353 clubs have players in this provisional list (thank you PDF Unlock), with three players currently unattached: Craig Moore (Australia), Simon Elliott and Dave Mulligan (both New Zealand).
England is the best represented league - 139 players, with Germany (94), Italy (93), Spain (74) and France (58) completing the top 5.
Top 5 leagues of countries not qualified to the World Cup:
1. Russia (16)
2. Turkey (15)
3. Scotland (12)
4. Belgium (10)
5. Israel (7)
Here's the top 25 for all leagues:
| 1 | England | 139 |
| 2 | Germany | 94 |
| 3 | Italy | 93 |
| 4 | Spain | 74 |
| 5 | France | 58 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 47 |
| 7 | Japan | 34 |
| 8 | Greece | 33 |
| 9 | Mexico | 25 |
| 10 | Portugal | 23 |
| 11 | South Africa | 21 |
| 12 | Honduras | 20 |
| 12 | Korea DPR | 20 |
| 14 | Argentina | 19 |
| 15 | Korea Republic | 18 |
| 16 | Russia | 16 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 16 |
| 18 | Turkey | 15 |
| 19 | Chile | 14 |
| 19 | Denmark | 14 |
| 21 | New Zealand | 13 |
| 22 | Scotland | 12 |
| 22 | USA | 12 |
| 24 | Belgium | 10 |
| 25 | Algeria | 8 |
| 25 | Brazil | 8 |
By club
17 - Chelsea
14 - Barcelona
12 - Liverpool, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid
11 - Ajax, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur
10 - Inter
9 - AC Milan, Everton, Udinese, Wolfsburg
8 - AZ Alkmaar, Basel, Manchester City, Twente Enschede, Valencia, VfB Stuttgart
7 - April 25, Benfica, Hamburger SV, Lyon, Manchester Utd., Marseille, Portsmouth, PSV Eindhoven, Rennes, Villarreal, West Ham Utd.
Top 10 oldest players
| David JAMES | England | Portsmouth | 39.810958 |
| Sander BOSCHKER | Netherlands | Twente Enschede | 39.59178 |
| Marcus HAHNEMANN | USA | Wolverhampton | 37.936986 |
| Mark SCHWARZER | Australia | Fulham | 37.627397 |
| Cuauhtemoc BLANCO | Mexico | Veracruz | 37.345205 |
| Oscar PEREZ | Mexico | Chiapas | 37.304109 |
| LEE Woon Jae | Korea Republic | Suwon Bluewings | 37.073972 |
| Fabio CANNAVARO | Italy | Juventus | 36.69041 |
| Carlos PAVON | Honduras | Real Espana | 36.619178 |
| Martin PALERMO | Argentina | Boca Juniors | 36.539726 |
Blanco is the oldest outfield player in this list, followed by Cannavaro and Pavon.
Top 10 youngest players
| Christian ERIKSEN | Denmark | Ajax | 18.25753 |
| Vincent ABOUBAKAR | Cameroon | Coton Sport | 18.32055 |
| Nassim BEN KHALIFA | Switzerland | Grasshopper Club | 18.34521 |
| Thomas OAR | Australia | Utrecht | 18.43836 |
| Chris WOOD | New Zealand | West Bromwich Albion | 18.44658 |
| Xherdan SHAQIRI | Switzerland | Basel | 18.60548 |
| Jacques ZOUA | Cameroon | Basel | 18.69863 |
| Terna SUSWAN | Nigeria | Lobi Stars | 18.70137 |
| Joel MATIP | Cameroon | Schalke 04 | 18.77808 |
| Konstantinos MANOLAS | Greece | AEK Athens | 18.92877 |
Average squad age
| Italy | 28.22128 |
| England | 28.14813 |
| Paraguay | 28.12767 |
| Denmark | 28.11196 |
| Brazil | 27.97461 |
| Japan | 27.84931 |
| Australia | 27.71078 |
| Honduras | 27.53023 |
| Portugal | 27.50511 |
| Netherlands | 27.38137 |
| France | 27.36886 |
| Argentina | 27.21068 |
| Korea Republic | 27.1611 |
| South Africa | 27.12922 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 26.95927 |
| Mexico | 26.95637 |
| Uruguay | 26.90906 |
| USA | 26.88164 |
| New Zealand | 26.7821 |
| Slovenia | 26.7411 |
| Greece | 26.71918 |
| Slovakia | 26.59726 |
| Algeria | 26.51397 |
| Switzerland | 26.47644 |
| Spain | 26.24502 |
| Chile | 26.22036 |
| Nigeria | 25.62146 |
| Germany | 25.48219 |
| Serbia | 25.47525 |
| Korea DPR | 25.32329 |
| Cameroon | 25.19726 |
| Ghana | 24.83598 |
Local players vs. foreign players
England are the only team with 100% local players. Italy (Giuseppe Rossi) and Germany (Michael Ballack) have only 1 foreign based player in their lists.
Korea DPR, Japan and Spain are the other 3 teams with more than 85% (86.67% to be more exact) local players.
At the other end, Australia were very close to 0 local players - only Jason Culina representing the A-League in the Socceroos' list.
Other teams with less than 15%: Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire (both 6,66%), Cameroon (10%), Slovakia (10.34%), Slovenia and Ghana (both 13.33%)
Team - Local based - Total players - Percentage
| England | 30 | 30 | 100 |
| Italy | 29 | 30 | 96.67 |
| Germany | 26 | 27 | 96.3 |
| Korea DPR | 20 | 23 | 86.96 |
| Japan | 26 | 30 | 86.67 |
| Spain | 26 | 30 | 86.67 |
| Greece | 21 | 30 | 70 |
| Honduras | 20 | 30 | 66.67 |
| South Africa | 19 | 30 | 63.33 |
| Mexico | 16 | 26 | 61.54 |
| Korea Republic | 18 | 30 | 60 |
| France | 17 | 30 | 56.67 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 30 | 53.33 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 30 | 43.33 |
| Portugal | 12 | 30 | 40 |
| Chile | 11 | 30 | 36.67 |
| Denmark | 11 | 30 | 36.67 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 30 | 36.67 |
| Argentina | 10 | 30 | 33.33 |
| USA | 9 | 30 | 30 |
| Algeria | 8 | 30 | 26.67 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 30 | 20 |
| Brazil | 5 | 30 | 16.67 |
| Serbia | 5 | 30 | 16.67 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 26 | 15.38 |
| Ghana | 4 | 30 | 13.33 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 30 | 13.33 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 29 | 10.34 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 30 | 10 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2 | 30 | 6.67 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 30 | 6.67 |
| Australia | 1 | 30 | 3.33 |
Great info Edgar! Thank you again.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see this done for final 23 men squads.
Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteJuan
Edgar,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! Especially for the added age work. Truly interesting.
-Dorian
Thanks awesome stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this, because I was planning on it and now I don't have to! Although I was waiting for the final squads...
ReplyDeleteScaryice told the truth! Now, we are ALL waiting for the same information when the 23-man squad lists are released.
ReplyDeleteP.S.: But, this is already great. Thank you for the information. Have you this on a .xls file?
ReplyDeleteIt seems I should focus more on players stats :D If I'll have the time, I'll also post the final 23 men squads stats. That's if scaryice doesn't post them first. :)
ReplyDeleteI have some info in an Excel file, but I parsed it in a MSSQL DB.
If anyone wants the Excel file, use the e-mail address from my profile.
Keep it up! Please!!
ReplyDeleteITV commentary team.
Spreadsheet updated to include final 23-man squads.
ReplyDeletehttp://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AketNFot9zMvdGhCYzg0d3JyX2lSRVFSR005azVpcUE&hl=en