| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frédéric Kanouté | Attack - Centre-Forward | Mali France | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 2 |  Benni McCarthy | Attack - Centre-Forward | South Africa | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 3 |  Andriy Shevchenko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ukraine | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 4 |  Marcel Podszus | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 5 |  Stern John | Attack - Centre-Forward | Trinidad and Tobago | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 6 |  Henri Camara | Attack - Centre-Forward | Senegal France | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 7 |  Antonio Barijho | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 8 |  Ralf Schmitt | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 9 |  Marc Nygaard | Attack - Centre-Forward | Denmark Guyana | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 10 |  Nwankwo Kanu | Attack - Centre-Forward | Nigeria | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 11 |  Ronaldo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Spain | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 12 |  Michael Thurk | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 13 |  Vahid Hashemian | Attack - Centre-Forward | Iran | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 14 |  Nuno Gomes | Attack - Centre-Forward | Portugal | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 15 |  Marijo Maric | Attack - Centre-Forward | Croatia Germany | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 16 |  Peter Van Houdt | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 17 |  Ruud van Nistelrooy | Attack - Centre-Forward | Netherlands | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 18 |  Julio Hernán Rossi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Italy | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 19 |  Joseph-Désiré Job | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon France | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 20 |  Thierry Henry | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Guadeloupe | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 21 |  Deon Burton | Attack - Centre-Forward | Jamaica England | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 22 |  Lee Hughes | Attack - Centre-Forward | England | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 23 |  Brasília | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 24 |  Pavel Dobry | Attack - Centre-Forward | Czech Republic | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 25 |  Peter Graulund | Attack - Centre-Forward | Denmark | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 26 |  Marko Topic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 27 |  Marek Heinz | Attack - Centre-Forward | Czech Republic | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 28 |  Nana Bediako | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ghana | Retired | 1977 | — |
| 29 |  Ümit Karan | Attack - Centre-Forward | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1976 | — |
| 30 |  Akinori Nishizawa | Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan | Retired | 1976 | — |