| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mamadou Bagayoko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Mali France | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 2 |  Naohiro Takahara | Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 3 |  Benni McCarthy | Attack - Centre-Forward | South Africa | Retired | 1977 | - |
| 4 |  Miroslav Klose | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 5 |  Peter Madsen | Attack - Centre-Forward | Denmark | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 6 |  Claudio Pizarro | Attack - Centre-Forward | Peru Italy | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 7 |  Sebastian Hähnge | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 8 |  Clinton Morrison | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ireland England | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 9 |  Gerald Asamoah | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 10 |  Marco Villa | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 11 |  Bosko Balaban | Attack - Centre-Forward | Croatia | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 12 |  Miroslaw Spizak | Attack - Centre-Forward | Poland | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 13 |  Ahmed Salah Hosny | Attack - Centre-Forward | Egypt | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 14 |  Jason Roberts | Attack - Centre-Forward | Grenada England | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 15 |  Antonio Di Salvo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany Italy | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 16 |  Eidur Gudjohnsen | Attack - Centre-Forward | Iceland | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 17 |  Emile Mpenza | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium DR Congo | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 18 |  Nicolas Anelka | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Martinique | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 19 |  Nico Frommer | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 20 |  James Beattie | Attack - Centre-Forward | England | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 21 |  Matias Cenci | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Italy | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 22 |  Chris Iwelumo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Scotland Nigeria | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 23 |  Scott Dobie | Attack - Centre-Forward | Scotland | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 24 |  John Carew | Attack - Centre-Forward | Norway | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 25 |  Hervé Tum | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 26 |  Diego Forlán | Attack - Centre-Forward | Uruguay Spain | Retired | 1979 | - |
| 27 |  Marius Ebbers | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 28 |  Didier Drogba | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cote d'Ivoire France | Retired | 1978 | - |
| 29 |  Joseph-Désiré Job | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon France | Retired | 1977 | - |
| 30 |  Abdelaziz Ahanfouf | Attack - Centre-Forward | Morocco Germany | Retired | 1978 | - |