FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players: article index

All 38 articles of the July 2025 edition, by number and title, with its 7 annexes. 32 are tested by a question on the practice page.

Numbers and titles as they appear in the official text. This is an index, not a copy: for the wording of any article, use FIFA's own document, linked from the study materials page. Free practice questions on this regulation are on the practice page.

  1. 1

    Scope

    Tested by practice questions 4, 13, 24, 34, 36 and 44

  2. 2

    Status of players: amateur and professional players

  3. 3

    Reacquisition of amateur status

    Tested by practice question 5

  4. 4

    Termination of activity

    Tested by practice question 41

  5. 5

    Registration

    Tested by practice question 1

  6. 5bis

    Bridge transfer

    Tested by practice question 9

  7. 6

    Registration periods

    Tested by practice questions 6, 7 and 28

  8. 7

    Player passport

    Tested by practice question 39

  9. 8

    Application for registration

    Tested by practice question 8

  10. 9

    International Transfer Certificate

    Tested by practice questions 1, 27, 29, 41 and 42

  11. 10

    Loan of professionals

    Tested by practice question 14

  12. 11

    Unregistered players

    Tested by practice question 1

  13. 12

    Enforcement of disciplinary sanctions

    Tested by practice question 3

  14. 12bis

    Overdue payables

    Tested by practice questions 11 and 38

  15. 13

    Respect of contract

  16. 14

    Terminating a contract with just cause

  17. 14bis

    Terminating a contract with just cause for outstanding salaries

    Tested by practice questions 10 and 11

  18. 15

    Terminating a contract with sporting just cause

    Tested by practice question 18

  19. 16

    Restriction on terminating a contract during the competition period

    Tested by practice question 43

  20. 17

    Consequences of terminating a contract without just cause

    Tested by practice questions 25, 26, 28 and 45

  21. 18

    Special provisions relating to contracts between professionals and clubs

    Tested by practice questions 23, 24, 35 and 36

  22. 18bis

    Third-party influence on clubs

    Tested by practice question 2

  23. 18ter

    Third-party ownership of players’ economic rights

    Tested by practice questions 2 and 37

  24. 18quater

    Special provisions relating to pregnancy, adoption and family leave

    Tested by practice questions 23, 24 and 25

  25. 18quinquies

    Menstrual health

    Tested by practice question 40

  26. 19

    Protection of minors

    Tested by practice questions 15 and 16

  27. 19bis

    Registration and reporting of minors at academies

  28. 19ter

    Trials

    Tested by practice questions 17, 19 and 20

  29. 20

    Training compensation

    Tested by practice questions 5, 13 and 22

  30. 21

    Solidarity mechanism

    Tested by practice question 33

  31. 22

    Competence of FIFA

    Tested by practice question 12

  32. 23

    Football Tribunal

    Tested by practice questions 12 and 31

  33. 24

    Consequences for failure to pay relevant amounts in due time

    Tested by practice question 32

  34. 25

    Implementation of decisions and confirmation letters

    Tested by practice questions 21 and 28

  35. 26

    Transitional measures

    Tested by practice question 30

  36. 27

    Matters not provided for

  37. 28

    Official languages

  38. 29

    Enforcement

    Tested by practice question 30

Annexes

  1. A1

    Release of players to association teams

  2. A2

    Rules for the employment of coaches

  3. A3

    International transfer of players and transfer matching system

  4. A4

    Training compensation

  5. A5

    Solidarity mechanism

  6. A6

    Rules for the Status and Transfer of Futsal Players

  7. A7

    Temporary rules addressing the exceptional situation deriving from the war in Ukraine