List of retired numbers in association football

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Background

File:Jersey of Diego Maradona.jpg
Signed jersey worn by Diego Maradona during his tenure on Italian club Napoli, exhibited at the San Siro Museum of Milan. The number 10 he wore was retired by Napoli in 2000.[1]

This practice, long established in the major North American sports, is a recent development in football elsewhere, since squad numbers for specific players were not widely used until the 1990s. Before then, it was typical for players in the starting lineup to be issued numbers 1 to 11 by formation/position on a match-by-match basis, and substitutes to be numbered from 12 upwards, meaning a player might wear different numbers during the season if they were to play in different positions for tactical reasons, or simply not be a regular in the starting lineup.

In contrast, in the American league NASL, players have always worn permanent numbers since its inception in 1967.[2] Moreover, Pelé's #10 was retired by the New York Cosmos during the farewell of the Brazilian star on 1 October 1977,[3] probably becoming the first number ever retired in association football.[4]

Mexico was a pioneer country in the use of permanent numbers in football; these were adopted in the Primera División in the 1980s.[5]

Retiring a player's shirt number usually occurs after the player has left the team or retired. It honours a player who has meant much to his club, and no other player is permitted to use that number in the future. In some cases, such as those of Jason Mayélé, Vittorio Mero, Marc-Vivien Foé, Miklós Fehér, Ray Jones, Dylan Tombides, François Sterchele, David di Tommaso, Antonio Puerta, Besian Idrizaj, Piermario Morosini and Davide Astori, numbers have been retired to posthumously honour a player who died while still active. Also, Norwegian club Fredrikstad retired Dagfinn Enerly's number following an on-pitch accident that left him paralysed. In Britain, only Bobby Moore's, Jack Lester's and Jude Bellingham's shirt numbers have been retired due to great service to the club as opposed to a tragic incident. Although it has not been officially retired, Gianfranco Zola's No. 25 shirt has not been reissued by Chelsea since he left the club in 2003.

The Argentina, Ecuador and Cameroon national teams have been prevented from retiring the numbers of Diego Maradona (10), Christian Benítez (11)[6] and Marc-Vivien Foé (17), respectively, by FIFA rules dealing with squad numbers for Finals tournaments; in other competitions, qualifiers or friendlies, national associations may assign numbers according to criteria of their choosing. Similarly, several clubs have been required to reissue retired numbers for continental club competitions due to squad numbering rules of continental confederations. For example, CAF[7] and CONMEBOL have such rules in their club competitions,[8] but CONCACAF does not.

Some South American teams (such as Universitario de Deportes and Flamengo, and even Mexican teams invited for the occasions) have occasionally had to re-issue their retired numbers for special cases due to CONMEBOL rules, which state that shirts must be numbered 1–25 in continental club competitions (such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, among others).

Retired numbers

Team No. Player Pos. Tenure Notes
Argentina Godoy Cruz 18 Uruguay Santiago García FW 2016–21 Posthumous[n3 1]
Australia Central Coast Mariners
19
 Australia Matt Simon FW 2006–12, 2013–15, 2018–22 Club legend[13]
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
26
 Spain Jonathan Soriano FW 2012–17 Club legend[14]
Poland Cracovia Krakow 1 Poland Vatican City John Paul II GK Youth Club legend, pope
Austria Sturm Graz 3 Austria Günther Neukirchner DF 1989–2006 Club legend
Austria Sturm Graz 7 Austria Mario Haas FW 1993–2012 Club legend
Austria SV Ried 27 Austria Sanel Kuljić FW 2003–06
Belgium Club Brugge 23 Belgium François Sterchele FW 2007–08 Posthumous[15]
Belgium Genk 16 South Africa Anele Ngcongca DF 2007–16 Posthumous
Belgium OH Leuven 13 Belgium Bjorn Ruytinx FW 2004–14 Club legend
Belgium UR Namur 3 Belgium Michel Soulier DF 1967–77 Posthumous
Brazil Avaí 88 Brazil Cléber Santana MF 2012, 2013–14 Posthumous[16]
Brazil Palmeiras 12 Brazil Marcos GK 1993–2012 Club legend.[n3 2]
Brazil São Paulo
01
 Brazil Rogério Ceni GK 1990–2015 Club legend.[n3 3]
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
8
 Bulgaria Hristo Bonev MF 1963–67, 1968–79, 1982–84 Club legend
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 84 Bulgaria Marcelinho MF 2011–20 Club legend
Canada CF Montréal 20 Canada Mauro Biello FW 1993–98, 2000–09 Club legend
Canada Serbian White Eagles 9 Canada Mike Stojanovic FW 1973–76 Club legend[18]
Chile Cobreloa 8 Chile Fernando Cornejo MF 1992–97, 2000–04 Posthumous
China Beijing Enterprises 24 Ivory Coast Cheick Tioté MF 2017 Posthumous
China Chengdu Blades 18 China Yao Xia FW 2005–10 Club legend
China Dalian Shide 26 China Zhang Yalin MF 2000–09 Posthumous
China Dalian Transcendence 17 China Wang Renlong FW 2014 Posthumous
Costa Rica Alajuelense 20 Costa Rica Mauricio Montero DF 1985–97 Club legend
Costa Rica Cartaginés 11 Costa Rica Leonel Hernández FW 1957–1977 Club legend
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
14
 Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia MF 1991–94, 2002–09 Club legend
Czech Republic Dynamo České 8 Czech Republic Karel Poborský MF 1991–94, 2005–07 Club legend
Denmark AaB 12 Denmark Torben Boye DF 1984–2002 Club legend
Denmark Nordsjælland 26 Denmark Jonathan Richter MF 2005–09 After retirement[n3 4]
Denmark Næstved BK 7 Denmark Rasmus Green MF 2005–06 Posthumous
Denmark Viborg FF 22 Denmark Søren Frederiksen FW 1989–94, 1998, 2001–05
England Accrington Stanley
29
 Northern Ireland Billy Kee FW 2009–10, 2015–20 Prematurely retired[n3 5]
England Birmingham City 22 England Jude Bellingham MF 2019–20 [n3 6]
England Chesterfield 14 England Jack Lester FW 2007–13 Club legend
England Hartlepool United 25 England Michael Maidens MF 2004–07 Posthumous[20]
England Macclesfield Town 21 England Richard Butcher MF 2010–11 Posthumous[21]
England Manchester City
23
 Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé MF 2002–03 Posthumous.[n3 7]
England Queens Park Rangers 31 England Ray Jones FW 2006–07 Posthumous[20]
England Rushden & Diamonds 1 England Dale Roberts GK 2008–10 Posthumous[22]
England West Ham United 6 England Bobby Moore DF 1958–74 Posthumous[20]
England West Ham United 38 Australia Dylan Tombides[23] FW 2010–14 Posthumous
England Wycombe Wanderers
14
 England Mark Philo MF 2004–2006 Posthumous[n3 8]
France Clermont 14 France Clément Pinault DF 2008–09 Posthumous
France Lens 17 Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé MF 1995–99 Posthumous
France Nantes 9 Argentina Emiliano Sala FW 2015–19 Posthumous[25]
France Nice 17 France Kevin Anin MF 2012–13 Prematurely retired[n3 9]
France Rennes 29 France Romain Danzé DF 2006–19 Club legend[27]
France Saint-Étienne 24 France Loïc Perrin DF 2003–20 Club legend
France Sedan 29 France David di Tommaso DF 2000–04 Posthumous
Germany Wacker Burghausen 11 Slovakia Marek Krejčí FW 2004–07 Posthumous
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 19 Belgium Junior Malanda MF 2012–15 Posthumous
Greece PAOK 17 Greece Panagiotis Katsouris MF 1996–98 Posthumous
Greece Skoda Xanthi 13 Nigeria Olubayo Adefemi DF 2010–11 Posthumous
Greece Skoda Xanthi 56 Ivory Coast Steve Gohouri DF 2013–14 Posthumous
Guatemala C.S.D. Municipal 15 Guatemala Juan Carlos Plata FW 1990–2010 Club legend
Haiti Roulado 7 Haiti Jean-Robert Menelas FW 1993–2007 [n3 10]
Honduras Olimpia 11 Honduras Wilmer Velásquez FW 1991–2009 Club legend
Hong Kong Happy Valley
8
 Hong Kong Cheung Sai Ho MF 1994–2011
Hong Kong Hong Kong Rangers 15 Hong Kong Cheung Yiu Lun DF 1992–99, 2001–02 Posthumous
Hong Kong Tai Po 16 China Mao Mengsuo MF 2008–10 Posthumous
Hong Kong Sham Shui Po 83 Hong Kong Wong Chun Hin MF 2009–22 Posthumous
Hungary Ferencváros 2 Hungary Tibor Simon DF 1985–99 Posthumous
Hungary Kispest AC/Honvéd 10 Hungary Ferenc Puskás FW 1939–1956 Retired in 2000
India Bethlehem Vengthlang 21 India Peter Biaksangzuala MF  ?–2014 Posthumous[n3 11]
India Dempo SC 10 Brazil Christiano Junior FW 2004 Posthumous[31]
Indonesia Arema 1 Indonesia Kurnia Meiga GK 2008–17 Club legend
Indonesia Arema 47 Indonesia Achmad Kurniawan GK 2006–08, 2010–17 Posthumous
Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya 19 Indonesia Eri Irianto MF 1998–2000 Posthumous
Indonesia Persela Lamongan 1 Indonesia Choirul Huda GK 1999–2017 Posthumous
Indonesia Persija Jakarta 14 Indonesia Ismed Sofyan DF 2002–22 Club legend
Indonesia Persija Jakarta 20 Indonesia Bambang Pamungkas FW 1999–2005, 2007–13, 2015–19 Club legend
Indonesia Persis Solo 17 Indonesia Ferry Anto FW 2001–16 Posthumous
Indonesia Persis Solo 33 Paraguay Diego Mendieta FW 2011–12 Posthumous
Iran Persepolis
24
 Iran Hadi Norouzi MF, FW 2008–15 Posthumous[32][33][34][35]
Iran Sepahan 4 Iran Moharram Navidkia MF 1998–2004, 2006–16 Club legend
Iran Zob Ahan 30 Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh MF 2003–07, 2010–18 [36]
Republic of Ireland Derry City 5 Republic of Ireland Ryan McBride DF 2007–17 Posthumous[n3 12]
Republic of Ireland Derry City 18 Republic of Ireland Mark Farren FW 2000–14 Posthumous[n3 13]
Republic of Ireland Limerick 4 Republic of Ireland Joe O'Mahony DF 1966–86 Posthumous[37]
Republic of Ireland Treaty United 4 Republic of Ireland Joe O'Mahony DF 1966–86 Posthumous
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 Zambia Chaswe Nsofwa FW 2007 Posthumous
Israel Maccabi Haifa 20 Israel Yaniv Katan MF/FW 1998–2014 Club legend
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 Israel Avi Nimni FW 1990–97, 1998–2003, 2005–08 Club legend
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 12 Israel Meni Levi DF 2000–02 Prematurely retired[39]
Italy Atalanta 14 Italy Federico Pisani FW 1991–97 Posthumous
Italy Bari 2 Italy Giovanni Loseto DF 1982–93
Italy Bologna 27 Italy Niccolò Galli DF 2000–01 Posthumous
Italy Brescia 10 Italy Roberto Baggio FW 2000–04 Club legend
Italy Brescia 13 Italy Vittorio Mero DF 1998–2002 Posthumous
Italy Cagliari 11 Italy Gigi Riva FW 1963–78 Club legend
Italy Cagliari 13 Italy Davide Astori DF 2008–14 Posthumous
Italy Chievo 30 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jason Mayélé FW 2001–02 Posthumous
Italy Crotone 4 Italy Antonio Galardo MF 1995–98, 2002–16 Club legend
Italy Fiorentina 13 Italy Davide Astori DF 2015–18 Posthumous
Italy Genoa 6 Italy Gianluca Signorini DF 1988–95 Posthumous
Italy Genoa 7 Italy Marco Rossi MF 2003–13 Club legend
Italy Internazionale 3 Italy Giacinto Facchetti DF 1961–78 Posthumous
Italy Internazionale 4 Argentina Javier Zanetti DF 1995–2014 Club legend[40][41]
Italy Livorno 25 Italy Piermario Morosini MF 2012 Posthumous[42]
Italy Messina 41 Italy Salvatore Sullo MF 2001–07 [43]
Italy Milan 3 Italy Paolo Maldini DF 1984–2009 Club legend
Italy Milan 6 Italy Franco Baresi DF 1977–97 Club legend[20]
Italy Napoli 10 Argentina Diego Maradona MF 1984–91 Club legend, number retired in 2000.[44]
Italy Parma 6 Italy Alessandro Lucarelli DF 2008–18 Club legend
Italy Pescara 4 Italy Vincenzo Zucchini MF 1973–79 Posthumous
Italy Salernitana 4 Italy Roberto Breda MF 1993–99, 2003–05 Club legend
Italy Sassuolo 4 Italy Francesco Magnanelli MF 2005–22 Club legend[n3 14]
Italy Siena 4 Italy Michele Mignani DF 1996–1998–2006 Club legend
Italy Vicenza 3 Italy Giulio Savoini DF 1953–66 Posthumous
Italy Vicenza 25 Italy Piermario Morosini MF 2007–09, 2011 Posthumous
Jamaica Montego Bay 2 Jamaica Stephen Malcolm DF 1989–2001 Posthumous
Jamaica Reno 7 Jamaica Caple Donaldson MF Posthumous
Japan Fujieda MYFC 2 Japan Toshihide Saito DF 2009–13
Japan Thespa Kusatsu 31 Japan Ryosuke Okuno DF 2002–03
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 3 Japan Naoki Matsuda DF 1995–2010 Posthumous
Kazakhstan Astana 1 Kazakhstan Nenad Erić GK 2011–20 [46][47]
Kazakhstan Shakhtar Karagandy 14 Kazakhstan Andrei Finonchenko FW 2000–16 [48]
Kosovo Llapi 9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fadil Vokrri FW 1976–79 Posthumous
 Liberia 14 Liberia George Weah FW 1987–2018 [49]
Libya Al Ahly Tripoli 14 Libya Tarik El Taib MF 1995–2001
Maldives VB Addu FC 7 Maldives Ali Ashfaq FW 2008–11
Malta Valletta 7 Malta Gilbert Agius MF 1990–2013 Club legend
Mexico Atlante 12 Mexico Félix Fernández GK 1989–2003
Mexico Guadalajara 8 Mexico Salvador Reyes FW 1953–1967, 2008 Club legend, number retired in 2013[50]
Mexico Guadalajara 22 Mexico José Martínez González MF 1970–81 Posthumous[51][52]
Mexico Monterrey 26 Chile Humberto Suazo FW 2007–14 Club legend
Mexico Monterrey 28 Mexico Jesús Arellano FW 1992–97, 2000–11 [n3 15]
Mexico Pachuca 1 Colombia Miguel Calero GK 2000–11 Posthumous.[n3 16]
Mexico Pachuca 17 Costa Rica Hernán Medford FW 1994–97
Mexico Pachuca 20 Argentina Pablo Gómez FW 1999–2001 Posthumous
Mexico Pachuca 110 Colombia Andrés Chitiva MF 2001–08, 2011 [n3 17]
Mexico UANL 7 Peru Gerónimo Barbadillo MF 1977–82 [55]
Morocco Raja Casablanca 23 Morocco Zakaria Zerouali DF 2011 Posthumous
Netherlands Ajax 14 Netherlands Johan Cruyff FW 1957–73, 1981–83 Club legend. Number retired in 2007.[56]
Netherlands NAC Breda 13 Netherlands Ferry van Vliet MF 2001–02 Posthumous
Netherlands Telstar 22 Netherlands Luciano van den Berg DF 2004–05 Posthumous
Netherlands Utrecht 4 France David di Tommaso DF 2004–05 Posthumous
Netherlands Vitesse 4 Netherlands Theo Bos DF 1983–98 Posthumous
New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 22 New Zealand Andrew Durante DF 2008–19 Club legend[57]
Republic of Macedonia FK Osogovo 7 Republic of Macedonia Nikola Mantov FW  ?–1973 Posthumous[58]
Northern Ireland Linfield 11 Northern Ireland Noel Bailie DF 1986–2011 Club legend[n3 18]
Norway Fredrikstad 8 Norway Dagfinn Enerly MF 2004–05
Panama Árabe Unido 21 Panama Amílcar Henríquez MF 2003–08, 2016–17 Posthumous[59]
Panama Chepo 77 Panama Jonathan Rodríguez MF 2006–09 Posthumous
Peru Universitario 22 Peru José Luis Carranza MF 1986–2004
Poland Lech Poznań 9 Poland Piotr Reiss FW 1994–98, 2002–08, 2012–13
Poland Legia Warsaw 10 Poland Kazimierz Deyna MF 1966–78 Posthumous
Poland Widzew Łódź 11 Poland Włodzimierz Smolarek FW 1974–78, 1980–86 Posthumous
Portugal Benfica 29 Hungary Miklós Fehér FW 2002–04 Posthumous
Portugal Boavista 29 Portugal Edu Ferreira FW 2016–17 Posthumous
Romania Dinamo București 11 Romania Cătălin Hîldan MF 1994–2000 Posthumous
Romania Dinamo București 14 Cameroon Patrick Ekeng MF 2016 Posthumous
Romania Dinamo București 25 Romania Ionel Dănciulescu FW 1995–97, 2002–13
Romania Steaua București 7 Romania Marius Lăcătuș FW 1983–90, 1993–2000 Number retired on 7 July 2021
Russia CSKA Moscow 16 Ukraine Serhiy Perkhun GK 2001 Posthumous
Russia Rubin Kazan 17 Russia Lenar Gilmullin DF 2003–07 Posthumous
Russia Rubin Kazan 61 Turkey Gökdeniz Karadeniz MF 2008–18 Club legend
Russia Ural 23 Russia Pyotr Hrustovsky FW 1999, 2001–2003 Posthumous
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 26 Lithuania Marius Žaliūkas DF 2007–13 Posthumous
El Salvador FAS 10 El Salvador Mágico González FW 1977–82, 1991–99 Club legend
El Salvador Municipal Limeño 11 El Salvador Oscar Armando Díaz FW  ?–1998 Posthumous[60]
Saudi Arabia Najran SC 20 Saudi Arabia Al Hasan Al-Yami FW 1991–96, 2005–10 Number retired on 31 July 2012[61]
Serbia and Montenegro Radnički Niš 10 Serbia and Montenegro Ivan Krstić MF 2000 Posthumous
Slovakia Spartak Trnava 9 Slovakia Ladislav Kuna MF 1964–80 Posthumous
Slovenia Maribor 19 Croatia Stipe Balajić DF/MF 1998–2005 Club legend
Slovenia Maribor 33 Slovenia Jasmin Handanović GK 2011–21 Club legend
Slovenia Maribor 9 Brazil Marcos Tavares FW 2008–22 Club legend
South Africa Ajax Cape Town 21 South Africa Cecil Lolo DF 2009–15 Posthumous[62]
South Africa Orlando Pirates 1 South Africa Senzo Meyiwa FW 2005–14 Posthumous[63]
South Africa Orlando Pirates 10 South Africa Jomo Sono MF Club legend
South Africa Orlando Pirates 13 South Africa Clifford Moleko MF 1997–98 Posthumous
South Africa Orlando Pirates 22 South Africa Lesley Manyathela FW 2000–03 Posthumous
South Korea Daejeon Citizen FC 18 South Korea Kim Eun-jung FW 1997–2003, 2014 Club legend
South Korea Daejeon Citizen FC 21 South Korea Choi Eun-sung GK 1998–2012 Club legend
South Korea Daewoo Royals 16 South Korea Kim Joo-Sung MF 1987–92, 1994–99 Club legend
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 20 South Korea Lee Dong-gook FW 2009–20 Club legend
Spain Córdoba 8 Spain Juanín FW 1960–70 Posthumous
Spain Espanyol 21 Spain Daniel Jarque DF 2002–09 Posthumous
Spain Extremadura 19 Spain Jose Antonio Reyes FW 2019 Posthumous[64]
Spain Real Betis 26 Spain Miki Roqué DF 2010–12 Posthumous
Sweden Assyriska FF 18 Sweden Eddie Moussa FW 2001–10 Posthumous
Sweden Helsingborgs IF 17 Sweden Henrik Larsson FW 1992–93, 2006–09
Sweden Kalmar FF 15 Sweden Johny Erlandsson MF 1973–88 Club legend[n3 19]
Sweden Kalmar FF 8 Sweden Henrik Rydström MF 1993–2013 Club legend[n3 20]
Sweden Norrköping 18 Iceland Stefán Þórðarson FW 2004–07, 2009 Club legend[n3 21]
Sweden Umeå IK 6 Sweden Malin Moström MF 1995–2007 Club legend[n3 22]
Switzerland Basel 2 Switzerland Massimo Ceccaroni DF 1987–2002
Switzerland St. Gallen 17 Switzerland Marc Zellweger DF 1994–01, 2003–10
Thailand TOT-CAT 19 Thailand Chanont Wong-aree DF 2009–10 Posthumous
Turkey Alanyaspor 90 Czech Republic Josef Šural FW 2019 Posthumous[67]
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 12 Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – – Significative supporer[n3 23]
Turkey Konyaspor 6 Turkey Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık DF 2013–22 Posthumous
United States Colorado Rapids
25
 United States Pablo Mastroeni MF 2002–13 Number retired on 4 July 2021[69]
United States Eastern Illinois
19
 United States Erik Proffitt MF 1987–88 Number retired in November 1988.[70][n3 24]
United States FC Kansas City 12 United States Lauren Holiday MF 2013–15
United States New York Cosmos
9
 Italy Giorgio Chinaglia FW 1976–1983 Posthumous[n3 25]
United States New York Cosmos
10
 Brazil Pelé FW 1975–77 Club legend[n3 26]
United States New York Red Bulls
99
 England Bradley Wright-Phillips FW 2013–19 Club legend[n3 27]
United States Portland Timbers
3
 England Clive Charles DF 1978–81 Posthumous[n3 28]
United States Real Salt Lake
9
 United States Jason Kreis MF/FW 2005–07 Retired on 4 July 2011[78][79]
United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
6
 South Africa Mike Connell DF 1975–84 Number retired on 10 August 2013[80]
United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
12
 United States Perry Van der Beck MF 1978–82, 1984, 1991–93 Club legend[n3 29]
United States UMass
1
 United States Briana Scurry GK 1989–93 [82][83]
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 33 Croatia Darijo Srna[84] DF 2003–18 Club legend
Ukraine Zorya Luhansk
33
 Ukraine Maksym Bilyi MF 2010–13 Posthumous[85]
Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 13 Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang FW 2001–06 Club legend
Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
14
 Vietnam Võ Bá Khôi DF 2003–06 Posthumous
Wales Cardiff City 7 England Peter Whittingham[86] MF 2007–17 Posthumous
Wales Swansea City
40
 Austria Besian Idrizaj[87] FW 2009–10 Posthumous
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Special cases

Team No. Player Pos. Tenure Notes
 Argentina national team
10
 Argentina Diego Maradona MF 1977–94 Retired but forced to be re-issued.[n1 1]
Argentina River Plate
12
 – – 1949–2013 [n1 2] Unofficially retired, then reissued.[n1 3]
Australia Sydney FC
15
 Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn MF 2005–14 Unofficially retired.[n1 4]
Austria Rapid Wien
5
 Austria Peter Schöttel DF 1986–2001 Temporarily retired [n1 5]
Austria Rapid Wien
11
 Germany Steffen Hofmann MF 2002–18 Retired for at least eleven years
Colombia Santa Fe
23
 Colombia Léider Preciado FW 1995–98, 2000–01, 2004–08, 2011 Temporarily retired [n1 6]
Czech Republic Slavia Prague
7
 Czech Republic Stanislav Vlček FW 2004–07, 2009–13 Not fully retired.[n1 7]
 Ecuador national team
11
 Ecuador Christian Benítez FW 2005–13 Retired but forced to be re-issued.[n1 8]
England Bradford City
8
 England Tomi Solomon 2019–21 Retired in academy [n1 9]
England Chelsea
25
 Italy Gianfranco Zola FW 1996–2003 Unofficially retired [n1 10]
England Portsmouth
13
 England Aaron Flahavan GK 1994–2001 Temporarily retired.[n1 11]
England Leeds United
17
 – – – Temporarily retired [101]
England Leeds United
17
 Italy Massimo Cellino – 2014 Temporarily retired [n1 12]
England Exeter City
9
 England Adam Stansfield FW 2006–10 Temporarily retired [n1 13]
England Wolverhampton
1
 Nigeria Carl Ikeme GK 2003–18 Temporarily retired.[n1 14]
Finland FC Haka
14
 Russia Valeri Popovitch FW 1994–2008 Partially retired [n1 15]
France Lyon
16
 France Luc Borrelli GK 1998–99 Temporarily retired [n1 16]
France Lyon
17
 Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé MF 2000–03 Temporarily retired [n1 17]
Germany 1. FC Köln
10
 Germany Lukas Podolski MF 2002–06, 2009–12 Temporarily retired.[n1 18]
Germany Schalke 04
7
 Spain Raúl FW 2010–12 Temporarily retired.[n1 19]
Honduras Motagua 16 Honduras Edy Vásquez MF 2003–07 Temporarily retired [n1 20]
Hungary Diósgyőri VTK 77 Spain José Juan Luque MF 1996–2013 Temporarily retired [n1 21]
Iran Persepolis
7
 Iran Ali Parvin MF 1970–87 Partially retired.[n1 22]
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
12
 Israel Meni Levi DF 2000–02 Unofficially retired.[n1 23]
Italy Livorno
10
 Italy Igor Protti FW 1985–88, 1999–2005 Temporarily retired.[n1 24]
Italy Milan
3
 Italy Paolo Maldini DF 1984–2009 Partially retired.[n1 25]
Italy Roma
6
 Brazil Aldair DF 1990–2003 Temporarily retired [n1 26]
Japan Sagan Tosu
17
 Japan Sakata Michitaka – 2001– Key figure.[n1 27]
Lebanon Akhaa Ahli Aley
20
 Lebanon Mohamed Atwi MF 2018–20 Temporarily retired.[n1 28]
Mexico Guadalajara
11
 Mexico Ramón Morales MF 1998–2011 [n1 29] Unofficially retired.[n1 30]
Mexico Pachuca
8
 Mexico Gabriel Caballero MF/FW 1998–2009 Temporarily retired.[n1 31]
Mexico UNAM
12
 Mexico Sergio Bernal GK 1989–2001, 2003–10 Number retired in 2010,[122] then reissued.
Netherlands Ajax
34
 Netherlands Abdelhak Nouri MF 2016–17 Unofficially retired.[n1 32]
Norway Stabæk
7
 Norway Christer Basma DF 1995–98 Temporarily retired.[n1 33]
Peru Universitario
9
 Peru Lolo Fernández FW 1930–53 Number retired only for the 2013 season.[125]
Portugal Benfica
10
 Portugal Fernando Chalana MF 1976–84, 1987–90 Temporarily retired [n1 34]
Portugal União Leiria 10 Portugal Hugo Cunha MF 2004–05 Temporarily retired [n1 35]
Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
4
 Scotland Norrie McCathie DF 1981–96 Temporarily retired.[n1 36]
Scotland Motherwell
10
 Scotland Phil O'Donnell MF 1990–94, 2004–07 Unofficially retired.[n1 37]
South Africa Orlando Pirates
22
 South Africa Lesley Manyathela FW 2000−03 Ocasionally re-issued.[n1 38]
Spain Barcelona
21
 Spain Luis Enrique MF 1996–2004 Temporarily retired.[n1 39]
Spain Oviedo
10
 Slovakia Peter Dubovský MF 1995–2000 Temporarily retired.[n1 40]
Spain Sevilla
16
 Spain Antonio Puerta DF 2004–07 Temporarily retired.[n1 41]
Sweden Östers IF
6
 Sweden Mario Vasilj DF 2006–18 Temporarily retired.[n1 42]
Sweden Hammarby IF 10 Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu MF 1999–2003, 2012–18 Temporarily retired [n1 43]
Turkey Galatasaray
3
 Turkey Bülent Korkmaz DF 1984–2005 Temporarily retired [n1 44]
United States LA Galaxy
13
 United States Cobi Jones MF 1996–2007 Unofficially retired, ocasionally reissued.[n1 45]
United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
7
 South Africa Steve Wegerle FW 1977–81, 1984, 1988–90 Temporarily retired [n1 46]
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Dedication to fans

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Number 12

Some clubs dedicate a number to their fans, and do not issue it to any player. The most common number for this practice is 12, from descriptions of the fans as "the twelfth man". Clubs and teams that do not give the '12' to any player include:

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Other numbers retired

  • 1 – AIK and Djurgården IF reserve the number for their supporters.
  • 7 – Paysandu reserve the number for their supporters.
  • 10 – Levadiakos have reserved the number for the club president, Giannis Kobotis.
  • 11 – Indy Eleven reserve the number for their supporters.
  • 13 – Gillingham use the number for the 'Rainham End' Stand of Priestfield Stadium as this stand holds the majority of hardcore supporters.
  • 13 – Reading and Bryne reserve the number for their supporters, Panathinaikos reserve the number in honour of Gate 13, the ultras based in the respective gate in home matches. Between 2002 and 2007 Norwich City reserved the number 13 shirt for "the fans" after which it was worn by Declan Rudd while Shrewsbury Town reserve the number 13 shirt for the fan who wins a pre-season competition.
  • 16 – Bursaspor reserve the number for their supporters.
  • 17 – Atlanta United FC reserve the number for their supporters and to reference their inaugural season in Major League Soccer.[141] For the 2021 MLS season, the club also reserved the number 44 as part of a tribute by Atlanta-area sports teams in memoriam of Henry Aaron of the local MLB club, who died on 22 January 2021.[142]
  • 17 – Sagan Tosu retired the number in dedication to their fans.
  • 27 – Bournemouth use squad number for the Steve Fletcher Stand which houses the large majority of hardcore supporters, the number 50 for "12th man" and the number 99 shirt for their mascot, Cherry Bear.
  • 33 – Remo reserve the number for their supporters.
  • 40 – Oldham Athletic reserve the number for their fans.
  • 55 – Rochdale retired the number on 13 January 2017 in honour of five-year old Joshua McCormack who died of cancer.[143]
  • 58 – Portsmouth retired the number for their mascot Nelson, with Nelson’s name and number appearing on club issued match day programmes
  • 79 – APOEL have reserved the shirt number in honour of PAN.SY.FI. (APOEL Ultras), to denote the year the group was founded, 1979.[144]

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