Club stays top for most players supplied to Seleção; see top 10 | OneFootball

No club in Brazil has provided as many players to the Brazilian National Team in World Cups as Botafogo.

With the call-up of midfielder Danilo this Monday (18) by coach Carlo Ancelotti, the number of players from the Rio club who will play in a World Cup for Brazil has risen to 48.

Botafogo tops the ranking, followed by São Paulo and Flamengo. The top of the list is dominated by Brazilian clubs.

See below the top 10 clubs with the most call-ups and the list of all players who have represented the National Team in World Cups:

1. Botafogo (48 call-ups)

Benedicto, Carvalho Leite (2x), Nilo, Pamplona, Octacilio, Pedroza, Waldir, Ariel, Attila, Canalli, Germano, Martim Silveira (2x), Nariz, Patesko, Perácio, Zezé Procópio, Nilton Santos (4x), Didi (2x), Garrincha (2x), Amarildo, Zagallo, Gerson, Jairzinho (3x), Manga, Rildo, Paulo Cézar Caju, Roberto Miranda, Dirceu, Marinho Chagas, Gil, Rodrigues Neto, Paulo Sérgio, Alemão, Josimar, Mauro Galvão, Bebeto, Gonçalves, Jefferson and Danilo.

2. São Paulo (46 call-ups)

Armandinho, Luisinho, Sylvio Hoffman, Waldemar de Brito, Bauer (2x), Friaca, Noronha, Ruy, Maurinho, Mauro Oliveira (2x), Alfredo, De Sordi, Dino Sani, Bellini (2x), Jurandir, Paraná, Gerson, Mirandinha, Waldir Peres (3x), Chicão, Zé Sergio, Oscar (2x), Renato, Serginho, Careca, Falcão, Müller (2x), Silas, Ricardo Rocha, Cafu, Leonardo, Zetti, Denílson, Zé Carlos, Belletti, Kaká, Rogério Ceni (2x) and Mineiro.

3. Flamengo (39 call-ups)

Araken, Moderato, Domingos da Guia, Leônidas da Silva, Walter, Bigode, Juvenal, Rubens, Dequinha, Índio, Dida, Joel, Moacir, Zagallo, Paulo Henrique, Silva, Brito, Paulo Cézar Caju, Renato, Toninho, Zico (3x), Júnior, Leandro, Sócrates, Renato Gaúcho, Zé Carlos, Gilmar Rinaldi, Júnior Baiano, Zé Roberto, Juninho Paulista, Kléberson, Everton Ribeiro, Pedro, Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paquetá.

4. Vasco (35 call-ups)

Brilhante, Fausto, Itália, Russinho, Leônidas da Silva, Tinoco, Niginho, Jaú, Augusto, Barbosa, Chico, Danilo Alvim, Ely (2x), Maneca, Ademir Menezes, Alfredo, Paulinho, Pinga, Bellini, Orlando, Vavá, Brito, Abel, Dirceu, Roberto Dinamite (2x), Pedrinho, Acácio, Bebeto, Bismarck, Mazinho, Tita, Ricardo Rocha and Carlos Germano.

5. Fluminense (32 call-ups)

Fernando, Fortes, Ivan Mariz, Preguinho, Velloso, Tim, Batatais, Hércules, Machado, Romeu, Castilho (4x), Rodrigues, Didi, Pinheiro, Veludo, Altair (2x), Castilho, Jair Marinho, Denilson, Félix, Marco Antônio (2x), Edinho (2x), Rivelino, Branco (2x), Paulo Vitor and Fred.

6. Santos (25 call-ups)

Pelé (4x), Pepe (2x), Zito (3x), Coutinho, Gilmar (2x), Mauro Oliveira, Mengálvio, Edu (3x), Lima, Orlando, Carlos Alberto Torres, Clodoaldo, Joel Camargo, Marinho Peres, Robinho and Neymar.

7. Palmeiras (24 call-ups)

Luizinho, Jair Rosa Pinto, Humberto Tozzi, Rodrigues, Mazzola, Djalma Santos (2x), Vavá, Zequinha, Baldocchi, Leão (4x), Ademir da Guia, Alfredo Mostarda, César, Leivinha, Luis Pereira, Jorge Mendonça, Mazinho, Zinho and Marcos.

8. Corinthians (23 call-ups)

Brandão, Lopes, Baltazar (2x), Cabeção, Gilmar, Oreco, Garrincha, Rivelino (2x), Ado, Zé Maria, Sócrates, Carlos, Casagrande, Edson Boaro, Viola, Dida, Ricardinho (2x), Vampeta, Cássio and Fagner.

9. Atlético-MG (12 call-ups)

Dadá Maravilha, Toninho Cerezo (2x), Reinaldo, Éder, Luizinho, Edivaldo, Elzo, Taffarel, Gilberto Silva, Jô and Victor.

10. Cruzeiro (11 call-ups)

Tostão (2x), Fontana, Wilson Piazza (2x), Nelinho (2x), Ronaldo, Dida, Edílson and Gilberto.

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