REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS
Which statement accurately reflects FIFA regulations on player registration systems?
Each association must have an electronic player registration system, which must assign each player a FIFA ID when the player is first registered.
Which statement accurately reflects FIFA regulations on player registration systems and player eligibility?
A player must be registered at an association to play for a club as either a professional or an amateur.
Each association must have an electronic player registration system, which must assign each player a FIFA ID when the player is first registered.
According to FIFA regulations, for what purpose may a player be registered with a club?
To play organized football.
According to FIFA regulations, how many clubs can a player be registered with simultaneously?
A player may only be registered with one club at a time.
What is the maximum number of clubs a player may be registered with during one season according to FIFA regulations?
Players may be registered with a maximum of three clubs during one season.
During a specified period, how many clubs is a player eligible to play official matches for according to FIFA regulations?
The player is only eligible to play official matches for two clubs.
Under what circumstances, according to FIFA regulations, may a player be eligible to play in official matches for a third club during a season?
As an exception, if the player is moving between two clubs belonging to associations with overlapping seasons.
According to FIFA regulations, what is prohibited regarding transfers involving clubs and players?
Involvement in bridge transfers by any club or player.
According to FIFA regulations, what presumption arises if two consecutive transfers of the same player occur within a period of 16 weeks?
The transfers are presumed to be a bridge transfer unless established to the contrary.
Talents FC is a small club with the primary goal of training young talents and is based in a region that has historically suffered financial and social problems. This makes it very difficult for the club to have the financial resources needed to operate its academy. Champions FC is an established club that is always looking for new talents from other countries and has identified Talents as a potential partner. As part of their strategic objective, Champions would offer Talents the possibility to get financial support in exchange for a specific service, i.e. Talents would have to offer a first professional contract to all young talents selected by Champions, regardless of whether the selected players are already at Talents or not. After signing their first professional contracts, Talents would have to transfer such players to Champions without delay for free. In exchange, Champions would pay Talents a monthly fee that would allow them to maintain their academy training centre and continue developing players. Is such an arrangement permitted under FIFA’s regulations?
This conduct is prohibited by article 5bis of the RSTP.
According to FIFA regulations, when are players allowed to be registered with clubs?
Players may only be registered during one of the two annual registration periods fixed by the relevant association.
When can the first registration period for players begin according to FIFA regulations?
The first registration period may begin as early as on the first day after the day on which the competition period of the previous season ended, and at the latest on the first day of the new season.
What is the duration of the first registration period for players according to FIFA regulations?
The first registration period shall not be shorter than eight weeks or longer than 12 weeks.
When does the second registration period for players occur according to FIFA regulations, and what is its duration?
The second registration period occurs in the middle of the season and shall not be shorter than four weeks or longer than eight weeks.
According to FIFA regulations, what is the maximum cumulative duration of both registration periods for players?
The cumulative total of both registration periods may not exceed 16 weeks.
According to FIFA regulations, when are transfers allowed to occur?
All transfers, whether national or international, shall only occur within the registration periods.
Under what circumstances, according to FIFA regulations, may a professional player be registered outside a registration period?
A professional who has unilaterally terminated their contract with just cause, or whose contract has been unilaterally terminated without just cause by their club.
Who is responsible for assessing whether a unilateral termination of a contract occurred with or without just cause according to FIFA regulations?
The FIFA general secretariat.
According to FIFA regulations, what is the status of the prima facie assessment conducted by the FIFA general secretariat regarding the termination of a contract?
The decision of the Football
Tribunal about the consequences of the termination of contract.
Under what circumstances, according to FIFA regulations, may a female player be registered outside a registration period?
A female player may be registered outside a registration period to temporarily replace another female player that has taken maternity leave.
According to FIFA regulations, under what circumstances may a female player be registered outside a registration period?
A female player may be registered outside a registration period upon completion of her maternity leave.
According to FIFA regulations, what obligation does the registering association have regarding a player's registration with a club?
The registering association must provide the club with a player passport containing the relevant details of the player.
According to FIFA regulations, what information does the player passport contain regarding the player's club registration history?
The player passport indicates the club(s) with which the player has been registered since the calendar year of their 12th birthday.
What is the (EPP) Electronic Player Passport according to FIFA regulations?
An electronic document containing consolidated registration information of a player throughout their career.
According to FIFA regulations, what is required for a player registered at one association to be registered at a new association?
Players registered at one association may only be registered at a new association once the latter has received an International Transfer Certificate.
According to FIFA regulations, is an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) required for a player under the age of ten years?
No, an ITC is not required for any player under the age of ten years.
According to FIFA regulations, under what circumstances can a professional player be loaned to another club?
A professional may be loaned for a predetermined period by their club former club to another club new club on the basis of a written agreement.
According to FIFA regulations, what is the consequence if a player not registered at an association appears for a club in any official match?
The player is considered to have played illegitimately.
What happens to a disciplinary sanction imposed on a player by their former association if it has not been entirely served by the time of the player's transfer to a new association?
The new association enforces the sanction for the player to serve it at the domestic level.
According to FIFA regulations, what is the responsibility of the former association when issuing the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) regarding any disciplinary sanction imposed on the player?
When issuing the ITC, the former association shall notify the new association via TMS of any such disciplinary sanction that has yet to be entirely served.
According to FIFA regulations, what are clubs required to comply with regarding their financial obligations?
Clubs are required to comply with their financial obligations towards players and other clubs as per the terms stipulated in the contracts signed with their professional players and in the transfer agreements.
According to FIFA regulations, what action may be taken against a club found to have delayed a due payment for more than 30 days without a prima facie contractual basis?
The club may be sanctioned.
What sanctions may the Football Tribunal impose on a club for delaying a due payment for more than 30 days according to FIFA regulations?
The club will receive a warning and a reprimand.
A fine, or a ban from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for one or two entire and consecutive registration periods.