Where does 4-4-2 survive?
Share of line-ups still set out as 4-4-2 — a shape that has halved across the majors since 2016.
LigaPro (Portugal) keeps the faith: 62% of its line-ups are still 4-4-2.
| League | 4-4-2 | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LigaPro Portugal | 62% | 213 |
| 2. Premier Soccer League Afrika Selatan | 61.6% | 250 |
| 3. LaLiga Spanyol | 38.3% | 760 |
| 4. Piala Raja Spanyol Spanyol | 33.8% | 210 |
| 5. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 28.4% | 482 |
| 6. Liga MX Meksiko | 26.7% | 550 |
| 7. Segunda División Spanyol | 25.7% | 905 |
| 8. Primeira Liga Portugal | 23.9% | 610 |
| 9. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 23.5% | 618 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 23.3% | 536 |
| 11. Super League Tiongkok | 22.6% | 464 |
| 12. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 20.7% | 720 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 19.9% | 582 |
| 14. Copa Sudamericana Internasional | 19.9% | 206 |
| 15. Piala Libertadores Internasional | 19% | 294 |
| 16. Liga Champions Elit AFC Internasional | 18.8% | 288 |
| 17. First League Bulgaria | 18% | 366 |
| 18. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 17.4% | 356 |
| 19. TFF 1. Lig Turki | 17.1% | 328 |
| 20. FA Cup Inggris | 16.9% | 295 |
| 21. Liga Champions UEFA Internasional | 16.7% | 420 |
| 22. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 16.2% | 760 |
| 23. Czech Liga Ceko | 15.9% | 508 |
| 24. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 14.6% | 452 |
| 25. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 14.6% | 364 |
| 26. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 14.1% | 1.022 |
| 27. Liga I Rumania | 13.9% | 467 |
| 28. Egyptian Professional League Mesir | 13.5% | 466 |
| 29. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 13% | 208 |
| 30. Ligue 2 Prancis | 12.7% | 560 |
| 31. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 12.5% | 480 |
| 32. Ligue 1 Prancis | 12% | 558 |
| 33. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 11.7% | 796 |
| 34. A-League Australia | 11.5% | 296 |
| 35. Primera División Peru | 11% | 554 |
| 36. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 9.9% | 446 |
| 37. Championship Inggris | 8.8% | 1.114 |
| 38. Allsvenskan Swedia | 8.3% | 482 |
| 39. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 7.9% | 470 |
| 40. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 7.7% | 612 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Exact formation as recorded. Variants such as 4-4-1-1 count separately.