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.

Premier Soccer League (South Africa) catches most: 2.51 offsides per side per match.

Which defences hold the highest line?
League	Offsides per side	Team-matches
1. Premier Soccer League South Africa	2.51	462
2. Challenger Pro League Belgium	2.18	386
3. Frauen Bundesliga Germany	2.15	210
4. Pro League Saudi Arabia	2.13	592
5. 1. Lig Türkiye	2.09	738
6. Segunda División Spain	2.07	888
7. Ligue 2 France	2.06	602
8. 3. Liga Germany	2.02	502
9. Jupiler Pro League Belgium	2.01	610
10. La Liga Spain	1.99	724
11. Primera División Peru	1.94	628
12. Liga Pro Ecuador	1.93	576
13. Primera División Bolivia	1.93	236
14. League Two England	1.92	1,074
15. NB I Hungary	1.92	228
16. Eerste Divisie Netherlands	1.91	722
17. Championship England	1.91	1,066
18. League One England	1.9	1,066
19. Super League 1 Greece	1.9	456
20. Premier League Egypt	1.89	608
21. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay	1.88	258
22. Super League China	1.86	468
23. Premier League Russia	1.86	470
24. A-League Australia	1.85	308
25. Süper Lig Türkiye	1.84	596
26. Primera División Chile	1.82	458
27. Bundesliga Germany	1.81	594
28. Premier Division Ireland	1.8	326
29. Major League Soccer United States	1.78	1,018
30. Premiership Scotland	1.76	438
31. Bundesliga Austria	1.76	366
32. 2. Bundesliga Germany	1.76	574
33. Ligue 1 France	1.75	566
34. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina	1.74	942
35. Czech Liga Czechia	1.74	520
36. Primera A Colombia	1.69	864
37. J1 League Japan	1.68	716
38. Liga I Romania	1.68	600
39. Serie B Italy	1.68	754
40. Serie A Italy	1.67	710

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