uefa europaEach UEFA Europa League team left in the competition was permitted to register three new elible A list players by 24:00 CET on Thursday 6 February. With the deadThe UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for elible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Conferce League.