25 Man Squad Released
PORTIERI: Handanovic, Carrizo, Berni
DIFENSORI: Juan Jesus, Telles, Montoya, Dodò, Murillo, Miranda, Nagatomo, Santon, Ranocchia, D'Ambrosio
CENTROCAMPISTI: Kondogbia, Guarin, Medel, Perisic, Brozovic, Felipe Melo
ATTACCANTI: Icardi, Jovetic, Biabiany, Ljajic, Palacio.
Only players 21+ of age are listed. Under 21s are not capped by FIGC, so Gnoku, Dimarco, etc can play but don't count towards this list. Of the 25, 4 must be club-trained, and another 4 must be association-trained. FIGC has adopted UEFA's definitions of "club-trained" and "association-trained" used for Champions and Europa League.
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"A club-trained player is defined as a player who regardless of his place of birth has been registered between the ages of 15 and 21 with his current club for a period of three entire seasons or 36 months. An ‘association-trained’ player fulfills the same criteria but with another club in the same association."
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More specifically, see page 28 of the UEFA Champions League Regulations
[here] (actual page 34 of the PDF). For the lazy bums out there:
18.10: A "club-trained player" is a player who, between the age of 15 (or the start of the season during which he turns 15) and 21 (or the end of the season during which he turns 21), and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with his current club for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons (i.e. a period starting with the first official match of the relevant national championship and ending with the last official match of that relevant national championship) or of 36 months.
18.11: An "association-trained player" is a player who, between the age of 15 (or the start of the season during which he turns 15) and 21 (or the end of the season during which he turns 21), and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with a club or with other clubs affiliated to the same association as that of his current club for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or of 36 months.
SO - our club-trained players are Santon, Berni, and Biabiany. Who is the fourth? Of Ranocchia, D'Ambrosio, Jovetic, Icardi, and Ljajic, I don't see any way the club-trained requirement is met. What am I missing?
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Edit #1 - I think I've answered my own questions. Seems that for this year only (first year the rules are in effect), clubs that cannot provide enough "club-trained" players are allowed to replace them with "association-trained" players. So this season and this season only we can get away with 3+5 instead of 4+4. Trying to find a good source.
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Edit #2 - Got it.
Norma Transitoria
Le società di Serie A che non disponessero del numero minimo di 4 "calciatori formati nel club", potranno nella stagione sportiva 2015/2016 inserire nella lista dei 25 fino ad 8 "calciatori formati in Italia".
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For the 2015/2016 season, clubs without enough club-trained players can list up to 8 association-trained players in their 25-man squads. Crisetig to return for 2016/2017?