List of retired numbers in association football#Retired numbers
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Association football clubs around the world sometimes retire squad numbers to recognise players' service to the club, whether that be through their loyalty or quality.
Background
File:Jersey of Diego Maradona.jpg 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.{{cite web |url=http://caracol.com.co/radio/2000/08/24/deportes/0967096800_058566.html |title=Nápoli retira camiseta número 10 en homenaje a Maradona |trans-title=Napoli retires shirt number 10 in tribute to Maradona |date=24 August 2000 |website=Caracol Radio}}]]
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 former American league NASL, players wore permanent numbers since its inception in 1967.{{cite web |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/NASL_Rosters.htm |title=NASL Rosters |website=nasljerseys.com}} Moreover, Pelé's #10 was retired by the New York Cosmos during the farewell of the Brazilian star on 1 October 1977,{{cite web |url=http://nycosmos.com/heritage |title=Heritage |website=New York Cosmos |access-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104030057/https://nycosmos.com/heritage |archive-date=4 January 2012}} probably becoming the first number ever retired in association football.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/famous-retired-jersey-numbers-football |title=Famous retired jersey numbers in football |first=Yashvanth |last=Ram |date=5 February 2016 |website=Sportskeeda}}
Mexico was a pioneer country in the use of permanent numbers in football; these were adopted in the Primera División in the 1980s.{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/2014/11/08/futbol/futbol_internacional/mexico/1415455261.html |title=Los números 1 en México |trans-title=The numbers 1 in Mexico |first=Fabián |last=Torres |date=8 November 2014 |newspaper=Marca |language=es}}
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 had not been officially retired, Gianfranco Zola's No. 25 shirt had not been reissued by Chelsea since he left the club in 2003 until re-issued to Moisés Caicedo in 2023.{{cite web | last=Gorrie | first=Jonathan | title=Zola responds as Caicedo takes iconic shirt number at Chelsea | website=Evening Standard | date=16 August 2023 | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/caicedo-shirt-number-zola-chelsea-fc-2023-b1101129.html | access-date=16 August 2023}}
The Argentina, Ecuador and Cameroon national teams have been prevented from retiring the numbers of Diego Maradona (10), Christian Benítez (11){{cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-friendlies-latam-idUKL3N0M33JT20140306 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208231243/http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-friendlies-latam-idUKL3N0M33JT20140306 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2015 |title=Soccer - Ecuador to reinstate Benitez's number 11 for World Cup |first=Rex |last=Gowar |date=6 March 2014 |work=Reuters}} 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[https://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/news/orlando-pirates-caf-jersey-numbers Orlando Pirates CAF jersey numbers], 27 Nov 2018 and CONMEBOL have such rules in their club competitions, but CONCACAF does not.
Some South American teams (such as Universitario de Deportes and Flamengo, and even Mexican teams invited for the occasions) occasionally had to re-issue their retired numbers for special cases due to CONMEBOL rules, which stated that shirts had to be numbered 1–25/30 in continental club competitions (such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, among others), although nowadays clubs are not forced to number their players consecutively.
Retired numbers
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| {{fb|ARG|name= Argentina national team}} | {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Maradona | MF | 1977–94 | {{small|Retired and re-issued.{{refn|The number 10 had been retired by the Argentine Football Association in October 2001 to honour Maradona. Before the 2002 World Cup, the AFA submitted a squad list of 23 players for the tournament, listed 1 through 24, with the number 10 omitted. FIFA rejected Argentina's list, and the governing body's president, Sepp Blatter suggested the number 10 shirt be instead given to the team's third-choice goalkeeper, Roberto Bonano. AFA ultimately submitted a revised list with Ariel Ortega, originally listed as number 23, as the number 10.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/argentina/newsid_2010000/2010680.stm |title=Ortega fills Maradona's shirt |date=27 May 2002 |publisher=BBC Sport}} The number 10 has been worn by other players since, most notably by Lionel Messi, whom Maradona considered "his successor".|group=n1|name=marad}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|ARG}} River Plate | {{center|12}} | – | – | 1949–2013{{refn|Period counts since squad numbers were established as mandatory in Argentina.[https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/node/624034 Así nació la tradición de usar números en las camisetas] by Gustavo Farías on La Voz del Interior, 22 Aug 2013|group=n1|name=numbarg}} | {{small|"Retired" and reissued.{{refn|The club decided to put this number out of circulation in 2013. The official reasons for this decision were never given, but it is believed to be because arch-rival Boca Juniors fans are nicknamed "La 12".{{cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/2013/02/02/694571-river-retirara-la-camiseta-numero-12/ |title=River retirará la camiseta 12 |date=2 February 2013 |website=Infobae}}[https://www.eldia.com/nota/2013-2-3--river-retira-la-camiseta-12 River retira la camiseta 12?] on El Día[https://www.elpatagonico.com/river-retira-la-camiseta-numero-12-n683521 River retira la camiseta número 12], El Patagónico, 8 February 2013 Nevertheless, the number was later re-issued and has been worn by several players since.|group=n1|name=river12}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|AUS}} Sydney FC | {{center|15}} | {{flagicon|NIR}} Terry McFlynn | MF | 2005–14 | {{small|Unofficially retired.{{refn|Sydney FC have not officially retired the number 15 shirt, but it has not been allocated to another player since McFlynn retired from professional football in 2014. McFlynn also held a staffing position with Sydney FC from 2014 until 2019.|group=n1|name=syd}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien | {{center|5}} | {{flagicon|AUT}} Peter Schöttel | DF | 1986–2001 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Schottel's number was temporarily retired for at least ten years. In 2013, it was reactivated and given to Thanos Petsos.|group=n1|name=schott}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien
| {{center|11}} | {{flagicon|GER}} Steffen Hofmann | MF | 2002–18 | {{small|Retired for at least eleven years}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras
| align=center| 12 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos | GK | 1993–2012 | {{small|Retired for GK only.{{refn|Outfield players are allowed to use the number.|group=n1|name=outfield}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|BRA}} Santos
| {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|BRA}} Pelé | FW | 1956–1974 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|The number 10 was temporarily retired in honor renowned striker Pelé following the club's relegation from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A after 111 years.{{Cite web|last=Cattry|first=Pardeep|title=Santos to retire Pele's legendary No. 10 jersey until they return to Brasileirao after shock relegation|url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/santos-to-retire-peles-legendary-no-10-jersey-until-they-return-to-brasileirao-after-shock-relegation/|date=10 December 2023|website=CBS Sports|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211013852/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/santos-to-retire-peles-legendary-no-10-jersey-until-they-return-to-brasileirao-after-shock-relegation/|archive-date=11 December 2023|url-status=live}}|group=n1|name=Pelé}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|COL}} Santa Fe | {{center|23}} | {{flagicon|COL}} Léider Preciado | FW | {{small|1995–98, 2000–01, 2004–08, 2011}} | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|The number was out of circulation for a period of 23 months (starting May 2012) in honor of the second top scorer in the history of the club.{{cite web |url=http://sangrecardenal.net/2012/05/adios-a-la-23/ |title=Adiós a la 23 |trans-title=Goodbye to 23 |date=2 May 2012 |website=Sangre Cardenal |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140711190823/http://sangrecardenal.net/2012/05/adios-a-la-23/ |archive-date=11 July 2014}}|group=n1|name=precia}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague
| {{center|7}} | {{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Vlček | FW | 2004–07, 2009–13 | {{small|Not fully retired.{{refn|Rather than retiring the number, the club opted to freeze the number for any future player that wants it, provided that the applying player meets 7 game achievements. Among those are scoring 3 goals overall against Sparta Prague, being nominated for his national team, winning the trophy for top goalscorer and others. Even though Milan Škoda met the requirements in the 2016–17 season, he opted to keep his number 21. The 7 was eventually given to Danny upon him joining the team for 2017-18 season. Vlček gave his consent and Danny pledged to work to meet the remaining criteria.{{cite web |url=http://slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Danny-bude-nosit-cislo-7-Velka-zodpovednost-hlasi-14793 |title=Danny bude nosit číslo 7. Velká zodpovědnost, hlásí |trans-title=Danny will wear number 7. Big responsibility, he reports |date=8 July 2017 |website=SK Slavia Praha |language=cs}}|group=n1|name=vlcek}} }} | |||||
| {{fb|ECU|name=Ecuador national team}} | {{center|11}} | {{flagicon|ECU}} Christian Benítez | FW | 2005–13 | {{small|Retired and re-issued.{{refn|The number 10 had been retired by the FEF in 2013 to honour Benítez, died at 27 years old from a cardiac arrest.[https://www.infobae.com/2013/08/01/1200270-ecuador-retira-la-11-el-chucho-benitez/ Ecuador retira la "11" por el "Chucho" Benítez] at Infobae, 1 Aug 2013[https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbol-mundial/ecuador-retirara-el-numero-11-en-homenaje-a-chucho-benitez-article-437526/ Ecuador retirará el número 11 en homenaje a 'Chucho' Benítez] at El Espectador Nevertheless, the number had to be reissued due to FIFA rules for the 2014 World Cup that stated squads to be numbered 1–23. For that occasion, Felipe Caicedo was given number 11.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104522/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/33/44/fwc_2014_squadlists_neutral.pdf FIFA WC 2014 squadlists]|group=n1|name=benitz}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Bradford City | {{center|8}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tomi Solomon | 2019–21 | {{small|Retired in academy{{refn|Bradford retired number 8 across all age groups of the Bradford Academy, after the tragic death of 13-yo player Tomi Solomon, stating that it shall 'remain with him forever'.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57544546 |title=Tomi Solomon drowning: Bradford football shirt number retired |date=20 June 2021 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=24 September 2021}} Solomon drowned in River Calder in 2021.[https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19348872.bradford-city-academy-player-tomi-solomon-13-dies-river-calder/ Bradford City academy player Tomi Solomon, 13, dies in River Calder] at The Telegraph, 3 Jun 2021 The decision did not include the senior squad, where the number remain in use.|group=n1|name=solomon}}}} | |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Portsmouth
| {{center|13}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} Aaron Flahavan | GK | 1994–2001 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Following Flahavan's death in a car accident in August 2001, Portsmouth and his first club, Southampton, retired their number 1 shirts for the 2001–02 season as a mark of respect. From the 2003–04 season, Portsmouth retired the number 13 shirt, as this was the number Flahavan wore during the majority of his time at the club. Number 13 remained unused until 2011, when it was allocated to goalkeeper Stephen Henderson, and it has been reissued since.|group=n1|name=flahy}} }} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Leeds United | {{center|17}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Cellino | – | 2014 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Leeds retired the number 17 shirt due to Italian chairman Massimo Cellino's superstitions, as 17 is considered an unlucky number in Italian culture. Number was re-issued in July 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0,,10273~1355522,00.html |title=Squad Numbers |publisher=Leeds United F.C. |access-date=1 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805040225/http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0%2C%2C10273~1355522%2C00.html |archive-date=5 August 2008}}|group=n1|name=cellino}} |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Exeter City | {{center|9}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Stansfield | FW | 2006–10 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|The club retired the number 9 for nine seasons after the striker died of cancer on 10 August 2010. The number returned to use in 2020, following the arrival of Stansfield’s son, Jay Stansfield, at Exeter City. As of 2023, Jay Stansfield continues to wear the number 9 shirt.[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/english-footballer-stansfield-takes-his-fathers-retired-number/2676596 English footballer Stansfield takes his father's retired number] by Emre Asikci at aa.com.tr, 4 Sep 2022|group=n1|name=stansf}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Wolverhampton | {{center|1}} | {{flagicon|NGA}} Carl Ikeme | GK | 2003–18 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Carl Ikeme retired from professional football before the 2018–2019 season after complete remission from acute leukaemia and the club decided to leave the jersey –previously worn by Ikeme– vacant,{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/off-the-pitch/wolves/news/wolves-retire-number-one-shirt_333080.html |title=Wolverhampton Wanderers retire number one shirt in show of respect to Carl Ikeme |first=Darren |last=Plant |date=2018 |website=Sports Mole}} with newly signed Rui Patrício unusually wearing the number 11{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/6140432-wolves-confirm-bizarre-squad-number-for-new-goalkeeper-rui-patricio-ahead-of-premier-league-debut |title=Wolves Confirm Bizarre Squad Number for New Goalkeeper Rui Patricio Ahead of Premier League Debut |first=Jamie |last=Spencer |date=10 August 2018 |website=90min.com}} and the other team goalkeepers wearing numbers ending in "1".{{cite web |url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/funny-rui-patricio-has-chosen-to-take-the-number-11-shirt-20180810 |title=Rui Patricio Has Chosen To Take The Number 11 Shirt |first=Ryan |last=Sidle |date=10 August 2018 |website=Sportbible.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/team/first-team/ |title=First Team |website=Wolves.co.uk}} In 2021, the number was reissued following the signing of new goalkeeper José Sá, and after Ikeme stated publicly that he wished for someone to take the number.{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/jose-sa-rui-patricio-wolves-21119751 |title=Jose Sa reveals what Rui Patricio told him before Wolves transfer |first=Alex |last=Dicken |date=22 July 2021 |website=BirminghamLive}}{{Cite tweet |last=Ikeme |first=Carl |user=carl_ikeme |number=1415068315589005314 |date=13 July 2021 |title=With the probability of a new keeper joining us soon it would be nice to see somebody take that No.1 Jersey !}}|group=n1|name=ikeme}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|FIN}} FC Haka | {{center|14}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeri Popovitch | FW | 1994–2008 | {{small|Partially retired{{refn|First ever retired shirt number in the history of Finnish football is ex-Haka's Valeri Popovitch's number 14. Popovitch has stated that his sons, who are still playing for Haka's junior teams, can wear the legendary number if they want.{{cite web |url=http://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/542-numero-14-poistui-kaeytoestae |title=Numero 14 poistui käytöstä |trans-title=Number 14 was disabled |language=fi |date=13 July 2009 |website=FC Haka |access-date=14 July 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729170254/http://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/542-numero-14-poistui-kaeytoestae |archive-date=29 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}|group=n1|name=popov}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon | {{center|16}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} Luc Borrelli | GK | 1998–99 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Posthumous – returned to use in 2011.|group=n1|name=borrell}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon | {{center|17}} | {{flagicon|CMR}} Marc-Vivien Foé | MF | 2000–03 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Posthumous – returned to use in 2008.|group=n1|name=foe}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Köln
| {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Podolski | MF | 2002–06, 2009–12 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|The club had announced that the number would remain out of circulation as long as Podolski is playing football on a professional level. Nevertheless, the #10 was given to Patrick Helmes in July 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3275/bundesliga/2014/07/06/4940029/podolski-vexed-as-koln-u-turn-on-promise-to-retire-his-shirt |title=Podolski vexed as Koln U-turn on promise to retire his shirt |first=George |last=Ankers |date=6 July 2014 |publisher=Goal}}|group=n1|name=podol}} }} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|GER}} Schalke 04 | {{center|7}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl | FW | 2010–12 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|At the time Raúl left the club, the team intended to retire the jersey indefinitely.{{cite news |title=Auf Wiedersehen, Raul! Schalke's Spanish superstar leaves behind a legendary legacy in Germany |url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/4004/germany/2012/04/19/3046693/auf-wiedersehen-raul-schalkes-spanish-superstar-leaves |publisher=Goal |date=19 April 2012 |access-date=28 March 2015}} However, the retirement of this shirt only lasted one year; with Max Meyer wearing it from 2013 to 2018.|group=n1|name=raulsch}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|HON}} Motagua
| align=center| 16 | {{flagicon|HON}} Edy Vásquez | MF | 2003–07 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Posthumous, retired from 2007 to 2009.|group=n1|name=edyvas}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|HUN}} Diósgyőri VTK
| align=center| 77 | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Juan Luque | MF | 1996–2013 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Retired on 2 June 2013 in respect of Luque being the most notable player in the DVTK history. His number was retired for ten years.|group=n1|name=luque}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|IRN}} Persepolis
| {{center|7}} | {{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Parvin | MF | 1970–87 | {{small|Partially retired.{{refn|The shirt was retired after Parvin's retirement, but Parvin gave the shirt to player Hamid Estili and the shirt has since not been retired permanently.{{cite web |url=http://fc-perspolis.com/Contents/3061/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-7-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF |title=پیراهن شماره "7" علی پروین بایگانی شد پرسپولیس |trans-title=Ali Parvin shirt number "7" was archived |language=fa |website=Persepolis FC |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017002013/http://fc-perspolis.com/Contents/3061/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-7-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://old.bankvarzesh.com/newsdetail.aspx?ser_id=4&news_id=59063 |title=پیراهن علی پروین در پرسپولیس بایگانی شد |trans-title=Ali Parvin's shirt was archived in Persepolis |language=fa |date=5 June 2015 |website=Bank Varzesh |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009115751/http://old.bankvarzesh.com/newsdetail.aspx?ser_id=4&news_id=59063 |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=usurped}}{{cite web |url=http://footballonline.ir/News.aspx?ID=90923 |title=پیراهن شماره "7" علی پروین بایگانی شد |trans-title=Ali Parvin shirt number "7" was archived |language=fa |website=footballonline.ir}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/433709/%DB%B7-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%DB%B7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF |title=۷ پرسپولیس هم مثل ۷ استقلال بایگانی شد! |trans-title=7 Persepolis was archived like 7 Esteghlal |language=fa |website=fardanews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107113728/http://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/433709/%DB%B7-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%DB%B7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF |archive-date=7 November 2017}}|group=n1|name=parv}}}} | ||
| {{fbaicon|ISR}} Maccabi Tel Aviv
| {{center|12}} | {{flagicon|ISR}} Meni Levi | DF | 2000–02 | {{small|Unofficially retired.{{refn|During a game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem, Levi chest-controlled and kicked the ball, ran back to defend, then collapsed. He returned to his feet, and then collapsed a second time. He was subsequently on a life-support machine, and has since returned home. The club claims that the number 12 is unofficially reserved for the fans.{{cite web |url=http://www.eternal-allegiance.com/f14/levi-continue-rehabilitation-home-39993/ |title=Levi continues rehab at home |date=29 October 2002 |work=Eternal-Allegiance |access-date=2007-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417192817/http://www.eternal-allegiance.com/f14/levi-continue-rehabilitation-home-39993/ |archive-date=17 April 2007}}|group=n1|name=menilev}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Livorno
| {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} Igor Protti | FW | 1985–88, 1999–2005 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|In December 2005, Livorno officially retired the #10 jersey. However, Protti, who led the forward line and captained his side in two promotions from Serie C1 to Serie A, quickly gaining a reputation as a fan favourite, announced his willingness to see the #10 number reissued to another player, in order to "give anybody back a dream to dress it one day." This was made effective starting from the 2007–08 season, in which Francesco Tavano played with the #10 number.{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Livorno/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/20/10_tavano.shtml |title=Protti rimanda in campo il 10. A Livorno lo avrà Tavano |trans-title=Protti returns on the field on the 10th. Tavano will have him in Livorno |language=it |date=20 July 2007 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |access-date=20 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822152600/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Livorno/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/20/10_tavano.shtml |archive-date=22 August 2007 |url-status=live}}|group=n1|name=prott}} }} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan
| {{center|3}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Maldini | DF | 1984–2009 | {{small|Partially retired.{{refn|Maldini's number was not fully retired so he gave consent for his sons to adopt the number 3 shirt if either of them play professionally for the club.{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may25p.html |title=Maldini shirt waits for 3G |date=26 May 2007 |website=Channel 4 |access-date=26 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527120524/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/may25p.html |archive-date=27 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}|group=n1|name=maldini}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Roma | {{center|6}} | {{flagicon|BRA}} Aldair | DF | 1990–2003 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|The shirt number had been retired by the club when the player left the club in 2003. When Kevin Strootman joined Roma in 2013, he asked for permission to wear number 6. The club approved the request after Aldair gave his consent.{{cite news |url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2015/11/aldair-at-50-13-facts-you-need-to-know |title=Aldair at 50: 13 facts you need to know |first=Paul |last=Rogers |date=30 November 2015 |publisher=A.S. Roma}}[https://www.squadnumbers.com/2018/11/22/romas-refreshing-approach-to-retiring-numbers/ ROMA’S REFRESHING APPROACH TO RETIRING NUMBERS], 22 Nov 2018 The number remained in use and has given to other players since.|group=n1|name=aldair}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|JPN}} Sagan Tosu
| {{center|17}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Sakata Michitaka | – | 2001– | {{small|Key figure.{{refn|The shirt was retired posthumously, to honour Michikata who played a key role in establishment of former Tosu Futures and their revival as Sagan Tosu, and who died due to kidney cancer on 7 January 2000. Number 17, derived from the day of his death, was selected to be retired. The number would later also be dedicated to the club's fans, thus they have not retired squad number 12 like most Japanese League teams.|group=n1|name=michit}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|KVX}} Llapi
| align=center| 9 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Fadil Vokrri | FW | 1976–79 | {{small|Retired and re-issued}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|LBN}} Akhaa Ahli Aley
| {{center|20}} | {{flagicon|LBN}} Mohamed Atwi | MF | 2018–20 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Akhaa Ahli Aley have retired the squad number 20, in honour of Atwi's death in 2020 due to a stray bullet in the head. The club has retired the number for two seasons—from 2020 to 2022—the duration in which Atwi stayed at the club.{{Cite web |last=Mahfoud |first=Maroun |date=14 October 2020 |title=Akhaa Ahli Aley retires number 20 |url=https://www.falebanon.com/akhaa-ahli-aley-retires-number-20/ |access-date=14 October 2020 |publisher=FA Lebanon }}|group=n1|name=atwi}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara
| {{center|11}} | {{flagicon|MEX}} Ramón Morales | MF | 1998–2011{{refn|Career as player. Since 2013, Morales became part of the coaching staff.|group=n1|name=staff}} | {{small|Unofficially retired.{{refn|The shirt was never officially retired, but it was not issued out of American competitions for the time between Morales' exit and his return as a coach. All players intending to wear the jersey have to ask for Morales' consent. It is now being worn by Isaác Brizuela.|group=n1|name=morales}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|MEX}} Pachuca
| {{center|8}} | {{flagicon|MEX}} Gabriel Caballero | 1998–2009 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Caballero's number was just temporarily retired for five years. After that period, it was reactivated and given to Hirving Lozano in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com.ar/news/nota/_/id/2137455/caballero-regreso-el-retirado-numero-8-a-pachuca-para-hirving-lozano |title=Caballero regresó el retirado número 8 a Pachuca para Hirving Lozano |trans-title=Caballero returned retired number 8 to Pachuca for Hirving Lozano |date=19 July 2014 |publisher=ESPN |language=es}}|group=n1|name=caball}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|MEX}} UNAM | {{center|12}} | {{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Bernal | GK | 1989–2001, 2003–10 | {{small|Retired and re-issued.{{cite web |url=https://pamboleros.com/honor-quien-honor-merece-dorsales-retirados-futbol/ |title=Honor a quien honor merece: Dorsales retirados en el futbol |trans-title=Honor to whom honor deserves: retired numbers in football |first=Juan Carlos G. |last=Cantón |date=26 July 2017 |website=pamboleros.com |language=es}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax | {{center|34}} | {{flagicon|NED}} Abdelhak Nouri | MF | 2016–17 | {{small|Unofficially retired.{{refn|Nouri collapsed on the pitch after suffering severe cardiac arrhythmia,{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-13/ajax-midfielder-nouri-suffers-permanent-brain-damage/ |title=Ajax midfielder Nouri suffers 'permanent brain damage' |date=13 July 2017 |website=ITV News |access-date=13 July 2017}} which forced him to leave football.{{cite web |url=http://www.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-actueel/update-situatie-abdelhak-nouri.htm |title=Update situatie Abdelhak Nouri |language=nl |date=25 July 2017 |publisher=AFC Ajax |access-date=25 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233525/http://www.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-actueel/update-situatie-abdelhak-nouri.htm |archive-date=9 September 2017}} Number 34 has not been issued since then.|group=n1|name=nouri}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|NOR}} Stabæk | {{center|7}} | {{flagicon|NOR}} Christer Basma | DF | 1995–98 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|The club had retired the number to honor Basma's career at Stabæk. However, the retirement was revoked after 2004 season and the number given to Henning Hauger.|group=n1|name=basma}}}} |
| {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica | {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|Portugal}} Fernando Chalana | MF | 1976–84, 1987–90 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|After the death of Chalana, the club announced the number 10 jersey would become vacated for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2022/08/10/clube-benfica-fernando-chalana-homenagem-cerimonias-funebres |title=Tribute to Fernando Chalana |website=S.L. Benfica |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022}}|group=n1|name=chalan}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|POR}} União Leiria
| align=center| 10 | {{flagicon|POR}} Hugo Cunha | MF | 2004–05 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Posthumous; has been worn again since 2009.|group=n1|name=cuhn}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Dunfermline Athletic
| {{center|4}} | {{flagicon|SCO}} Norrie McCathie | DF | 1981–96 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|The club retired the number after club captain McCathie was found dead in his home on 8 January 1996, as a result of Carbon monoxide poisoning.{{cite web |url=http://www.nmbf.org.uk/profile.php |title=Our Profile |website=Norrie McCathie Benevolent Fund |access-date=26 January 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929070314/http://www.nmbf.org.uk/profile.php |archive-date=29 September 2007}} At that time, Scottish League clubs used shirt numbered from 1 to 11, so for the remainder of the 1995–96 season, 12 was used instead. However, the number was not retired permanently, and has been re-issued since.|group=n1|name=mccathie}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Motherwell
| {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|SCO}} Phil O'Donnell | MF | 1990–94, 2004–07 | {{small|Unofficially retired.{{refn|O'Donnell collapsed while playing for Motherwell against Dundee United in 2007. He was pronounced dead at Wishaw General Hospital. The number 10 shirt was worn by his nephew David Clarkson during the 2008–09 season. Since Clarkson left in June 2009, it has not been retired, but has not been issued to any subsequent player.|group=n1|name=odonn}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|RSA}} Orlando Pirates
| {{center|22}} | {{flagicon|RSA}} Lesley Manyathela | FW | 2000−03 | {{small|Occasionally re-issued.{{refn|The club retired the number 22 after Manyathela died in a car crash in August 2003. However, Confederation of African Football rules state that shirts must be numbered 1–30 in continental club competitions, so Pirates has re-issued it in those special cases.|group=n1|name=manyath}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|SPA}} Barcelona | {{center|21}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Enrique | MF | 1996–2004 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Luis Enrique joined the club as a free agent from eternal rivals Real Madrid, spending eight years at Barcelona, even becoming captain of the team. The shirt was retired for just two years (2004–06), since La Liga did not allow numbers to be retired permanently. The number 21 shirt was awarded to Lilian Thuram in 2006. Since his arrival at the club in 2020, Frenkie de Jong currently holds the number 21 shirt, taking it from Carles Aleñá.|group=n1|name=lenriq}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|SPA}} Oviedo | {{center|10}} | {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Dubovský | MF | 1995–2000 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|The Spanish Football League allowed Oviedo to retire number 10 just for the 2000–01 season, as an exception to its rules. At the end of the season, number 10 was re-issued.|group=n1|name=dubovs}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|SPA}} Sevilla | {{center|16}} | {{flagicon|SPA}} Antonio Puerta | DF | 2004–07 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|The number was temporarily retired after Puerta died of a cardiac arrest on the first match day in La Liga 2007–2008. However, Spanish Football Federation rules state that clubs must use number 1 to 25 for their regular squad, and as a result, David Prieto wore the number in 2008 in honour of his friend.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=790559 |title=Prieto: Wearing Puerta's No. 16 Is An Honour |publisher=Goal |date=25 July 2008 |access-date=7 January 2009}} It has become a club policy to reserve number 16 for players coming from the youth academy as a tribute to Puerta, who was a youth system product. Exceptions have been made when 16 was the only jersey number available.{{cite news |url=https://sevilla.abc.es/deportes/orgullodenervion/noticias/sevilla-fc/ultimo-heredero-puerta-128989-1502140190.html |title=El último "heredero" de Puerta |trans-title=The last "heir" of Puerta |first=Jaime |last=Parejo |date=8 August 2017 |newspaper=ABC |language=es}}|group=n1|name=apuerta}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Östers IF
| {{center|6}} | {{flagicon|SWE}} Mario Vasilj | DF | 2006–18 | {{small|Temporarily retired.{{refn|Retired for six years.{{cite news |url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=106&artikel=7087902 |title=Vasilj hyllades i sista matchen |trans-title=Vasilj was hailed in the last match |language=sv |work=Sveriges Radio |date=11 November 2018 |access-date=3 January 2019 |first=Johanna |last=Dahlén}}|group=n1|name=vsil}} }} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|SWE}} Hammarby IF
| align=center| 10 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kennedy Bakircioglu | MF | 1999–2003, 2012–18 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Retired for ten years between 2019 and 2028.{{cite news |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/bajen-pensionerar-hans-nummeri-tio-ar-framover/ |title=Bajen pensionerar hans nummer i tio år framöver |trans-title=Bajen will retire his number for the next ten years |first=Josefin |last=Johansson |date=4 November 2018 |newspaper=Expressen |language=sv}}|group=n1|name=bakirc}} }} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray | {{center|3}} | {{flagicon|TUR}} Bülent Korkmaz | DF | 1984–2005 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Despite the club announcing the retirement of the number, it has been re-issued.|group=n1|name=korkma}}}} |
| {{fbaicon|USA}} LA Galaxy | {{center|13}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Cobi Jones | MF | 1996–2007 | {{small|Unofficially retired.{{refn|The number was not officially retired by the Galaxy but had not been worn since Jones retired. In 2017, it was given to Jermaine Jones.{{cite web |url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/02/07/cobi-jones-confirms-jermaine-jones-will-wear-la-galaxy-no-13-kit-insider |title= Cobi Jones confirms that Jermaine Jones will wear the LA Galaxy No. 13 kit |first=Adam |last=Serrano |date=7 February 2017 |website=LA Galaxy}}|group=n1|name=cobi}} }} |
| {{fbaicon|USA}} North Carolina women's
| {{center|19}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Mia Hamm | FW | 1989–93 | {{small|Retired[https://www.ncsoccerhalloffame.org/Hall-of-fame/mia-hamm Mia Hamm profile] on NC Soccer Hall of Fame[https://www.espn.com/classic/s/add_hamm_mia.html Feet of gold] on ESPN.com and re-issued.[https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2025/3/20/2025_WSRB.pdf "2024 Roster & Pronunciation Guide"] on 2025 Women's soccer record book – UNC Athletics}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|USA}} Real Salt Lake
| {{center|9}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Kreis | 2005–07 | {{small|Retired and re-issued.{{refn|group=n1|name=saltlake}}}} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|USA}} Real Salt Lake
| {{center|11}} | {{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Morales | MF | 2007–16 | {{small|Retired and re-issued.{{refn|Jason Kreis's number 9 was not worn by RSL players after the time of its retirement in 2011.{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Sean|title=Better late than never, Real Salt Lake finally does right by Javier Morales|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/46645695/better-late-than-never-real-salt-lake-finally-does-right-by-javier-morales|newspaper=KSL.com|date=September 26, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2021}} However, in 2019, when the club decided to retire Javier Morales's number 11, Kreis pleaded with the club to recirculate his number 9. As a result, both number 9 and number 11 are still circulated numbers for the club. Kreis and Morales's names and numbers are "retired" and displayed prominently above the player's tunnel on the west concourse of America First Field.{{cite news|last=Jag|first=Julie|title=Jason Kreis asks RSL to unretire his jersey number, and club obliges|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/09/26/jason-kreis-asks-rsl/|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2021}}|group=n1|name=saltlake}} }} | |||||
| {{fbaicon|USA}} Tampa Bay Rowdies | {{center|7}} | {{flagicon|RSA}} Steve Wegerle | FW | 1977–81, 1984, 1988–90 | {{small|Temporarily retired{{refn|Although his number had been retired by the original franchise in 1989,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/322315752/?terms=Wegerle |title=Great playmaker bows out tonight |last=Landman |first=Brian |date=22 July 1989 |newspaper=The St. Petersburg Times |page=4T |access-date=20 January 2018 |via=newspapers.com}} the current team has reissued it.|group=n1|name=weger}}}} |
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Dedication to fans
{{More citations needed section |date=July 2015}}
= 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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- {{fbaicon|ALB}} Tirana
- {{fbaicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory
- {{fbaicon|AUS}} Perth Glory
- {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Vienna
- {{fbaicon|BEL}} Club Brugge
- {{fbaicon|BEL}} Genk
- {{fbaicon|BIH}} Sarajevo
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro{{refn|Despite having their number "12" retired, Brazilian clubs have had to re-issue them for CONMEBOL competitions such as Copa Libertadores, where the squads must be numbered from 1 to 25 consecutively,{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Lista-jugadores_Libertadores-2012.pdf |title=Lista de Jugadores Copa Libertadores 2012 |trans-title=Copa Libertadores 2012 Players List |date=6 March 2012 |website=CONMEBOL |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324044843/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Lista-jugadores_Libertadores-2012.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2012}} although that rule changed and teams can use arbitrary numbers from 1 to 50.{{cite web |url=https://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-libertadores-2021/reglamento |title=Reglamento Copa Libertadores 2021 |date=15 February 2021 |website=CONMEBOL |language=es}}|group=n2|name=braz}}
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Avaí{{refn|group=n2|name=braz}}
- {{fbaicon|BRA}} Flamengo{{refn|group=n2|name=braz}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/flamengo-retire-no-12-shirt-in-honour-of-fans-j6s7jhqfqkp |title=Flamengo retire No 12 shirt in honour of fans |date=11 October 2007 |newspaper=The Times}}
- {{flagicon|BUL}} Botev Plovdiv
- {{fbaicon|CAN}} CF Montréal
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Beijing Guoan
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Changchun Yatai
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Chongqing Tonglianglong
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Heilongjiang Ice City
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Shaanxi Union
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Shandong Taishan
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua
- {{fbaicon|CRO}} Hajduk Split
- {{fbaicon|CYP}} Omonia
- {{fbaicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague
- {{fbaicon|DEN}} AGF
- {{fbaicon|DEN}} OB
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Bristol Rovers
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Gillingham
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Oxford United
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Oldham Athletic
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Plymouth Argyle{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2018/nov/15/football-club-retire-players-shirt-number-maradona-baggio-maldini-moore |title=When should a football club retire a player's shirt number? |first=Ricci |last=Potts |date=15 November 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian}}
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Portsmouth
- {{fbaicon|EST}} Flora
- {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lens
- {{fbaicon|FIN}} Mikkelin Palloilijat
- {{fbaicon|GER}} Arminia Bielefeld
- {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/number-12-shirt-rarely-used-reserved-for-fans-12-th-man-517494.jsp |title=The Bundesliga's 12th man: why you hardly ever see Bundesliga players wearing the No.12 shirt |date=2018 |website=Bundesliga}}
- {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach
- {{fbaicon|GER}} Rot-Weiss Essen
- {{fbaicon|GER}} TuS Koblenz
- {{fbaicon|GER}} Werder Bremen
- {{fbaicon|GRE}} PAOK
- {{fbaicon|HUN}} Ferencváros
- {{fbaicon|HUN}} Újpest
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Kerala Blasters
- {{fbaicon|INA}} Persija Jakarta{{cite web |url=https://persija.id/berita/fakta-persija-ini-sosok-pemain-terakhir-yang-gunakan-nomor-punggung-12 |title=FAKTA PERSIJA: INI SOSOK PEMAIN TERAKHIR YANG GUNAKAN NOMOR PUNGGUNG 12 DI PERSIJA |trans-title=PERSIJA FACTS: THIS IS THE LAST PLAYER TO USE THE BACK NUMBER 12 IN PERSIJA |language=id |website=persija.id |access-date=30 August 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905030057/https://persija.id/berita/fakta-persija-ini-sosok-pemain-terakhir-yang-gunakan-nomor-punggung-12 |url-status=dead }}
- {{fbaicon|INA}} Persis Solo
- {{fbaicon|IRN}} Foolad
- {{fbaicon|IRN}} Persepolis{{cite web |url=http://fc-perspolis.com/Contents/15374/پیروانی-به-پاس-زحمات-هواداران-پیشنهاد-بایگانی-شدن-شماره-را-به-نشانه-یار-دوازدهم-به-باشگاه-ارائه-کردم |title=پیروانی: به پاس زحمات هواداران، پیشنهاد بایگانی شدن شماره ۱۲ را به نشانه یار دوازدهم به باشگاه ارائه کردم |trans-title=Followers: Thanks to the efforts of the fans, I offered the club to file number 12 as a sign of the twelfth friend |language=fa |website=FC Persepolis |access-date=15 January 2018}}
- {{fbaicon|IRL}} Cork City
- {{fbaicon|IRL}} Shamrock Rovers
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Atalanta
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Cesena
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Genoa
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Lazio
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Palermo
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Parma
- {{fbaicon|ITA}} Torino
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} FC Seoul
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} Incheon United
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} Jeju United FC
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} Seoul United
- {{fbaicon|LTU}} FK Ekranas
- {{fbaicon|MAS}} Terengganu
- {{fbaicon|MLT}} Valletta
- {{fbaicon|MEX}} Monterrey
- {{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL
- {{fbaicon|MEX}} Guadalajara
- {{fbaicon|MYA}} Yangon United
- {{fbaicon|MYA}} Yadanarbon
- {{fbaicon|MYA}} Thanlyin Technological University
- {{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven
- {{fbaicon|NED}} Feyenoord
- {{fbaicon|NED}} Vitesse
- {{fbaicon|NED}} PEC Zwolle
- {{fbaicon|NED}} Roda JC Kerkrade
- {{fbaicon|NOR}} IK Start
- {{fbaicon|NOR}} Vålerenga
- {{fbaicon|POL}} Pogoń Szczecin
- {{fbaicon|POL}} Lech Poznań
- {{fbaicon|POL}} Polonia Warsaw
- {{fbaicon|POR}} Vitória de Guimarães
- {{fbaicon|ROU}} Dinamo București
- {{fbaicon|ROU}} Rapid București
- {{fbaicon|ENG}} Oxford United
- {{fbaicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg
- {{fbaicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow
- {{fbaicon|SCO}} Aberdeen
- {{fbaicon|SCO}} Hibernian
- {{fbaicon|SCO}} Rangers
- {{fbaicon|SRB}} Red Star Belgrade
- {{fbaicon|SWE}} Hammarby IF
- {{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
- {{fbaicon|SWE}} GIF Sundsvall
- {{fbaicon|SUI}} Basel
- {{fbaicon|TUN}} Club Africain
- {{fbaicon|THA}} Bangkok United
- {{fbaicon|THA}} Chonburi
- {{fbaicon|THA}} BEC Tero Sasana
- {{fbaicon|THA}} Muangthong United
- {{fbaicon|THA}} Port
- {{fbaicon|THA}} Buriram United
- {{fbaicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe{{cite web|url=http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/96644.asp|date=28 July 2001|language=tr|title=FB'de de 12 numara taraftara ayrıldı}}
- {{fbaicon|TUR}} Sivasspor
- {{fbaicon|UKR}} Dynamo Kyiv
- {{fbaicon|VNM}} Hà Nội FC
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= Other numbers retired =
- 1 – AIK, Djurgården IF, and PSIM Yogyakarta{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0WcUF8hVNV/?igshid=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA%3D%3D|title=Nomor punggung 1 dan 12 merupakan nomor punggung jersei yang didedikasikan bagi kedua wadah suporter Laskar Mataram. Nomor 1 ditujukan untuk Brajamusti dan 12 bagi The Maident. Kebersamaan adalah nafas kita, #SalingSupport #1STIMEWA #LaskarMataram #AYDK |language=id |website=instagram.com |access-date=2 December 2023}} reserve the number for their supporters.
- 7 – Paysandu reserve the number for their supporters.
- 11 – Indy Eleven reserve the number for their 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.{{cite web |last1=Rossitch |first1=Eric |title=Atlanta, Number 17 is for You |url=http://www.atlutd.com/post/2017/02/10/atlanta-number-17-you |publisher=Atlanta United FC |date=10 February 2017 |access-date=25 August 2018}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Ricks |first1=William |title=Hank Aaron and His No. 44 Jersey Will Receive Special Recognition by Georgia Sports Teams |url=https://www.sportscasting.com/hank-aaron-and-his-no-44-jersey-will-receive-special-recognition-by-georgia-sports-teams/ |publisher=Sportscasting |access-date=28 April 2023 |date=23 January 2021}}
- 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2017/january/rochdale-football-club-saddened-to-learn-of-the-passing-of-joshua-mccormack/ |title=Rochdale Football Club Saddened To Learn of the Passing of Joshua McCormack |date=13 January 2017 |website=Rochdale AFC}}
- 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.{{cite web |url=http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657 |title=To "79" ανήκει στους πορτοκαλί! |trans-title="79" belongs to the oranges! |language=el |website=sentragoal.philenews.com |date=12 October 2010 |access-date=2 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045018/http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657 |archive-date=8 August 2014}}
- 88 – Barito Putera have reserved the shirt number to honor the identity of the team which was formed in 1988.{{cite web |last1=Bayu |first1=Chandra |title=Hasnuryadi Sulaiman Jelaskan Makna Nomor 88 bagi Barito Putera |url=https://www.bolasport.com/read/311374621/hasnuryadi-sulaiman-jelaskan-makna-nomor-88-bagi-barito-putera?page=all |publisher=BolaSport |date=31 December 2018 |access-date=7 May 2025 |language=id}}
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