17/03/2023
A lot of football clubs in various parts of the world have retired the number 12 shirt in honour of their fans, who are usually referred to as "the twelfth men." This means that no player from these clubs can wear the number 12 shirt, as it has been dedicated to the fans.
Below are the names of thirty clubs that have adopted this strategy.
1. Bayern Munich (Germany)
2. Werder Bremen (Germany)
3. Lazio (Italy)
4. Torino (Italy)
5. Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)
6. Melbourne Victory (Australia)
7. PAOK (Greece)
8. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
9. Hadjuk Split (Croatia)
10. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
11. Santos (Brazil)
12. Beijing Guoan (China)
13.Club Africain (Tunisia)
14. Hammarby IF (Sweden)
15. Club Brugge (Belgium)
16. Genk (Belgium)
17. Kerala Blasters (India)
18. Persepolis (Iran)
19. Feyenoord (Netherlands)
20. Vitesse (Netherlands)
21. Arminia Bielefeld (Germany)
22. Atalanta (Italy)
23. Genoa (Italy)
24. Palermo (Italy)
25. Parma (Italy)
26. Basel (Switzerland)
27. Fenerbahce (Turkey)
28. Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
29. CSKA Moscow (Russia)
30. Aberdeen (Scotland)
