TRAINING COMPENSATION AND SOLIDARITY MECHANISM

When is training compensation paid to a player's training club(s) according to FIFA regulations?

when a player is registered for the first time as a professional.

Each time a professional is transferred until the end of the calendar year of his 23rd birthday.

When does the obligation to pay training compensation arise according to FIFA regulations?

Whether the transfer takes place during or at the end of the player’s contract.

According to FIFA regulations, what happens if a professional player is transferred before the expiry of his contract?

Any club that has contributed to the player's education and training receives a proportion of the compensation paid to his former club (solidarity contribution).

According to FIFA regulations, between which ages does a player's training and education typically take place?

Between the ages of 12 and 23.

As a general rule, between what ages does a player receive training that may be used for the calculation of training compensation?

12-21

According to FIFA regulations, when is training compensation due?

When a player is registered for the first time as a professional.

When a professional is transferred between clubs of two different associations whether during or at the end of his contract.

According to FIFA regulations, when is training compensation not due?

If the former club terminates the player’s contract without just cause.

The player is transferred to a category 4 club.

According to FIFA regulations, who is responsible for paying training compensation when a player registers as a professional for the first time?

The club with which the player is registered.

According to FIFA regulations, when is the deadline for payment of training compensation?

30 days following the player's transfer to a new club.

Which entity has the authority to review disputes concerning the amount of training compensation payable according to FIFA regulations?

The Dispute Resolution Chamber

Outside the EU/EEA, the final calendar year of training may occur before the calendar year of the player’s 21st birthday if:

it is established that the player completed their training before that time

A player who was previously registered as a professional with a French club is registering as a professional with an Italian club before the end of the year of their 23rd birthday. In order to receive training compensation, the French club must prove that:

it offered a new contract to the player at least 60 days before the end of the contract with the French club of at least an equivalent value of the current contract

although it did not offer a new contract, it can justify that it is entitled to such compensation

Which entity has the authority to impose disciplinary measures on clubs or players that do not observe the obligations set out in the Training Compensation annex according to FIFA regulations?

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee

According to FIFA regulations, who is responsible for calculating and distributing the solidarity contribution?

The player's new club.

Which entity has the authority to impose disciplinary measures on clubs that do not observe the obligations set out in the Solidarity Contribution annex according to FIFA regulations?

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee

According to FIFA regulations, do the provisions on training compensation and solidarity mechanism apply to the transfer of players from futsal clubs?

No, they do not apply to futsal club transfers.

According to FIFA regulations, where should a party submit a claim for training compensation or the solidarity mechanism and its additional documents?

In TMS

In cases of legal or factual complexity identified during the evaluation of an Electronic Player Passport (EPP), what action does the FIFA general secretariat take?

The FIFA general secretariat submits the complete EPP to the Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) for formal decision.

According to FIFA regulations, what must a former club do to retain its entitlement to training compensation?

Offer a contract to the player and notify the player of the offer.

Uploaded in TMS by the former club

According to FIFA regulations, if a former club did not offer a contract to a player but still believes it is entitled to training compensation, how can it request such compensation?

By submitting a request in TMS by the club or its member association.

When is the Allocation Statement generated according to FIFA regulations?

After the EPP is final for training compensation.

After the EPP is final for solidarity mechanism.

Ibrahim has been transferred from Green Rangers FC in Uganda to Red Dragons FC in China for a transfer fee of USD 1,000,000. As per his player passport, Ibrahim was previously registered with Blue Academics FC in Uganda for the entire year of his 17th birthday and half of the year of his 18th birthday. What is the amount of solidarity contribution due to Blue Academics from Ibrahim’s transfer?

USD 7,500