At the middle of the season, the Global Champions League transfer window was open again and there was a lot of activity on the transfer market as many teams tried to strengthen their squads.
Valkenswaard United: Sandra Auffarth makes the squad and replaces Lorenzo De Luca as the three-time GCL champion.
New York Empire powered by Lugano: Mark Mcauley steps into the lineup and takes over for Team Owner Georgina Bloomberg, while she fires up her team from the stands.
Riesenbeck International powered by HorseGym: Despite its leading position, the table-topping team has decided to make a strategic change and brings Philipp Schulze Topphoff in place of Emanuele Camilli to the team in order to secure its lead in the crucial stages of the season.
Monaco Aces: The Greek talent Ioli Mytilineou is joining Monaco's squad and replaces Mariano Martínez Bastida.
St. Tropez Pirates: Swedish equestrian Antonia Pettersson Häggström is joining the Pirates and taking over the place of Kaitlin Campbell.
Cairo Pharaohs: The Pharaohs have even signed three new players: Sameh El Dahan, Vani Khosla and Zayna Rizvi are joining the squad, while Ismael El Borai, Ines Joly and Dalma Malhas are leaving the team.
Doha Falcons: The Qatari rider Bassem Mohammed returns to strengthen the Falcons and replaces Jessica Mendoza.
Riyadh Knights: Two new additions are coming in with Gudrun Patteet and Pilar Cordón, while Rodrigo Almeida and Mathijs van Asten are leaving the team.
Cannes Stars powered by Iron Dames: Ines Joly is joining the reigning GCL champion and replaces Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann.
Basel Cosmopolitains powered by Les Trois RoisIrish star Harry Allen joins the squad, while Géraldine Straumann is out for the second half of the season.
Rome GladiatorsAlexandra Amar joins the Gladiators and replaces Ioli Mytilineou.
Scandinavian Vikings: The Norwegian rider Johan-Sebastian Gulliksen returns to the Vikings squad and replaces Susan Fitzpatrick.
Notably, during this year’s transfer window, only two riders directly switched between GCL teams. Ioli Mytilineou is moving from the Rome Gladiators to the Monaco Aces, while Ines Joly is leaving the Cairo Pharaohs to join the Cannes Stars powered by Iron Dames.
The other five teams remain unchanged.