Official: Napoli reveal squad list for 2026-27 Champions League
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Napoli have officially announced their registered squad for the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League campaign.
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Attributed to original sourceMassimiliano Allegri has officially confirmed his squad of Napoli players for the upcoming 2026-27 Champions League league phase, including returning loanees Noa Lang and Lorenzo Lucca plus summer signings Costantino Favasuli and Benoit Badiashile.
All clubs competing in UEFA competitions in 2026-27 submitted their squads for the league phase campaign by the end of Wednesday, September 2, the day after the close of the summer transfer window for the majority of European nations.
The Champions League trophy EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT Teams are permitted to name a maximum of 25 players on their ‘List A’. Of those 25 players, at least two must be goalkeepers and eight must be ‘locally trained players’ ie. those who were based in Italy for at least three uninterrupted years between the ages of 15 and 21.
Teams are also able to name an unlimited number of players on their ‘List B’, typically reserved for youth-team players. Any player can be named on List B as long as they were born on or after January 1, 2005, and as long as they have played for the club for an uninterrupted period of at least two years.
Napoli have named 23 players on their List A, including seven locally trained players in Alex Meret, Nikita Contini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Favasuli, Leonardo Spinazzola, Antonio Vergara and Lucca.
GENOA, ITALY – AUGUST 22: Antonio Vergara of Napoli celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on August 22, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images) As Napoli have not named the required eight locally trained players, the overall size of their List A squad is reduced accordingly. Inter have also done the same in their squad list .
Napoli have not officially confirmed the names of the players on their List B.
Confirmed Napoli squad for 2026-27 Champions League NAPLES, ITALY – AUGUST 30: Massimiliano Allegri, Manager of Napoli, looks on during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Como 1907 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on August 30, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) List A Goalkeepers: Alex Meret, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Nikita Contini.
Defenders: Benoit Badiashile, Sam Beukema, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Costantino Favasuli, Rafa Marin, Mathias Olivera, Amir Rrahmani, Leonardo Spinazzola.
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Antonio Vergara, Andre-Fank Zambo Anguissa.
Forwards: David Neres, Alisson Santos, Rasmus Hojlund, Noa Lang, Lorenzo Lucca, Matteo Politano.
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What happened
Napoli have submitted and publicly revealed their squad list for the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League season. The official registration provides clarity on which players will be available for Antonio Conte's side in European competition this term. The squad list typically indicates which players are fully fit and registered, and which notable names have been left out — offering insight into Conte's European plans.
Chance analysis
Napoli's Champions League squad registration is one of the first concrete windows into Conte's European plans for the new season. The official list tells us who is fit, available and trusted enough to feature at the highest level, and just as importantly, who is not. For fans tracking the Partenopei's continental ambitions, omissions and inclusions here will shape expectations well before the first group-stage ball is kicked.
Napoli's confirmed Champions League squad clarifies which players are available for European competition, providing a definitive reference for Conte's selection options.