Thursday, December 18, 2008

Complete Brazilians in Europe: December 2008

Following the recent posts of Brazilians in UEFA leagues 1-5 and 6-10, I decided to take the Brazilians in Europe idea as far as possible and find out how many of the South Americans are in every single top division league in Europe. I can't vouch for 100% accuracy in a few of the lesser known leagues and the leagues that play a summer schedule as the official rosters were not totally up to date, but overall, the majority of these numbers are accurate as of December 2008.


Total Top Division Brazilians in Europe = 700

Brazilian Players by Nation

130 - Portugal
42 - Italy
35 - Germany
34 - Greece
34 - Turkey
27 - Cyprus
27 - France
25 - Romania
24 - Bulgaria
23 - Spain
21 - Ukraine
20 - Russia
19 - Belgium
18 - Azerbaijan
16 - England
16 - Switzerland
14 - Netherlands
11 - Belarus
11 - Poland
10 - Malta
10 - Sweden
9 - Albania
9 - Norway
8 - Austria
8 - Denmark
8 - Montenegro
7 - Armenia
7 - Czech Republic
6 - Hungary
6 - Macedonia
6 - Serbia
6 - Slovakia
5 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 - Croatia
5 - Lithuania
4 - Israel
4 - Lichtenstein
4 - Moldova
4 - Slovenia
3 - Finland
3 - Faroe Islands
3 - Georgia
3 - Kazakhstan
3 - Latvia
2 - Andorra
2 - Estonia
1 - Luxembourg
1 - Republic of Ireland
1 - San Marino
0 - Iceland
0 - Northern Ireland
0 - Scotland
0 - Wales


European Clubs with at Least Five Brazilians on Their Roster

16 - CF Os Beleneses (Portugal)
12 - Vitória de Setúbal (Portugal)
10 - A. Naval 1º de Maio (Portugal)
10 - SC Braga (Portugal)
9 - C.S. Marítimo (Portugal)
9 - C.D. Nacional (Portugal)
8 - AS Roma (Italy)
8 - C.D. Trofense (Portugal)
8 - Paços de Ferreira (Portugal)
8 - Vitória de Guimarães (Portugal)
7 - Leixões S.C. (Portugal)
7 - FK Partizani Tirana (albania)
7 - Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal)
6 - FC Rapid Bucureşti (Romania)
6 - Rio Ave F.C. (Portugal)
6 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
6 - S.L. Benfica (Portugal)
5 - Fenerbahçe S.K. (Turkey)
5 - A.C. Milan (Italy)
5 - Académica de Coimbra (Portugal)
5 - Aris Thessaloniki FC (Greece)
5 - C.F. Estrela da Amadora (Portugal)
5 - CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (Romania)
5 - FK Khazar Lankaran (Azerbaijan)
5 - Hertha Berlin (Germany)
5 - Inter Milan (Italy)
5 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
5 - Lyon (France)
5 - Panathinaikos (Greece)
5 - Standard Baku (Azerbaijan)

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