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Full ranking · 42 leagues · value in key passes · data as of Dec 18, 2022

Key passes — passes that led directly to a shot. The creators. Club attribution follows the official FIFA final roster applicable on Nov 20, 2022, the opening date of FIFA World Cup 2022. Each player is credited to the listed domestic club from that frozen snapshot, including players who later transferred. This is a completed, frozen tournament. Match events and player statistics come from API-Football. Captain Factory is derived from the fixture captain flag in the match feed, and each club total counts distinct captain players rather than captain appearances. Other fields that the feed does not support reliably stay excluded rather than inferred. Open-play penalties and shootout attempts are kept separate, with reviewed penalty and shootout reconciliation applied where the feed was incomplete. The historical totals will not change unless a documented source correction is approved and the deterministic data build is rerun.

#LeagueCountrykey passes
1Premier LeagueEngland270
2La LigaSpain167
3BundesligaGermany139
4Ligue 1France104
5Serie AItaly91
6Primeira LigaPortugal30
6Pro LeagueSaudi-Arabia30
8EredivisieNetherlands29
9ChampionshipEngland23
10Stars LeagueQatar22
11Major League SoccerUSA19
12Jupiler Pro LeagueBelgium18
12Liga MXMexico18
14K League 1South-Korea17
15HNLCroatia12
15Super League 1Greece12
15Süper LigTurkey12
18A-LeagueAustralia9
18PremiershipScotland9
20Persian Gulf Pro LeagueIran8
21SuperligaDenmark7
22Serie ABrazil6
23Botola ProMorocco5
24NB IHungary4
24Primera DivisiónCosta-Rica4
24Unattributed free agentsN/A4
27J1 LeagueJapan3
281. DivisionDenmark2
282. BundesligaGermany2
28Premier LeagueRussia2
28Super LeagueSwitzerland2
321. DivisionCyprus1
32BundesligaAustria1
32EkstraklasaPoland1
32Elite OneCameroon1
32J2 LeagueJapan1
32Ligue 1Tunisia1
32Ligue 2France1
32Premier LeagueKuwait1
32Primera División - ClausuraUruguay1
32Serie BItaly1
32Super LigaSerbia1