Which leagues are most foreign?
Share of appearances made by players whose nationality is not the country of the league.
Czech Liga (Czechia) leans hardest on players from elsewhere: 100% of its squads are foreign.
| League | Foreign | Player-seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Czech Liga Czechia | 100% | 350 |
| 2. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 100% | 323 |
| 3. K League 1 South Korea | 100% | 318 |
| 4. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 100% | 248 |
| 5. Pro League United Arab Emirates | 100% | 236 |
| 6. Premier Division Ireland | 100% | 217 |
| 7. Süper Lig Türkiye | 99.2% | 363 |
| 8. Super League China | 98% | 398 |
| 9. 1. Lig Türkiye | 97.2% | 386 |
| 10. Serie A Italy | 71.5% | 383 |
| 11. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 70.3% | 343 |
| 12. Premier League England | 69.7% | 347 |
| 13. Primeira Liga Portugal | 69.3% | 335 |
| 14. Premiership Scotland | 68.6% | 239 |
| 15. Super League 1 Greece | 68.1% | 248 |
| 16. Major League Soccer United States | 62.7% | 724 |
| 17. Ekstraklasa Poland | 60.1% | 368 |
| 18. Bundesliga Germany | 57.4% | 298 |
| 19. Super League Switzerland | 56.3% | 238 |
| 20. Championship England | 55.2% | 471 |
| 21. Ligue 1 France | 53.8% | 312 |
| 22. Superliga Denmark | 52.7% | 226 |
| 23. Bundesliga Austria | 51.8% | 220 |
| 24. Eredivisie Netherlands | 47% | 336 |
| 25. NB I Hungary | 45.7% | 223 |
| 26. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 42.2% | 327 |
| 27. NWSL Women United States | 41.7% | 266 |
| 28. Premier League Russia | 41.4% | 324 |
| 29. La Liga Spain | 40.8% | 397 |
| 30. Super Liga Serbia | 40.6% | 254 |
| 31. Veikkausliiga Finland | 38.8% | 209 |
| 32. Liga MX Mexico | 38.3% | 384 |
| 33. League One England | 37.9% | 449 |
| 34. Allsvenskan Sweden | 37.7% | 366 |
| 35. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 37.6% | 221 |
| 36. Primera División Peru | 35.5% | 439 |
| 37. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 33.6% | 324 |
| 38. Primera División Chile | 32.3% | 402 |
| 39. Ligue 2 France | 31.8% | 308 |
| 40. Eliteserien Norway | 31.2% | 349 |
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.