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 (Austria) catches most: 2,52 offsides per side per match.
| League | Offsides per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 2.52 | 382 |
| 2. Chilean Primera División Cile | 2.4 | 472 |
| 3. Segunda División Spanyol | 2.4 | 882 |
| 4. First League Bulgaria | 2.36 | 406 |
| 5. LaLiga Spanyol | 2.33 | 742 |
| 6. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 2.32 | 466 |
| 7. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 2.27 | 596 |
| 8. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 2.23 | 476 |
| 9. Primera División Peru | 2.23 | 708 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.16 | 630 |
| 11. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 2.13 | 736 |
| 12. Seri B Italia | 2.12 | 632 |
| 13. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 2.12 | 460 |
| 14. TFF 1. Lig Turki | 2.11 | 454 |
| 15. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 2.11 | 262 |
| 16. A-League Australia | 2.09 | 264 |
| 17. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 2.08 | 584 |
| 18. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 2.07 | 596 |
| 19. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 2.07 | 306 |
| 20. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 2.07 | 336 |
| 21. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 2.06 | 444 |
| 22. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 2.05 | 796 |
| 23. Allsvenskan Swedia | 2.05 | 466 |
| 24. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.04 | 594 |
| 25. Ligue 2 Prancis | 2.01 | 726 |
| 26. Categoría Primera A Kolombia | 1.98 | 776 |
| 27. Liga Super Turki Turki | 1.97 | 588 |
| 28. Liga I Rumania | 1.97 | 476 |
| 29. Serie A Italia | 1.94 | 720 |
| 30. Super League Tiongkok | 1.93 | 466 |
| 31. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 1.89 | 464 |
| 32. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 1.86 | 548 |
| 33. Serie B Brasil | 1.79 | 530 |
| 34. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 1.74 | 332 |
| 35. Veikkausliiga Finlandia | 1.74 | 302 |
| 36. Eredivisie Belanda | 1.68 | 584 |
| 37. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 1.67 | 454 |
| 38. Ligue 1 Prancis | 1.66 | 716 |
| 39. Championship Inggris | 1.66 | 1.054 |
| 40. Serie A Brasil | 1.61 | 696 |
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