Registration, work permits and nationality

Read the reason Football Manager gives for the player's ineligibility. Registration, permits, foreign-player quotas and home-grown rules are separate checks.

Why can't I register this player?

Problem	Start with
Registration window closed	Allow Squad Registration Anytime, below
Continental squad registration missing	Check that competition's registration type
Italian non-EU quota	The Serie A steps below
Work permit required	Work permits
Appearance limit or other eligibility rule	Record the exact competition and message
Too few home-grown players	Check training-history requirements; nationality alone is not enough

Serie A non-EU quota example

Before signing the player:

1. On Information, clear Treated as non-EU in Italy.
2. In Relationships, add Italy as another nationality and save.
3. Complete the signing in Football Manager.
4. Register the player if required.

This targets the Italian quota. Other eligibility rules still apply.

Register a player when the window is closed

1. Open Favorites → Profile.
2. On Information, tick Allow Squad Registration Anytime and save.
3. Try registering the player on the competition's screen in Football Manager.
4. Check that the player appears in its registered squad.

⤢ Enlarge

For a Player Squad Registration preset, check its target and registration type in Preset Manager before applying it.

Squad numbers: enable Allow Squad Numbers Anytime, then edit Squad Number on the player's Contract page.

This does not open transfer windows all year. That is a separate operation with no confirmed procedure here.

AFC, Libertadores or Sudamericana registration is missing

Registration actions include named types such as UEFA, Libertadores and Domestic. A domestic registration does not register a player for every continental cup.

AFC and Sudamericana do not have their own named types in the checked list. Unknown (3) is not a confirmed AFC option. Do not guess a CustomType or ExtraParameter value.

If the required type is missing, send the competition, season, eligibility message and action used in a support report.

A new signing still will not register

Stale registration records can require a specific repair. Do not clear all relationships or appearance history: those records may still be needed.

There is no confirmed workaround here for the Brazilian seven-match rule. Ask support about the exact restriction.

Work permits

The work-permit preset has reported failures; current support still needs confirmation. Nationality and squad registration are not universal permit fixes. Check with support for your game edition and update.