July 6 – Clubs who reach the knockout stages of the Champions League and Europa League and other elite competitions will be allowed to make a fourth substitution if the match goes into extra time from next season.
Adopting the successful concept applied by FIFA in the World Cup, UEFA said three subs will still be allowed in normal time with a fourth permitted when the match goes into extra time.
Teams that have made fewer than three substitutions in the standard 90 minutes can still make a total of four throughout extra time.
UEFA also said that clubs in the Champions League and Europa League can list a maximum of seven substitutes on the match sheet, unless it’s for the final, where 12 substitutes can be listed.
Laws surrounding the use of electronic communication in the technical area were also amended by UEFA.
“The law … has been amended to stipulate that any form of electronic communication by team officials is permitted if it directly relates to player welfare or safety, or for tactical/coaching reasons,” said UEFA.
“However, only small, mobile, hand-held equipment (for example, microphone, headphone, ear-piece, mobile phone/smartphone, smartwatch, tablet, laptop) may be used. Any team official using unauthorised equipment or behaving in an inappropriate manner in this respect will be dismissed from the technical area.”
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