of its squads are foreign.
| League | Foreign | Player-seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. National League - Southern New Zealand | 100% | 847 |
| 2. UEFA Youth League International | 100% | 812 |
| 3. Super League China | 100% | 554 |
| 4. League One China | 100% | 551 |
| 5. 1st Division South Africa | 100% | 522 |
| 6. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 100% | 483 |
| 7. 1. Lig Türkiye | 100% | 450 |
| 8. FNL Czechia | 100% | 437 |
| 9. Süper Lig Türkiye | 100% | 401 |
| 10. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 100% | 396 |
| 11. K League 1 South Korea | 100% | 369 |
| 12. Pro League United Arab Emirates | 100% | 365 |
| 13. K3 League South Korea | 100% | 355 |
| 14. Primera División Costa Rica | 100% | 329 |
| 15. Campionato San Marino | 100% | 326 |
| 16. Premiership Northern Ireland | 100% | 315 |
| 17. Czech Liga Czechia | 100% | 314 |
| 18. K League 2 South Korea | 100% | 304 |
| 19. Premijer Liga Bosnia & Herzegovina | 100% | 303 |
| 20. Primera Division El Salvador | 100% | 291 |
| 21. First League North Macedonia | 100% | 257 |
| 22. Meistaradeildin Faroe Islands | 100% | 234 |
| 23. Premier Division Ireland | 100% | 211 |
| 24. First Division Ireland | 99.6% | 248 |
| 25. 2. Lig Türkiye | 98.1% | 1,090 |
| 26. 3. Lig - Play-offs Türkiye | 96% | 1,513 |
| 27. 1. Division Cyprus | 71.8% | 354 |
| 28. Major League Soccer United States | 66.8% | 389 |
| 29. Super League 1 Greece | 63.5% | 310 |
| 30. Serie A Italy | 62.4% | 311 |
| 31. National Division Luxembourg | 58% | 407 |
| 32. Primeira Liga Portugal | 55.7% | 323 |
| 33. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 53.4% | 307 |
| 34. Premier League England | 53.1% | 226 |
| 35. USL Championship United States | 48.8% | 527 |
| 36. Super League Switzerland | 48.5% | 206 |
| 37. Ligue 1 France | 48.4% | 219 |
| 38. NB I Hungary | 47.9% | 259 |
| 39. A Lyga Lithuania | 47.5% | 219 |
| 40. Premier League Malta | 46.8% | 331 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
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.