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.
A-League (Australia) keeps the faith: 42% of its line-ups are still 4-4-2.
| League | 4-4-2 | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. A-League Australia | 42% | 338 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanyol | 41.6% | 936 |
| 3. Liga Pro Uni Emirat Arab Uni Emirat Arab | 34.6% | 358 |
| 4. Liga Pro Ekuador | 24.2% | 466 |
| 5. LaLiga Spanyol | 24.1% | 760 |
| 6. Liga MX Meksiko | 23.8% | 676 |
| 7. Primera División Bolivia | 22.8% | 254 |
| 8. 1. Division Siprus | 21.2% | 532 |
| 9. K League 1 Korea Selatan | 21.1% | 464 |
| 10. Divisi Utama Wanita Spanyol | 20.2% | 416 |
| 11. Ligue 2 Prancis | 18.2% | 760 |
| 12. Chilean Primera División Cile | 18.1% | 480 |
| 13. Copa de la Liga Profesional Argentina | 16.9% | 408 |
| 14. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 16.2% | 755 |
| 15. Liga Bintang Qatar Qatar | 16% | 206 |
| 16. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 15.9% | 611 |
| 17. Piala Libertadores Internasional | 15.3% | 301 |
| 18. Indian Super League India | 15.2% | 277 |
| 19. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 14.8% | 460 |
| 20. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 14.7% | 756 |
| 21. Liga Champions Elit AFC Internasional | 14.6% | 322 |
| 22. Premier Soccer League Afrika Selatan | 14.6% | 480 |
| 23. Serie B Brasil | 14.4% | 758 |
| 24. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 13.9% | 296 |
| 25. Challenger Pro League Belgia | 13.7% | 401 |
| 26. Friendlies Internasional | 13.3% | 354 |
| 27. Serie A Women Italia | 13% | 230 |
| 28. Allsvenskan Swedia | 12.9% | 482 |
| 29. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 12.7% | 385 |
| 30. Liga I Rumania | 11.9% | 628 |
| 31. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 11.9% | 1.041 |
| 32. Egyptian Professional League Mesir | 11.6% | 604 |
| 33. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 11.5% | 1.113 |
| 34. Superettan Swedia | 10.9% | 469 |
| 35. Veikkausliiga Finlandia | 10.9% | 267 |
| 36. Seri B Italia | 10.6% | 780 |
| 37. 1. SNL Slovenia | 10.5% | 220 |
| 38. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 10.3% | 478 |
| 39. Liga Utama Belarus Belarus | 10.3% | 400 |
| 40. Eerste Divisie Belanda | 10.2% | 757 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Exact formation as recorded. Variants such as 4-4-1-1 count separately.