Which leagues are most foreign?
Share of appearances made by players whose nationality is not the country of the league.
Pro League (Saudi Arabia) leans hardest on players from elsewhere: 100% of its squads are foreign.
| League | Foreign | Player-seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 100% | 1,117 |
| 2. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 100% | 1,059 |
| 3. Super League China | 99.3% | 1,126 |
| 4. Süper Lig Türkiye | 97.3% | 1,115 |
| 5. 1. Lig Türkiye | 95.6% | 1,339 |
| 6. Serie A Italy | 68.3% | 1,053 |
| 7. Major League Soccer United States | 64.9% | 1,690 |
| 8. Ekstraklasa Poland | 52.9% | 1,088 |
| 9. Championship England | 44.3% | 1,246 |
| 10. La Liga Spain | 38.9% | 1,155 |
| 11. Premier League Russia | 37.9% | 1,058 |
| 12. Liga MX Mexico | 35.3% | 1,303 |
| 13. MLS Next Pro United States | 33.8% | 1,324 |
| 14. League One England | 33.7% | 1,477 |
| 15. Primera División Chile | 31.6% | 1,099 |
| 16. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 30.5% | 1,006 |
| 17. Primera División Peru | 30.1% | 1,337 |
| 18. Eerste Divisie Netherlands | 29.6% | 1,147 |
| 19. Primera División Bolivia | 29.2% | 1,178 |
| 20. League Two England | 27.2% | 1,580 |
| 21. Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Promotion Round Portugal | 27.2% | 1,241 |
| 22. Regionalliga - Ost Austria | 27.1% | 1,111 |
| 23. Serie B Italy | 25.9% | 1,229 |
| 24. Liga Pro Ecuador | 23.6% | 1,110 |
| 25. Segunda División Spain | 22.8% | 1,382 |
| 26. Serie A Brazil | 19.4% | 1,450 |
| 27. Premier League Egypt | 17.2% | 1,241 |
| 28. Regionalliga - Relegation Round Germany | 16.3% | 2,037 |
| 29. National League - North - Play-offs England | 16.3% | 1,206 |
| 30. National 3 - Group J France | 14.9% | 3,151 |
| 31. J1 League Japan | 14.7% | 1,855 |
| 32. Serie C - Supercoppa Lega Finals Italy | 14% | 1,462 |
| 33. U19 Bundesliga Germany | 13.9% | 1,568 |
| 34. Segunda División RFEF - Play-offs Spain | 13.8% | 1,893 |
| 35. Ettan - Relegation Round Sweden | 13% | 1,312 |
| 36. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 12.9% | 2,160 |
| 37. Primera A Colombia | 10.9% | 1,490 |
| 38. Kakkonen - Play-offs Finland | 10.1% | 1,381 |
| 39. Tercera División RFEF - Promotion - Play-offs Spain | 9% | 5,626 |
| 40. Serie B Brazil | 7.4% | 1,484 |
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.