提交未成年人申请指南

FEBRUARY 2026 EDITION Contents 01.Minor Application Guide 02.The Individual Exceptions 03.Minor Application Process 04.FAQs 05.Reference Materials 06.Contact 01.Minor Application 01.Introduction to the Minor Application Guide Introduction to the minor application guide The international transfer and first registration of minor players are governed by adedicated regulatory framework designed to safeguard young players and ensurethat their movement between member associations complies fully with FIFA’s core In line with art. 19 par. 4 lit. a) of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players(RSTP), any international transfer of a minor (art. 19 par. 2), any first registration ofa minor who is not a national of the association in question (art. 19 par. 3), as well as The procedural framework applicable to these matters is laid down in the ProceduralRules Governing the FIFA Football Tribunal (Procedural Rules). Art. 29 par. 1 lit.a) establishes the competence of the Players’ Status Chamber in relation to minor Of particular significance is art. 30 par. 3 of the Procedural Rules, which stipulates thateach application must contain the documents requested in the Transfer MatchingSystem (TMS) as described in the Guide to Submitting a Minor Application. This Among other things, this document also further sets out the categories of informationand documentation needed to substantiate a minor application, depending on thespecific factual circumstances surrounding the proposed registration or transfer. Where a required document is not available in one of the three official FIFA languages,the member association must submit either a translation into one of these languagesor an official confirmation summarising the essential facts of the document in an Lastly, while the FIFA general secretariat is responsible for reviewing and verifyingthe factual background of each case, decisions on the approval or refusal of a minorapplication rest exclusively with the Players’ Status Chamber of the FIFA Football 02.The IndividualExceptions 02.The Individual Exceptions “The parents of the player moved for reasons not linked to football” 1Employment contract of the player This documentation is required only in the case of theregistration of a professional player. In such a case, thecontract provided must contain all essential elements 2Employment contract of the player's parent(s) Instead of an employment contract, an employmentcertificate (confirming the employment, positionand date of contract), a company registry certificate(in case of self employment) or any other document 3Other documents corroborating the reason Explanatory statement from the player’s parent(s) asto the reason for the move, along with documents 4Proof of birth (birth certificate) of the playerProof of birth must contain the player’s birth date and 5Proof of identity and nationality of the playerSuch as government-issued ID card or passport. 02.The Individual Exceptions “The player is moving for humanitarian reasons with their parents”Exception: Art. 19 par. 2 a) of the RSTP* Circumstances The player is moving internationally to the new country with one or both of their parents who cannot be expectedto return to their country of origin or their previous country of residence given that their lives or freedom would bethreatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. Documents List 5Proof of refugee status of the player’s parent(s) 1Employment contract of the player Request for approval of first registration or A copy of the decision taken by the relevant nationalauthority that grants the player’s parent(s) the status ofrefugee(s) or “protected person(s)”, or alternatively, an officialconfirmation from the relevant national authority that theplayer’s parent(s) have been admitted to the procedure forbeing granted the right of asylum, as well as a copy of thetemporary residence permit of the player’s parents in thehost country. The FIFA general secretariat and the PSC This documentation is required only in the case of theregistration of a professional player. In such a case, thecontract provided must contain all essential elements Such request should, where possible, be accompanied byconfirmation as to whether the player is currently registeredor has ever been registered with a club at the associationof their home country (or any other country) and, if so,thedate when they played the last official match for thatclub. In case of doubts as to the registration with a club in 2Proof of birth (birth certificate) of the playerProof of birth must contain the player’s date of birth and 3Proof of identity and nationality of the playerSuch as government-issued ID card or passport. 8Statement from the club wishing to registerthe player specifying the exact date and 4Proof of identity and nationality of the player’sparent(s) Such as government-issued ID card or passpo