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Association football clubs around the world sometimes retire squad numbers to recognise players' loyal service, most as a memorial after their death.

Background

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 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 Moises Caicedo in 2023.[6]

The Argentina, Ecuador and Cameroon national teams have been prevented from retiring the numbers of Diego Maradona (10), Christian Benítez (11)[7] 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[8] and CONMEBOL have such rules in their club competitions,[9] 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

TeamNo.PlayerPos.TenureNotes
Godoy Cruz18 Santiago GarcíaFW2016–21Posthumous[n3 1]
Central Coast Mariners
19
 Matt SimonFW2006–12, 2013–15, 2018–22Club legend[14]
Red Bull Salzburg
26
 Jonathan SorianoFW2012–17Club legend[15]
Sturm Graz3 Günther NeukirchnerDF1989–2006Club legend
Sturm Graz7 Mario HaasFW1993–2012Club legend
SV Ried27 Sanel KuljićFW2003–06
Club Brugge23 François StercheleFW2007–08Posthumous[16]
Genk16 Anele NgcongcaDF2007–16Posthumous
OH Leuven13 Bjorn RuytinxFW2004–14Club legend
UR Namur3 Michel SoulierDF1967–77Posthumous
Avaí88 Cléber SantanaMF2012, 2013–14Posthumous[17]
São Paulo
01
 Rogério CeniGK1990–2015Club legend.[n3 2]
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
8
 Hristo BonevMF1963–67, 1968–79, 1982–84Club legend
Ludogorets Razgrad84 MarcelinhoMF2011–20Club legend
CF Montréal20 Mauro BielloFW1993–98, 2000–09Club legend
Serbian White Eagles9 Mike StojanovicFW1973–76Club legend[19]
Vancouver Whitecaps10 Domenic MobilioFW1987–2001Club legend[20]
Cobreloa8 Fernando CornejoMF1992–97, 2000–04Posthumous
Beijing Enterprises24 Cheick TiotéMF2017Posthumous
Beijing Guoan13 Xu YunlongDF1999–2016Club legend
Chengdu Blades18 Yao XiaFW2005–10Club legend
Dalian Shide26 Zhang YalinMF2000–09Posthumous
Dalian Transcendence17 Wang RenlongFW2014Posthumous
Heilongjiang Ice City5 Ren JianglongDF2015–22Posthumous
Alajuelense20 Mauricio MonteroDF1985–97Club legend
Cartaginés11 Leonel HernándezFW1957–1977Club legend
Anorthosis Famagusta
14
 Temur KetsbaiaMF1991–94, 2002–09Club legend
Baník Ostrava27 Milan BarošFW1998–01, 2013, 2014–15, 2017–20Number retired in 2020[21]
Dynamo České8 Karel PoborskýMF1991–94, 2005–07Club legend
AaB12 Torben BoyeDF1984–2002Club legend
Nordsjælland26 Jonathan RichterMF2005–09After retirement[n3 3]
Næstved BK7 Rasmus GreenMF2005–06Posthumous
Viborg FF22 Søren FrederiksenFW1989–94, 1998, 2001–05
Accrington Stanley
29
 Billy KeeFW2009–10, 2015–20Prematurely retired[n3 4]
Birmingham City22 Jude BellinghamMF2019–20[n3 5]
Chesterfield14 Jack LesterFW2007–13Club legend
Hartlepool United25 Michael MaidensMF2004–07Posthumous[23]
Macclesfield Town21 Richard ButcherMF2010–11Posthumous[24]
Manchester City
23
 Marc-Vivien FoéMF2002–03Posthumous.[n3 6]
Queens Park Rangers31 Ray JonesFW2006–07Posthumous[23]
Rushden & Diamonds1 Dale RobertsGK2008–10Posthumous[25]
West Ham United6 Bobby MooreDF1958–74Posthumous[23]
West Ham United38 Dylan Tombides[26]FW2010–14Posthumous
Wycombe Wanderers
14
 Mark PhiloMF2004–2006Posthumous[n3 7]
Clermont14 Clément PinaultDF2008–09Posthumous
Lens17 Marc-Vivien FoéMF1995–99Posthumous
Nantes9 Emiliano SalaFW2015–19Posthumous[28]
Nice17 Kevin AninMF2012–13Prematurely retired[n3 8]
Rennes29 Romain DanzéDF2006–19Club legend[30]
Saint-Étienne24 Loïc PerrinDF2003–20Club legend
Sedan29 David di TommasoDF2000–04Posthumous
Wacker Burghausen11 Marek KrejčíFW2004–07Posthumous
VfL Wolfsburg19 Junior MalandaMF2012–15Posthumous
PAOK17 Panagiotis KatsourisMF1996–98Posthumous
Skoda Xanthi13 Olubayo AdefemiDF2010–11Posthumous
Skoda Xanthi56 Steve GohouriDF2013–14Posthumous
C.S.D. Municipal15 Juan Carlos PlataFW1990–2010Club legend
Roulado7 Jean-Robert MenelasFW1993–2007[n3 9]
Olimpia11 Wilmer VelásquezFW1991–2009Club legend
Happy Valley
8
 Cheung Sai HoMF1994–2011
Hong Kong Rangers15 Cheung Yiu LunDF1992–99, 2001–02Posthumous
Tai Po16 Mao MengsuoMF2008–10Posthumous
Sham Shui Po83 Wong Chun HinMF2009–22Posthumous
Ferencváros2 Tibor SimonDF1985–99Posthumous
Kispest AC/Honvéd10 Ferenc PuskásFW1939–1956Retired in 2000
BHC FC New Delhi
5
Andrew OuldFW2014-15Club Legend
BHC FC New Delhi
7
Kev BurgessMF2015-16Club Legend
Bethlehem Vengthlang21 Peter BiaksangzualaMF?–2014Posthumous[n3 10]
Dempo SC10 Christiano JuniorFW2004Posthumous[34]
Arema1 Kurnia MeigaGK2008–17Club legend
Arema47 Achmad KurniawanGK2006–08, 2010–17Posthumous
Persebaya Surabaya19 Eri IriantoMF1998–2000Posthumous
Persela Lamongan1 Choirul HudaGK1999–2017Posthumous
Persib Bandung24 HarionoMF2008–19Club legend
Persija Jakarta14 Ismed SofyanDF2002–22Club legend
Persija Jakarta20 Bambang PamungkasFW1999–2005, 2007–13, 2015–19Club legend
Persis Solo17 Ferry AntoFW2001–16Posthumous
Persis Solo33 Diego MendietaFW2011–12Posthumous
Persepolis
24
 Hadi NorouziMF/FW2008–15Posthumous[35][36][37][38]
Sepahan4 Moharram NavidkiaMF1998–2004, 2006–16Club legend
Zob Ahan30 Mehdi RajabzadehMF2003–07, 2010–18[39]
Derry City5 Ryan McBrideDF2007–17Posthumous[n3 11]
Derry City18 Mark FarrenFW2000–14Posthumous[n3 12]
Limerick4 Joe O'MahonyDF1966–86Posthumous[40]
Treaty United4 Joe O'MahonyDF1966–86Posthumous
Hapoel Be'er Sheva6 Chaswe NsofwaFW2007Posthumous
Maccabi Haifa20 Yaniv KatanMF/FW1998–2014Club legend
Maccabi Tel Aviv8 Avi NimniFW1990–97, 1998–2003, 2005–08Club legend
Maccabi Tel Aviv12 Meni LeviDF2000–02Prematurely retired[42]
Atalanta14 Federico PisaniFW1991–97Posthumous
Bari2 Giovanni LosetoDF1982–93
Bologna27 Niccolò GalliDF2000–01Posthumous
Brescia10 Roberto BaggioFW2000–04Club legend
Brescia13 Vittorio MeroDF1998–2002Posthumous
Cagliari11 Gigi RivaFW1963–78Club legend
Cagliari13 Davide AstoriDF2008–14Posthumous
Chievo30 Jason MayéléFW2001–02Posthumous
Crotone4 Antonio GalardoMF1995–98, 2002–16Club legend
Fiorentina13 Davide AstoriDF2015–18Posthumous
Genoa6 Gianluca SignoriniDF1988–95Posthumous
Genoa7 Marco RossiMF2003–13Club legend
Internazionale3 Giacinto FacchettiDF1961–78Posthumous
Internazionale4 Javier ZanettiDF1995–2014Club legend[43][44]
Livorno25 Piermario MorosiniMF2012Posthumous[45]
Messina41 Salvatore SulloMF2001–07[46]
Milan3 Paolo MaldiniDF1984–2009Club legend
Milan6 Franco BaresiDF1977–97Club legend[23]
Napoli10 Diego MaradonaMF1984–91Club legend, number retired in 2000.[47]
Parma6 Alessandro LucarelliDF2008–18Club legend
Pescara4 Vincenzo ZucchiniMF1973–79Posthumous
Roma10 Francesco TottiFW1993–2017Club legend
Salernitana4 Roberto BredaMF1993–99, 2003–05Club legend
Sassuolo4 Francesco MagnanelliMF2005–22Club legend[n3 13]
Siena4 Michele MignaniDF1996–1998–2006Club legend
Vicenza3 Giulio SavoiniDF1953–66Posthumous
Vicenza25 Piermario MorosiniMF2007–09, 2011Posthumous
Montego Bay2 Stephen MalcolmDF1989–2001Posthumous
Reno7 Caple DonaldsonMFPosthumous
Fujieda MYFC2 Toshihide SaitoDF2009–13
Thespa Kusatsu31 Ryosuke OkunoDF2002–03
Yokohama F. Marinos3 Naoki MatsudaDF1995–2010Posthumous
Astana1 Nenad ErićGK2011–20[49][50]
Shakhtar Karagandy14 Andrei FinonchenkoFW2000–16[51]
Llapi9 Fadil VokrriFW1976–79Posthumous
 Liberia14 George WeahFW1987–2018[52]
Al Ahly Tripoli14 Tarik El TaibMF1995–2001
VB Addu FC7 Ali AshfaqFW2008–11
Valletta7 Gilbert AgiusMF1990–2013Club legend
Atlante12 Félix FernándezGK1989–2003
Guadalajara8 Salvador ReyesFW1953–1967, 2008Club legend, number retired in 2013[53]
Guadalajara22 José Martínez GonzálezMF1970–81Posthumous[54][55]
Monterrey26 Humberto SuazoFW2007–14Club legend
Monterrey28 Jesús ArellanoFW1992–97, 2000–11[n3 14]
Pachuca1 Miguel CaleroGK2000–11Posthumous.[n3 15]
Pachuca17 Hernán MedfordFW1994–97
Pachuca20 Pablo GómezFW1999–2001Posthumous
Pachuca110 Andrés ChitivaMF2001–08, 2011[n3 16]
UANL7 Gerónimo BarbadilloMF1977–82[58]
Raja Casablanca23 Zakaria ZeroualiDF2011Posthumous
Ajax14 Johan CruyffFW1957–73, 1981–83Number retired in 2007.[59]
NAC Breda13 Ferry van VlietMF2001–02Posthumous
Telstar22 Luciano van den BergDF2004–05Posthumous
Utrecht4 David di TommasoDF2004–05Posthumous
Vitesse4 Theo BosDF1983–98Posthumous
Wellington Phoenix22 Andrew DuranteDF2008–19Club legend[60]
FK Osogovo7 Nikola MantovFW?–1973Posthumous[61]
Linfield11 Noel BailieDF1986–2011Club legend[n3 17]
Fredrikstad8 Dagfinn EnerlyMF2004–05
Árabe Unido21 Amílcar HenríquezMF2003–08, 2016–17Posthumous[62]
Chepo77 Jonathan RodríguezMF2006–09Posthumous
Universitario
9
 Teodoro FernándezFW1930–53[63]
Universitario
22
 José Luis CarranzaMF1986–2004[64]
Cracovia Krakow1 John Paul IIGK–Club supporter, youth player [n3 18]
Lech Poznań9 Piotr ReissFW1994–98, 2002–08, 2012–13
Legia Warsaw10 Kazimierz DeynaMF1966–78Posthumous
Piast Gliwice21 Gerard BadíaMF2014-21Club legend[67]
Widzew Łódź11 Włodzimierz SmolarekFW1974–78, 1980–86Posthumous
Benfica29 Miklós FehérFW2002–04Posthumous
Boavista29 Edu FerreiraFW2016–17Posthumous
FC Argeș10 Nicolae DobrinMF1962-1981, 1982-1983Posthumous
Dinamo București11 Cătălin HîldanMF1994–2000Posthumous
Dinamo București14 Patrick EkengMF2016Posthumous
Steaua București7 Marius LăcătușFW1983–90, 1993–2000Number retired on 7 July 2021
CSKA Moscow16 Serhiy PerkhunGK2001Posthumous
Rubin Kazan17 Lenar GilmullinDF2003–07Posthumous
Rubin Kazan61 Gökdeniz KaradenizMF2008–18Club legend
Ural23 Pyotr HrustovskyFW1999, 2001–2003Posthumous
Heart of Midlothian26 Marius ŽaliūkasDF2007–13Posthumous
FAS10 Mágico GonzálezFW1977–82, 1991–99Club legend
Municipal Limeño11 Oscar Armando DíazFW?–1998Posthumous[68]
Najran SC20 Al Hasan Al-YamiFW1991–96, 2005–10Number retired in 2012[69]
Radnički Niš10 Ivan KrstićMF2000Posthumous
Spartak Trnava9 Ladislav KunaMF1964–80Posthumous
Maribor19 Stipe BalajićDF/MF1998–2005Club legend
Maribor33 Jasmin HandanovićGK2011–21Club legend
Maribor9 Marcos TavaresFW2008–22Club legend
Ajax Cape Town21 Cecil LoloDF2009–15Posthumous[70]
Orlando Pirates1 Senzo MeyiwaFW2005–14Posthumous[71]
Orlando Pirates10 Jomo SonoMFClub legend
Orlando Pirates13 Clifford MolekoMF1997–98Posthumous
Orlando Pirates22 Lesley ManyathelaFW2000–03Posthumous
Daejeon Citizen FC18 Kim Eun-jungFW1997–2003, 2014Club legend
Daejeon Citizen FC21 Choi Eun-sungGK1998–2012Club legend
Daewoo Royals16 Kim Joo-SungMF1987–92, 1994–99Club legend
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors20 Lee Dong-gookFW2009–20Club legend
Córdoba8 JuanínFW1960–70Posthumous
Espanyol21 Daniel JarqueDF2002–09Posthumous
Extremadura19 Jose Antonio ReyesFW2019Posthumous[72]
Real Betis26 Miki RoquéDF2010–12Posthumous
Assyriska FF18 Eddie MoussaFW2001–10Posthumous
Helsingborgs IF17 Henrik LarssonFW1992–93, 2006–09
Kalmar FF15 Johny ErlandssonMF1973–88Club legend[n3 19]
Kalmar FF8 Henrik RydströmMF1993–2013Club legend[n3 20]
Norrköping18 Stefán ÞórðarsonFW2004–07, 2009Club legend[n3 21]
Umeå IK6 Malin MoströmMF1995–2007Club legend[n3 22]
Basel2 Massimo CeccaroniDF1987–2002
St. Gallen17 Marc ZellwegerDF1994–01, 2003–10
TOT-CAT19 Chanont Wong-areeDF2009–10Posthumous
Alanyaspor90 Josef ŠuralFW2019Posthumous[75]
İstanbul Başakşehir12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan––Significant supporter[n3 23]
Konyaspor6 Ahmet Yılmaz ÇalıkDF2013–22Posthumous
Colorado Rapids
25
 Pablo MastroeniMF2002–13Number retired in 2021[77]
Eastern Illinois
19
 Erik ProffittMF1987–88Posthumous[n3 24]
FC Kansas City12 Lauren HolidayMF2013–15
New York Cosmos
9
 Giorgio ChinagliaFW1976–1983Posthumous[n3 25]
New York Cosmos
10
 PeléFW1975–77Club legend[n3 26]
New York Red Bulls
99
 Bradley Wright-PhillipsFW2013–19Club legend[n3 27]
Portland Timbers
3
 Clive CharlesDF1978–81Posthumous[n3 28]
Rochester New York
14
 Mickey TrotmanMF2001Posthumous [86]
Rochester New York
19
 Doug MillerF1996–99, 2003–06Number retired in 2006[87]
Tampa Bay Rowdies
6
 Mike ConnellDF1975–84Number retired in 2013[88]
Tampa Bay Rowdies
12
 Perry Van der BeckMF1978–82, 1984, 1991–93Club legend[n3 29]
UMass women's
1
 Briana ScurryGK1989–93Club legend[90][91]
Hofstra men's
5
 Gary FloodDF2003–06No. retired in 2008[92][93]
Hofstra men's
9
 Michael ToddFW2003–06No. retired in 2008[92][93]
Hofstra women's
17
 Tiffany YovinoMF2007–10No. retired in 2011[92][94]
Hofstra women's
20
 Sue WeberDF2005–07No. retired in 2008[92][94]
Shakhtar Donetsk33 Darijo Srna[95]DF2003–18Club legend
Zorya Luhansk
33
 Maksym BilyiMF2010–13Posthumous[96]
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
13
 Kiatisuk SenamuangFW2001–06Club legend
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
14
 Võ Bá KhôiDF2003–06Posthumous
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
7
 Paollo Olivieira MadeiraFW2023Posthumous
Cardiff City7 Peter Whittingham[97]MF2007–17Posthumous
Swansea City
40
 Besian Idrizaj[98]FW2009–10Posthumous
Notes

Special cases

TeamNo.PlayerPos.TenureNotes
 Argentina national team
10
 Diego MaradonaMF1977–94Retired and re-issued.[n1 1]
River Plate
12
––1949–2013 [n1 2]"Retired" and reissued.[n1 3]
Sydney FC
15
 Terry McFlynnMF2005–14Unofficially retired.[n1 4]
Rapid Wien
5
 Peter SchöttelDF1986–2001Temporarily retired [n1 5]
Rapid Wien
11
 Steffen HofmannMF2002–18Retired for at least eleven years
Palmeiras12 MarcosGK1993–2012Retired for GK only.[n1 6]
Santos
10
 PeléFW2023–Temporarily retired [n1 7]
Santa Fe
23
 Léider PreciadoFW1995–98, 2000–01, 2004–08, 2011Temporarily retired [n1 8]
Slavia Prague
7
 Stanislav VlčekFW2004–07, 2009–13Not fully retired.[n1 9]
 Ecuador national team
11
 Christian BenítezFW2005–13Retired and re-issued.[n1 10]
Bradford City
8
 Tomi Solomon2019–21Retired in academy [n1 11]
Chelsea
25
 Gianfranco ZolaFW1996–2003Unofficially retired [n1 12]
Portsmouth
13
 Aaron FlahavanGK1994–2001Temporarily retired.[n1 13]
Leeds United
17
 Massimo Cellino–2014Temporarily retired [113]
Exeter City
9
 Adam StansfieldFW2006–10Temporarily retired [n1 14]
Wolverhampton
1
 Carl IkemeGK2003–18Temporarily retired.[n1 15]
FC Haka
14
 Valeri PopovitchFW1994–2008Partially retired [n1 16]
Lyon
16
 Luc BorrelliGK1998–99Temporarily retired [n1 17]
Lyon
17
 Marc-Vivien FoéMF2000–03Temporarily retired. [n1 18]
Manchester City F.C.
23
 Marc-Vivien FoéMF2002–03Permanently retired. Forever remembered. [122]
1. FC Köln
10
 Lukas PodolskiMF2002–06, 2009–12Temporarily retired.[n1 19]
Schalke 04
7
 RaúlFW2010–12Temporarily retired.[n1 20]
Motagua16 Edy VásquezMF2003–07Temporarily retired [n1 21]
Diósgyőri VTK77 José Juan LuqueMF1996–2013Temporarily retired [n1 22]
Persepolis
7
 Ali ParvinMF1970–87Partially retired.[n1 23]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
12
 Meni LeviDF2000–02Unofficially retired.[n1 24]
Livorno
10
 Igor ProttiFW1985–88, 1999–2005Temporarily retired.[n1 25]
Milan
3
 Paolo MaldiniDF1984–2009Partially retired.[n1 26]
Roma
6
 AldairDF1990–2003Temporarily retired [n1 27]
Sagan Tosu
17
 Sakata Michitaka–2001–Key figure.[n1 28]
Akhaa Ahli Aley
20
 Mohamed AtwiMF2018–20Temporarily retired.[n1 29]
Guadalajara
11
 Ramón MoralesMF1998–2011 [n1 30]Unofficially retired.[n1 31]
Pachuca
8
 Gabriel CaballeroMF/FW1998–2009Temporarily retired.[n1 32]
UNAM
12
 Sergio BernalGK1989–2001, 2003–10Retired and re-issued.[135]
Ajax
34
 Abdelhak NouriMF2016–17Unofficially retired.[n1 33]
Stabæk
7
 Christer BasmaDF1995–98Temporarily retired.[n1 34]
Benfica
10
 Fernando ChalanaMF1976–84, 1987–90Temporarily retired [n1 35]
União Leiria10 Hugo CunhaMF2004–05Temporarily retired [n1 36]
Dunfermline Athletic
4
 Norrie McCathieDF1981–96Temporarily retired.[n1 37]
Motherwell
10
 Phil O'DonnellMF1990–94, 2004–07Unofficially retired.[n1 38]
Orlando Pirates
22
 Lesley ManyathelaFW2000−03Occasionally re-issued.[n1 39]
Barcelona
21
 Luis EnriqueMF1996–2004Temporarily retired.[n1 40]
Oviedo
10
 Peter DubovskýMF1995–2000Temporarily retired.[n1 41]
Sevilla
16
 Antonio PuertaDF2004–07Temporarily retired.[n1 42]
Östers IF
6
 Mario VasiljDF2006–18Temporarily retired.[n1 43]
Hammarby IF10 Kennedy BakirciogluMF1999–2003, 2012–18Temporarily retired [n1 44]
Galatasaray
3
 Bülent KorkmazDF1984–2005Temporarily retired [n1 45]
LA Galaxy
13
 Cobi JonesMF1996–2007Unofficially retired.[n1 46]
Real Salt Lake
9
 Jason KreisMF/FW2005–07Retired and re-issued.[n1 47]
Real Salt Lake
11
 Javier MoralesMF2007–16Retired and re-issued.[n1 47]
Tampa Bay Rowdies
7
 Steve WegerleFW1977–81, 1984, 1988–90Temporarily retired [n1 48]
Notes

Dedication to fans

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:

Notes

Other numbers retired

  • 1 – AIK, Djurgården IF, and PSIM Yogyakarta[153] 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.[157] 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.[158]
  • 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.[159]
  • 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.[160]

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