Russia
- Dimitri Ananko – Ajaccio – 2002–03
- Georgy Bykadorov – Montpellier – 1949–50
- Igor Dobrovolski – Marseille – 1992–93
- Vagiz Khidiyatullin – Toulouse FC – 1988–90
- Aleksandr Mostovoi – Caen, Strasbourg – 1993–94, 1994–96
- Aleksandr Panov – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01
- Ruslan Pimenov – Metz – 2004–06
- Sacha Rytchkov – Lens – 1996–97
- Sergei Semak – Paris SG – 2004–05
- Alexey Smertin – Bordeaux – 2000–03
- Dmitri Sychev – Marseille – 2002–04
- Igor Yanovskiy – Paris SG – 1998-01
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