2014 WORLD CUP PREVIEw

About the CIES Football Observatory

The CIES Football Observatory is a unique project initiated in 2005 by Drs Raffaele Poli and Loc Ravenel under the name of the Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO). Since 2011 it is one of the cornerstones of the broader CIES Sports Observatory project, dedicated to the statistical analysis of sport in all its diversity. Two annual reports are published for football. In January, the Demographic Study presents an in-depth analysis of club composition and player characteristics in 31 top division leagues of UEFA member countries. In June, the Annual Review analyses clubs and players in the big-5 European leagues from a demographic, economic and pitch performance perspective. Methodological rigour coupled with a deep knowledge of football guarantee high quality analyses at competitive rates. For more information: www.football-observatory.com

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Foreword
The 20th FIFA World Cup will start on 12th June in Brazil and will generate huge media interest. The CIES Football Observatory is now pleased to be able to present new and exclusive data on the 32 teams who will be taking part in this mega event with the 2014 World Cup Preview. This new Football Observatory report analyses the profile of players used by each national team during the qualification process. For Brazil, we took into account footballers employed in friendly matches played during the qualification phase and in the Confederations Cup. The average age of players on the pitch for teams that qualified was 27.2. The oldest team was Australia (30.2 years), while the youngest was Nigeria (24.2). The average age on the pitch of European nations varies from 28.6 years for Italy and Russia to 24.7 for Belgium. The youngest player fielded was Fabrice Olinga (16.8 years during the match between Cameroon and Togo on 23/03/2013), while the oldest was Mark Schwarzer (40.7 years during the Australia v. Iraq match on 18/06/2013). The employer club whose footballers played the most minutes during World Cup qualification matches was Real Madrid (10,549 minutes), followed by FC Barcelona (9,549) and Bayern Munich (9,351). The first non-European club, Esteghlal FC of Iran (5,061 minutes), ranked only 14th. This finding reflects both the over-representation of European teams in the World Cup and the high concentration of top level players in the most competitive European leagues. In total, 48.9% of World Cup qualification minutes were played by footballers under contract with top division clubs in England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France. All national teams qualified fielded players employed by big-5 league clubs. However, the percentage of minutes played by big-5 league footballers was below 25% for Australia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Iran, South Korea and Russia. These nations will most probably struggle to qualify for the knockout stages. Only about one third of the qualification minutes were played by footballers playing in domestic leagues. This percentage was 0% for Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. The percentage was also under 5% for Uruguay, Bosnia, Ghana and Belgium. At the opposite end of the spectrum, domestic league based footballers played 100% of minutes in the English side. All other qualified nations fielded at least one player under contract with a foreign team. We hope that you will enjoy the new statistics presented in our 2014 World Cup Preview and we stay at your disposal for more analysis.

Player
Neymar Paulinho David Luiz Jlio Csar Dani Alves Oscar Thiago Silva Luiz Gustavo Marcelo Vieira Hulk Fred Chaves Dante Bonfim Hernanes J Alves Maxwell Scherrer Maicon Douglas Ramires Fernando Lucas Jefferson de Oliveira Ancio Bernard Lucas Moura Anderson Dede Jean Raphael Ronaldinho Diego Cavalieri Rver Humberto Andr Santos Jdson Rodrigues Alexandre Pato Ralf de Souza Filipe Lus Lucas Leiva Kak Leandro Damio Leandro Victor Robinho Henrique Adriano Willian Borges Adriano Correia

Club(s)*
Santos FC (BRA), Barcelona (ESP) Corinthians (BRA), Tottenham (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) QPR (ENG) Barcelona (ESP) Chelsea (ENG) PSG (FRA) Bayern Mnchen (GER), Wolfsburg (GER) Real Madrid (ESP) Zenit (RUS) Fluminense (BRA) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Lazio (ITA) Atltico Mineiro (BRA) PSG (FRA) Roma (ITA) Chelsea (ENG) Grmio (BRA), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Botafogo (BRA) Atltico Mineiro (BRA), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) PSG (FRA) Vasco da Gama (BRA), Cruzeiro (BRA) Fluminense (BRA) Atltico Mineiro (BRA) Fluminense (BRA) Atltico Mineiro (BRA) Grmio (BRA) So Paulo FC (BRA) Corinthians (BRA) Corinthians (BRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Liverpool (ENG) Real Madrid (ESP) SC Internacional (BRA) Atltico Mineiro (BRA) Milan (ITA) SE Palmeiras (BRA) Chelsea (ENG) Barcelona (ESP) So Paulo FC (BRA) So Paulo FC (BRA) Santos FC (BRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Atltico Mineiro (BRA) PSG (FRA) SE Palmeiras (BRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Botafogo (BRA)

Min
1,594 1,311 1,306 1,170 1,149 1,085 1,064 1,062 871 851 833 554 521 454 427

2013 Friendlies and Confederation Cup: 19 matchs - 48 players

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 62.0% Brazil 26.98 48.9% World Cup participants Brazil 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

347 338 292 270 250 235 223 216 214 180 180 180 175 171 158 143 130 106 102 90 83 71 70 70 66 46 44 33 31 18 12 11 3

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

30.8% Brazil 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Chelsea (ENG) Barcelona (ESP) PSG (FRA) Fluminense (BRA) Bayern (GER) QPR (ENG) Corinthians (BRA) 2,799 1,815 1,744 1,229 1,187 1,170 1,100 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Santos FC (BRA) Atltico Mineiro (BRA) Real Madrid (ESP) Zenit (RUS) Tottenham (ENG) Lazio (ITA) Grmio (BRA) 1,042 1,023 977 851 540 521 438

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Brazil....................... 5,800 2. England.................. 4,639 3. Spain...................... 2,979 4. France.................... 1,744 5. Germany................. 1,616

BRaZiL

Lourenco Osvaldo Luis Fabiano Marcos Arouca Diego Costa Marcos Rocha Marquinhos Leandro Oliveira Joo Miranda Matheus Dria

GROUp A

5,800 (BRA)

230 (UKR)
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Number of minutes

* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

Player
Stipe Pletikosa Mario Manduki Darijo Srna Luka Modri Ivan Rakiti Vedran orluka Josip imuni Ivan Strini Ivan Perii Eduardo da Silva Dejan Lovren Ognjen Vukojevi Ivica Oli Mateo Kovai Domagoj Vida Gordon Schildenfeld Niko Kranjcar Nikica Jelavi Danijel Pranji Jorge Sammir Nikola Kalini Milan Badelj ime Vrsaljko Josip Radoevi Ivo Ilievi Ante Rebi Leon Benko

Club(s)*
Rostov (RUS) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Real Madrid (ESP) Sevilla (ESP) Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) Dortmund (GER), Wolfsburg (GER) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Lyon (FRA), Southampton (ENG) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Wolfsburg (GER) Internazionale (ITA) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Dinamo Moskva (RUS), PAOK (GRE) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), QPR (ENG) Everton (ENG) Panathinaikos (GRE) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) Hamburger (GER) Genoa (ITA) Hajduk Split (CRO) Hamburger (GER) Fiorentina (ITA) Rijeka (CRO)

Min
1,080 993 990 984 829 801 800 765 692 430 414 404 402 375 311

WC 2014 qualifying round: 12 matches - 27 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 43.9% Croatia 28.17 48.9% World Cup participants Croatia 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

268 204 183 180 177 143 142 90 78 47 33 3

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

10.0% Croatia 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Shakhtar (UKR) Din. Zagreb (CRO) Rostov (RUS) Bayern (GER) Real Madrid (ESP) Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) Sevilla (ESP) 1,420 1,108 1,080 993 984 908 829 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Lok. Moskva (RUS) Wolfsburg (GER) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Internazionale (ITA) Dortmund (GER) Southampton (ENG) Hamburger (GER) 801 739 706 375 355 270 189

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Ukraine................... 3,034 2. Germany................. 2,276 3. Russia..................... 2,015 4. Spain...................... 1,813 5. Croatia.................... 1,189

GROUp A

CRoaTia

3034 (UKR) 144 (FRA)

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Number of minutes

* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

Player
Javier Hernndez Francisco Rodrguez Andrs Guardado Hctor Moreno Jos Zavala Carlos Salcido Jos de Jesus Corona Oribe Peralta Severo Meza Jorge Torres Giovani dos Santos Javier Aquino Carlos Pea Miguel Layn Rafael Mrquez Guillermo Ochoa Diego Reyes ngel Reyna Gerardo Torrado Pablo Barrera Aldo de Nigris Paul Aguilar Raul Jimnez Christian Gimnez Hctor Herrera Hugo Ayala Juan Medina Moises Muoz Juan Valenzuela Fernando Arce Jorge Enrquez Gerardo Flores Hiram Mier Antonio Sinha Luis Montes Israel Jimnez Adrin Aldrete Joel Huiqui

Club(s)*
Man. United (ENG) Stuttgart (GER), Amrica (MEX) La Corua (ESP), Valencia (ESP) Espanyol (ESP) Monterrey (MEX) Tigres de la UANL (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) Santos Laguna (MEX) Monterrey (MEX) Tigres de la UANL (MEX) Tottenham (ENG), Mallorca (ESP), Villarreal (ESP) Cruz Azul (MEX), Villarreal (ESP) Club Len (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Club Len (MEX) Ajaccio (FRA) Amrica (MEX), Porto (POR) Monterrey (MEX), Club Pachuca (MEX), Veracruz (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) Real Zaragoza (ESP), Cruz Azul (MEX) Monterrey (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) Club Pachuca (MEX), Porto (POR) Tigres de la UANL (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Club Tijuana (MEX) CD Guadalajara (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) Monterrey (MEX) Deportivo Toluca (MEX) Club Len (MEX) Tigres de la UANL (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Monarcas Morelia (MEX) Monterrey (MEX) Deportivo Toluca (MEX) Tigres de la UANL (MEX) Santos Laguna (MEX) Chiapas (MEX) Atlas Guadalajara (MEX) CD Guadalajara (MEX) CD Guadalajara (MEX) Deportivo Toluca (MEX) Amrica (MEX)

Min
1,227 1,170 1,149 1,080 1,072 1,067 900 889 846 756 721 707 393 360 360

WC 2014 qualifying round: 18 matches - 48 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 29.3% Mexico 27.50 48.9% World Cup participants Mexico 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

360 360 300 297 276 273 270 250 226 202 189 180 180 180 179 141 138 118 118 117 111 90 90 90 90 87 58 47 34 24 22 17 9

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

66.8% Mexico 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Monterrey (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Tigres UANL (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) Man. United (ENG) Espanyol (ESP) Valencia (ESP) 2,557 2,329 2,210 1,925 1,227 1,080 992 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Santos Laguna (MEX) Club Len (MEX) Villarreal (ESP) Stuttgart (GER) Ajaccio (FRA) Mallorca (ESP) Club Pachuca (MEX) 947 870 740 540 360 318 230

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Mexico.................. 11,909 2. Spain...................... 3,440 3. England.................. 1,356 4. Germany.................... 540 5. France....................... 360

MeXico

Jonathan Orozco Alfredo Talavera Elas Hernndez Alonso Escoboza Edgar Andrade Omar Bravo Marco Fabian Aldo De Nigris Isac Brizuela Jess Molina

11,909 (MEX)

GROUp A

215 (POR)
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Number of minutes

* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

Player
Alexandre Song Aurlien Chedjou Nicolas N'Koulou Charles-Hubert Itandje Eyong Enoh Stphane Mbia Dany Nounkeu Benjamin Moukandjo Jol Matip Henri Bedimo Jean II Makoun Samuel Eto'o Eric Choupo Moting Leonard Kweuke Vincent Aboubakar Landry N'Guemo Benot Assou-Ekotto Carlos Kameni Georges Mandjeck Pierre Web Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik Yannick N'Djeng Benot Angbwa Gatan Bong Jacques Zoua Allan Nyom Achille Emana Edgard Salli Fabrice Olinga Mohammodou Idrissou Matthew Mbuta

Club(s)*
Arsenal (ENG), Barcelona (ESP) Lille (FRA), Galatasaray (TUR) Marseille (FRA) Atromitos (GRE), Konyaspor (TUR) Fulham (ENG), Ajax (NED) Marseille (FRA), QPR (ENG), Sevilla (ESP) Gaziantepspor (TUR), Galatasaray (TUR) Nancy (FRA) Schalke 04 (GER) Montpellier (FRA) Rennes (FRA) Anzhi (RUS), Chelsea (ENG) Mainz 05 (GER) Sparta Praha (CZE) Valenciennes (FRA) Bordeaux (FRA) Tottenham (ENG), QPR (ENG) Mlaga (ESP) Auxerre (FRA) Fenerbahe (TUR) Rennes (FRA) Esprance Tunis (TUN), Sion (SUI) Rostov (RUS) Olympiacos (GRE) Basel (SUI), Hamburger (GER) Granada (ESP) Al Wasl (UAE) Monaco (FRA) Mlaga (ESP) Kaiserslautern (GER) Syrianska (SWE)

Min
632 630 630 540 450 440 426 414 406 360 330 325 297 286 197

WC 2014 qualifying round: 8 matches - 31 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 66.5% Cameroon 26.54 48.9% World Cup participants Cameroun 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

184 180 180 180 153 111 96 90 90 74 69 56 53 22 13 6

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

0.0% Cameroon 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Marseille (FRA) Galatasaray (TUR) Barcelona (ESP) Rennes (FRA) Nancy (FRA) Schalke 04 (GER) Montpellier (FRA) 810 606 452 441 414 406 360 . 9. 10. 11. . . 14. Lille (FRA) Mainz 05 (GER) Sparta Praha (CZE) Ajax (NED) Atromitos (GRE) Konyaspor (TUR) Chelsea (ENG) 360 297 286 270 270 270 240

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. France.................... 2,999 2. Turkey..................... 1,119 3. England..................... 882 4. Spain......................... 881 5. Germany.................... 746

GROUp A

CameRooN

2,999 (FRA) 138 (SUI)

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Number of minutes

* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

Player
Sergio Ramos Sergio Busquets Andrs Iniesta Xavi Hernndez Pedro Rodrguez lvaro Arbeloa Jordi Alba Iker Casillas Gerard Piqu Francesc Fbregas Xabi Alonso David Silva Vctor Valds Santi Cazorla David Villa lvaro Negredo Jess Navas Nacho Monreal Juanfran Torres Koke Resurreccin Ral Albiol Alberto Moreno Roberto Soldado Mario Surez Michu Prez Juan Mata Fernando Torres Isco Alarcn

Club(s)*
Real Madrid (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Man. City (ENG) Barcelona (ESP) Arsenal (ENG) Barcelona (ESP), Atltico Madrid (ESP) Sevilla (ESP), Man. City (ENG) Sevilla (ESP), Man. City (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP), Napoli (ITA) Sevilla (ESP) Valencia (ESP) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Swansea (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Real Madrid (ESP)

Min
700 597 595 592 562 490 450 450 450 435 360 313 270 248 195

WC 2014 qualifying round: 8 matches - 28 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 100.0% Spain 27.91 48.9% World Cup participants Spain 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

167 154 136 130 120 110 90 90 90 57 46 15 8

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

85.2% Spain 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Man. City (ENG) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Arsenal (ENG) Sevilla (ESP) Valencia (ESP) 4,091 2,028 580 395 384 144 90 . Napoli (ITA) 9. Chelsea (ENG) 10. Swansea (ENG) 90 61 57

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 3 1. Spain...................... 6,748 2. England.................. 1,082 3. Italy.............................. 90

SPaiN

GROUp B

6,748 (ESP)

90 (ITA)
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Number of minutes

* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

Player
Kevin Strootman Jeremain Lens Robin van Persie Daryl Janmaat Bruno Martins Ron Vlaar Arjen Robben Wesley Sneijder Rafael van der Vaart Daley Blind Stefan de Vrij Jetro Willems Nigel de Jong Luciano Narsingh Maarten Stekelenburg Michel Vorm John Heitinga Jordy Clasie Ricardo van Rhijn Ruben Schaken Stijn Schaars Kenneth Vermeer Jonathan de Guzmn Jeffrey Bruma Leroy Fer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Dirk Kuyt Jasper Cillessen Tim Krul Adam Maher Ibrahim Afellay Joris Mathijsen Urby Emanuelson Siem de Jong Memphis Depay Eljero Elia

Club(s)*
PSV (NED), Roma (ITA) PSV (NED), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Man. United (ENG) Feyenoord (NED) Feyenoord (NED) Aston Villa (ENG) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Internazionale (ITA), Galatasaray (TUR) Hamburger (GER) Ajax (NED) Feyenoord (NED) PSV (NED) Milan (ITA) PSV (NED) Roma (ITA) Swansea (ENG) Everton (ENG) Feyenoord (NED) Ajax (NED) Feyenoord (NED) PSV (NED) Ajax (NED) Swansea (ENG) PSV (NED) Twente (NED), Norwich (ENG) Schalke 04 (GER) Fenerbahe (TUR) Ajax (NED) Newcastle (ENG) Alkmaar (NED), PSV (NED) Schalke 04 (GER) Feyenoord (NED) Milan (ITA) Ajax (NED) PSV (NED) Werder Bremen (GER)

Min
773 748 689 676 650 544 540 474 371 360 337 301 270 270 270

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 36 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 42.5% The Netherlands 25.81 48.9% World Cup participants The Netherlands 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

270 266 244 224 197 180 180 175 157 139 134 128 90 90 72 33 26 16 4 1 1

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

49.8% The Netherlands 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Feyenoord (NED) PSV (NED) Ajax (NED) Man. United (ENG) Aston Villa (ENG) Bayern (GER) Roma (ITA) 2,130 1,877 858 689 544 540 531 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Swansea (ENG) Hamburger (GER) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Galatasaray (TUR) Milan (ITA) Everton (ENG) Internazionale (ITA) 445 371 336 294 286 266 180

THe NeTHeRLaNDs

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. The Netherlands..... 4,933 2. England.................. 2,133 3. Germany................. 1,079 4. Italy............................ 997 5. Turkey........................ 422

GROUp B

4,933 (ESP)

336 (UKR)
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Number of minutes

* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

Player
Alexis Snchez Gary Medel Arturo Vidal Marcelo Daz Eduardo Vargas Eugenio Mena Matas Fernndez Gonzalo Jara Humberto Suazo Jean Beausejour Jos Manuel Rojas Charles Aranguiz Jorge Valdivia Pablo Contreras Waldo Ponce Osvaldo Gonzalez Carlos Carmona Esteban Paredes Miguel Pinto Matas Campos David Pizarro Mark Gonzlez Sebastin Pinto Junior Fernndes Felipe Seymour Mauricio Pinilla Francisco Silva Luis Figueroa Milovan Mirosevic Nicols Castillo Felipe Gutirrez Gustavo Canales Cristbal Jorquera ngelo Henrquez Braulio Leal

Club(s)*
Barcelona (ESP) Sevilla (ESP), Cardiff (ENG) Juventus (ITA) Universidad de Chile (CHI), Basel (SUI) Universidad de Chile (CHI), Napoli (ITA), Grmio (BRA) Universidad de Chile (CHI), Santos FC (BRA) Sporting CP (POR), Fiorentina (ITA) WBA (ENG), Nottingham (ENG) Monterrey (MEX) Birmingham (ENG), Wigan (ENG) Universidad de Chile (CHI) Universidad de Chile (CHI) SE Palmeiras (BRA) PAOK (GRE), Olympiacos (GRE) Cruz Azul (MEX) Universidad de Chile (CHI) Atalanta (ITA) Colo Colo (CHI), Atlante (MEX) Atlas Guadalajara (MEX) Audax Italiano (CHI) Fiorentina (ITA) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Bursaspor (TUR) Leverkusen (GER) Genoa (ITA) Palermo (ITA), Cagliari (ITA) Osasuna (ESP) O'Higgins (CHI) Universidad Catolica (CHI) Universidad Catolica (CHI) Twente (NED) Universidad de Chile (CHI) Genoa (ITA) Real Zaragoza (ESP) Unin Espaola (CHI)

Min
1,072 1,024 988 961 909 885 743 666 523 517 517 515 403 385 360

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 38 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 51.0% Chili 27.07 48.9% World Cup participants Chili 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

270 266 261 180 109 122 97 85 68 68 63 57 41 32 20 20 18 9 6 2

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

17.1% Chili 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Universid. Chile (CHI) Juventus (ITA) Real Sociedad (ESP) Real Valladolid (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Sevilla (ESP) Basel (SUI) 2,447 1,733 1,260 1,091 1,072 754 720 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Grmio (BRA) Monterrey (MEX) WBA (ENG) Fiorentina (ITA) Sporting CP (POR) SE Palmeiras (BRA) Wigan (ENG) 579 523 486 438 427 403 373

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Spain...................... 4,240 2. Italy......................... 3,020 3. Chile....................... 2,709 4. England.................. 1,453 5. Mexico.................... 1,266

GROUp B

CHiLi

4,240 (ESP)

389 (GRE)
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Player
Lucas Neill Mark Schwarzer Luke Wilkshire Matt McKay Brett Holman Carl Valeri Tim Cahill Sasa Ognenovski Matthew piranovi Robbie Kruse Mile Jedinak Alex Brosque Mark Bresciano Joshua Kennedy Mark Milligan Brett Emerton David Carney Jade North Tommy Oar Michael Zullo Harry Kewell Archie Thompson Rhys Williams Robert Cornthwaite Adam Federici Neil Kilkenny Michael Thwaite James Troisi James Holland Tomas Rogi Nikita Rukavytsya Dario Vidoi Nick Carle

Club(s)*
Al Jazeera (UAE), Al Wasl (UAE), Sydney (AUS) Fulham (ENG) Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Rangers (SCO), Busan I'Park (KOR), Changchun Yatai (CHN) Alkmaar (NED), Aston Villa (ENG) Sassuolo (ITA) Everton (ENG), NY Red Bulls (USA) Seongnam Ilhwa (KOR), Umm Salal (QAT) Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN), Al Arabi (KUW) Fortuna Dsseldorf (GER) Crystal Palace (ENG) Shimizu S-Pulse (JPN), Al Ain (UAE) Al Gharrafa (QAT), Al Nasr (UAE) Nagoya Grampus (JPN) JEF United (JPN), Melbourne Victory (AUS) Sydney (AUS) Bunyodkor (UZB) Consadole Sapporo (JPN) Utrecht (NED) Utrecht (NED) Melbourne Victory (AUS) Melbourne Victory (AUS) Middlesbrough (ENG) Chunnam Dragons (KOR) Reading (ENG) Bristol City (ENG) Perth Glory (AUS) Kayserispor (TUR) Austria Wien (AUT) Celtic (SCO) Hertha Berlin (GER) Adelaide United (AUS) Sydney (AUS)

Min
1,170 1,170 1,163 1,143 897 720 692 644 608 592 584 546 533 456 408

WC 2014 qualifying round: 14 matches - 33 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 16.1% Australia 30.21 48.9% World Cup participants Australia 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

360 278 270 264 256 204 152 146 90 90 90 90 62 53 48 27 21 3

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

10.3% Australia 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. . 5. 6. 7. Fulham (ENG) Din. Moskva (RUS) Al Jazeera (UAE) Sassuolo (ITA) Melbourne Vict. (AUS) Sydney (AUS) NY Red Bulls (USA) 1,170 1,163 720 720 686 633 618 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Fort. Dsseldorf (GER) Crystal Palace (ENG) Utrecht (NED) Aston Villa (ENG) Nagoya Grampus (JPN) Rangers (SCO) Urawa Red D. (JPN) 592 584 520 459 456 450 442

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. England.................. 2,613 2. Japan...................... 1,537 3. Australia.................. 1,430 4. UAE........................ 1,348 5. Russia..................... 1,163

GROUp B

AUsTRaLia

2,613 (ENG) 278 (UZB)

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Player
David Ospina Pablo Armero James Rodrguez Radamel Falcao Camilo Ziga Mario Yepes Luis Perea Teofilo Gutierrez Abel Aguilar Carlos Snchez Macnelly Torres Juan Cuadrado Fredy Guarn Carlos Valds Edwin Valencia Dorlan Pabn Aquivaldo Mosquera Jackson Martnez Aldo Ramirez Gustavo Bolvar Stefan Medina Cristian Zapata Carlos Bacca Santiago Arias Adrin Ramos Gerardo Vallejo Elkin Soto Dayro Moreno Alexander Meja Carlos Quintero Luis Muriel Juan Quintero Diego Char Diego Arias

Club(s)*
Nice (FRA) Udinese (ITA), Napoli (ITA) Porto (POR), Monaco (FRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP), Monaco (FRA) Napoli (ITA) Milan (ITA), Atalanta (ITA) Atltico Madrid (ESP), Cruz Azul (MEX) Racing Club, River Plate (ARG), Atletico Jr (COL), Cruz Azul (MEX) Hrcules (ESP), La Corua (ESP), Toulouse (FRA) Valenciennes (FRA), Elche (ESP) Atltico Nacional (COL), Al-Shabab (KSA) Lecce (ITA), Fiorentina (ITA) Porto (POR), Internazionale (ITA) Philadelphia Union (USA), Santa Fe (COL) Fluminense (BRA) Atltico Nacional (COL) Amrica (MEX) Chiapas (MEX), Porto (POR) Monarcas Morelia (MEX) Deportes Tolima (COL) Atltico Nacional (COL) Milan (ITA) Club Brugge (BEL), Sevilla (ESP) PSV (NED) Hertha Berlin (GER) Deportes Tolima (COL) Mainz 05 (GER) Club Tijuana (MEX) Atltico Nacional (COL) Santos Laguna (MEX) Udinese (ITA) Porto (POR) Portland Timbers (USA) PAOK (GRE) Deportes Tolima (COL)

Min
1,440 1,271 1,265 1,091 1,045 1,036 972 861 824 821 640 616 500 450 444

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 35 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 60.3% Columbia 27.37 48.9% World Cup participants Colombia 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

379 360 315 261 180 136 116 104 90 90 90 79 58 55 28 26 24 19 13 13

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

11.8% Columbia 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Napoli (ITA) Nice (FRA) Porto (POR) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Atltico Nacional (COL) Milan (ITA) Cruz Azul (MEX) 1,596 1,440 1,238 1,216 1,054 882 773 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Udinese (ITA) Monaco (FRA) Fiorentina (ITA) Valenciennes (FRA) La Corua (ESP) Fluminense (BRA) Amrica (MEX) 746 630 520 488 485 444 360

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Italy......................... 4,449 2. France.................... 2,730 3. Spain...................... 2,290 4. Colombia................ 1,867 5. Mexico.................... 1,647

CoLombia

Christian Marrugo

GROUp C

4,449 (ITA) 405 (ARG)

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* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

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Player
Orestis Karnezis S. Papastathopoulos Vasilis Torosidis Kostas Katsouranis Georgios Samaras Alexandros Tziolis Giannis Maniatis Konstantinos Mitroglou Dimitris Salpingidis Jos Holebas Dimitrios Siovas Giorgos Karagounis Theofanis Gekas Nikos Spyropoulos Sotiris Ninis L. Christodoulopoulos Kostas Fortounis Konstantinos Manolas K. Papadopoulos Giorgos Tzavellas Loukas Vyntra Panagiotis Kone Avraam Papadopoulos Stelios Malezas Panagiotis Tachtsidis Andreas Samaris Giorgos Fotakis Charalampos Mavrias Dimitris Papadopoulos Stefanos Athanasiadis Ioannis Fetfatzidis

Club(s)*
Panathinaikos (GRE), Granada (ESP) Werder Bremen (GER), Dortmund (GER) Olympiacos (GRE), Roma (ITA) Panathinaikos (GRE), PAOK (GRE) Celtic (SCO) APOEL (CYP), PAOK (GRE) Olympiacos (GRE) Olympiacos (GRE) PAOK (GRE) Olympiacos (GRE) Olympiacos (GRE) Fulham (ENG) Levante (ESP), Akhisar Belediyespor (TUR), Konyaspor (TUR) Panathinaikos (GRE) Parma (ITA), PAOK (GRE) Bologna (ITA) Kaiserslautern (GER) Olympiacos (GRE) Schalke 04 (GER) Monaco (FRA), PAOK (GRE) Levante (ESP) Bologna (ITA) Olympiacos (GRE) Fortuna Dsseldorf (GER) Catania (ITA) Olympiacos (GRE) PAOK (GRE) Panathinaikos (GRE) Atromitos (GRE) PAOK (GRE) Genoa (ITA)

Min
1,080 990 972 891 811 783 775 657 631 586 516 456 405 360 343

WC 2014 qualifying round: 12 matches - 31 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 32.7% Greece 27.97 48.9% World Cup participants Greece 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

295 239 190 180 164 108 92 90 67 67 65 14 10 6 4 2

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

53.1% Greece 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. . Olympiacos (GRE) PAOK (GRE) Panathinaikos (GRE) Celtic (SCO) Roma (ITA) Granada (ESP) Werder Bremen (GER) 3,239 1,605 1,445 811 612 540 540 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Fulham (ENG) Dortmund (GER) APOEL (CYP) Levante (ESP) Bologna (ITA) Kaiserslautern (GER) Schalke 04 (GER) 456 450 423 394 387 239 180

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Greece.................... 6,295 2. Germany................. 1,476 3. Italy......................... 1,245 4. Spain......................... 934 5. Scotland..................... 811

GReece

GROUp C

6,295 (GRE)

423 (CYP)
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* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

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Player
Copa Barry Gervinho Kouassi Salomon Kalou Yaya Tour Cheick Tiot Didier Zokora Didier Drogba Serge Aurier Arthur Boka Jean-Jacques Gosso Souleymane Bamba Geoffroy Serey Die Kolo Tour Benjamin Angoua Siaka Tin Christian Romaric Wilfried Bony Kafoumba Coulibaly Igor Lolo Lacina Traor Didier Ya Konan Giovanni Sio Brice Dja Djdj Emmanuel Ebou Ousmane Viera Kader Keita Max-Alain Gradel Mathis Bolly Arouna Kon

Club(s)*
Lokeren (BEL) Arsenal (ENG), Roma (ITA) Chelsea (ENG), Lille (FRA) Man. City (ENG) Newcastle (ENG) Trabzonspor (TUR) Chelsea (ENG), Galatasaray (TUR) Toulouse (FRA) Stuttgart (GER) Orduspor (TUR), Genlerbirlii (TUR) Trabzonspor (TUR) Basel (SUI) Man. City (ENG), Liverpool (ENG) Valenciennes (FRA) PSG (FRA), Montpellier (FRA) Real Zaragoza (ESP), Bastia (FRA) Vitesse Arnhem (NED), Swansea (ENG) Nice (FRA) Kuban Krasnodar (RUS) Anzhi (RUS) Hannover 96 (GER) Sochaux (FRA), Basel (SUI) Evian TG (FRA) Galatasaray (TUR) Caykur Rizespor (TUR) Al Sadd (QAT) St-Etienne (FRA) Fortuna Dsseldorf (GER) Wigan (ENG)

Min
720 562 552 540 490 450 431 393 360 360 354 319 282 270 237

WC 2014 qualifying round: 8 matches - 29 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 58.6% Ivory Coast 28.82 48.9% World Cup participants Ivory Coast 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

219 189 180 180 167 119 95 90 90 90 73 49 44 15

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

0.0% Ivory Coast 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Trabzonspor (TUR) Man. City (ENG) Lokeren (BEL) Newcastle (ENG) Toulouse (FRA) Lille (FRA) Basel (SUI) 804 732 720 490 393 390 364 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. . 14. Stuttgart (GER) Galatasaray (TUR) Chelsea (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Valenciennes (FRA) Orduspor (TUR) Roma (ITA) 360 347 336 303 270 270 259

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. England.................. 1,983 2. France.................... 1,822 3. Turkey..................... 1,601 4. Belgium...................... 720 5. Germany.................... 523

GROUp C

IVoRY CoasT

1,983 (ENG) 259 (ITA)

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* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

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Player
Shinji Okazaki Eiji Kawashima Yasuhito Endo Yasuyuki Konno Makoto Hasebe Shinji Kagawa Maya Yoshida Yuto Nagatomo Atsuto Uchida Ryoichi Maeda Yuichi Komano Hiroshi Kiyotake Keisuke Honda Mike Havenaar Kengo Nakamura Masahiko Inoha Yuzo Kurihara Hiroki Sakai Hajime Hosogai Tadanari Lee Gotoku Sakai Shusaku Nishikawa Yosuke Kashiwagi Jungo Fujimoto Takashi Inui Yuki Abe Tomoaki Makino

Club(s)*
Stuttgart (GER) Lierse (BEL), Standard (BEL) Gamba Osaka (JPN) FC Tokyo (JPN), Gamba Osaka (JPN) Wolfsburg (GER) Dortmund (GER), Man. United (ENG) VVV (NED), Southampton (ENG) Internazionale (ITA) Schalke 04 (GER) Jubilo Iwata (JPN) Jubilo Iwata (JPN) Cerezo Osaka (JPN), Nrnberg (GER) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Vitesse Arnhem (NED) Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) Hajduk Split (CRO), Vissel Kobe (JPN), Jubilo Iwata (JPN) Yokohama Marinos (JPN) Hannover 96 (GER) Augsburg (GER), Leverkusen (GER) Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN), Southampton (ENG) Stuttgart (GER) Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) Nagoya Grampus (JPN) Bochum (GER), Frankfurt (GER) Leicester (ENG) Kln (GER)

Min
1,225 1,170 1,166 1,153 1,142 990 944 804 784 698 548 510 507 329 295

WC 2014 qualifying round: 14 matches - 27 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 44.7% Japan 27.20 48.9% World Cup participants Japan 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

288 235 229 218 207 105 90 60 59 48 46 9

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

35.1% Japan 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Gamba Osaka (JPN) Jubilo Iwata (JPN) Stuttgart (GER) Wolfsburg (GER) Internazionale (ITA) Schalke 04 (GER) Lierse (BEL) 1,869 1,336 1,330 1,142 804 784 720 . 9. 10. 11. . 13. 14. Dortmund (GER) VVV (NED) CSKA Moskva (RUS) FC Tokyo (JPN) Standard (BEL) Southampton (ENG) Vitesse (NED) 720 584 507 450 450 384 329

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Japan...................... 4,865 2. Germany................. 4,809 3. Belgium................... 1,170 4. The Netherlands........ 913 5. Italy............................ 804

GROUp C

JaPaN

4,865 (JPN)

507 (RUS)
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* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

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Player
Edison Cavani Diego Godn Fernando Muslera Egdio Ros Luis Surez Diego Lugano Maximiliano Pereira Cristian Rodrguez Diego Forlan Martn Cceres lvaro Pereira Diego Prez lvaro Gonzlez Gastn Ramrez Walter Gargano Marcelo Lodeiro Christian Stuani Jorge Fucile Andrs Scotti Jos Gimnez Martn Silva Mauricio Victorino Sebastin Coates Sebastin Eguren Diego Roln Matas Aguirregaray Washington Abreu lvaro Fernndez Abel Hernndez

Club(s)*
Napoli (ITA), PSG (FRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Galatasaray (TUR) Club Tijuana (MEX), Palermo (ITA), Chicago Fire (USA) Liverpool (ENG) PSG (FRA), Mlaga (ESP), WBA (ENG) Benfica (POR) Porto (POR), Atltico Madrid (ESP) Internazionale (ITA), SC Internacional (BRA) Sevilla (ESP), Juventus (ITA) Porto (POR), Internazionale (ITA) Bologna (ITA) Lazio (ITA) Bologna (ITA), Southampton (ENG) Internazionale (ITA), Parma (ITA) Botafogo (BRA) Espanyol (ESP) Porto (POR) Nacional (URU) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Olimpia Asuncin (PAR) Cruzeiro (BRA) Liverpool (ENG) Sporting Gijn (ESP), Club Libertad (PAR) Bordeaux (FRA) Pearol (URU) Botafogo (BRA) Seattle Sounders (USA) Palermo (ITA)

Min
1,511 1,440 1,440 1,423 1,418 1,312 1,304 949 946 891 793 721 631 489 463

WC 2014 qualifying round: 18 matches - 29 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 65.5% Uruguay 28.04 48.9% World Cup participants Uruguay 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

403 330 313 206 180 180 136 102 65 62 46 34 24 8

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

1.4% Uruguay 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Atltico Madrid (ESP) Liverpool (ENG) Galatasaray (TUR) Benfica (POR) PSG (FRA) Internazionale (ITA) Napoli (ITA) 2,501 1,520 1,440 1,304 1,124 1,030 979 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Bologna (ITA) Porto (POR) Lazio (ITA) SC Internacional (BRA) Juventus (ITA) Chicago Fire (USA) WBA (ENG) 809 743 631 624 621 540 450

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Italy......................... 4,697 2. Spain...................... 3,422 3. England.................. 2,371 4. Portugal.................. 2,047 5. Turkey..................... 1,440

GROUp D

URUgUaY

4,697 (ITA)

450 (MEX)
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* Club(s) at which the player was employed at the time of the matches

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Player
Geancarlo Gonzlez Keylor Navas Michael Umaa Joel Campbell Cristian Gamboa Alvaro Saborio Christian Bolaos Bryan Ruiz Bryan Oviedo Johnny Acosta Celso Borges Michael Barrantes Jose Cubero Roy Miller Yeltsin Tejeda Jos Salvatierra Randall Brenes Jnior Diz Ariel Rodriguez Cristopher Meneses Patrick Pemberton Ariel Rodrguez Oscar Rojas Diego Calvo Randall Azofeifa Gabriel Badilla Mauricio Castillo Pedro Leal Allen Guevara Osvaldo Rodriguez Jairo Arrieta Kenny Cunningham Rodney Wallace Porfirio Lpez Victor Nez Hiner Mora Carlos Johnson Juan Madrigal Kendall Waston

Club(s)*
Alajuelense (CRC), Valerenga Fotball (NOR) Levante (ESP) Comunicaciones (GUA), Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) Lorient (FRA), Real Betis (ESP), Olympiacos (GRE) Rosenborg (NOR) Real Salt Lake (USA) Kobenhavn (DEN) Fulham (ENG) Kobenhavn (DEN), Everton (ENG) Alajuelense (CRC), Dorados de Sinaloa (MEX) Fredrikstad (NOR), Solna (SWE) Aalesunds (NOR) Herediano (CRC) NY Red Bulls (USA) Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) Alajuelense (CRC) Xazar-Lankaran (AZE), Cartagines (CRC) Mainz 05 (GER) Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) Alajuelense (CRC), Norrkping (SWE) Alajuelense (CRC) Perez Zeledon (CRC) Herediano (CRC), La Piedad (MEX) Valerenga (NOR) Genlerbirlii (TUR) Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) Beln FC (CRC) Puntarenas (CRC) Alajuelense (CRC) Santos de Gupiles (CRC) Columbus Crew (USA) The Strongest (BOL) Portland Timbers (USA) Philadelphia Union (USA) Herediano (CRC) Honefoss (NOR) Cartagines (CRC) Santos de Gupiles (CRC) Perez Zeledon (CRC)

Min
1,260 1,260 1,053 1,025 1,001 981 952 841 792 724 721 646 608 544 437

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 39 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 24.1% Costa Rica 26.49 48.9% World Cup participants Costa Rica 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

411 371 360 270 180 180 180 178 166 90 90 82 73 58 58 57 49 43 31 20 17 11 11 9

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

28.8% Costa Rica 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Dep. Saprissa (CRC) Alajuelense (CRC) Valerenga (NOR) Levante (ESP) Kobenhavn (DEN) Rosenborg (NOR) Real Salt Lake (USA) 1,607 1,459 1,336 1,260 1,132 1,001 981 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Fulham (ENG) Herediano (CRC) Solna (SWE) Aalesunds (NOR) Everton (ENG) Real Betis (ESP) NY Red Bulls (USA) 841 762 665 646 612 570 544

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Costa Rica.............. 4,556 2. Norway................... 3,056 3. Spain...................... 1,830 4. USA........................ 1,656 5. England.................. 1,453

GROUp D

CosTa Rica

4,556 (CRC)

755 (SWE)
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17

Player
Joe Hart Steven Gerrard Phil Jagielka Leighton Baines Danny Welbeck Frank Lampard James Milner Wayne Rooney Tom Cleverley Gary Cahill Joleon Lescott Kyle Walker Michael Carrick Glen Johnson Ashley Cole Jermain Defoe Chris Smalling Daniel Sturridge Theo Walcott Andros Townsend Rickie Lambert Jack Wilshere Ashley Young John Terry Aaron Lennon Leon Osman Ross Barkley Scott Parker Jonjo Shelvey Ryan Bertrand Andrew Carroll

Club(s)*
Man. City (ENG) Liverpool (ENG) Everton (ENG) Everton (ENG) Man. United (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Man. City (ENG) Man. United (ENG) Man. United (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Man. City (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Man. United (ENG) Liverpool (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Man. United (ENG) Chelsea (ENG), Liverpool (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Southampton (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Man. United (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Everton (ENG) Everton (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Liverpool (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) West Ham (ENG)

Min
900 671 630 567 523 510 476 472 468 450 450 450 386 360 324

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 31 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 100.0% England 27.66 48.9% World Cup participants England 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain Arsenal (ENG)

Domestic league players

316 315 270 227 219 172 161 145 125 90 80 34 31 24 24 17 17

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

100.0% England 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Man. United (ENG) Man. City (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Liverpool (ENG) Everton (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) 2,244 1,826 1,404 1,261 1,262 1,041 688 8. Southampton (ENG) 9. West Ham (ENG) 161 17

Minutes per country of the employer club

ENgLaND

9,898 (ENG)

GROUp D

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Player
Andrea Pirlo Leonardo Bonucci Gianluigi Buffon Riccardo Montolivo Claudio Marchisio Andrea Barzagli Daniele De Rossi Pablo Osvaldo Giorgio Chiellini Ignazio Abate Mario Balotelli Antonio Candreva Christian Maggio Emanuele Giaccherini Lorenzo Insigne Sebastian Giovinco Thiago Motta Federico Balzaretti Manuel Pasqual Stephan El Shaarawy Alessandro Diamanti Davide Astori Federico Peluso Alberto Aquilani Alberto Gilardino Mattia Destro Mattia Cassani Domenico Criscito Morgan De Sanctis Mattia De Sciglio Lorenzo De Silvestri Federico Marchetti Antonio Nocerino Andrea Ranocchia Angelo Ogbonna Luca Antonelli Alessandro Florenzi Alessio Cerci Giampaolo Pazzini Giuseppe Rossi

Club(s)*
Juventus (ITA) Juventus (ITA) Juventus (ITA) Milan (ITA) Juventus (ITA) Juventus (ITA) Roma (ITA) Roma (ITA), Southampton (ENG) Juventus (ITA) Milan (ITA) Milan (ITA) Lazio (ITA) Napoli (ITA) Juventus (ITA), Sunderland (ENG) Napoli (ITA) Juventus (ITA) PSG (FRA) Roma (ITA) Fiorentina (ITA) Milan (ITA) Bologna (ITA) Cagliari (ITA) Juventus (ITA) Fiorentina (ITA) Bologna (ITA), Genoa (ITA) Roma (ITA) Fiorentina (ITA) Zenit (RUS) Napoli (ITA) Milan (ITA) Sampdoria (ITA) Lazio (ITA) Milan (ITA) Internazionale (ITA) Torino (ITA), Juventus (ITA) Genoa (ITA) Roma (ITA) Torino (ITA) Milan (ITA) Fiorentina (ITA)

Min
781 720 720 612 592 540 540 483 450 440 373 347 280 217 198

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 40 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 99.1% Italy 28.59 48.9% World Cup participants Italy 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

185 184 180 168 151 149 117 111 108 102 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 81 63 60 28 21 17

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

94.6% Italy 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Juventus (ITA) Milan (ITA) Roma (ITA) Napoli (ITA) Lazio (ITA) Fiorentina (ITA) Southampton (ENG) 4,256 1,777 1,175 568 437 383 188 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. . PSG (FRA) Genoa (ITA) Bologna (ITA) Cagliari (ITA) Torino (ITA) Zenit (RUS) Internazionale (ITA) 184 161 153 117 97 90 90

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 4 1. Italy......................... 9,304 2. England..................... 260 3. France....................... 184 4. Russia.......................... 90

ITaLY

9,366 (ITA)

GROUp D

260 (ENG)
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Player
Gkhan Inler Ricardo Rodrguez Steve Von Bergen Valon Behrami Xherdan Shaqiri Granit Xhaka Diego Benaglio Stefan Lichtsteiner Johan Djourou Valentin Stocker Haris Seferovi Tranquillo Barnetta Eren Derdiyok Fabian Schr Blerim Demaili Mario Gavranovi Michael Lang Yann Sommer Admir Mehmedi Philippe Senderos Reto Ziegler Josip Drmi Innocent Emeghara Gelson Fernandes Pajtim Kasami Timm Klose

Club(s)*
Napoli (ITA) Wolfsburg (GER) Palermo (ITA), Young Boys (SUI) Napoli (ITA) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Borussia M'gladbach (GER) Wolfsburg (GER) Juventus (ITA) Arsenal (ENG), Hannover 96 (GER), Hamburger (GER) Basel (SUI) Novara (ITA), Real Sociedad (ESP) Schalke 04 (GER), Frankfurt (GER) Hoffenheim (GER), Leverkusen (GER) Basel (SUI) Napoli (ITA) Zrich (SUI) Grasshopper (SUI) Basel (SUI) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), Freiburg (GER) Fulham (ENG) Sassuolo (ITA) Zrich (SUI), Nrnberg (GER) Siena (ITA) Sporting CP (POR), Freiburg (GER) Fulham (ENG) Nrnberg (GER), Wolfsburg (GER)

Min
810 810 810 755 745 745 720 720 592 467 445 331 304 270 249

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 26 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 82.2% Switzerland 25.37 48.9% World Cup participants Switzerland 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

192 180 180 142 128 90 88 46 46 19 1

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

16.5% Switzerland 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. . 6. 7. Napoli (ITA) Wolfsburg (GER) Basel (SUI) Bayern (GER) M'gladbach (GER) Juventus (ITA) Palermo (ITA) 1,814 1,531 917 745 745 720 540 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Arsenal (ENG) Real Sociedad (ESP) Hoffenheim (GER) Young Boys (SUI) Zrich (SUI) Schalke 04 (GER) Grasshopper (SUI) 360 339 284 270 266 249 180

Minutes per country of the employer club

SWiTZeRLaND

Top 5 1. Germany................. 4,067 2. Italy......................... 3,316 3. Switzerland............. 1,633 4. England..................... 507 5. Spain......................... 339

GROUp E

4,067 (GER) 339 (ESP)

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Player
Walter Ayovi Antonio Valencia Frickson Erazo Juan Paredes Alexander Dominguez Segundo Castillo Christian Noboa Jefferson Montero Christian Benitez Luis Saritama Felipe Caicedo Jorge Guagua Jaime Ayov Jairo Campos Gabriel Achilier Joao Rojas Mximo Banguera Enner Valencia Renato Ibarra Christian Surez Pedro Quinonez Michael Arroyo Eduardo Morante Edison Mndez Oswaldo Minda Narciso Mina Flix Borja Alex Bolaos Joffre Guerrn Fidel Martnez Marlon De Jess Dennys Quinez Juan Anangon

Club(s)*
Monterrey (MEX), Club Pachuca (MEX) Man. United (ENG) El Nacional (ECU), Barcelona SC (ECU) Deportivo Quito (ECU), Barcelona SC (ECU) Quito (ECU) Club Pachuca (MEX), Puebla (MEX), Al-Hilal Riad (KSA) Rubin Kazan (RUS), Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Real Betis (ESP), Monarcas Morelia (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Deportivo Quito (ECU), Quito (ECU) Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Atlante (MEX), Deportivo Quito (ECU) Club Pachuca (MEX), Al Nasr (UAE), Quito (ECU) Deportivo Quito (ECU), Barcelona SC (ECU) Emelec (ECU) Monarcas Morelia (MEX), Cruz Azul (MEX) Barcelona SC (ECU) Emelec (ECU) Vitesse Arnhem (NED) Santos Laguna (MEX) Emelec (ECU) San Luis (MEX), Barcelona SC (ECU) Emelec (ECU) Emelec (ECU), Quito (ECU) Deportivo Quito (ECU), Chivas (USA) Barcelona SC (ECU) Club Pachuca (MEX) Deportivo Quito (ECU) Bejing Guoan (CHN) Club Tijuana (MEX) Emelec (ECU) El Nacional (ECU) Argentinos Juniors (ARG)

Min
1,440 1,350 1,297 1,225 1,080 1,055 983 818 794 694 607 584 570 540 478

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 33 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 9.5% Ecuador 27.17 48.9% World Cup participants Ecuador 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

410 360 212 193 174 160 145 143 134 118 87 71 21 17 6 3 3 2

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

45.3% Ecuador 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Barcelona SC (ECU) Deport. Quito (ECU) Man. United (ENG) Quito (ECU) Club Pachuca (MEX) Monterrey (MEX) Emelec (ECU) 2,614 1,897 1,350 1,343 1,291 1,080 1,066 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Mon. Morelia (MEX) Amrica (MEX) Din. Moskva (RUS) Lok. Moskva (RUS) Rubin Kazan (RUS) Al-Hilal Riad (KSA) El Nacional (ECU) 1,035 794 640 607 343 335 220

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Ecuador.................. 7,140 2. Mexico.................... 4,703 3. Russia..................... 1,590 4. England.................. 1,350 5. Saudi Arabia.............. 335

EcUaDoR

GROUp E

7,140 (ECU)

1,350 (ENG) Number of minutes

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Player
Hugo Lloris Franck Ribry Patrice Evra Blaise Matuidi Mathieu Valbuena Karim Benzema Laurent Koscielny Paul Pogba Olivier Giroud Mamadou Sakho Yohan Cabaye ric Abidal Mathieu Dbuchy Christophe Jallet Raphal Varane Samir Nasri Bacary Sagna Gal Clichy Rio Mavuba Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa Moussa Sissoko Jrmy Mnez Loc Rmy Etienne Capoue Abou Diaby Anthony Rveillre Joshua Guilavogui Dimitri Payet Maxime Gonalons Andr-Pierre Gignac Baftimbi Gomis

Club(s)*
Tottenham (ENG) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Man. United (ENG) PSG (FRA) Marseille (FRA) Real Madrid (ESP) Arsenal (ENG) Juventus (ITA) Arsenal (ENG) PSG (FRA), Liverpool (ENG) Newcastle (ENG) Monaco (FRA) Lille (FRA), Newcastle (ENG) PSG (FRA) Real Madrid (ESP) Man. City (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Man. City (ENG) Lille (FRA) Montpellier (FRA) Toulouse (FRA), Newcastle (ENG) PSG (FRA) QPR (ENG), Newcastle (ENG) Toulouse (FRA) Arsenal (ENG) Lyon (FRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Marseille (FRA) Lyon (FRA) Marseille (FRA) Lyon (FRA)

Min
900 877 720 634 616 613 540 528 492 450 417 360 348 270 270

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 31 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 100.0% France 27.11 48.9% World Cup participants France 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

192 192 180 180 180 167 162 105 90 90 90 78 61 57 28 1

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

32.3% France 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. PSG (FRA) Arsenal (ENG) Newcastle (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Real Madrid (ESP) Bayern (GER) Man. United (ENG) 1,426 1,314 901 900 883 877 720 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Marseille (FRA) Juventus (ITA) Man. City (ENG) Monaco (FRA) Lille (FRA) Montpellier (FRA) Lyon (FRA) 705 528 372 360 270 180 148

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. England.................. 4,321 2. France.................... 3,201 3. Spain......................... 961 4. Germany.................... 877 5. Italy............................ 528

GROUp E

FRaNce

4,321 (ENG) 528 (ITA)

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Player
Victor Bernrdez Noel Valladares scar Garca Maynor Figueroa Emilio Izaguirre Carlos Costly Roger Espinoza Luis Garrido Jerry Bengtson Arnold Peralta Wilson Palacios Mario Martinez Jorge Claros Juan Garca Brayan Beckeles Mauricio Sabillon Andy Najar Eder Delgado Juan Montes Marvin Chvez Donis Escober Roger Rojas Georgie Welcome Anthony Lozano Guity Chvez Johnny Levern David Velsquez Jerry Palacios Carlos Meja Edgar lvarez Kervin Johnson David Suazo Jos Mendoza

Club(s)*
SJ Earthquakes (USA) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON), Houston Dynamo (USA) Wigan (ENG), Hull (ENG) Celtic (SCO) Veria (GRE), Guizhou Zhicheng (CHI) Sporting Kansas City (USA), Wigan (ENG) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON), Crvena Zvezda (SRB) NE Revolution (USA) CD Vida (HON), Rangers (SCO) Stoke (ENG) Seattle Sounders (USA) Hibernian (SCO), Motagua Tegucigalpa (HON) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON), Wigan (ENG) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON) Marathn (HON) Anderlecht (BEL) Real Espana (HON) Platense (ARG) SJ Earthquakes (USA) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON) Motagua Tegucigalpa (HON) Alcoyano (ESP) Wisla Krakw (POL) Motagua Tegucigalpa (HON) Victoria (HON) Alajuelense (CRC) Olimpia Tegucigalpa (HON) Platense (ARG) Deportes Savio (HON) Catania (ITA) Marathn (HON) Victoria (HON) Motagua Tegucigalpa (HON) CD Vida (HON)

Min
1,350 1,260 1,251 1,170 1,127 1,099 1,079 957 890 875 840 698 396 388 270

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 36 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 16.2% Honduras 27.94 48.9% World Cup participants Honduras 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

270 265 180 180 177 165 154 141 116 90 90 90 89 63 39 27 18 15 13 7 1

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

29.9% Honduras 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ol. Tegucigalpa (HON) Wigan (ENG) SJ Earthquakes (USA) Celtic (SCO) Houston Dynamo (USA) NE Revolution (USA) Stoke (ENG) 3,009 1,720 1,527 1,127 1,071 890 840 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. CD Vida (HON) Seattle Sounders (USA) Veria (GRE) Crvena Zvezda (SRB) Hull (ENG) Guizhou Zhicheng (CHI) Mot. Tegucigalpa (HON) 785 698 573 417 360 346 344

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Honduras................ 4,733 2. USA........................ 4,366 3. England.................. 2,920 4. Scotland.................. 1,508 5. Greece....................... 573

HoNDURas

Wilmer Crisanto Carlos Discua Orlin Peralta

GROUp E

4,733 (HON)

346 (CHI)
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Player
Sergio Romero Lionel Messi ngel Di Mara Federico Fernndez Javier Mascherano Pablo Zabaleta Gonzalo Higuan Ezequiel Garay Marcos Rojo Fernando Gago Sergio Agero Hugo Campagnaro Rodrigo Palacio ver Banega Ezequiel Lavezzi Lucas Biglia Jos Basanta Clemente Rodrguez Nicols Burdisso Jos Sosa Rodrigo Braa Mariano Andjar Martn Demichelis Sebastian Dominguez Nicols Otamendi Gino Peruzzi Walter Montillo Pablo Guiaz Maxi Rodrguez Javier Pastore Fabricio Coloccini Erik Lamela

Club(s)*
Sampdoria (ITA), Monaco (FRA) Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Napoli (ITA), Getafe (ESP) Barcelona (ESP) Man. City (ENG) Real Madrid (ESP) Benfica (POR) Spartak Moskva (RUS), Sporting CP (POR) Roma (ITA), Valencia (ESP), Vlez Sarsfield, Boca Jrs (ARG) Man. City (ENG) Napoli (ITA), Internazionale (ITA) Genoa (ITA), Internazionale (ITA) Valencia (ESP) Napoli (ITA), PSG (FRA) Anderlecht (BEL), Lazio (ITA) Monterrey (MEX) Boca Juniors (ARG) Roma (ITA) Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) Estudiantes La Plata (ARG) Catania (ITA) Mlaga (ESP) Vlez Sarsfield (ARG) Porto (POR) Vlez Sarsfield (ARG) Amrica FC (BRA) SC Internacional (BRA), Club Libertad (PAR) Newell's Old Boys (ARG) PSG (FRA) Newcastle (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Celta de Vigo (ESP) Internazionale (ITA) Estudiantes La Plata (ARG) River Plate (ARG) Lans (ARG) Sporting CP (POR) Benfica (POR) SE Palmeiras (BRA) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Internazionale (ITA) Universidad de Chile (CHI) Newcastle (ENG) Wigan (ENG)

Min
1,260 1,141 1,039 990 978 966 860 810 788 663 575 562 461 433 391

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 45 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 71.5% Argentina 26.75 48.9% World Cup participants Argentina 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

377 360 360 308 306 267 180 180 180 180 180 148 132 103 96 90 86 82 59 52 28 22 18 16 11 10 8 7 5 4

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

8.5% Argentina 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Barcelona (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Man. City (ENG) Napoli (ITA) Sampdoria (ITA) Benfica (POR) Valencia (ESP) 2,119 1,899 1,541 1,149 990 826 764 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Internazionale (ITA) Sporting CP (POR) Roma (ITA) Boca Juniors (ARG) PSG (FRA) Vlez Sarsfield (ARG) Monterrey (MEX) 693 626 492 446 440 422 360

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Spain...................... 5,324 2. Italy......................... 3,789 3. England.................. 1,726 4. Portugal.................. 1,632 5. Argentina................ 1,340

ARgeNTiNa

Augusto Fernndez Ricardo lvarez Leandro Desbato Leonardo Ponzio Leandro Somoza Fabian Rinaudo Enzo Prez Hernn Barcos Eduardo Salvio Mauro Icardi Matas Rodrguez Jons Gutirrez Franco Di Santo

GROUp F

5,324 (ESP)

710 (FRA)
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Player
Asmir Begovi Edin Deko Emir Spahi Vedad Ibievi Sejad Salihovi Zvjezdan Misimovi Senad Luli Miralem Pjani Haris Medunjanin Adnan Zahirovi Mensur Mujda Ognjen Vranje Avdija Vrajevi Ermin Biaki Ervin Zukanovi Toni unji Elvir Rahimi Miroslav Stevanovi Senijad Ibrii Eden Via Izet Hajrovi Zoran Kvri Muamer Svraka Damir Vrani

Club(s)*
Stoke (ENG) Man. City (ENG) Sevilla (ESP), Anzhi (RUS), Leverkusen (GER) Stuttgart (GER) Hoffenheim (GER) Dinamo Moskva (RUS), Guizhou Renhe (CHN) Lazio (ITA) Roma (ITA) Gaziantepspor (TUR) Spartak Nalchik (RUS), Dinamo Minsk (BLR), Bochum (GER) Freiburg (GER) Krasnodar (RUS), Alaniaz (RUS) Hajduk Split (CRO) Braunschweig (GER) Kortrijk (BEL) Zorya Luhansk (UKR) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Vojvodina (SRB), Sevilla (ESP), Elche (ESP) Gaziantepspor (TUR), Kayseri Erciyesspor (TUR) Istanbul BB (TUR) Grasshopper (SUI) Rijeka (CRO) Sarajevo (BIH) Braunschweig (GER)

Min
900 900 900 891 778 774 691 657 550 501 459 450 413 360 196

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 24 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 64.6% Bosnia & Herzegovina 27.32 48.9% World Cup participants Bosnia & Herzegovina 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

BosNia & HeRZegoViNa

Domestic league players

90 81 77 67 66 49 28 11 11

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

0.1% Bosnia & Herzegovina 34.6% World Cup participants 1. . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Man. City (ENG) Stoke (ENG) Stuttgart (GER) Hoffenheim (GER) Lazio (ITA) Roma (ITA) Gaziantepspor (TUR) 900 900 891 778 691 657 589 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. . Freiburg (GER) Guizhou Renhe (CHN) Hajduk Split (CRO) Sevilla (ESP) Braunschweig (GER) Leverkusen (GER) Krasnodar (RUS) 459 425 413 386 371 360 360

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Germany................. 2,922 2. England.................. 1,800 3. Russia..................... 1,408 4. Italy......................... 1,348 5. Turkey........................ 683

GROUp F

2,922 (GER) 398 (ESP)

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Player
Seyyed Hosseini Javad Nekounam Seyyed Rahmati Khosrow Heydari Andranik Taymourian Hadi Aghily Mehrdad Pooladi M.-Reza Khalatbari Ali Karimi Pejman Montazeri Mojtaba Jabbari Karim Ansarifard Hossein Mahini Reza Ghoochannejhad Masoud Shojaei Mohammad Ghazi Gholamreza Rezaei Ehsan Hajysafi Pejman Nouri Rahman Ahmadi Ashkan Dejagah Hashem Beikzadeh Ghasem Hadadifar Mohamad Noori Maziar Zare Amir Sadeghi Hadi Noroozi Milad Meydavoudi Farhad Majidi Mohammad Ebrahimi Javad Kazemian Mohammad Gholami Mohsen Mosalman Mohammad Nosrati Milad Zeneyedpour Alireza Abbasfard Saeid Daghighi Omid Ebrahimi

Club(s)*
Sepahan (IRN), Persepolis (IRN) Osasuna (ESP), Esteghlal (IRN) Esteghlal (IRN) Esteghlal (IRN) Esteghlal (IRN), Al Kharitiyath (QAT) Al Arabi (KUW), Qatar SC (QAT) Persepolis (IRN) Al Gharrafa (QAT), Al Wasl (UAE), Sepahan (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Esteghlal FC (IRN) Esteghlal FC (IRN) Saipa (IRN), Persepolis (IRN) Zob Ahan (IRN), Persepolis (IRN) Standard (BEL), St. Truidense (BEL) Osasuna (ESP) Zob Ahan (IRN), Persepolis (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Tractor Sazi (IRN), Sepahan (IRN) Al Emirates (UAE), Malavan Anzaly (IRN) Saipa (IRN) Wolfsburg (GER), Fulham (ENG) Esteghlal (IRN) Zob Ahan (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Persepolis (IRN), Malavan Anzaly (IRN) Tractor Sazi (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Esteghlal (IRN) Esteghlal (IRN) Tractor Sazi (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Sepahan (IRN) Zob Ahan (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Steel Azin (IRN) Rah Ahan (IRN) Shahrdari Tabriz (IRN) Sepahan (IRN)

Min
1,350 1,207 1,170 1,099 972 879 872 846 724 630 595 543 514 431 387

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 38 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 8.4% Iran 28.75 48.9% World Cup participants Iran 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

338 336 312 279 270 270 260 250 246 201 180 160 124 110 80 74 22 21 21 13 10 7 2

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

75.1% Iran 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Esteghlal (IRN) Persepolis (IRN) Sepahan (IRN) Osasuna (ESP) Zob Ahan (IRN) Al Arabi (KUW) Saipa (IRN) 5,061 3,332 1,167 1,054 965 789 722 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Tractor Sazi (IRN) Al Gharrafa (QAT) Al Kharitiyath (QAT) St. Truidense (BEL) Al Emirates (UAE) Fulham (ENG) Standard (BEL) 555 482 439 268 210 180 163

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Iran....................... 11,902 2. Spain...................... 1,054 3. Qatar....................... 1,011 4. Kuwait........................ 789 5. Belgium...................... 431

IRaN

11,902 (IRN)

GROUp F

348 (QAT)
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Player
Vincent Enyeama Godfrey Oboabona Efetobore Ambrose Elderson Echiejile John Mikel Eddy Onazi Ahmed Musa Victor Moses Azubuike Egwuekwe Nnamdi Oduamadi Kenneth Omeruo Emmanuel Emenike Sunday Mba Ideye Brown Reuben Gabriel Juwon Oshaniwa Ikechuwku Uche Ejike Uzoenyi Nwankwo Obiora John Utaka Anthony Ujah John Ogu Solomon Kwambe Obafemi Martins Nosa Igiebor Kalu Uche Henry Uche Raheem Lawal Victor Obinna Shola Ameobi Fegor Ogude Uche Nwofor

Club(s)*
Lille (FRA), Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR), Lille (FRA) Sunshine Stars (NGA), Caykur Rizespor (TUR) MS Ashdod (ISR), Celtic (SCO) Braga (POR) Chelsea (ENG) Lazio (ITA) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Wigan (ENG), Chelsea (ENG), Liverpool (ENG) Warri Wolves (NGA) Varese (ITA), Brescia (ITA) ADO Den Haag (NED), Chelsea (ENG) Fenerbahe (TUR) Warri Wolves (NGA), Bastia (FRA) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Kano Pillars (NGA) Sharks FC (NGA) Granada (ESP) Enugu Rangers (NGA) Gubbio (ITA) Montpellier (FRA) Kln (GER) Acadmica de Coimbra (POR) Sunshine Stars (NGA) Seattle Sounders (USA) Real Betis (ESP) Espanyol (ESP) Enyimba (NGA) Atltico Baleares (ESP) Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Newcastle (ENG) Valerenga Fotball (NOR) Heerenveen (NED)

Min
720 720 630 540 540 522 517 402 382 345 338 264 251 240 180

WC 2014 qualifying round: 8 matches - 32 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 30.6% Nigeria 24.21 48.9% World Cup participants Nigeria 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

180 180 180 143 143 112 103 90 60 44 34 22 15 11 6 4 2

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

21.5% Nigeria 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. . 5. 6. 7. Chelsea (ENG) Warri Wolves (NGA) Braga (POR) Sunshine Stars (NGA) Lazio (ITA) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Lille (FRA) 647 602 540 540 522 517 450 . 9. . . 12. 13. 14. Celtic (SCO) Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) ADO Den Haag (NED) Caykur Rizespor (TUR) Fenerbahe (TUR) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Liverpool (ENG) 450 270 270 270 264 240 217

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Nigeria.................... 1,704 2. England.................. 1,016 3. Italy......................... 1,010 4. Portugal..................... 643 5. France....................... 624

GROUp F

NigeRia

1,704 (NGA) 240 (UKR)

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Player
Manuel Neuer Mesut zil Philipp Lahm Thomas Mller Per Mertesacker Sami Khedira Jrme Boateng Toni Kroos Marcel Schmelzer Miroslav Klose Marco Reus Mario Gtze Holger Badstuber Mats Hummels Andr Schrrle Marcell Jansen Benedikt Hwedes Lukas Podolski Julian Draxler Ilkay Gndoan Max Kruse Sven Bender Sidney Sam

Club(s)*
Bayern Mnchen (GER) Real Madrid (ESP), Arsenal (ENG) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Arsenal (ENG) Real Madrid (ESP) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Dortmund (GER) Lazio (ITA) Dortmund (GER) Dortmund (GER), Bayern Mnchen (GER) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Dortmund (GER) Leverkusen (GER), Chelsea (ENG) Hamburger (GER) Schalke 04 (GER) Arsenal (ENG) Schalke 04 (GER) Dortmund (GER) Borussia M'gladbach (GER) Dortmund (GER) Leverkusen (GER)

Min
900 892 810 795 720 660 630 584 496 473 470 450 382 360 270

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 24 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 100.0% Germany 25.86 48.9% World Cup participants Germany 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Mnchen (GER)

Domestic league players

239 180 149 127 105 98 94 8 8

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

69.1% Germany 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Bayern (GER) Dortmund (GER) Real Madrid (ESP) Arsenal (ENG) Lazio (ITA) Schalke 04 (GER) Chelsea (ENG) 4,577 1,676 1,200 1,199 473 254 191 8. Hamburger (GER) 9. M'gladbach (GER) 10. Leverkusen (GER) 180 94 56

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 4 1. Germany................. 6,837 2. England.................. 1,390 3. Spain...................... 1,200 4. Italy............................ 473

GeRmaNY

GROUp G

6,837 (GER)

473 (ITA)
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Player
Joo Moutinho Rui Patrcio Miguel Veloso Pepe Lima Cristiano Ronaldo Bruno Alves Joo Pereira Hlder Postiga Fbio Coentro Lus Nani Raul Meireles Silvestre Varela Vieirinha de Freitas Hugo Almeida Rben Micael Andr Almeida Lus Carlos Neto Ricardo Costa Vitorino Antunes Josu Pesqueira Miguel Lopes Rben Amorim Miguel Danny Nlson Oliveira Ederzito Eder Miguel Custodio Henrique Sereno Carlos Martins William Carvalho

Club(s)*
Porto (POR), Monaco (FRA) Sporting CP (POR) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Real Madrid (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Zenit (RUS), Fenerbahe (TUR) Valencia (ESP) Real Zaragoza (ESP), Valencia (ESP) Real Madrid (ESP) Man. United (ENG) Fenerbahe (TUR) Porto (POR) Wolfsburg (GER) Beikta (TUR) Braga (POR) Benfica (POR) Zenit (RUS) Valencia (ESP) Mlaga (ESP) Porto (POR) Porto (POR) Braga (POR), Benfica (POR) Zenit (RUS) Rennes (FRA) Braga (POR) Braga (POR) Kayserispor (TUR) Benfica (POR) Sporting CP (POR)

Min
1,080 1,080 944 900 900 884 884 779 778 757 585 290 275 256 206

WC 2014 qualifying round: 12 matches - 29 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 51.3% Portugal 27.87 48.9% World Cup participants Portugal 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

180 180 157 142 122 116 74 73 45 37 31 31 30 17

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

23.7% Portugal 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Real Madrid (ESP) Valencia (ESP) Porto (POR) Sporting CP (POR) Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Zenit (RUS) Fenerbahe (TUR) 2,578 1,240 1,158 1,097 944 867 855 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Man. United (ENG) Real Zaragoza (ESP) Monaco (FRA) Braga (POR) Wolfsburg (GER) Beikta (TUR) Benfica (POR) 757 580 450 348 275 256 210

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. Spain...................... 4,540 2. Portugal.................. 2,813 3. Turkey..................... 1,142 4. Ukraine...................... 944 5. Russia........................ 867

GROUp G

PoRTUgaL

4,587 (ESP)

275 (GER)
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Player
Harrison Afful Kwadwo Asamoah John Boye Fatau Dauda Sulley Muntari Gyan Asamoah Samuel Inkoom Abdul Waris Emmanuel Badu Daniel Opare Mohammed Rabiu Jerry Akaminko Jonathan Mensah Andr Ayew Wakaso Mubarak Michael Essien Dominic Adiyiah Christian Atsu Rashid Sumaila Jordan Ayew Richard Boateng Adam Larsen Isaac Vorsah Derek Boateng Richmond Boakye Alber Adomah Anthony Annan Solomon Asant Emmanuel Frimpong Kevin Boateng Richard Mpong

Club(s)*
Esprance Tunis (TUN) Udinese (ITA), Juventus (ITA) Rennes (FRA) Ashanti Gold (GHA), Orlando Pirates (RSA) Milan (ITA) Al Ain (UAE) Dnipropetrovsk (UKR), Bastia (FRA) Hcken (SWE), Spartak Moskva (RUS) Udinese (ITA) Standard (BEL) Evian TG (FRA), Kuban Krasnodar (RUS) Manisaspor (TUR), Eskisehirspor (TUR) Evian TG (FRA) Marseille (FRA) Espanyol (ESP), Rubin Kazan (RUS) Chelsea (ENG) Arsenal Kyiv (UKR) Rio Ave (POR), Porto (POR), Vitesse Arnhem (NED) Asante Kotoko (GHA), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) Marseille (FRA) TP Mazemb (COD) Stromsgodset (NOR) Hoffenheim (GER), Salzburg (AUT) Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) Sassuolo (ITA) Bristol City (ENG) Vitesse Arnhem (NED) TP Mazemb (COD) Fulham (ENG) Schalke 04 (GER) Medeama (GHA)

Min
630 595 540 540 499 482 374 349 306 304 301 270 270 231 230

WC 2014 qualifying round: 8 matches - 31 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 44.1% Ghana 24.88 48.9% World Cup participants Ghana 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

215 209 199 191 180 180 180 180 127 86 79 53 38 24 11 11

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

3.7% Ghana 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Esprance Tunis (TUN) Rennes (FRA) Evian TG (FRA) Milan (ITA) Al Ain (UAE) Udinese (ITA) Juventus (ITA) 630 540 516 499 482 451 450 8. 9. 10. 11. . 13. 14. Marseille (FRA) Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) Standard (BEL) Orlando Pirates (RSA) Ashanti Gold (GHA) Spartak Moskva (RUS) TP Mazemb (COD) 411 363 304 270 270 259 218

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. France.................... 1,605 2. Italy......................... 1,486 3. Tunisia....................... 630 4. Ukraine...................... 572 5. UAE........................... 482

GROUp G

GHaNa

1,605 (FRA) 270 (TUR)

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Player
Clint Dempsey Tim Howard Geoff Cameron Jermaine Jones Michael Bradley Jozy Altidore Graham Zusi Fabian Johnson Omar Gonzlez Hrculez Gmez Da Marcus Beasley Clarence Goodson Eddie Johnson Matt Besler Carlos Bocanegra Steven Cherundolo Brad Evans Maurice Edu Landon Donovan Daniel Williams Brad Guzan Alejandro Bedoya Kyle Beckerman Michael Parkhurst Michael Orozco Sacha Kljestan Mikkel Diskerud Edgar Castillo Jos Torres Aron Jhannsson Timothy Chandler Brad Davis Brek Shea Terrence Boyd Oguchi Onyewu Alan Gordon Joe Corona

Club(s)*
Fulham (ENG), Tottenham (ENG), Seattle Sounders (USA) Everton (ENG) Houston Dynamo (USA), Stoke (ENG) Schalke 04 (GER) Chievo Verona (ITA), Roma (ITA) Alkmaar (NED), Sunderland (ENG) Sporting Kansas City (USA) Hoffenheim (GER) LA Galaxy (USA) Santos Laguna (MEX) Puebla (MEX) Brondby (DEN), SJ Earthquakes (USA) Seattle Sounders (USA) Sporting Kansas City (USA) Rangers (SCO), Racing Santander (ESP) Hannover 96 (GER) Seattle Sounders (USA) Rangers (SCO), Stoke (ENG), Bursaspor (TUR) LA Galaxy (USA) Hoffenheim (GER) Aston Villa (ENG) Nantes (FRA) Real Salt Lake (USA) Nordsjaelland (DEN), Augsburg (GER) Puebla (MEX) Anderlecht (BEL) Rosenborg (NOR) Club Tijuana (MEX) Club Pachuca (MEX) Alkmaar (NED) Nrnberg (GER) Houston Dynamo (USA) Dallas (USA), Stoke (ENG) Dortmund (GER), Rapid Wien (AUT) Mlaga (ESP) SJ Earthquakes (USA) Club Tijuana (MEX)

Min
1,260 1,170 991 935 900 800 767 730 720 613 606 586 579 540 450

WC 2014 qualifying round: 16 matches - 37 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 47.6% USA 28.47 48.9% World Cup participants USA 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

450 416 413 406 326 270 264 238 224 180 176 166 131 124 100 90 72 50 43 33 17 4

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

26.5% USA 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Kansas City (USA) Seattle Sounders (USA) Everton (ENG) LA Galaxy (USA) Stoke (ENG) Hoffenheim (GER) Schalke 04 (GER) 1,307 1,175 1,170 1,126 1,057 1,056 935 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Tottenham (ENG) Puebla (MEX) Roma (ITA) Alkmaar (NED) Santos Laguna (MEX) Hannover 96 (GER) Brondby (DEN) 900 786 720 715 613 450 406

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. USA........................ 4,201 2. England.................. 3,762 3. Germany................. 2,585 4. Mexico.................... 1,658 5. Italy............................ 900

GROUp G

USA

4,201 (USA) 586 (DEN)

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Player
Thibaut Courtois Axel Witsel Jan Vertonghen Kevin de Bruyne Toby Alderweireld Thomas Vermaelen Christian Benteke Eden Hazard Vincent Kompany Moussa Dembl Nacer Chadli Marouane Fellaini Daniel van Buyten Kevin Mirallas Dries Mertens Steven Defour Romelu Lukaku Guillaume Gillet Nicolas Lombaerts Sbastien Pocognoli Zakaria Bakkali Ilombe Mboyo

Club(s)*
Atltico Madrid (ESP) Zenit (RUS) Tottenham (ENG) Werder Bremen (GER), Chelsea (ENG) Ajax (NED), Atltico Madrid (ESP) Arsenal (ENG) Aston Villa (ENG) Chelsea (ENG) Man. City (ENG) Tottenham (ENG) Twente (NED), Tottenham (ENG) Everton (ENG), Man. United (ENG) Bayern Mnchen (GER) Everton (ENG) PSV (NED) Porto (POR) WBA (ENG), Chelsea (ENG), Everton (ENG) Anderlecht (BEL) Zenit (RUS) Hannover 96 (GER) PSV (NED) Gent (BEL)

Min
900 900 828 728 720 630 622 607 540 534 480 432 432 325 308

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 22 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 74.1% Belgium 24.67 48.9% World Cup participants Belgium 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

238 211 180 167 103 12 3

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

1.8% Belgium 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Tottenham (ENG) Atltico Madrid (ESP) Zenit (RUS) Chelsea (ENG) Everton (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) Aston Villa (ENG) 1,531 1,170 1,067 860 758 630 622 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Man. City (ENG) Werder Bremen (GER) Ajax (NED) Bayern (GER) PSV (NED) Twente (NED) Porto (POR) 540 483 450 432 320 311 238

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. England.................. 5,143 2. Spain...................... 1,170 3. The Netherlands..... 1,081 4. Russia..................... 1,067 5. Germany................. 1,018

GROUp H

BeLgiUm

5,143 (ENG)

238 (POR)
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Player
Carl Medjani Ras M'Bolhi Sofiane Feghouli Majid Bougherra Djamel Mesbah El Arbi Soudani Mehdi Mostefa Islam Slimani Saphir Tader Adlne Guedioura Mehdi Lacen Essad Belkalem Yacine Brahimi Faouzi Ghoulam Ismal Bouzid Nacereddine Khoualed Hassan Yebda Rafik Djebbour Ryad Boudebouz Foued Kadir Nabil Ghilas

Club(s)*
Ajaccio (FRA), Monaco (FRA), Olympiacos (GRE) Sofia (BUL), GFCO Ajaccio (FRA), Sofia (BUL) Valencia (ESP) Lekhwiya (QAT) Milan (ITA), Parma (ITA) Vitria Guimares (POR), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) Ajaccio (FRA) CR Belouizdad (ALG), Sporting CP (POR) Bologna (ITA), Internazionale (ITA) Nottingham (ENG), Crystal Palace (ENG) Getafe (ESP) JS Kabylie (ALG), Watford (ENG) Granada (ESP) St-Etienne (FRA) Bani Yas (UAE) USM Alger (ALG) Granada (ESP) Olympiacos (GRE) Sochaux (FRA) Valenciennes (FRA), Marseille (FRA), Rennes (FRA) Moreirense (POR), Porto (POR)

Min
720 630 605 540 536 518 510 471 445 386 372 360 209 206 180

WC 2014 qualifying round: 8 matches - 29 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 44.4% Algeria 26.58 48.9% World Cup participants Algeria 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

180 180 145 126 124 106 90 90 90 31 26 23 19 2

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

12.5% Algeria 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ajaccio (FRA) Valencia (ESP) Lekhwiya (QAT) Olympiacos (GRE) Granada (ESP) Getafe (ESP) Nottingham (ENG) 690 605 540 415 389 372 364 8. . 10. 11. 12. . . Sofia (BUL) Parma (ITA) USM Alger (ALG) CR Belouizdad (ALG) GFCO Ajaccio (FRA) Bologna (ITA) Monaco (FRA) 360 360 314 291 270 270 270

Abdelmoumene Djabou Club Africain (TUN) Abderrahmane Hachoud ES Stif (ALG) Mohamed Zemamouche USM Alger (ALG) Hameur Bouazza Amir Karaoui Khaled Lemmouchia Hamza Koudri Hocine El Orfi Millwall (ENG) ES Stif (ALG) USM Alger (ALG) USM Alger (ALG) USM Alger (ALG)

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. France.................... 1,686 2. Spain...................... 1,366 3. Algeria....................... 991 4. Italy............................ 981 5. Qatar.......................... 540

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ALgeRia

1,686 (FRA) 270 (CRO)

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Player
Igor Akinfeev Dmitriy Kombarov Roman Shirokov Vasili Berezutski Sergei Ignashevich Alesksandr Kerzhakov Igor Denisov Viktor Fayzulin Vladimir Bystrov Alexander Kokorin Denis Glushakov Aleksandr Samedov Aleksei Kozlov Alexander Anyukov Vladimir Granat Alan Dzagoev Andrei Eschenko Yuri Zhirkov Artem Dzyuba Aleksei Ionov Oleg Shatov Fedor Smolov Pavel Mamaev Aleksandr Ryazantsev Denis Cheryshev Georgi Schennikov

Club(s)*
CSKA Moskva (RUS) Spartak Moskva (RUS) Zenit (RUS) CSKA Moskva (RUS) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Zenit (RUS) Zenit (RUS), Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Zenit (RUS) Zenit (RUS) Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS), Spartak Moskva (RUS) Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Kuban Krasnodar (RUS) Zenit (RUS) Dinamo Moskva (RUS) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Anzhi (RUS), Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Rostov (RUS) Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Zenit (RUS) Anzhi (RUS) Kuban Krasnodar (RUS) Rubin Kazan (RUS) Sevilla (ESP) CSKA Moskva (RUS)

Min
900 895 892 810 810 798 676 616 510 505 476 458 419 351 180

WC 2014 qualifying round: 10 matches - 26 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 0.1% Russia 28.55 48.9% World Cup participants Russia 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

159 155 109 44 44 44 22 8 8 6 5

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

99.9% Russia 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Zenit (RUS) CSKA Moskva (RUS) Spartak Moskva (RUS) Dinamo Moskva (RUS) Lokom. Moskva (RUS) Kuban Krasn. (RUS) Anzhi (RUS) 3,571 2,684 1,119 1,064 865 427 112 8. Rostov (RUS) 9. Rubin Kazan (RUS) 10. Sevilla (ESP) 44 8 6

Minutes per country of the employer club

RUssia

9,894 (RUS)

GROUp H

6 (ESP)
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Player
Jung Sung Ryong Kwak Tae Hwi Lee Jung Soo Keun-ho Lee Ki Sung-Yong Ja-Cheol Koo Dong-Guk Lee Chu-Young Park Shin-Wook Kim Dong-Won Ji Yong-rae Lee Jeong-Ho Hong Bo-Kyung Kim Heung Son Chung-Yong Lee Doo-Ri Cha Oh Beom-Seok Hyo-jin Choi Young-Gwon Kim Chi-woo Kim Joo-Ho Park Hong-chul Kim Tae-Hee Nam Jung-woo Kim Ki-Hee Kim In-hwan Jung Chang-su Kim Myoung-Joo Lee

Club(s)*
Suwon Bluewings (KOR) Ulsan Hyundai (KOR), Al-Shabab (KSA) Al Sadd (QAT) Gamba Osaka (JPN), Ulsan Hyundai, Sangju Sangmu (KOR) Celtic (SCO), Swansea (ENG) Wolfsburg, Augsburg (GER) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Arsenal (ENG), Celta de Vigo (ESP) Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) Sunderland (ENG), Augsburg (GER) Suwon Bluewings (KOR) Jeju United (KOR) Cerezo Osaka (JPN), Cardiff (ENG) Hamburger (GER) Bolton (ENG) Celtic (SCO) Suwon Bluewings, Korean Police (KOR) Sangju Sangmu (KOR) Omiya Ardija (JPN), Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) Seoul (KOR) Basel (SUI) Seongnam Ilhwa (KOR) Valenciennes (FRA), Lekhwiya (QAT) Seongnam Ilhwa, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Daegu (KOR) Incheon United, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Kashiwa Reysol (JPN) Pohang Steelers (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Busan I'Park (KOR) Suwon Bluewings (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Gwangju Sangmu (KOR) Seoul (KOR) Seoul (KOR) FC Tokyo (JPN) Incheon United (KOR) Pohang Steelers (KOR) Chunnam Dragons (KOR) Suwon Bluewings (KOR) Pohang Steelers, Sangju Sangmu (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Jubilo Iwata (JPN) Shonan Bellmare (JPN) Gyeongnam, Seongnam Ilhwa (KOR)

Min
1,260 891 810 773 689 608 597 526 496 485 450 431 425 365 347

WC 2014 qualifying round: 14 matches - 45 players used

% of minutes
Big-5 league players 17.9% South Korea 26.74 48.9% World Cup participants South Korea 27.20 World Cup participants

Average age on the pitch

Domestic league players

287 270 270 270 270 270 245 237 195 189 180 180 180 180 167 133 132 115 97 90 90 90 90 90 88 85 78 64 50 25

Main clubs of employment (minutes)

56.1% South Korea 34.6% World Cup participants 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Suwon Bluewings (KOR) Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai (KOR) Al Sadd (QAT) Celtic (SCO) Sangju Sangmu (KOR) Seoul (KOR) 2,111 1,538 1,156 810 706 522 457 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Jeju United (KOR) Arsenal (ENG) Wolfsburg (GER) Seongnam Ilhwa (KOR) Hamburger (GER) Sunderland (ENG) Bolton (ENG) 431 419 395 367 365 362 347

Minutes per country of the employer club

Top 5 1. South Korea............ 7,775 2. England.................. 1,643 3. Germany................. 1,096 4. Qatar.......................... 826 5. Japan......................... 775

SoUTH KoRea

Won-jae Park Jong-woo Park Kim Do-Heon Jung-jin Seo Seung-Ki Lee Dae-sung Ha Yo-han Go Hyun-Soo Jang Nam-il Kim Gwang-hoon Shin Yun Suk-Young Yeom Ki-Hun Jae-Sung Kim Sang-shik Kim Sang-woon Han Kook-Young Han Bit-Garam Yoon

GROUp H

7,775 (KOR)

221 (FRA)
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