30 May 2008 : Foreign Player PercentagesData is based on squad lists from http://www.eufo.de
Figures are correct to 31 August 2007
| BUNDESLIGA | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | Change | 2006-2007 | Change | |||||
| Aachen | 5/23 | 22% | ||||||||
| Bayern | 13/28 | 46% | 14/25 | 56% | +10% | 12/22 | 55% | -1% | ||
| Bielefeld | 16/33 | 48% | 12/26 | 46% | -2% | 9/25 | 36% | -10% | ||
| Bochum | 18/29 | 62% | 14/26 | 54% | ||||||
| Bremen | 13/32 | 41% | 11/25 | 44% | +3% | 9/22 | 41% | -3% | ||
| Cottbus | 18/28 | 64% | ||||||||
| Dortmund | 16/31 | 52% | 10/26 | 38% | -14% | 8/23 | 35% | -3% | ||
| Duisburg | 7/29 | 24% | ||||||||
| Frankfurt | 10/26 | 38% | 8/23 | 35% | -3% | |||||
| Freiburg | 19/30 | 63% | ||||||||
| Hamburg | 12/26 | 46% | 12/26 | 46% | 0% | 16/26 | 62% | +16% | ||
| Hannover | 17/31 | 55% | 12/27 | 44% | -11% | 13/23 | 57% | +13% | ||
| Hertha | 12/29 | 41% | 14/27 | 52% | +11% | 11/23 | 48% | -4% | ||
| Kaiserslautern | 12/28 | 43% | 11/25 | 44% | +1% | |||||
| Koln | 9/28 | 32% | ||||||||
| Leverkusen | 12/26 | 46% | 13/23 | 57% | +11% | 13/23 | 57% | 0% | ||
| Mainz | 6/29 | 21% | 9/28 | 32% | +11% | 12/26 | 46% | +14% | ||
| M'gladbach | 14/29 | 48% | 14/25 | 56% | +8% | 14/26 | 54% | -2% | ||
| Nurnberg | 12/27 | 44% | 13/26 | 50% | +6% | 19/27 | 70% | +20% | ||
| Rostock | 13/26 | 50% | ||||||||
| Schalke | 15/30 | 50% | 14/27 | 52% | +2% | 12/24 | 50% | -2% | ||
| Stuttgart | 13/28 | 46% | 9/20 | 45% | -1% | 11/24 | 46% | +1% | ||
| Wolfsburg | 14/27 | 52% | 14/25 | 56% | +4% | 15/28 | 54% | -2% | ||
| 247/519 | 48% | 208/464 | 45% | +3% | 219/442 | 50% | +5% | |||
| EREDIVISE | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | Change | 2006-2007 | Change | |||||
| ADO Den Haag | 6/24 | 25% | 9/25 | 36% | +11% | 10/28 | 36% | 0% | ||
| Ajax | 19/27 | 70% | 15/25 | 60% | -10% | 10/28 | 36% | -24% | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 6/24 | 25% | 6/22 | 27% | +2% | 6/22 | 27% | 0% | ||
| De Graafschap | 10/30 | 33% | ||||||||
| Den Bosch | 5/26 | 19% | ||||||||
| Excelsior | 3/27 | 11% | ||||||||
| Feyenoord | 18/28 | 64% | 10/24 | 42% | -22% | 13/26 | 50% | +8% | ||
| Groningen | 6/24 | 25% | 7/19 | 37% | +12% | 8/21 | 38% | +1% | ||
| Heerenveen | 9/24 | 38% | 12/27 | 44% | +6% | 15/26 | 58% | +14% | ||
| Heracles | 7/21 | 33% | 12/21 | 57% | +24% | |||||
| NAC Breda | 6/23 | 26% | 7/25 | 28% | +2% | 5/27 | 19% | -9% | ||
| NEC | 5/26 | 19% | 7/21 | 33% | -14% | 9/24 | 38% | +5% | ||
| PSV | 13/25 | 52% | 14/25 | 56% | +4% | 17/25 | 68% | +12% | ||
| RKC | 6/24 | 25% | 6/22 | 27% | +2% | 12/25 | 48% | +21% | ||
| Roda | 15/20 | 75% | 17/24 | 71% | -4% | 13/23 | 57% | -14% | ||
| Roosendaal | 11/26 | 42% | 11/22 | 50% | +8% | |||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 6/21 | 29% | 5/25 | 20% | -9% | |||||
| Twente | 12/27 | 44% | 11/22 | 50% | +6% | 6/24 | 25% | -25% | ||
| Utrecht | 3/29 | 10% | 4/21 | 19% | -9% | 6/19 | 32% | +13% | ||
| Vitesse | 6/20 | 30% | 9/25 | 36% | +6% | 11/27 | 41% | +5% | ||
| Willem II | 5/21 | 24% | 12/26 | 46% | -22% | 13/26 | 50% | +4% | ||
| 161/448 | 36% | 170/417 | 41% | +5% | 174/444 | 39% | -2% | |||
| LA LIGA | 20042005 | 20052006 | Change | 20062007 | Change | |||||
| Alaves | 12/25 | 48% | ||||||||
| Albacete | 7/25 | 28% | ||||||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 00/27 * | 0% | 00/24 | 0% | 0% | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | ||
| Atletico Madrid | 7/23 | 30% | 8/23 | 35% | +5% | 14/25 | 56% | +21% | ||
| Barcelona | 13/28 | 46% | 13/24 | 54% | +8% | 16/25 | 64% | +10% | ||
| Cadiz | 11/25 | 44% | ||||||||
| Celta Vigo | 11/25 | 44% | 15/26 | 58% | +14% | |||||
| Deportivo | 7/22 | 32% | 7/29 | 24% | -8% | 10/26 | 38% | +14% | ||
| Espanyol | 8/26 | 31% | 9/23 | 39% | +8% | 6/22 | 27% | -12% | ||
| Getafe | 3/25 | 12% | 7/24 | 29% | +17% | 6/23 | 26% | -3% | ||
| Gimnastic | 7/25 | 28% | ||||||||
| Levante | 8/25 | 32% | 15/24 | 63% | -31% | |||||
| Malaga | 7/23 | 30% | 9/25 | 36% | +6% | |||||
| Mallorca | 9/24 | 38% | 11/24 | 46% | +8% | 9/21 | 43% | -3% | ||
| Numancia | 5/24 | 21% | ||||||||
| Osasuna | 7/24 | 29% | 6/24 | 25% | -4% | 6/28 | 21% | -4% | ||
| Real Betis | 7/26 | 27% | 6/26 | 23% | -4% | 9/27 | 33% | +10% | ||
| Real Madrid | 7/26 | 27% | 12/23 | 52% | +25% | 12/25 | 48% | -4% | ||
| Recreativo | 5/22 | 23% | ||||||||
| Santander | 9/24 | 38% | 8/27 | 30% | -8% | 5/24 | 21% | -9% | ||
| Sevilla | 6/27 | 22% | 10/26 | 38% | +16% | 14/24 | 58% | +20% | ||
| Sociedad | 7/23 | 30% | 6/27 | 22% | -8% | 7/25 | 28% | +6% | ||
| Valencia | 12/25 | 48% | 11/25 | 44% | -4% | 7/29 | 24% | -20% | ||
| Villarreal | 10/23 | 43% | 10/26 | 38% | -5% | 15/26 | 58% | +20% | ||
| Zaragoza | 7/25 | 28% | 7/23 | 30% | +2% | 7/23 | 30% | 0% | ||
| 146/495 | 29% | 174/498 | 35% | +6% | 186/495 | 38% | +3% | |||
| LIGUE 1 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | Change | 2006-2007 | Change | |||||
| Ajaccio | 12/25 | 48% | 9/26 | 35% | -13% | |||||
| Auxerre | 8/28 | 29% | 8/27 | 30% | +1% | 9/24 | 38% | +8% | ||
| Bastia | 8/22 | 36% | 10/24 | 42% | +6% | |||||
| Bordeaux | 8/25 | 32% | 9/23 | 39% | +7% | 10/26 | 38% | -1% | ||
| Caen | 9/29 | 31% | ||||||||
| Istres | 10/26 | 38% | ||||||||
| Le Mans | 10/28 | 36% | 10/28 | 36% | 0% | |||||
| Lens | 13/27 | 48% | 12/26 | 46% | -2% | 9/25 | 36% | -10% | ||
| Lille | 12/27 | 44% | 12/29 | 41% | -3% | 12/26 | 46% | +5% | ||
| Lorient | 5/30 | 17% | ||||||||
| Lyon | 7/27 | 26% | 9/24 | 38% | +12% | 9/27 | 33% | -5% | ||
| Marseille | 10/26 | 38% | 13/28 | 46% | +8% | 10/27 | 37% | -9% | ||
| Metz | 11/28 | 39% | 12/26 | 46% | +7% | |||||
| Monaco | 15/26 | 58% | 15/27 | 56% | ||||||
| Nancy | 10/24 | 42% | 11/29 | 38% | -4% | |||||
| Nantes | 10/28 | 36% | 9/29 | 31% | -5% | 13/27 | 48% | +17% | ||
| Nice | 10/30 | 33% | 9/27 | 33% | 0% | 6/24 | 25% | -25% | ||
| PSG | 13/24 | 54% | 11/27 | 41% | -13% | 8/21 | 38% | -3% | ||
| Rennes | 11/30 | 37% | 12/27 | 44% | +7% | 9/24 | 38% | -6% | ||
| Sedan | 4/25 | 16% | ||||||||
| Sochaux | 13/27 | 48% | 13/29 | 45% | -3% | 9/27 | 33% | -12% | ||
| StEtienne | 8/29 | 28% | 13/28 | 46% | +18% | 6/19 | 32% | -14% | ||
| Strasbourg | 11/26 | 42% | 12/28 | 43% | +1% | |||||
| Toulouse | 6/26 | 23% | 6/26 | 23% | 0% | 7/24 | 29% | +6% | ||
| Troyes | 10/31 | 32% | 6/28 | 21% | -11% | |||||
| Valenciennes | 7/25 | 28% | ||||||||
| 205/536 | 38% | 209/537 | 39% | +1% | 175/513 | 34% | -5% | |||
| PREMIER LEAGUE | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | Change | 2006-2007 | Change | |||||
| Arsenal | 22/27 | 81% | 24/27 | 89% | +8% | 23/27 | 85% | -4% | ||
| Aston Villa | 14/24 | 58% | 14/24 | 44% | -14% | 14/25 | 56% | +12% | ||
| Birmingham | 15/33 | 45% | 16/34 | 47% | +2% | |||||
| Blackburn | 18/26 | 69% | 19/28 | 68% | -1% | 19/28 | 68% | 0% | ||
| Bolton | 18/27 | 67% | 19/23 | 83% | +16% | 19/23 | 83% | 0% | ||
| Chalrton | 12/28 | 43% | 12/25 | 48% | +5% | 19/32 | 59% | +11% | ||
| Chelsea | 22/30 | 73% | 17/24 | 71% | -2% | 17/23 | 74% | +3% | ||
| Crystal Palace | 12/30 | 40% | ||||||||
| Everton | 14/25 | 56% | 16/23 | 70% | +14% | 16/25 | 64% | -6% | ||
| Fulham | 18/28 | 64% | 19/28 | 68% | +4% | 16/22 | 73% | +5% | ||
| Liverpool | 22/31 | 71% | 18/25 | 72% | +1% | 22/31 | 71% | -1% | ||
| Manchester City | 15/28 | 54% | 14/28 | 50% | -4% | 13/24 | 54% | +4% | ||
| Manchester United | 20/33 | 61% | 18/28 | 64% | +3% | 14/23 | 61% | -3% | ||
| Middlesbrough | 11/27 | 41% | 12/27 | 44% | +3% | 9/24 | 38% | -6% | ||
| Newcastle | 10/27 | 37% | 10/28 | 36% | -1% | 13/24 | 54% | +18% | ||
| Norwich | 11/27 | 41% | ||||||||
| Portsmouth | 18/25 | 72% | 21/28 | 75% | +3% | 13/24 | 54% | -21% | ||
| Reading | 19/28 | 68% | ||||||||
| Sheffield United | 13/34 | 38% | ||||||||
| Southampton | 19/35 | 54% | 14/28 | 50% | -4% | |||||
| Tottenham | 20/33 | 61% | 13/26 | 50% | -11% | 14/26 | 54% | +4% | ||
| Watford | 12/32 | 38% | ||||||||
| West Brom | 12/28 | 43% | 11/25 | 44% | +1% | |||||
| West Ham | 11/26 | 42% | 11/29 | 38% | -4% | |||||
| Wigan | 17/27 | 63% | 15/25 | 60% | -3% | |||||
| 323/572 | 56% | 315/532 | 59% | +3% | 311/529 | 59% | 0% | |||
| SERIE A | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | Change | 2006-2007 | Change | |||||
| Ascoli | 4/29 | 14% | 7/33 | 21% | +7% | |||||
| Atalanta | 4/24 | 17% | 7/25 | 28% | ||||||
| Bologna | 5/26 | 19% | ||||||||
| Brescia | 8/24 | 33% | ||||||||
| Cagliari | 4/24 | 17% | 4/25 | 16% | -1% | 4/29 | 14% | -2% | ||
| Catania | 6/28 | 21% | ||||||||
| Chievo | 4/25 | 16% | 4/26 | 15% | -1% | 7/30 | 23% | +8% | ||
| Empoli | 2/22 | 9% | 3/27 | 11% | +2% | |||||
| Fiorentina | 9/27 | 33% | 8/23 | 35% | +2% | 11/29 | 38% | +3% | ||
| Inter | 19/26 | 73% | 20/27 | 74% | +1% | 26/35 | 74% | 0% | ||
| Juventus | 13/24 | 54% | 12/24 | 50% | -4% | |||||
| Lazio | 9/33 | 27% | 8/26 | 31% | +4% | 8/29 | 28% | -3% | ||
| Lecce | 11/26 | 42% | 10/26 | 38% | -4% | |||||
| Livorno | 7/24 | 29% | 5/21 | 24% | -5% | 9/25 | 36% | +12% | ||
| Messina | 7/22 | 32% | 7/25 | 28% | -4% | 10/26 | 38% | +10% | ||
| Milan | 13/24 | 54% | 14/23 | 61% | +7% | 13/28 | 46% | -15% | ||
| Palermo | 3/26 | 12% | 6/28 | 21% | +9% | 5/24 | 21% | 0% | ||
| Parma | 6/25 | 24% | 7/31 | 23% | -1% | 8/30 | 27% | +4% | ||
| Reggina | 7/22 | 32% | 2/21 | 10% | -22% | 4/24 | 17% | +7% | ||
| Roma | 6/24 | 25% | 12/25 | 48% | +23% | 12/32 | 38% | -10% | ||
| Sampdoria | 2/23 | 9% | 1/26 | 4% | -5% | 5/31 | 16% | +12% | ||
| Siena | 7/28 | 25% | 4/21 | 19% | -6% | 9/31 | 29% | +10% | ||
| Torino | 3/26 | 12% | ||||||||
| Treviso | 10/28 | 36% | ||||||||
| Udinese | 11/23 | 48% | 9/25 | 36% | 12% | 17/39 | 44% | +8% | ||
| 155/500 | 31% | 149/502 | 30% | -1% | 174/581 | 30% | 0% | |||
| Highest Percentage of Foreign Players * | Lowest Percentage of Foreign Players * | |||||
| Arsenal | 23/27 | 85% | Athletic Bilbao | 1/25 | 4% | |
| Bolton | 19/23 | 83% | Empoli | 3/27 | 11% | |
| Chelsea | 17/23 | 74% | Excelsior | 3/27 | 11% | |
| Inter | 26/35 | 74% | Torino | 3/26 | 12% | |
| Fulham | 16/22 | 73% | Cagliari | 4/29 | 14% | |
| Liverpool | 22/31 | 71% | Sampdoria | 5/31 | 16% | |
| Nurnberg | 19/27 | 70% | Sedan | 4/25 | 16% | |
| Blackburn | 19/28 | 68% | Lorient | 5/30 | 17% | |
| PSV | 17/25 | 68% | Reggina | 4/24 | 17% | |
| Reading | 19/28 | 68% | NAC Breda | 5/27 | 19% | |
| Percentage of Foreign Players * | Percentage of Foreign Players in Top 4 * | |||||
| Italy | 174/581 | 30% | Germany | 44/92 | 48% | |
| France | 175/513 | 34% | Netherlands | 39/99 | 39% | |
| Spain | 186/495 | 38% | Spain | 49/103 | 48% | |
| Netherlands | 174/444 | 39% | France | 35/102 | 34% | |
| Germany | 219/442 | 50% | England | 76/104 | 73% | |
| England | 311/529 | 59% | Italy | 59/124 | 48% | |
* = 2006-2007 season :
The teams that finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in their leagues in the 2006-2007 season :
Germany : Stuttgart, Schalke, Bremen, Bayern Munich
Netherlands : PSV, Ajax, AZ, Twente
Spain : Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia
France: Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Rennes
England : Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton
Italy : Inter, Roma, Lazio, Milan