Which leagues are most foreign?
Share of appearances made by players whose nationality is not the country of the league.
K3 League (South Korea) leans hardest on players from elsewhere: 100% of its squads are foreign.
| League | Foreign | Player-seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. K3 League South Korea | 100% | 478 |
| 2. UEFA Youth League International | 100% | 469 |
| 3. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 100% | 464 |
| 4. 1st Division South Africa | 100% | 441 |
| 5. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 100% | 427 |
| 6. Pro League United Arab Emirates | 100% | 393 |
| 7. K League 2 South Korea | 100% | 372 |
| 8. FNL Czechia | 100% | 370 |
| 9. Super League China | 100% | 370 |
| 10. K League 1 South Korea | 100% | 364 |
| 11. League One China | 100% | 356 |
| 12. Primera Division El Salvador | 100% | 316 |
| 13. Campionato San Marino | 100% | 302 |
| 14. Premijer Liga Bosnia & Herzegovina | 100% | 294 |
| 15. Primera División Costa Rica | 100% | 292 |
| 16. Premiership Northern Ireland | 100% | 276 |
| 17. Czech Liga Czechia | 100% | 263 |
| 18. First League North Macedonia | 100% | 263 |
| 19. Premier League Hong Kong SAR China | 100% | 201 |
| 20. League Two China | 99.7% | 316 |
| 21. First Division Ireland | 99.6% | 272 |
| 22. Premier Division Ireland | 99.5% | 206 |
| 23. Süper Lig Türkiye | 97.4% | 389 |
| 24. 1. Lig Türkiye | 96.5% | 403 |
| 25. 2. Lig Türkiye | 94.8% | 915 |
| 26. 1a Divisió Andorra | 74.3% | 226 |
| 27. 1. Division Cyprus | 69.2% | 325 |
| 28. Major League Soccer United States | 67.3% | 395 |
| 29. Super League 1 Greece | 66.8% | 289 |
| 30. National Division Luxembourg | 65.7% | 362 |
| 31. Serie A Italy | 62.2% | 283 |
| 32. Premier League Armenia | 61.9% | 218 |
| 33. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 60.4% | 230 |
| 34. Premier League England | 59.3% | 209 |
| 35. Super League Switzerland | 59.2% | 238 |
| 36. FA WSL England | 58.9% | 236 |
| 37. Primeira Liga Portugal | 58.6% | 263 |
| 38. Premier League Malta | 58% | 257 |
| 39. 1. SNL Slovenia | 49.3% | 207 |
| 40. Premier League Kazakhstan | 48% | 296 |
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.