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.
Challenger Pro League (Belgia) catches most: 2,39 offsides per side per match.
| League | Offsides per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Challenger Pro League Belgia | 2.39 | 1.232 |
| 2. Premier Soccer League Afrika Selatan | 2.27 | 2.252 |
| 3. LaLiga Spanyol | 2.21 | 7.902 |
| 4. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 2.21 | 4.140 |
| 5. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 2.18 | 3.612 |
| 6. Segunda División Spanyol | 2.1 | 9.106 |
| 7. Primera División Peru | 2.08 | 5.186 |
| 8. Ligue 2 Prancis | 2.07 | 7.274 |
| 9. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 2.06 | 5.982 |
| 10. TFF 1. Lig Turki | 2.03 | 5.660 |
| 11. LigaPro Portugal | 2.02 | 1.976 |
| 12. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 2.01 | 4.672 |
| 13. Liga Super Turki Turki | 1.98 | 7.174 |
| 14. A-League Australia | 1.95 | 3.370 |
| 15. Egyptian Professional League Mesir | 1.95 | 1.760 |
| 16. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.94 | 6.522 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 1.94 | 4.512 |
| 18. Championship Inggris | 1.91 | 11.892 |
| 19. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 1.91 | 3.940 |
| 20. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 1.91 | 8.324 |
| 21. Seri B Italia | 1.9 | 7.678 |
| 22. Chilean Primera División Cile | 1.9 | 3.862 |
| 23. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 1.9 | 8.240 |
| 24. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 1.89 | 7.908 |
| 25. Eerste Divisie Belanda | 1.89 | 4.478 |
| 26. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 1.89 | 4.736 |
| 27. Super League Tiongkok | 1.88 | 4.602 |
| 28. Serie A Italia | 1.88 | 7.322 |
| 29. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 1.87 | 6.772 |
| 30. First League Bulgaria | 1.86 | 2.728 |
| 31. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 1.86 | 4.312 |
| 32. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 1.85 | 6.280 |
| 33. Liga I Rumania | 1.85 | 5.122 |
| 34. Primera División Bolivia | 1.85 | 1.104 |
| 35. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 1.85 | 3.686 |
| 36. Allsvenskan Swedia | 1.85 | 4.764 |
| 37. Categoría Primera A Kolombia | 1.84 | 7.426 |
| 38. Liga Pro Ekuador | 1.84 | 2.308 |
| 39. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 1.84 | 8.708 |
| 40. Indian Super League India | 1.83 | 1.616 |
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