Findings · 6 of 14
Ownership
64% of Segunda División clubs are controlled from abroad, against 20% in LaLiga
The share of clubs controlled from another country, tier by tier. A darker square means a higher share.
Tier 1Tier 2Tier 3Tier 4Tier 5Tier 6
How it’s counted & sources
An owner sharing control with partners counts as foreign when any of them is based abroad. Reserve sides take their first team's owner. A dot marks a tier Clubs DB does not cover.
Read as a table
| Nation | Tier | League | Controlled from abroad | Clubs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 18 | 72% |
| France | 2 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 18 | 22% |
| France | 3 | Ligue 3 | 3 | 18 | 17% |
| France | 4 | National 1 | 4 | 49 | 8% |
| France | 5 | National 2 | 10 | 111 | 9% |
| England | 1 | Premier League | 14 | 20 | 70% |
| England | 2 | EFL Championship | 15 | 24 | 63% |
| England | 3 | EFL League One | 11 | 24 | 46% |
| England | 4 | EFL League Two | 5 | 24 | 21% |
| Italy | 1 | Serie A | 11 | 20 | 55% |
| Italy | 2 | Serie B | 6 | 20 | 30% |
| Italy | 3 | Serie C | 7 | 60 | 12% |
| Italy | 4 | Serie D | 8 | 162 | 5% |
| Italy | 5 | 19 regional leagues | 0 | 465 | 0% |
| Belgium | 1 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 18 | 44% |
| Belgium | 2 | Challenger Pro League | 8 | 15 | 53% |
| Scotland | 1 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 12 | 42% |
| Scotland | 2 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| Portugal | 1 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 18 | 39% |
| Portugal | 2 | Liga Portugal 2 | 3 | 18 | 17% |
| Portugal | 3 | Liga 3 | 4 | 20 | 20% |
| Portugal | 4 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | 56 | 7% |
| Portugal | 5 | 20 regional leagues | 1 | 284 | 0% |
| Portugal | 6 | 17 regional leagues | 2 | 312 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | LaLiga | 4 | 20 | 20% |
| Spain | 2 | Segunda División | 14 | 22 | 64% |
| Spain | 3 | Primera Federación | 7 | 40 | 18% |
| Spain | 4 | Segunda Federación | 11 | 90 | 12% |
| Spain | 5 | Tercera Federación | 9 | 324 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | Eredivisie | 1 | 18 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 2 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 20 | 10% |
| Germany | 1 | Bundesliga | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| Germany | 2 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| Germany | 3 | 3. Liga | 0 | 20 | 0% |
| Germany | 4 | Regionalliga | 0 | 91 | 0% |