A List

Petr Cech

Branislav Ivanovich

Ashley Cole

Michael Essien

Ricardo Carvalho

Frank Lampard

Franco Di Santo

Joe Cole

Didier Drogba

Michael Ballack

Florent Malouda

José Bosingwa

Wayne Bridge

Paulo Ferreira

Deco

Salomon Kalou

Carlo Cudicini

John Terry

Alex

Juliano Belletti

Nicolas Anelka

Henrique Hilario

B List

John Mikel Obi

Rhys Taylor

Sam Hutchinson

Michael Mancienne

Miroslav Stoch

No club may have more than 25 players on List A during the season. Eight places on List A are reserved for 'locally trained players'.

A 'locally trained player' is either a 'club-trained player' or an 'association-trained player' and no club may have more than four 'association-trained players' listed among the eight.

This is an increase from last season's three-plus-three rule.

A 'club-trained player' is a player who, between the age of 15 and 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 or of 36 months.

In the case of Chelsea, an 'association-trained player' is a player who, between the age of 15 and 21 and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with another club affiliated to the FA for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or of 36 months.

These regulations mean Chelsea's A List will contain 22 players for this season's group stage.

A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 1987 and has been eligible to play for Chelsea for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday.

This means John Mikel Obi is able to move from the A to the B List this season, opening up a fresh place in the A List.

Spells spent away from Chelsea on loan by Scott Sinclair make him ineligible as a club-trained player or as a B List player.

Following the submission of these lists, a club may register up to three new eligible players for the remaining matches, such registration completed by 1 February.

was worried seeing mikel in squad b until i read the explanation.

No Sinclair at all then? Doesn't sound promising for him.

No Sinclair at all then? Doesn't sound promising for him.

Spells spent away from Chelsea on loan by Scott Sinclair make him ineligible as a club-trained player or as a B List player.

unfortunate for sinclair, but thems the rules.

good to see Ballack on for the 1st time

Spells spent away from Chelsea on loan by Scott Sinclair make him ineligible as a club-trained player or as a B List player.

unfortunate for sinclair, but thems the rules.

He could have been an A list player though. But he clearly doesn't rate that highly.

He could have been an A list player though. But he clearly doesn't rate that highly.

i didnt realise that. looking at the squad the only player i could see him replace is beletti.

Glad to see Di Santo's there , which means he might be able to play a group match if we're already through! ;)

i didnt realise that. looking at the squad the only player i could see him replace is beletti.

MALOUDA!!!!!

Have any of our squad other than Scott Sinclair been left out?

Glad to see Di Santo's there , which means he might be able to play a group match if we're already through! :)

or maybe Di Santo could start anyway.. instead of Anelka..