FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal practice questions

Five sample questions from the January 2026 edition, with the answers and explanations shown. The quiz bank holds all 135 questions on this document.

These five questions show how the quiz bank tests the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal. The quiz bank holds all 135 questions on this document, with scoring, timed papers and the exam simulator. Every article in this regulation is listed on the article index.

1. In October 2026 Ilse Marbeck, an Austrian football agent, advises two clients whose employers abroad have stopped paying them. Rafael Quintanilla-Ochoa, a Mexican player, is owed four months’ salary by Vardø Nordlys FK, a Norwegian club. Kofi Adjeibea, a Ghanaian coach, is owed three months’ salary by Clube Desportivo Serra Alta, a Portuguese club. Neither contract refers disputes to a national dispute resolution chamber. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Rafael’s claim goes to the Dispute Resolution Chamber, one of the three chambers set up by article 1(2) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal, because the specific FIFA regulations assign such employment disputes to it. (Articles 1(2) and 2(1), study pack p. 214) Correct
  2. Kofi’s claim goes to the Players’ Status Chamber, because article 2(1) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal leaves jurisdiction to the specific FIFA regulations, which assign coaches’ employment disputes to that chamber. (Articles 1(2) and 2(1), study pack p. 214) Correct
  3. Rafael’s claim goes to the Players’ Status Chamber, because article 1(2) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal names that chamber for every dispute to which a player is a party.
  4. Both claims go to the Dispute Resolution Chamber, because article 2(1) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal allocates every employment-related dispute to that chamber.

Article 1(2) of the Procedural Rules composes the Football Tribunal of three chambers: the Dispute Resolution Chamber, the Players’ Status Chamber and the Agents Chamber. Article 2(1) does not allocate matters itself: the matters for which each chamber has jurisdiction are provided by the specific FIFA regulations. Under articles 22(1)(b)-(c) and 23(1)-(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (p. 183), an employment dispute between a club and a player of an international dimension goes to the Dispute Resolution Chamber, and one between a club and a coach to the Players’ Status Chamber. So A and B are right. C is wrong: no chamber is named for every dispute involving a player. D is wrong: article 2(1) allocates nothing, and coaches’ disputes go to the Players’ Status Chamber.

2. Chabab Ziz Valley AC, a Moroccan club, lodges a claim against Bozdağ Yamaç SK, a Turkish club, over unpaid instalments under an agreement that combined the permanent transfer of a player with payments linked to his training. The claimant says the Dispute Resolution Chamber must hear the case; the respondent says it belongs to the Players’ Status Chamber. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The FIFA general secretariat decides which chamber hears the case, because article 33(1) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal gives it every matter the Rules do not settle.
  2. The chamber with which the claim was first lodged decides whether it has jurisdiction, because each chamber rules on its own competence under article 2(1) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal.
  3. The parties choose the chamber by agreement, failing which the Dispute Resolution Chamber hears the case under article 1(2) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal.
  4. The chairperson of the Football Tribunal decides which chamber hears the case, because article 2(2) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal covers uncertainty over jurisdiction. (Article 2(2), study pack p. 214) Correct

Article 2(2) of the Procedural Rules provides that, in the event of uncertainty as to which chamber has jurisdiction to decide a matter, the chairperson of the Football Tribunal decides. So D is right. A is wrong: article 33(1) gives the FIFA general secretariat only matters not provided for in the Rules, and article 2(2) provides for this one. B is wrong: article 2(1) leaves jurisdiction to the specific FIFA regulations and does not let the chamber first seised settle the question. C is wrong: nothing in the Rules lets the parties choose the chamber, and article 1(2) only lists the three chambers.

3. Mateus Semedo-Lopes, a Cape Verdean player, claims unpaid bonuses from AS Haut-Jura Mouthe, a French club, before the Dispute Resolution Chamber. The club argues that the French collective bargaining agreement for professional football alone governs the dispute. Mateus replies that the chamber must ignore that agreement because it is a national instrument. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The chamber decides the dispute under the French collective bargaining agreement alone, because article 3 of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal gives national agreements priority over FIFA rules.
  2. The chamber must ignore the French collective bargaining agreement, because article 3 of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal confines the chamber to FIFA’s own statutes and regulations.
  3. The chamber applies the FIFA Statutes and FIFA regulations to the dispute, because article 3 of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal names them as the law it applies. (Article 3, study pack p. 214) Correct
  4. The chamber takes the French collective bargaining agreement into account, because article 3 of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal covers relevant agreements that exist at national level. (Article 3, study pack p. 214) Correct

Article 3 of the Procedural Rules requires the chambers to apply the FIFA Statutes and FIFA regulations, whilst taking into account all relevant arrangements, laws and/or collective bargaining agreements that exist at national level. So C and D are right. A is wrong: the national agreement is taken into account, but it does not displace the FIFA Statutes and regulations, which the chamber applies. B is wrong for the opposite reason: article 3 expressly directs the chamber to take relevant national collective bargaining agreements into account, so it may not ignore them.

4. Which of the following statements on the composition of the Dispute Resolution Chamber are correct?

  1. It has a chairperson and at least one deputy chairperson, with members decided by the FIFA Council on the proposal of the stakeholders.
  2. It has at least 15 player representatives, who are appointed at the proposal of players’ associations. (Article 4(3), study pack p. 214) Correct
  3. It has a chairperson and at least two deputy chairpersons, proposed by FIFA and agreed by consensus between the players’ and clubs’ sides. (Article 4(3), study pack p. 214) Correct
  4. It has at least ten club representatives, who are appointed at the proposal of member associations, clubs and leagues.

Article 4(3) of the Procedural Rules composes the Dispute Resolution Chamber of (a) a chairperson and at least two deputy chairpersons, at the proposal of FIFA and agreed upon by consensus between the player and club sides; (b) at least 15 player representatives appointed at the proposal of players’ associations; and (c) at least 15 club representatives appointed at the proposal of member associations, clubs and leagues. So B and C are right. A describes the Players’ Status Chamber and the Agents Chamber under article 4(4)-(5), which need only one deputy chairperson. D gives the right proposers but the wrong number: at least 15 club representatives, not ten.

5. SK Křivoklát Valley, a Czech club, is the respondent in a claim by a former player. On Wednesday 4 March 2026 the club is notified of the composition of the chamber that will decide the case. On Wednesday 11 March 2026 it files a challenge against one of the judges, saying he once acted as counsel for the player’s current club. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The challenge is late, because article 5(3) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal allows five calendar days from notification, and the chairperson of the Football Tribunal decides it. (Articles 5(3) and 11(1), study pack pp. 214-216) Correct
  2. The challenge is in time, because article 5(3) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal allows ten calendar days from notification of the composition, and the chamber itself decides it.
  3. The challenge is in time, because article 5(3) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal counts five working days, and the chairperson of the chamber concerned decides it.
  4. The challenge is late, because article 5(3) of the FIFA Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal allows five calendar days, and the FIFA general secretariat decides it under article 8(2).

Under article 5(3) of the Procedural Rules, a challenge must be filed within five calendar days from the notification of the composition of the chamber, and the decision on it is made by the chairperson of the Football Tribunal. Counting from the day after notification (article 11(1)), the five days ran from 5 to 9 March 2026, a Monday, so a challenge filed on 11 March is late. A is right. B is wrong on the period (five days, not ten) and on who decides. C is wrong: the days are calendar days, not working days, and the chairperson of the Football Tribunal, not of the chamber, decides. D has the right period but the wrong decision-maker: article 8(2) empowers the general secretariat only to make the decisions the Rules give it.

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