Article 27 Player lists - Under-21

Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Content Type
Competition Regulations
Category
National teams > Under-21
ft:locale
en-GB
Edition
2025-27
Enforcement Date
5 February 2025
27.01

For the qualifying competition, each association must provide the UEFA administration with a list of 23 players (surnames, first names, clubs and dates of birth) as well as the surnames, first names and dates of birth of the head coach and assistant coach, mentioning their coaching qualifications. At least three of these 23 players must be goalkeepers.

27.02

For the qualifying competition, the list of 23 players must be completed online by 24:00 CET the day before the match in question. A signed copy of this list must be handed to the UEFA match delegate at the organisational meeting.

27.03

Only 20 of these 23 registered players, at least two of whom must be goalkeepers, will be eligible to play. Amendments to the list are not allowed after the deadline mentioned in Paragraph 27.01.

27.04

For the final tournament, the list of 23 players must be completed online at least seven full days before the opening match. Three of these 23 players must be goalkeepers. A signed copy of this list must also be sent to the UEFA administration by the same deadline.

27.05

Any outfield players or goalkeepers named on the final list of 23 players who become seriously injured or ill may be substituted as follows:

  1. Final tournament: one outfield player may be replaced no later than three hours before the start of the team’s first match. That player can take no further part in the tournament and no other outfield player may be replaced.

  2. All competition stages: goalkeepers may be replaced at any time before the start of a match.

27.06

All official player lists are published by the UEFA administration.

27.07

The associations are responsible for ensuring that the aforementioned provisions concerning player eligibility and lists of players are observed.