European Top 5: LALIGA, league where locally trained players get the most playing time in 2026-27

LALIGA EA Sports is the European Top 5 league where players trained by domestic clubs have had the most playing time since the start of the 2026-27 season, with 19.8% of minutes played, according to the weekly letter of the Football Observatory of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), published on 4 November 2026.

The Spanish league is ahead of Ligue 1 McDonald’s (9.9% of playing time), Serie A Enilive and the Bundesliga (6.4%), and the Premier League (5%).

Of the 50 leagues analysed by CIES, the podium is made up of Australia’s A-League, with 22.5% of playing time played by players trained at local clubs, Paraguay’s first division (22.3%) and the Danish Superliga (21.6%).

Looking back over the previous five seasons (from 2021-22 to 2025-26), LALIGA EA Sports also stands…