Number of expatriate footballers 2015 https://football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/mr08_eng.pdf 1) Brazil 1784 2) Argentina 929 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 440 4) Uruguay 354 ---------------------------- 2017 https://football-observatory.com/World-expatriate-footballers 1) Brazil 1202 2) Argentina 753 ---------------------------- 3) Uruguay 288 4) Colombia 284 ---------------------------- 5) Paraguay 123 6) Chile 80 7) Venezuela 63 2018 https://football-observatory.com/World-football-expatriates-global-study-2018 1) Brazil 1236 2) Argentina 760 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 327 4) Uruguay 324 ---------------------------- 5) Paraguay 144 6) Venezuela 87 7) Chile 78 2019 https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr45/en/ 1) Brazil 1330 2) Argentina 820 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 382 4) Uruguay 325 ---------------------------- 5) Paraguay 134 6) Venezuela 98 7) Chile 82 2020 https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr55/en/ 1) Brazil 1535 2) Argentina 913 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 457 4) Uruguay 358 ---------------------------- 2021 https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr65/en/ 1) Brazil 1287 2) Argentina 780 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 379 4) Uruguay 299 ---------------------------- 5) Venezuela 124 6) Paraguay 112 7) Ecuador 69 2022 https://football-observatory.com/Football-players-export-2017-2022 1) Brazil 1219 2) Argentina 815 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 425 4) Uruguay 340 ---------------------------- 5) Paraguay 140 6) Venezuela 121 2023 https://football-observatory.com/MonthlyReport85 1) Brazil 1289 2) Argentina 905 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 448 4) Uruguay 338 ---------------------------- 2024 https://football-observatory.com/MonthlyReport95 1) Brazil 1338 2) Argentina 995 ---------------------------- 3) Colombia 433 4) Uruguay 347 ---------------------------- Based on the lastest numbers from each country Brazil 1338 Argentina 995 ---------------------------- Colombia 433 Uruguay 347 ---------------------------- Paraguay 140 Venezuela 121 Chile 82 Ecuador 69 ---------------------------- Peru no numbers Bolivia no numbers
League Revenue GDP rankings (so that you can deduce the league revenue of other leagues) Basically 5 of out 10 South American leagues generate less than 25 mil euros per season (Ecuador, Venezuela, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay) The best of the rest (Colombia) has a league revenue that is 5 times smaller than Argentina's league revenue.
Tie breakers between Colombia & Uruguay (head-to-head, number of exported players, league revenue) H2H national team: Colombia win H2H club (a win over 2 legged tie can either be counted as 2 wins or 1 win or 1 pen win, there is no draw in a KO game. However a win in a GS game is counted as 1 win and a draw is possible in a GS game) Since 2010, At Copa Libretadores, Colombia has had 5 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses vs Uruguay = Coin Toss At High Tier Club Football Breakdown Of Copa Libretadores H2H vs Uruguay: 1 win & 1 loss for Colombia in 2023, 2 draws for Colombia in 2021, 2 wins for Colombia in 2016, 1 win & 1 draw & 2 losses for Colombia in 2014, 2 w1ns for Colombia in 2012, 1 draw, 2 losses for Colombia in 2010 At Copa Sudamericana, Colombia has had 7 wins + 1 pen w1n, 5 losses vs Uruguay = Colombia has more wins but in the bigger picture, there is not much to seperate between the two federations in low tier club football Breakdown Of Copa Sudamericana H2H vs Uruguay: 2 wins for Colombia in 2023, 1 win & 1 loss for Colombia in 2020, 1 loss for Colombia in 2019, 2 wins & 1 loss for Colombia in 2018, 1 pen win for Colombia 1n 2016, 1 win for Colombia in 2015, 1 loss for Colombia in 2014, 1 w1n for Colombia in 2013, 1 loss for Colombia in 2012 Conclusion: Colombia > Uruguay due to the recent wins in national team h2h, exporting more talents & having a bigger league in terms of revenue.
Incomplete rankings of South American Leagues 1) Brazil 2) Argentina ----------------------- ↑ WC Contenders (below BRA & ARG = small leagues whose best players leave for bigger league asap) 3) Colombia 4) Uruguay ----------------------- ↑ Talents Exporters Paraguay Ecuador Chile ----------------------- ↑ Level ≥ Small Eastern European Nations 8) Peru 9) Bolivia 10) Venezuela ----------------------- ↑