AS Saint-Etienne : OM, PSG, ASSE, LOSC ... Which clubs in L1 rely the most on expatriates?

October 11, 2021 at 11:10 AM by Thomas

Ligue 1 expatriates — There is absolutely no rule on the use of foreign players in Ligue 1; each team has its own strategy and they differ from each other.

Not all locker rooms speak the same languages in Ligue 1. And there is really only AS Saint-Etienne, only the French is largely dominant, almost to the point of eclipsing foreign footballers. In its latest Weekly Newsletter, the Football Observatory is interested, in fact, from expatriate players, on which the clubs rely, in the field.

ASSE is playing the local card, LOSC and PSG are going international

In Saint-Etienne, it is only 4.1%, the lowest by far, in our French championship. It echoes, or opposition, to teams LOSC first and PSG, which follows and which are the two clubs where the share of foreign players in the performances achieved on the green rectangle is the highest; more than two thirds in Paris and almost the entire collective of players chosen by Jocelyn Gourvennec, in Lille.

OM, AS Monaco, OL and a few others are in balance

AS Monaco, neighboring OM, OL or a few others, are overall in balance between the share of national players and those from elsewhere. Note that Lille on the one hand and Saint-Etienne, on the exact opposite, are respectively in the top 20 European clubs which rely on the most expatriates and vice versa for the Greens, among the 10 who use it. less.

Which clubs in Ligue 1 rely the most on expatriates?

1. LOSC = 81.9% of playing time
2. PSG = 75.2%
3. Stade de Reims = 58.5%
4. OGC Nice = 56.5%
5. Girondins de Bordeaux = 55.5%
6. OM = 54%
7. AS Monaco = 51.5%
8. OL = 46.3%
9. FC Metz = 45.4%
10. Stade Rennais = 40.5%
11. FC Nantes = 35.2%
12. RC Lens = 34.6%
13. ESTAC = 27.8%
14. Clermont Foot = 25.8%
15. RC Strasbourg = 23%
16. FC Lorient = 21.1%
17. Montpellier HSC = 20.5%
18. Stade Brestois = 15.1%
19. SCO Angers = 11.2%
20. AS Saint-Etienne = 4.1%