Table shows the top club performances contributing to France's World Cup history; the qualification is >1,000 minutes played.
It is Monaco leading on minutes played ahead of top overseas club, Juventus, who have the highest captaincy through Platini, Deschamps and Zidane. Stade de Reims have an impressive haul of goals largely because of Just Fontaine's 13 goals in 1958. The Arsene Wenger influence is also clear with Arsenal on the rise to 6th place.
| Matches | Minutes | Goals | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Clubs | 680 | 55498 | 96 | 54 | |
| 1 | Monaco | 59 | 4849 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Juventus | 40 | 3508 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 34 | 3060 | 18 | 7 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 35 | 2880 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Girondins Bordeaux | 32 | 2517 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 30 | 2497 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Nantes | 27 | 2390 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | 28 | 2373 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 27 | 2230 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Lyon | 47 | 3297 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Marseille | 42 | 3221 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | 1888 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Bayern Munich | 19 | 1793 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 18 | 1522 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 12 | 1095 | 2 | 0 |
