A game number can be assigned by a football club to a specific player in recognition of his merits in the event of a tragic death or serious injury that caused him to end his career, as well as in other similar situations. Fixing a game number means that no one else will enter the field in a T-shirt with the indicated number if the decision is not canceled or if the tournament rules require using this number for the club's application.
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Tradition
A similar practice appeared in North American game sports, and in football it began to take root in the 1990s , as previously players received numbers for specific matches . As a rule, the starting lineup players received numbers from 1 to 11 depending on the position, and spare - numbers starting from the 12th. As a result, the same player may not have a permanent number during the season due to a change in position, loss of place in the starting lineup and other reasons.
Game numbers are usually assigned to players who have left the team or have completed a sports career. In recognition of the merits of an outstanding football player, the club assigns his game number to him, so he is withdrawn from circulation in the team. In other cases, the number is assigned to the tragically killed active footballer: in this way, clubs honor the memory of players such as Jason Mayele , Vittorio Mero , Marc-Vivien Foe , Miklos Feher , Ray Jones , Antonio Puerta , Sergey Perkhun or Robert Enke . In the third situation, the number is assigned to the player who was seriously injured and was forced to leave the big sport, but survived: for example, the Norwegian club Fredrikstad secured the number to Dagfinn Enerly , who broke his neck during the match and as a result remained paralyzed [1 ] .
The national teams of Argentina and Cameroon were unable to secure the 10th number for Diego Maradona and the 17th for Marc-Vivienne Foe, respectively, since this contradicts the FIFA rules regarding the distribution of numbers in the final international tournaments, although in other competitions, as well as in friendly matches the choice of rooms is entirely left to national associations. However, the 10th number, under which Pele previously played, remained immortalized differently and in most football teams belongs to the best player of the attacking plan.
Some clubs dedicate a game number to their fans and also withdraw it from circulation. As a rule, this is number 12, which corresponds to the expression "twelfth player", which designates club fans. The following teams assigned number 12 to their fans:
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The Swedish AIK and the Moscow Torpedo assigned fans number 1. Norwich City , Reading and Brune assigned the 13th number to the fans, Panathinaikos assigned the same number to the Gate 13 fan group. “ Bristol City ” “issued” the fans number 31, “ Oldham Athletic ” - number 40, and “ Rostov ” - number 61 (region index on car numbers) [2] . Moscow “ Spartak ” assigned number 72 to its fans - in 1972 a fan movement of “red-white” appeared in the USSR.
List of fixed numbers
| Team | No. | Player | Position | Years | Note | A source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid (Vienna) | five | Peter Schottel | Defender | 1986-2001 | ||
| West Ham United | 6 | Bobby moore | Central defender | 1958-1974 | Posthumously | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 31 | Ray jones | Attack | 2006-2007 | Posthumously | [3] |
| Manchester United | 36 | Jimmy davis | Midfielder | 1999-2003 | Posthumously | |
| Hartlepool united | 25 | Michael Maiden | Midfielder | 2004-2007 | Posthumously | [four] |
| Chelsea | 25 | Gianfranco Zola | Attack | 1996-2003 | ||
| BATE (Borisov) | 2 | Dmitry Likhtarovich | Defensive midfielder | 2002—2015 | [five] | |
| BATE (Borisov) | 20 | Vitaly Rodionov | Attack | 2006—2018 | [6] | |
| Locomotive (Plovdiv) | eight | Hristo Bonev | Attacking midfielder | 1964-1967, 1968-1979, 1982-1984 | ||
| Palmeiras | 12 | Marcos | Goalkeeper | 1993-2012 | ||
| Sao paulo | 01 | Rogerio Cenis | Goalkeeper | 1990—2015 | ||
| Honved | ten | Ferenc Puskas | Drawn forward | 1939-1956 | Posthumously | |
| Ferencvaros | 2 | Tibor simon | Extreme defender | 1985-1999 | Posthumously | |
| Wacker (Burghausen) | eleven | Marek Kreichi | Attack | 2004-2007 | Posthumously | |
| Wolfsburg | nineteen | Junior Malanda | Midfielder | 2013—2015 | Posthumously | [7] |
| Viborg | 22 | Søren Fredricksen | Attack | 1989-1994, 1998, 2001-2005 | ||
| Naestved | 7 | Rasmus Gren | Midfielder | 2005-2006 | Posthumously | |
| Ålborg | 12 | Torben Boyer | Defender | 1984-2002 | ||
| Hapoel (Be'er Sheva) | 6 | Watch Nsofwa | Attack | 2007 | Posthumously | |
| Real betis | 26 | Miki Roque | Defender | 2010-2012 | Posthumously | |
| Atalanta | 14 | Federico Pisani | Drawn forward | 1991-1997 | Posthumously | |
| Brescia | ten | Roberto Baggio | Drawn forward | 2000-2005 | ||
| Brescia | 13 | Vittorio Mero | Defender | 1998-2001, 2002 | Posthumously | [eight] |
| Vicenza | 25 | Piermario Morosini | Midfielder | 2007—2009, 2011 | Posthumously | |
| Genoa | 6 | Gianluca Signorini | Libero | 1988-1995 | Posthumously | |
| Inter | 3 | Giacinto Facchetti | Extreme defender | 1961-1978 | Posthumously | |
| Inter | four | Javier Sanetti | Defender | 1995—2014 | ||
| Cagliari | eleven | Luigi Riva | Attack | 1963-1978 | [9] | |
| Cagliari | 13 | Davide Astori | Defender | 2008—2018 | Posthumously | |
| Chievo | thirty | Jason Mayele | Midfielder | 2001-2002 | Posthumously | [ten] |
| Messina | 41 | Salvatore Sullo | Midfielder | 2001-2007 | ||
| Milan | 3 | Paolo Maldini | Central defender | 1984-2009 | ||
| Milan | 6 | Franco Barezi | Libero | 1977-1997 | [eleven] | |
| Napoli | ten | Diego Maradona | Midfielder | 1984-1991 | ||
| Parma | 6 | Alessandro Lucarelli | Central defender | 2008—2018 | ||
| Roma | 6 | Aldair | Central defender | 1990-2003 | [12] | |
| Sienna | four | Michele Mignani | Central defender | 1996-1997, 1998-2006 | ||
| Fiorentina | 13 | Davide Astori | Defender | 2015—2018 | Posthumously | |
| Miner (Karaganda) | 14 | Andrey Finonchenko | Attack | 2000—2016 | [13] | |
| America | ten | Kuatemok Blanco | Attack | 1992-1997, 1998-2000, 2002-2004, 2005-2007 | [14] | |
| Atlanta | 12 | Felix Fernandez | Goalkeeper | 1989-1998, 1999-2001, 2002-2003 | ||
| Guadalajara | 22 | Jose Martinez | Midfielder | 1970-1981 | Posthumously | |
| WANL Tigres | 7 | Jeronimo Barbadillo | Midfielder | 1977-1982 | ||
| Sheriff | five | Vazha Tarkhnishvili | Defender | 1999-2012 | [15] [16] | |
| Ajax | 14 | Johan Cruyff | Midfielder | 1964-1973, 1983-1984 | [17] | |
| Vitesse | four | Theo Bos | Defender | 1983-1998 | Posthumously | |
| Utrecht | four | David di Tommaso | Central defender | 2004-2005 | Posthumously | [18] |
| Fredrikstad | eight | Dugfinn Energy | Midfielder | 2004-2005 | [nineteen] | |
| Vidzev | eleven | Wlodzimierz Smolyarek | Attack | 1974-1978, 1980-1986 | Posthumously | |
| Legia | ten | Kazimierz Dane | Midfielder | 1966-1978 | Posthumously | |
| Benfica | 29th | Miklos Feher | Attack | 2002-2004 | Posthumously | [20] |
| Amkar | 9 | Konstantin Paramonov | Attack | 1996-2008 | ||
| Anji | eleven | Ibrahim Hasanbekov | Attack | 1992-1999 | Posthumously | |
| Ruby | 17 | Lenar Gilmullin | Defender | 2003-2007 | Posthumously | |
| Ruby | 61 | Gokdeniz Karadeniz | Midfielder | 2008—2018 | [21] | |
| Ural | 23 | Pyotr Khrustovsky | Attack | 1999, 2001-2003 | Posthumously | |
| CSKA | sixteen | Sergey Perkhun | Goalkeeper | 2001 | Posthumously | |
| Dynamo (Bucharest) | eleven | Kathleen Hyldan | Midfielder | 1994-2000 | Posthumously | |
| Dynamo (Bucharest) | 14 | Patrick Ekeng | Midfielder | 2016 | Posthumously | |
| Dynamo (Bucharest) | 25 | Ionel Danchulescu | Attack | 1995-1997, 2002-2009, 2010—2013 | ||
| Los angeles galaxy | 13 | Kobe jones | Midfielder | 1996-2007 | ||
| New York Cosmos | 9 | Giorgio Kinalia | Attack | 1976-1983 | Posthumously | |
| New York Cosmos | ten | Pele | Attack | 1975-1977 | ||
| Illichivets | ten | Stepan Molokutsko | Attack | 1997-2002 | Posthumously | |
| Kryvbas | 34 | Maxim Pashaev | Defender | 2007-2008 | Posthumously | |
| Dawn | 33 | Maxim Bely | Midfielder | 2010—2013 | Posthumously | |
| Miner | 33 | Dario Srna | Defender | 2003—2018 | ||
| Lance | 17 | Marc-Vivienne Foeh | Midfielder | 1995-1999 | Posthumously | |
| Nantes | 9 | Emiliano Sala | Attack | 2015—2019 | Posthumously | [22] [23] |
| Olympic (Lyon) | sixteen | Luke Borrelli | Goalkeeper | 1998-1999 | Posthumously | |
| Olympic (Marseille) | 21 | Suleiman Dyavara | Defender | 2009—2014 | ||
| Olympic (Marseille) | 28 | Mathieu Valbuena | Midfielder | 2006—2014 | [24] | |
| Sedan | 29th | David di Tommaso | Central defender | 2001-2004 | Posthumously | [25] |
| Dynamo (Ceske Budejovice) | eight | Karel Poborsky | Midfielder | 1991-1994, 2005-2007 | ||
| Squid | 15 | Johnny Erlandsson | Midfielder | 1973-1988 | [26] | |
| Norrkoping | 18 | Stefan Pordarson | Attack | 2004-2007 | [27] | |
| Helsingborg | 17 | Henrik Larsson | Attack | 1992-1993, 2006-2009 | ||
| Aberdeen | 0 | Hisham Zeruali | Attack | 1999-2002 | Posthumously |
Special Cases
| Team | No. | Player | Position | Years of speaking for the club | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostov | eleven | Alexander Maslov | Attack | 1993-1997, 2002-2004 | After completing his career in 2004, Maslov was assigned number 11 [28] . In the 2010 season, the issue was reintroduced [29] . |
| Dynamo (Bucharest) | eleven | Kathleen Hyldan | Midfielder | 1994-2000 | In the second half of the friendly match between Shantyurul and Dynamo ( Bucharest ), Khildan suffered a brain hemorrhage, and later died in the hospital. |
| Milan | 3 | Paolo Maldini | Defender | 1984-2009 | Number not withdrawn from circulation. Maldini agreed that if one of his sons plays for the club, he will receive this number [30] . |
| Orlando Pirates | 22 | Leslie Manyatela | Attack | 2000-2003 | After the death of Manyattela in a car accident, the number was assigned to him. However, the rules of the African Confederation of Football say that in club continental competitions, players must have numbers from 1 to 30, so the Pyreths resumed using the number 22. |
| Maccabi (TA) | 12 | Meni Levy | Defender | 1999-2002 | During the Maccabi ( Tel Aviv ) match with Beitar (Jerusalem), Levi took the ball to his chest, gave a pass and after a while fell for no apparent reason. The players helped rise, but then he lost consciousness. Subsequently, a life support system was connected to it, after a while he was able to return home [31] . Since then confined to bed. |
| Santos | ten | Pele | Attack | 1956-1974 | The number was assigned to Pele, but then returned to circulation, as the CONMEBOL rules require that players in the club continental competitions be numbered from 1 to 25. |
| Universitario | 22 | Jose Luis Carranza | Midfielder | 1986-2004 | The club assigned the number to the player in 2005 , but after some time resumed issuing to the players in connection with the CONMEBOL rules establishing that players must have numbers from 1 to 25 in club continental competitions. |
| Dunfermline | four | Norry mccaty | Defender | 1996 | After the team captain was found dead at home as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning [32], the club did not give anyone his number. At that time, the Scottish clubs gave out the first 11 numbers to the players of the starting lineup, and until the end of the 1995-1996 season, Dunfermline used the number 12 in the starting lineup. Subsequently, the club returned to issuing the 4th number to one of its players. |
| Stabекk | 7 | Christer Basma | Central defender | 1995-1998 | In recognition of his services to the club, the number was assigned to a football player [33] . Room use was resumed before the 2004 season when Henning Hauger received it. |
| America | ten | Cuautemanque Blanco | Attack | 1992-1997, 1998-2000, 2002-2004, 2005-2007 | The number has been withdrawn from circulation for a five-year period beginning in June 2007 . However, according to the CONMEBOL rules, which stipulate that in continental club competitions, players must be numbered from 1 to 25, in the South American Cup 2007 a T-shirt with No. 10 was issued to Leonin Pineda . |
| WANL Tigres | 7 | Jeronimo Barbadillo | Midfielder | 1977-1982 | Number 7 "Tigers" forever assigned to Barbadillo in recognition of his merits. However, in connection with the requirements of CONMEBOL, in some cases it is assigned to existing players. In the Libertadores Cup 2005, Claudio Nunez performed under this number, and in 2006 - Walter Gaitan . |
| Seville | sixteen | Antonio Puerta | Extreme defender , extreme midfielder | 2004-2007 | Formally, the number is assigned to Puerta with the condition that if his son becomes a Sevilla footballer, he will be able to get his father’s number [34] . Later, this decision was canceled due to the fact that the Spanish Football Federation restricted the use of player numbers in the application to the first 25 numbers and forbade anyone to assign numbers in the specified range. |
| Olympic Lyon | 17 | Marc-Vivienne Foeh | Midfielder | 2000-2002 | The number was withdrawn from circulation in 2003. In the 2008/2009 season, the number 17 was received by compatriot Foe - Jean Macun . |
| Vasco da Gama | eleven | Romario | Attack | 1985-1987, 2000-2001, 2005-2006, 2007-2008 | The new president of Vasco da Gama subsequently quashed the decision. [35] |
| Leeds United | 17 | Massimo Cellino | The owner of Leeds United withdrew the number “17” from circulation in 2014 due to personal prejudices (Italians consider the number 17 to be unlucky). | ||
| Ferencvaros | one | Gyula Grosic | Goalkeeper | Grosic never played for Ferencvaros, but at the age of 82 he signed a contract with the club, and after his death in 2014 he was assigned the number 1 in the club. | |
| Espanyol | 21 | Dani Harke | Defender | 2002-2009 | Starting from the 2016/17 season, only a club pupil who will break into the first team can wear a T-shirt with the number “21”. |
| Liberia | 14 | George Weah | attack | Since September 2018, the number "14", under which Bea played most of his career, has been withdrawn from the national team due to special merits to the country. |
Notes
- ↑ Tipping point. Top 5 scary head injuries in football (rus.)
- ↑ Rostov fans were assigned their number (inaccessible link) . Of. website of FC Rostov (March 23, 2009). Archived March 25, 2009.
- ↑ Remembering Ray - Number 31 , Queens Park Rangers FC Official Website (August 28, 2007). Archived July 5, 2008. Date of appeal May 25, 2009.
- ↑ Pools retire Maidens' number 25 . BBC News . Date of treatment October 29, 2007. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ BATE forever withdrew Dmitry Likhtarovich’s game number from circulation
- ↑ T-shirt under the arches of the Borisov-Arena. BATE has beautifully completed Rodionov’s playing career
- ↑ “WOLFSBURG” ATTACHED NUMBER 19 FOR A TRAGICALLY DIED FOOTBALL PLAYER
- ↑ Brescia in lutto (Italian) . RAI Sport . Date of treatment September 9, 2006. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Italy 2-0 Russia . Channel 4 . Date of treatment September 9, 2006. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Chievo honor Mayele . BBC News . Date of treatment September 9, 2006. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Legends - Franco Baresi . Planet World Cup . Date of treatment September 9, 2006. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Aldair says arrivederci to Genoa . ATL World Cup Soccer . Date of treatment September 9, 2006.
- ↑ LEGEND No. 14 . FC Shakhtar Press Office Karaganda . Date of appeal May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Retira America el 10 del Cuauh como tributo . El Universal . Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Former Sheriff captain Vazha Tarkhnishvili is uncomfortable as sports director Archived on April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Vazha Tarkhnishvili became the sports director of “Sheriff”
- ↑ On April 18 2007, AFC Ajax decided to retire the number 14 shirt in honor of Johan Cruijff and in celebration of his 60th birthday
- ↑ Utrecht defender honored unopened . Sports Network Date of September 9, 2006
- ↑ NTB . FFK freder Enerlys draktnummer (Nor.) , Dagbladet (10 August 2007). Date of treatment 2007-08-13 .
- ↑ A death brings fear to the field . International Herald Tribune . Date of treatment September 9, 2006. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ 61st number retired from Rubin
- ↑ Nantes took out the 9th issue, under which Sala played , sports.ru (February 8, 2019).
- ↑ Alexander Dzhumaev. Nantes Football Club retired the number under which Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash, spoke . Komsomolskaya Pravda website (February 8, 2019). Date of treatment May 7, 2019.
- ↑ Marseille will withdraw from circulation No. 28th number, under which Valbuena played
- ↑ Utrecht defender probably died of heart attack . Sports Network Date of September 9, 2006
- ↑ 80-talets sista allsvenska skägg . kffsnack . Date of treatment August 25, 2007. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Númer Stefáns hjá Norrköping aldrei notað aftur ( unopened ) . Vísir.is . Date of treatment October 23, 2007. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Viva, the king! (inaccessible link) . Website of FC Rostov . Date of treatment February 1, 2008. Archived March 30, 2008.
- ↑ Application of FC Rostov for the 2011/12 season . The official site of the Premier League . Date of treatment April 3, 2011. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ Maldini shirt waits for 3G , Channel 4 (May 26, 2007). Date of treatment May 26, 2007.
- ↑ Levi continues rehab at home . Eternal-Allegiance . Date of treatment January 26, 2007. Archived March 4, 2012.
- ↑ NMBF Profile unspecified (inaccessible link) . Norrie McCathie Benevolent Fund . Date of treatment January 26, 2007. Archived on September 29, 2007.
- ↑ Stabæk - Rosenborg match report (Nor.) (Link not available) . Stabæk IF official site . Date of treatment March 17, 2007. Archived September 27, 2007.
- ↑ SDel Nido announces Sevilla will retire number 16 , Marca (September 1, 2007). Date of treatment September 1, 2007.
- ↑ Vasco honor Romario by retiring number 11 shirt . ESPN Soccernet . Date of treatment September 9, 2006. Archived March 4, 2012.