Disco Deejay
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A number of people have been asking about Europa League Squad Rules, spread over several threads, a lot of which isn’t accurate. so I thought I would spend a bit of time researching and listing the Rules, for ease of reference.
I’ll add in how UEFA distribute Europa League money in a subsequent post.
Champions/Europa League squad rules
According to UEFA.com, every club must submit two lists of players to the SFA by an official UEFA deadline, whether they are in the Champions League or Europa League. (I’ve listed deadline dates further down).
The lists, which include squad numbers, will be verified, validated and forwarded on to UEFA by the SFA before each club’s European squad is published. When submitting the lists, they will be sent to the SFA named ‘List A’ and ‘List B’.
What is a ‘List A’ player?
According to UEFA, a maximum of 25 players including a minimum of two goalkeepers can be registered to this list. Eight places on the list are reserved for ‘Locally Trained Players’.
If a club cannot count on the services of at least two goalkeepers registered on List A because of long-term injury or illness then they can select a temporary replacement.
UEFA say that if a club has fewer than eight locally-trained players in their squad, then the maximum number of players on List A is reduced accordingly.
A ‘Locally Trained Player’ falls into two categories:
1. A Club Trained Player - This is a player who has been on the club’s book for three years between the ages of 15 and 21.
2. Association Trained Players - This is for players who were on the books of another club, in the same Association, for three years between the ages of 15 and 21.
No club can have more than four association-trained players among their eight nominees on List A.
So, what is a ‘List B’ player?
UEFA say that a player can be registered as List B if he is born on, or after, January 1 1996 and has been eligible to play for the club concerned for an uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday.
A player who is aged 16 may be registered, even if for the previous two years they were registered with other clubs.
Clubs are entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season, but the list must be submitted before a deadline on the day before a matchday.
Can clubs change their squads again this season?
If a club gets through to the knock-out stages, they will be able to make changes to their squad ahead of the round of 16.
A club will be able to register a maximum of three new players before the deadline, but the limit will remain at 25 players.
Any limitations on who is added?
UEFA say that players can be added if they have played in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, but only one of the potential three new players can have played in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Players cannot represent two clubs in the UEFA Champions League from the group stage onwards.
List A – Non Locally Trained Players
13. Wesley FODERINGHAM – GK
25. Jak ALNWICK – GK
2. James TAVERNIER
6. Connor GOLDSON
14. Lee HODSON
15. Jon FLANAGAN
19. Nikola KATIC
3. Declan JOHN
10. Ovie EJARIA
11. Josh WINDASS
18. Jordan ROSSITER
21. Daniel CANDEIAS
20. Alfredo MORELOS
40. Glenn MIDDLETON
List A – Locally Trained Players
1. Allan McGREGOR – GK – Club Trained
4. Graham DORRANS – Assoc Trained
8. Ryan JACK – Assoc Trained
16. Andy HALLIDAY – Assoc Trained
37. Scott ARFIELD – Assoc Trained
22. Greg DOCHERTY – Assoc Trained
7. Jamie MURPHY – Assoc Trained
*** Unfortunately, only 4 of the above Association Trained Players count towards the 8 Locally Trained players permitted. As we only have 1 Club Trained Player, we lose out on 3 spaces and are only permitted to have 22 players in our squad, rather than 25. We currently have 21 players in the squad, so if we add Sadiq and Coulibaly, someone will have to be removed. The same goes for any additional signings, unless we transfer anyone out. Interesting to note that even though we currently have 1 space free in our List ‘A’, neither Lee Wallace, Harry Forrester, Fabio Cordoso nor Eduardo Herrera have been listed.
List B players
28. Robby McCRORIE – GK
43. Kieran WRIGHT – GK
55. Brian KINNEAR – GK
60. Nicky HOGARTH – GK
17. Ross McCRORIE
24. Aidan WILSON
30. Kyle BRADLEY
46. Rhys BREEN
47. Jack THOMPSON
48. Scott GRAY
49. Jordan HOUSTON
51. Lewis MAYO
56. Daniel FINLAYSON
61. Jay MACK
65. Nathan PATTERSON
68. Murray MILLER
69. Kyle McCLELLAND
27. Stephen KELLY
29. Zak RUDDEN
33. Jamie BARJONAS
39. Liam BURT
53. Cameron PALMER
57. Zac BUTTERWORTH
58. Kieran McKECHNIE
63. Ben WILLIAMSON
64. Josh McPAKE
44. Andrew DALLAS
54. Matthew SHIELS
62. Adedapo AWOKOYA-MEBUDE
List A has to be submitted online by the following fixed deadlines:
21 June 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the preliminary round;
6 July 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the first qualifying round;
20 July 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the second qualifying round;
3 August 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the third qualifying round;
17 August 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the play-offs;
3 September 2018 (24.00CET) for all further matches from the first match in the group stage up to and including the final.
For the qualifying phase and the play-offs, a club may register a maximum of two new eligible players on List A after the above-mentioned deadlines, provided the quota of locally trained players is respected. Such registration must be completed by 24.00CET on the day before the relevant first-leg match and the club’s association must confirm in writing that the new player is eligible to play at domestic level at this time. ***(I'm assuming that since we only have 1 Club Trained Player in our 'List 'A', we haven't met the 'Locally Trained Players' quota and this has prevented us from adding Sadiq and Coulibaly to the squad after the initial deadline date).
If the registration of such a new player causes the number of players on List A to exceed 25, the club must remove a currently registered player to reduce the squad to 25 players again.
I’ll add in how UEFA distribute Europa League money in a subsequent post.
Champions/Europa League squad rules
According to UEFA.com, every club must submit two lists of players to the SFA by an official UEFA deadline, whether they are in the Champions League or Europa League. (I’ve listed deadline dates further down).
The lists, which include squad numbers, will be verified, validated and forwarded on to UEFA by the SFA before each club’s European squad is published. When submitting the lists, they will be sent to the SFA named ‘List A’ and ‘List B’.
What is a ‘List A’ player?
According to UEFA, a maximum of 25 players including a minimum of two goalkeepers can be registered to this list. Eight places on the list are reserved for ‘Locally Trained Players’.
If a club cannot count on the services of at least two goalkeepers registered on List A because of long-term injury or illness then they can select a temporary replacement.
UEFA say that if a club has fewer than eight locally-trained players in their squad, then the maximum number of players on List A is reduced accordingly.
A ‘Locally Trained Player’ falls into two categories:
1. A Club Trained Player - This is a player who has been on the club’s book for three years between the ages of 15 and 21.
2. Association Trained Players - This is for players who were on the books of another club, in the same Association, for three years between the ages of 15 and 21.
No club can have more than four association-trained players among their eight nominees on List A.
So, what is a ‘List B’ player?
UEFA say that a player can be registered as List B if he is born on, or after, January 1 1996 and has been eligible to play for the club concerned for an uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday.
A player who is aged 16 may be registered, even if for the previous two years they were registered with other clubs.
Clubs are entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season, but the list must be submitted before a deadline on the day before a matchday.
Can clubs change their squads again this season?
If a club gets through to the knock-out stages, they will be able to make changes to their squad ahead of the round of 16.
A club will be able to register a maximum of three new players before the deadline, but the limit will remain at 25 players.
Any limitations on who is added?
UEFA say that players can be added if they have played in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, but only one of the potential three new players can have played in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Players cannot represent two clubs in the UEFA Champions League from the group stage onwards.
List A – Non Locally Trained Players
13. Wesley FODERINGHAM – GK
25. Jak ALNWICK – GK
2. James TAVERNIER
6. Connor GOLDSON
14. Lee HODSON
15. Jon FLANAGAN
19. Nikola KATIC
3. Declan JOHN
10. Ovie EJARIA
11. Josh WINDASS
18. Jordan ROSSITER
21. Daniel CANDEIAS
20. Alfredo MORELOS
40. Glenn MIDDLETON
List A – Locally Trained Players
1. Allan McGREGOR – GK – Club Trained
4. Graham DORRANS – Assoc Trained
8. Ryan JACK – Assoc Trained
16. Andy HALLIDAY – Assoc Trained
37. Scott ARFIELD – Assoc Trained
22. Greg DOCHERTY – Assoc Trained
7. Jamie MURPHY – Assoc Trained
*** Unfortunately, only 4 of the above Association Trained Players count towards the 8 Locally Trained players permitted. As we only have 1 Club Trained Player, we lose out on 3 spaces and are only permitted to have 22 players in our squad, rather than 25. We currently have 21 players in the squad, so if we add Sadiq and Coulibaly, someone will have to be removed. The same goes for any additional signings, unless we transfer anyone out. Interesting to note that even though we currently have 1 space free in our List ‘A’, neither Lee Wallace, Harry Forrester, Fabio Cordoso nor Eduardo Herrera have been listed.
List B players
28. Robby McCRORIE – GK
43. Kieran WRIGHT – GK
55. Brian KINNEAR – GK
60. Nicky HOGARTH – GK
17. Ross McCRORIE
24. Aidan WILSON
30. Kyle BRADLEY
46. Rhys BREEN
47. Jack THOMPSON
48. Scott GRAY
49. Jordan HOUSTON
51. Lewis MAYO
56. Daniel FINLAYSON
61. Jay MACK
65. Nathan PATTERSON
68. Murray MILLER
69. Kyle McCLELLAND
27. Stephen KELLY
29. Zak RUDDEN
33. Jamie BARJONAS
39. Liam BURT
53. Cameron PALMER
57. Zac BUTTERWORTH
58. Kieran McKECHNIE
63. Ben WILLIAMSON
64. Josh McPAKE
44. Andrew DALLAS
54. Matthew SHIELS
62. Adedapo AWOKOYA-MEBUDE
List A has to be submitted online by the following fixed deadlines:
21 June 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the preliminary round;
6 July 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the first qualifying round;
20 July 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the second qualifying round;
3 August 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the third qualifying round;
17 August 2018 (24.00CET) for all matches in the play-offs;
3 September 2018 (24.00CET) for all further matches from the first match in the group stage up to and including the final.
For the qualifying phase and the play-offs, a club may register a maximum of two new eligible players on List A after the above-mentioned deadlines, provided the quota of locally trained players is respected. Such registration must be completed by 24.00CET on the day before the relevant first-leg match and the club’s association must confirm in writing that the new player is eligible to play at domestic level at this time. ***(I'm assuming that since we only have 1 Club Trained Player in our 'List 'A', we haven't met the 'Locally Trained Players' quota and this has prevented us from adding Sadiq and Coulibaly to the squad after the initial deadline date).
If the registration of such a new player causes the number of players on List A to exceed 25, the club must remove a currently registered player to reduce the squad to 25 players again.