Which defences hold the highest line?
Offsides per side per match — the closest the record comes to measuring how far up a defence dares to stand.
Bundesliga (Austria) catches most: 2.46 offsides per side per match.
| League | Offsides per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bundesliga Austria | 2.46 | 384 |
| 2. First League Bulgaria | 2.34 | 352 |
| 3. Primera División Chile | 2.25 | 382 |
| 4. 2. Liga Austria | 2.22 | 458 |
| 5. La Liga Spain | 2.18 | 740 |
| 6. Serie B Italy | 2.17 | 766 |
| 7. Primera División Peru | 2.13 | 556 |
| 8. Eliteserien Norway | 2.13 | 460 |
| 9. Segunda División Spain | 2.1 | 914 |
| 10. Ligue 2 France | 2.1 | 552 |
| 11. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.1 | 526 |
| 12. 3. Liga Germany | 2.07 | 468 |
| 13. 1. Lig Türkiye | 2.05 | 328 |
| 14. Superliga Denmark | 2.04 | 470 |
| 15. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 2.04 | 590 |
| 16. Allsvenskan Sweden | 2.02 | 460 |
| 17. Primera A Colombia | 1.99 | 856 |
| 18. Süper Lig Türkiye | 1.98 | 592 |
| 19. Super League Switzerland | 1.96 | 346 |
| 20. Major League Soccer United States | 1.95 | 788 |
| 21. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.92 | 586 |
| 22. Liga I Romania | 1.85 | 466 |
| 23. Championship England | 1.84 | 1,068 |
| 24. League Two England | 1.83 | 696 |
| 25. League One England | 1.82 | 762 |
| 26. Premier League England | 1.76 | 730 |
| 27. Serie A Italy | 1.76 | 734 |
| 28. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 1.76 | 422 |
| 29. Super League 1 Greece | 1.69 | 442 |
| 30. Premier League Russia | 1.67 | 446 |
| 31. Eredivisie Netherlands | 1.66 | 434 |
| 32. Super League China | 1.61 | 442 |
| 33. Serie B Brazil | 1.59 | 692 |
| 34. Ekstraklasa Poland | 1.57 | 544 |
| 35. A-League Australia | 1.57 | 276 |
| 36. Liga MX Mexico | 1.55 | 502 |
| 37. Serie A Brazil | 1.48 | 664 |
| 38. Ligue 1 France | 1.47 | 510 |
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