Celtic's official squad for their upcoming Europa League fixtures was named last night.
Brendan Rodgers omitted four summer signings in Hayato Inamura, Shin Yamada, Callum Osmand, and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
Clubs can include a maximum of 25 players in their squads, but Celtic have only 24 in theirs.
Why does Celtic's UEL squad have 24 players and not 25?
In a typical 25-man squad, UEFA rules stipulate that eight players must be homegrown, while the remaining 17 can be foreign.
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In Celtic's squad, there are seven homegrown players - Ross Doohan, Dane Murray, Kieran Tierney, Anthony Ralston, James Forrest, Callum McGregor, and Luke McCowan - and 17 foreign players already.
While including another homegrown player, such as Colby Donovan, would bring the tally to eight and the squad total to 25, there is no real point, as he is already eligible to play through the B-list.
Celtic's confirmed UEL league phase squad
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Viljami Sinisalo, Ross Doohan.
Defenders: Alistair Johnston, Liam Scales, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Marcelo Saracchi, Dane Murray, Anthony Ralston, Kieran Tierney.
Midfielders: Reo Hatate, Yang, Luke McCowan, Arne Engels, Callum McGregor, Paulo Bernardo, James Forrest.
Forwards: Benjamin Nygren, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Kelechi Iheanacho, Sebastian Tounekti, Johnny Kenny, Daizen Maeda.
Celtic's confirmed UEL league phase fixture details
Wednesday, September 24 2025 - Red Star (A) - 8pm KO Thursday, October 2 2025 - Braga (H) - 5:45pm KO Thursday, 23 October 2025 - Sturm Graz (H) - 8pm KO Thursday, 6 November 2025 - Midtjylland (A) - 5:45pm KO Thursday, 27 November 2025 - Feyenoord (A) - 5:45pm KO Thursday, 11 December 2025 - Roma (H) - 8pm KO Thursday, 22 January 2026 - Bologna (A) - 5:45pm KO Thursday, 29 January 2026 - Utrecht (H) - 8pm KO
