Clubs back gradual cut to foreign player limit in Brazil from 2027 | OneFootball

Decision made in a meeting with the CBF calls for one fewer foreign player per season until reaching the cap of five players in 2030

At a meeting held this Monday (21) with the CBF, clubs from Série A and Série B of the Brazilian Championship approved a gradual reduction in the limit of foreign players listed per match. The change to the regulations will begin to take effect starting with the 2027 season, according to Rádio Itatiaia.

Under the current rule, each team can list up to nine players born outside the country per game. Starting next year, there will be a progressive cut of one spot per year until the new guideline for national football is fully in place.

See how the approved reduction schedule will work:

2027: limit of 8 foreign players

2028: limit of 7 foreign players

2029: limit of 6 foreign players

2030: limit of 5 foreign players

The measure was supported by nearly all teams in the country’s two main divisions. Only three clubs voted against implementing the proposal: Flamengo, Bahia, and Londrina.

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