In MD we have had access to the dates to be able to register the players in the European competitions 2025-2026 That has sent UEFA to federations and all European clubs. Dates ranging from the previous rounds of the three competitions (Champions League, Europe and Conference League) to the play and the final qualifiers with the beginning of the year 2026. These dates are very important for Spanish football, since the next season will have five clubs in Champions and a minimum of 8 in Europe.
According to the aforementioned circular, the date July 3 is the initial for the first classification phase of the Champions League, a day later in Europe and Conference League. For the second previous classification round, July 17 is the deadline in the new Champions League and 18 for the other two UEFA club competitions. On July 31, in the case of the Champions League and August 1 for Europe and Conference League, it is the registration deadline for clubs that participate in the third classification round. Those who directly access the final play off prior to the Liguilla, the last day is August 14 at the Champions and 15 in the other two UEFA club competitions.
Market closure, on September 1
The European leagues must close their markets on September 1. And this leads us to date that the teams for the Liguillas phase of the three competitions will have to register. UEFA has set on Tuesday, September 2. This implies that on Monday, September 1 will be the last day in the big leagues. And then we will have to wait for February 5, 2026 for the new inscriptions for the play and the final qualifiers. Here the clubs can register up to 3 players.
Same registration criteria
The registration criteria remain the same, so that each club can have a maximum of 25 players in list A at any time of the season and where the least two will have to be goalkeepers. There may be a third goalkeeper from list B. In addition, they must respect the quota of eight soccer players trained locally according to UEFA regulations should be respected when new players register. A ‘locally formed player’ is a ‘player trained in a club’ or a ‘player trained in an association’.
In the case of the first (player formed in a club or also considered as Act), it is that footballer who between the age of 15 and 21, and regardless of his nationality and age, has been registered in his current club for a continuous period or not of three complete seasons or for 36 months.
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In the case of the second (a player trained in an association or also considered AAT), it is that footballer who between 15 years of age and 21 years, and regardless of his nationality and age, has been registered in a club or in other clubs affiliated with the same national association as that of his current club for a continuous or not of three complete seasons or 36 months. That is, he has played in the Spanish League during the last three seasons. If a club has less than eight players trained locally in its template, the maximum number of players on list A is reduced accordingly.
