Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - January 2025 edition

incl. interim regulatory framework Fédération Internationale de Football AssociationPresident:Gianni InfantinoSecretary General:Mattias GrafströmAddress:FIFAFIFA-Strasse 20 Telephone:Website: TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITIONS 6 01. INTRODUCTORY PROVISION12 Scope13 02. STATUS OF PLAYERS15 2.Status of players: amateur and professional players163.Reacquisition of amateur status164.Termination of activity16 03. REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS17 5.Registration185bisBridge transfer196.Registration periods207.Player passport218.Application for registration229.InternationalTransferCertificate2210.Loan of professionals2311.Unregistered players2512.Enforcement of disciplinary sanctions2512bisOverdue payables25 04. MAINTENANCE OF CONTRACTUAL STABILITY BETWEENPROFESSIONALS AND CLUBS 27 13.Respect of contract2814.Terminating a contract with just cause2814bisTerminating a contract with just cause foroutstanding salaries2815.Terminating a contract with sporting just cause2916.Restriction on terminating a contract during thecompetition period2917.Consequences of terminating a contract withoutjust cause2918.Special provisions relating to contracts betweenprofessionals and clubs31 05. THIRD-PARTY INFLUENCE AND OWNERSHIP OF PLAYERS’ECONOMIC RIGHTS32 18bisThird-partyinfluenceonclubs3318terThird-party ownership of players’ economic rights33 06. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEMALE PLAYERS34 18quaterSpecial provisions relating to pregnancy, adoptionand family leave3518quinquiesMenstrual health37 07. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS INVOLVING MINORS38 19.Protection of minors3919bisRegistration and reporting of minors at academies4119terTrials42 08. TRAINING COMPENSATION AND SOLIDARITY MECHANISM45 20.Training compensation4621.Solidarity mechanism46 09. JURISDICTION 47 22.Competence of FIFA4823.Football Tribunal4924.Consequences for failure to pay relevant amountsin due time4925.Implementationofdecisionsandconfirmationletters51 10. FINAL PROVISIONS52 26.Transitional measures5327.Matters not provided for5328.Officiallanguages5429.Enforcement54 ANNEXES55ANNEXE 01RELEASE OF PLAYERS TO ASSOCIATION TEAMS56ANNEXE 02RULES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF COACHES65ANNEXE 03INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PLAYERS ANDTRANSFER MATCHING SYSTEM71ANNEXE 04TRAINING COMPENSATION85ANNEXE 05SOLIDARITY MECHANISM89ANNEXE 06RULES FOR THE STATUS AND TRANSFER OF FUTSALPLAYERS91ANNEXE 07TEMPORARY RULES ADDRESSING THE EXCEPTIONALSITUATION DERIVING FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE98 For the purpose of these regulations, the terms set out below are defined as follows: 1.Former association: the association to which the former club is affiliated.2.Former club: the club that the player is leaving.3.New association: the association to which the new club is affiliated.4.New club: the club that the player is joining.5.Official matches: matches played within the framework of organised football,such as national league championships, national cups and internationalchampionships for clubs, but not including friendly and trial matches.6.Organised football: association football organised under the auspices of FIFA,the confederations and the associations, or authorised by them.7.Protected period: a period of three entire seasons or three years, whichevercomes first, following the entry into force of a contract, where such contract isconcluded prior to the 28thbirthday of the professional, or two entire seasonsor two years, whichever comes first, following the entry into force of a contract,where such contract is concluded after the 28thbirthday of the professional.8.Registration period: a period fixed by the relevant association in accordancewith article 6.9.Season: a consecutive 12-month period fixed by an association during whichits official competitions, such as national league championships and nationalcup competitions, occur.10.Training compensation: the payments made in accordance with Annexe 4 tocover the development of young players.11.Minor: a player who has not yet reached the age of 18.12.Academy: an organisation or an independent legal entity whose primary,long-term objective is to provide players with long-term training through theprovision of the necessary training facilities and infrastructure. This shallprimarily include, but not be limited to, football training centres, football camps,football schools, etc.13.Transfer matching system (TMS): a web-based data information system with theprimary objective of simplifying the process of international player transfers aswell as improving transparency and the flow of information. 14.Third party: a party other than the player being transferred, the two clubstransferring the player from one to the other, or any previous club, with whichthe player has been registered. 15.Eleven-a-side football: football played in accordance with the Laws of the Gameas authorised by the International Football Association Board. 16.Futsal: football played in accordance with the Futsal Laws of the Game thathave been drawn up by FIFA in collaborati