FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players practice questions

All 45 questions in set B, from the July 2025 edition, with the answers and explanations shown.

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1. Iiris Hämeenkorpi, a Finnish professional aged 24, leaves SK Harjuvaara, a Finnish club, and signs a two-year contract with IF Lindvara, a Swedish club, on 20 March 2026, during the Swedish association’s registration period. The Swedish association has not yet received her International Transfer Certificate and has not registered her when Lindvara field her in a Swedish league match on 4 April 2026. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Her appearance was legitimate, as article 5(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players is met once a professional contract has been signed.
  2. She played illegitimately, as article 11 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players treats any unregistered player in an official match that way. (Articles 11, 5(1) and 9(1), study pack pp. 168-171) Correct
  3. The match result stands unchanged, as article 11 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players provides for sanctions on the player and the club alone.
  4. Only the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may sanction the appearance, as article 9 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players governs international transfers.

Correct: B. Article 11 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players treats any player not registered at an association who appears for a club in an official match as having played illegitimately, and allows sanctions on the player and/or the club, so B is right. The same article is without prejudice to measures that rectify the sporting consequences of the appearance, so C is wrong, and it places the right to sanction in principle with the association or the competition organiser, so D is wrong. Under articles 5(1) and 9(1), only a registered player is eligible, and the Swedish association may register her only once it has received the ITC; a signed contract is not enough, so A is wrong.

2. Marek Tiszovský, a Slovak football agent, arranges for his agency to lend EUR 600,000 to MFK Lomnová, a Slovak club in financial difficulty, in July 2026. In return, the club agrees in writing that it will sell no player without the agency’s approval, and that the agency will receive 20% of the transfer compensation for every player the club sells over the next three years. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The veto over player sales breaches article 18bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as it gives a third party influence over the club’s transfer policy. (Articles 18bis(1), 18bis(2) and 18ter(1), study pack p. 175) Correct
  2. The veto over player sales does not breach article 18bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as it gives influence to an agency, not a counter club.
  3. The revenue share is permitted, as article 18ter(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players forbids such agreements only where a player is a party to them.
  4. MFK Lomnová itself is exposed to disciplinary measures, as article 18bis(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players targets any club that breaches the article. (Articles 18bis(1), 18bis(2) and 18ter(1), study pack p. 175) Correct

Correct: A and D. Article 18bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players forbids a club to enter into a contract that enables a counter club or any third party to acquire the ability to influence, in employment and transfer-related matters, its independence, its policies or the performance of its teams. A power to block every sale gives the agency, a third party, that influence, so A is right; B is wrong because the article covers third parties as well as counter clubs. Article 18bis(2) lets the FIFA Disciplinary Committee impose disciplinary measures on clubs that do not observe the article, so D is right. Article 18ter(1) forbids any club or player to give a third party a share of future transfer compensation, so the revenue share is prohibited and C is wrong.

3. Two professionals leave SC Grünkogel, an Austrian club, in the summer 2026 registration period. Lorenz Aichhorner joins FC Alpenrain, a Swiss club, with two matches still to serve of a three-match suspension imposed by the Austrian association. Severin Pöltlhuber joins Bakkehøj IF, a Danish club, with five months still to serve of a six-month suspension imposed by the Austrian association, which the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has not extended to have worldwide effect. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Neither suspension follows the player, as article 12 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players leaves such sanctions to be served in the former association.
  2. Both suspensions pass to the new associations for enforcement, as the Austrian association reports each of them in TMS when it issues the International Transfer Certificates.
  3. Lorenz must serve his remaining matches in Switzerland, while Severin’s suspension, being longer than three months, does not yet bind the Danish association. (Articles 12(1) and 12(2), study pack p. 171) Correct
  4. Severin serves his remaining months in Denmark, while Lorenz’s suspension lapses, as sanctions of four matches or fewer stay with the former association.

Correct: C. Under article 12(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, a sanction of up to four matches or three months imposed by the former association and not yet served at the time of the transfer is enforced by the new association, so Lorenz’s two matches must be served in Switzerland; A and D are wrong. Under article 12(2), a sanction of more than four matches or three months is enforced by the new association only if the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has extended it to have worldwide effect. The former association notifies both kinds via TMS when issuing the ITC, but notification does not make Severin’s unextended suspension enforceable, so B is wrong.

4. Tavoy Rumbold-Lindo, a Jamaican international, and Rosendo Cagua-Alcívar, an Ecuadorian international, play for Harwick Albion, an English club. The final competition of the CONCACAF championship for “A” representative teams, whose members include Jamaica’s association, starts on Saturday 19 June 2027. Jamaica calls Tavoy up for it, and Ecuador’s association, a member of CONMEBOL, is invited to the same tournament as a guest team and calls Rosendo up. The club and the associations have agreed nothing further. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Harwick Albion must release Tavoy by Monday morning 14 June 2027, the start of the week in which the tournament begins, under article 1(7) of Annexe 1 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  2. Harwick Albion must also release Rosendo, as article 1(2) of Annexe 1 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes release mandatory for every confederation’s “A” final competition.
  3. Harwick Albion must release Tavoy by Monday morning 7 June 2027, and Jamaica must release him on the morning after its last match, under article 1(7) of Annexe 1 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 1(4), study pack p. 165) Correct
  4. Jamaica may keep Tavoy until the morning after the tournament’s final, even if it is knocked out earlier, under article 1(7) of Annexe 1 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

Correct: C. Article 1(2) of Annexe 1 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes release mandatory for the final competitions of the confederations’ championships for “A” representative teams, subject to the association being a member of the organising confederation. Jamaica’s association is a member of CONCACAF; Ecuador’s, a guest from CONMEBOL, is not, so releasing Rosendo is not compulsory (B), as article 1(6) confirms. Under article 1(7), for such a final competition the player must be released and start travelling no later than Monday morning of the week preceding the week in which it starts: the tournament starts on Saturday 19 June, in the week beginning Monday 14 June, so Tavoy must be released by Monday 7 June (C, not A). The association must release him on the morning of the day after his team’s last match in the tournament, not after the final (D). Article 1(6) also frees clubs from releasing a player for more than one “A” final competition per year.

5. Eskil Vågsbotn, a Norwegian professional born in March 2005, plays his last match for IL Fjellgard, a Norwegian club, on 2 November 2025, when his contract ends. He takes a job outside football, and a local amateur club registers him as an amateur on 20 November 2025. On 1 February 2027, he signs a professional contract with, and is registered by, Skovmarken BK, a Danish category 3 club. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. He was registered as an amateur too soon, as article 3(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires 30 days to pass after his last match. (Articles 3(1), 3(2) and 20, study pack pp. 167-182) Correct
  2. The amateur club owes IL Fjellgard training compensation, as article 3(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players treats the change of status as a transfer.
  3. Skovmarken owes no training compensation, as his period as an amateur closed his training years and extinguished the claims of the clubs that trained him.
  4. Skovmarken must pay training compensation, as he returned to professional status within 30 months of his reinstatement as an amateur. (Articles 3(1), 3(2) and 20, study pack pp. 167-182) Correct

Correct: A and D. Article 3(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players bars a professional from re-registering as an amateur until at least 30 days after his last match as a professional; 20 November 2025 was 18 days after 2 November, so A is right. Article 3(2) makes no compensation payable on reacquiring amateur status, so B is wrong. It also provides that if the player re-registers as a professional within 30 months of reinstatement as an amateur, his new club pays training compensation under article 20. Eskil returned after about 14 months, aged 21, to a category 3 club in another association, so D is right and C wrong.

6. An association’s 2025/26 competition period ends with its cup final on 23 May 2026, and its 2026/27 season starts on 1 July 2026. Greta Halvbrand, a German football agent planning a client’s move to a club in that association, checks when its first registration period for 2026/27 may run. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The period may open on 15 July 2026 if it closes within 12 weeks, as article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players fixes only its length.
  2. The period may not run from 24 May 2026, as article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players ties its start to the first day of the new season.
  3. The period may run from 24 May to 30 August 2026, as article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players lets it open once the cup final is over.
  4. The period may run from 24 May to 26 July 2026, as article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allows that start and that length. (Article 6(2), study pack p. 169) Correct

Correct: D. Article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players lets the first registration period begin as early as the day after the previous season’s competition period ended and at the latest on the first day of the new season, and requires it to last between eight and 12 weeks. A period from 24 May to 26 July 2026 opens on the earliest day and lasts just over nine weeks, so D is right. Opening on 15 July would be after the season starts, so A is wrong, and nothing requires waiting until 1 July, so B is wrong. A period from 24 May to 30 August lasts just over 14 weeks, beyond the 12-week maximum, so C is wrong.

7. An association whose season runs from 1 July to 30 June fixes a ten-week first registration period for 2026/27 and a second period from 4 January to 7 February 2027. The contract of Tiago Mourisca, a professional with a club in another association, ends by mutual agreement on 20 January 2027; that of Duarte Carrazedo, a professional with a club in a third association, ends the same way on 12 February 2027. A club in the first association wants to sign both. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The club may register Duarte after 7 February 2027, as article 6(3)(b) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers any contract ended by agreement, whatever the date.
  2. The second period complies with article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as it falls in the middle of the season and lasts five weeks. (Articles 6(2) and 6(3), study pack p. 169) Correct
  3. The club may register Tiago after 7 February 2027, as article 6(3)(b) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers a contract ended before the period closed. (Articles 6(2) and 6(3), study pack p. 169) Correct
  4. Two clubs of that association may complete a permanent transfer on 15 February 2027, as article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players governs international moves only.

Correct: B and C. Article 6(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players places the second registration period in the middle of the season and requires it to last between four and eight weeks; 4 January to 7 February is five weeks, and with the ten-week first period the total of 15 weeks stays within the 16-week cap, so B is right. It also allows national and international transfers only within registration periods, subject to article 6(3), so D is wrong. Article 6(3)(b) allows a professional whose contract has naturally expired or been mutually terminated before the end of the engaging club’s registration period to be registered after it closes: Tiago’s contract ended on 20 January, so C is right, but Duarte’s ended on 12 February, after the period closed, so A is wrong.

8. Beatriz Calvário Seixas, a Portuguese football agent, negotiates a three-year contract for Hamza El Ouardighi, a Moroccan professional aged 25, with CD Montemirim, a Portuguese club, in July 2026. The club’s president also signs a separate letter promising Hamza EUR 50,000 if the club avoids relegation. The club submits the contract, but not the letter, with its application to register him. In June 2027, after avoiding relegation, the club refuses to pay, arguing that the letter was never submitted, and Hamza brings a claim for the bonus. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The body hearing Hamza’s claim may weigh the side letter, as article 8 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players lets it consider any agreement not duly submitted. (Article 8, study pack p. 170) Correct
  2. The side letter is void, as article 8 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes the registered contract the only binding record of the terms.
  3. The body hearing Hamza’s claim must disregard the side letter, as article 8 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players bars reliance on terms not duly submitted.
  4. The club could have applied to register Hamza without the contract, as article 8 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players leaves the documents to each association.

Correct: A. Article 8 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires the application to register a professional to be submitted with a copy of the player’s contract, so D is wrong, and gives the relevant decision-making body discretion to take account of contractual amendments or additional agreements that were not duly submitted to it. The letter is therefore neither void (B) nor necessarily disregarded (C): the body may weigh it, which makes A right. Whether the bonus is ultimately owed depends on the evidence and the applicable law, which the article leaves to the deciding body.

9. On 25 March 2026, Club Atlético Los Ceibales, an Argentine club, transfers Joaquín Irigoyen-Sastre, an Argentine professional aged 20, to Tromvik IL, a Norwegian club, for USD 400,000. On 8 July 2026, Tromvik transfers him to CD Arvalenca, a Spanish club, for EUR 3 million. Both transfers are registered within registration periods, and Joaquín plays no official match for Tromvik. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Joaquín and the clubs are presumed parties to a bridge transfer, as article 5bis(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers moves within 16 weeks. (Article 5bis(2), article 5bis(3) and definition 24, study pack p. 168) Correct
  2. No presumption arises, as article 5bis(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies only when both transfers take place within one association.
  3. The parties may still avoid a finding of a bridge transfer by showing that the move through Tromvik was not meant to circumvent any rules or defraud anyone. (Article 5bis(2), article 5bis(3) and definition 24, study pack p. 168) Correct
  4. Only the clubs can be sanctioned, as article 5bis(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players does not reach a player involved in a bridge transfer.

Correct: A and C. Article 5bis(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players presumes, unless established to the contrary, that the clubs and player involved in two consecutive transfers of the same player within 16 weeks, national or international, took part in a bridge transfer. From 25 March to 8 July is 15 weeks, so A is right and B wrong. The presumption can be rebutted, and a bridge transfer requires the registration with the middle club to serve to circumvent regulations or laws or to defraud another person (definition 24), so C is right. Article 5bis(3) has the FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanction any party subject to FIFA’s rules involved in a bridge transfer, and paragraph 2 names the player as a party, so D is wrong.

10. Tyra Holmsäter, a Swedish professional aged 27, plays for Hedebølle BK, a Danish club, for DKK 30,000 a month, payable on the last day of each month. By 10 March 2026, the club has paid her February salary on time but still owes her January salary. Her teammate Ingvild Torsæter, a Norwegian professional, is paid DKK 90,000 at the end of each quarter and has not received the instalment due on 31 December 2025. No collective bargaining agreement or contract clause alters the rules. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Tyra already has just cause to terminate, as article 14bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players is triggered by any salary left unpaid.
  2. Ingvild has no remedy under article 14bis of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as its rule on outstanding salaries covers monthly salaries alone.
  3. Ingvild may acquire just cause by putting the club in default in writing with at least 15 days to pay, as her unpaid instalment exceeds two months’ salary. (Articles 14bis(1) and 14bis(2), study pack p. 173) Correct
  4. Tyra may acquire just cause by putting the club in default in writing with at least 15 days to pay, as one month’s unpaid salary meets the threshold.

Correct: C. Article 14bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players gives a player just cause where the club unlawfully fails to pay at least two monthly salaries on their due dates, provided the player puts it in default in writing with a deadline of at least 15 days. Tyra is owed one monthly salary, so neither A nor D is right. Article 14bis(2) applies the pro-rata value of two months to salaries not due monthly: Ingvild’s unpaid quarterly instalment equals three months, so she can terminate with just cause after a written default with at least 15 days, which makes C right and B wrong.

11. Luka Brezovečki, a Croatian professional aged 29, plays for SK Rauchenwald, an Austrian club, for EUR 9,000 a month, payable on the last day of each month. The club fails to pay his salaries for January and February 2027. On 3 March 2027, Luka sends the club a registered letter putting it in default and giving it ten days to pay. The club does not pay, and he terminates his contract in writing on 14 March 2027. No collective bargaining agreement applies. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Luka had just cause under article 14bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as two monthly salaries were unpaid and the default was in writing.
  2. Luka had no just cause under article 14bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as the deadline in his written default was under 15 days. (Articles 14bis(1) and 12bis(3), study pack pp. 171-173) Correct
  3. No default letter was needed, as article 14bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players gives just cause once two salaries are 30 days overdue.
  4. Luka had just cause, as a player owed two monthly salaries need grant only the ten days set by article 12bis(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

Correct: B. Article 14bis(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players deems a player to have just cause when the club unlawfully fails to pay at least two monthly salaries on their due dates, provided he has put the club in default in writing and granted a deadline of at least 15 days to pay in full. Luka granted ten days, so his termination does not meet the paragraph’s conditions: B is right and A wrong. The ten-day deadline in article 12bis(3) defines overdue payables for sanctions against clubs, not just cause to terminate, so D is wrong, and article 14bis contains no automatic 30-day rule, so C is wrong.

12. Maarten Ossewaarde, a Dutch coach, is head coach of AE Petromylos, a Cypriot professional club, under a written contract that contains no jurisdiction clause. From January 2027 the club stops paying his monthly salary of EUR 12,000. His football agent, Liesbeth Vroegindeweij, asks where Maarten can bring his claim for the unpaid salaries, an employment-related dispute of an international dimension. No collective bargaining agreement applies. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. FIFA hears the claim through the Dispute Resolution Chamber, as article 23(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players assigns that chamber every employment-related dispute.
  2. FIFA hears the claim through the Players’ Status Chamber, as article 23(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players assigns that chamber the disputes in article 22(1)(c). (Articles 22(1) and 23(2), study pack p. 183) Correct
  3. FIFA cannot hear the claim, as article 22(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers employment-related disputes between clubs and players, not coaches.
  4. Maarten may instead sue before a civil court, as article 22(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players preserves any coach’s right to seek redress there. (Articles 22(1) and 23(2), study pack p. 183) Correct

Correct: B and D. Article 22(1)(c) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes FIFA competent for employment-related disputes of an international dimension between a club or an association and a coach, unless they have explicitly opted in writing for a recognised national dispute resolution chamber; Maarten’s contract has no such clause, so C is wrong. Article 23(2) assigns the cases in article 22(1)(c) to the Players’ Status Chamber of the Football Tribunal, so B is right; the Dispute Resolution Chamber decides the cases in article 22(1)(a), (b), (d), (e) and (f), which include club-player employment disputes but not coaches’ claims (A). The opening words of article 22(1) preserve the right of any player, coach, association or club to seek redress before a civil court for employment-related disputes, so D is right.

13. Saba Mchedlishvili-Oniani, a Georgian professional born in 2004, was registered with FC Zoriane Pole from 2016 to 2019 and with FC Dnistrovyi Brid from 2020, both affiliated to the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF). In March 2022 he validly suspended his contract with FC Dnistrovyi Brid, signed in 2021 and never extended, and in April 2022 he joined KS Modrzewie Górne, a Polish club; he has not been registered with a UAF club since. In January 2026, during his Polish contract, SV Kranichhöhe, a German club, signs him. The case is not governed by the FIFA Clearing House Regulations. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. SV Kranichhöhe owes training compensation to both Ukrainian clubs for the time each effectively trained him, and none to the Polish club, under article 6 of Annexe 7 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Articles 1(6) and 20, study pack pp. 165-182) Correct
  2. SV Kranichhöhe owes training compensation only to FC Dnistrovyi Brid, his last Ukrainian club, as article 3(1) of Annexe 4 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players pays only the former club on a subsequent transfer.
  3. SV Kranichhöhe owes training compensation to both Ukrainian clubs and to KS Modrzewie Górne, each for the time it trained him, under article 6(1)(b) of Annexe 7 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  4. No training compensation is due, as article 6(3)(a) of Annexe 7 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players excludes it for any player who left Ukraine after 7 March 2022.

Correct: A. Article 6(1)(b) of Annexe 7 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes training compensation under article 20 and Annexe 4 payable where a player validly suspended his contract with a UAF or FUR club under any edition of the annexe and is then transferred between clubs of two associations before the end of the calendar year of his 23rd birthday; Saba, born in 2004, moves in 2026. Article 6(1)(c) makes it owed by the new club to the UAF or FUR club(s) with which he was registered before the suspension, for the time each effectively trained him, so both Ukrainian clubs are paid, not only the last of them; the usual rule in article 3(1) of Annexe 4 that only the former club is paid on a subsequent transfer does not apply, and FC Dnistrovyi Brid is not his former club in any event (B). Article 6(2) gives no entitlement to a club outside the UAF and FUR that registered him after the suspension, so KS Modrzewie Górne receives nothing (C). Article 6(3)(a) concerns a first registration as a professional after leaving Ukraine, not this transfer (D).

14. At the close of the 2026 summer registration period, CD Peñalbar, a Spanish club, has five professionals out on loan for the whole 2026/27 season, three of them at SC Vale Ferrim, a Portuguese club. In the January 2027 registration period, it wants to loan out two more professionals: Diego Olmedilla Ruano, aged 19, registered with Peñalbar since he was 14, to Vale Ferrim, and Iker Etxaburua, aged 25, to AS Bréhaudel, a French club with no players on loan. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Peñalbar may not loan Diego to Vale Ferrim, as article 10(8) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players caps loans to one club at three, whatever his age or training. (Articles 10(8), 10(6) and 10(7), study pack p. 170) Correct
  2. Peñalbar may loan Iker to Bréhaudel, as he would be its sixth professional out on loan, which article 10(6) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players permits. (Articles 10(8), 10(6) and 10(7), study pack p. 170) Correct
  3. Peñalbar may loan Diego to Vale Ferrim, as article 10(7) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players exempts a young club-trained professional from loan limits.
  4. Peñalbar may not loan Iker, as article 10(6) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players has allowed only five professionals out on loan since 1 July 2024.

Correct: A and B. Article 10(8) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players limits a club to three professionals loaned out to a specific club at any time during a season, irrespective of age or club-trained status, so Diego cannot join the three players already at Vale Ferrim (A right). Diego is club-trained (definition 31), but article 10(7) exempts such a player loaned before the end of the season in which he turns 21 only from the limits in article 10(6), not from article 10(8), so C is wrong. Article 10(6) allows six professionals loaned out at any time from 1 July 2024, so Iker would be the sixth and permitted (B right, D wrong).

15. SV Rheinmoor, a German club, wants to sign three 17-year-olds in the summer of 2026. Sindre Aspevik, a Norwegian, is registered with a Norwegian club. Yassine Belkhadir, a Moroccan registered with a Moroccan club, would come with his parents because Rheinmoor has offered his father a post as a youth coach. Anas Tazarine, also registered with a Moroccan club, has lived in Germany since 2025, when his parents moved there for his mother’s post as a hospital doctor. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Sindre’s move needs no exception, as article 19(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allows international transfers from the age of 16 in Europe.
  2. Yassine’s move falls within article 19(2)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as his parents would settle in Germany with him.
  3. Sindre’s move may be permitted under article 19(2)(b) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, but only if Rheinmoor meets its duties of education and care. (Article 19(1), article 19(2) and definition 11, study pack p. 178) Correct
  4. Anas’s move falls within article 19(2)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as his parents moved to Germany for reasons unrelated to football. (Article 19(1), article 19(2) and definition 11, study pack p. 178) Correct

Correct: C and D. Article 19(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players permits international transfers only if the player is over 18, so A is wrong. Article 19(2)(b) allows the transfer of a player aged 16 to 18 within the EU or EEA if the new club provides football training, academic or vocational education and proper care; Norway is in the EEA and Germany in the EU, so C is right. Article 19(2)(a) applies where the parents move to the new club’s country for reasons not linked to football: Anas’s mother moved for a hospital post (D right), whereas Yassine’s father would move to coach at Rheinmoor itself (B wrong). Each transfer still needs the approval of the Players’ Status Chamber before the ITC request (article 19(4) and (5)).

16. Senan Drumgoole, aged 15, lives with his parents in Newry, Northern Ireland, 8 km from the border with the Republic of Ireland, and is registered with a club affiliated to the Irish Football Association. Cooley Harbour FC, a club affiliated to the Football Association of Ireland, whose headquarters are 20 km from the border and 34 km from his home, wants to register him. His teammate Eoin Tullyvin, also 15, lives 40 km from the border and is wanted by a club 45 km from the border on the other side, 102 km from his home. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Senan’s move can come within article 19(2)(c) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, but only if he lives at home and both associations explicitly consent. (Article 19(2) and definition 21, study pack p. 178) Correct
  2. Senan’s move needs no exception, as a move between two clubs on the island of Ireland is a national transfer outside article 19(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  3. Eoin’s move can come within article 19(2)(c) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as he and the club are each within 50 km of the border.
  4. Senan may board near Cooley Harbour in the week, as article 19(2)(c) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires only a home within 100 km.

Correct: A. A move between clubs of the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland is an international transfer, as it moves the registration from one association to another (definition 21), so B is wrong; at 15, Senan cannot use article 19(2)(b). Article 19(2)(c) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies where the player lives no more than 50 km from a national border, the club is also within 50 km of it, and the player’s home is at most 100 km from the club’s headquarters; the player must continue to live at home and both associations must explicitly consent. Senan meets the distances, so A is right and D wrong. Eoin’s home is 102 km from the club, so C is wrong.

17. Lwazi Mthimkhulu-Dube, a South African amateur aged 20 who is not registered with any club, trials with SC Waldenbruck, a German club, for three weeks in September 2026 and four weeks in January 2027; Waldenbruck’s season runs from 1 July to 30 June. Waldenbruck now wants a further two-week trial in March 2027, and FC Alpenrain, a Swiss club, offers him six weeks from April 2027. His agent, Rutendo Chidzivo, has asked Waldenbruck for EUR 5,000 for arranging the trials. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Waldenbruck may not add the March trial, as nine weeks in one season would exceed the limit in article 19ter(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Articles 19ter(4) and 19ter(6), study pack p. 180) Correct
  2. Alpenrain may hold its six-week trial, as the limit in article 19ter(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies to each club separately. (Articles 19ter(4) and 19ter(6), study pack p. 180) Correct
  3. Rutendo may take the EUR 5,000 if Waldenbruck agrees, as article 19ter(6) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players bars only payments sought from the triallist.
  4. The September and January trials count together, as article 19ter(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers consecutive and non-consecutive weeks. (Articles 19ter(4) and 19ter(6), study pack p. 180) Correct

Correct: A, B and D. Article 19ter(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players limits a trial for a player aged 21 or under to eight weeks, consecutive or non-consecutive, per club in any one season. Lwazi’s three and four weeks at Waldenbruck in the same season count together (D right), so two more weeks would make nine (A right). The limit applies per club, so Alpenrain may offer six weeks (B right). Article 19ter(6) forbids any person subject to the FIFA Statutes to request, offer or receive any payment connected to a trial, apart from the conditions agreed between the club and the triallist, so C is wrong.

18. CD Arroyoseco, a Spanish club, played 42 official matches in the 2026/27 season, the last on 30 May 2027. Iñigo Zabalegui-Ormaetxea, aged 19, signed his first professional contract in 2026 and trains with the first team but has not yet established himself in it; he played in three matches. Bastien Lhermitte-Carole, a French first-team regular in earlier seasons, missed most of the season with a knee injury and played in two. On 8 June 2027 both terminate their contracts in writing for sporting just cause. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Iñigo may rely on sporting just cause, as article 15 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players looks only at the share of official matches a player has appeared in.
  2. Bastien automatically has sporting just cause, as article 15 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players disregards why a player appeared in fewer than 10% of matches.
  3. Bastien’s long injury must be given due consideration, as article 15 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires sporting just cause to be established case by case. (Article 15, study pack p. 173) Correct
  4. Both players have sporting just cause, having appeared in fewer than 10% of matches and given notice within 15 days, under article 15 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

Correct: C. Article 15 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allows an established professional who has appeared in fewer than 10% of the official matches in which his club has been involved during the season to terminate for sporting just cause, within 15 days after the club’s last official match. Iñigo has not yet established himself in the first team, so his figures alone do not let him rely on the article (A), and D is wrong for him. The article also requires due consideration of the player’s circumstances and says that sporting just cause is established case by case; Bastien’s absence through injury is such a circumstance and must be weighed in appraising his case, so nothing is automatic (B) and C is right. Both players met the numerical threshold and gave notice in time, but those facts are not enough on their own (D).

19. Maëlle Kergoustin, a French amateur aged 16, is registered with AS Corvallès, a French amateur club. With her parents’ express written permission, she trials for two weeks with a Swiss club in February 2026 and for two weeks with a Belgian club in May 2026. In November 2026, a Dutch club invites her to a two-week trial. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The Dutch club may hold the trial in November 2026, as a new season began in July and article 19ter(9) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players counts by season.
  2. The Dutch club may not hold the trial in November 2026, as article 19ter(9) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allows a minor only two trials per calendar year. (Articles 19ter(9), 19ter(1) and 19ter(8), study pack p. 180) Correct
  3. The Dutch club needs AS Corvallès’s written permission, as article 19ter(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires it for every triallist with a club.
  4. A trial with the Dutch club in January 2027 would not be barred by article 19ter(9) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as it falls in a new calendar year. (Articles 19ter(9), 19ter(1) and 19ter(8), study pack p. 180) Correct

Correct: B and D. Article 19ter(9) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allows a minor only two trials per calendar year, each within the maximum duration in article 19ter(4). Maëlle has had two trials in 2026, so a third in November 2026 is barred (B right, A wrong), while a trial in January 2027 falls in a new calendar year (D right). Article 19ter(1) requires the current club’s express written permission only for a professional; for an amateur minor, article 19ter(8)(e) requires the current club to be informed and given the FIFA Trial Form only if she is below 16, so C is wrong.

20. Glenbarrow Athletic, a Scottish club whose season runs from 1 July to 30 June, invites two boys to trials starting on 1 October 2026. Mikkel Østerhøj, born on 10 March 2012, lives with his parents in Denmark. Kwabena Asiedu-Boahen, born on 5 May 2012, lives with his parents in Ghana. Both sets of parents give express written permission, and the club meets the other conditions for minor triallists. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Both trials may begin on 1 October 2026, as article 19ter(8)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players looks only at where the inviting club is domiciled.
  2. Only Mikkel’s trial may begin on 1 October 2026, as article 19ter(8)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players sets a lower age for European domiciles. (Article 19ter(8), study pack p. 180) Correct
  3. Neither trial may begin on 1 October 2026, as article 19ter(8)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires the season of the 16th birthday.
  4. Neither trial may begin before 2028, as article 19ter(8)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players counts from the calendar year of the 16th birthday.

Correct: B. Article 19ter(8)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players lets a minor’s trial begin during the season of his 16th birthday, or of his 15th birthday if both the minor’s and the club’s domicile are in Europe. Mikkel lives in Denmark and turns 15 on 10 March 2027, within the club’s 2026/27 season, so his trial may begin on 1 October 2026. Kwabena lives in Ghana, so the earlier age does not apply whatever the club’s domicile (A wrong); his trial may begin in the season of his 16th birthday, from 1 July 2027. C is wrong because Mikkel qualifies for the earlier age, and D is wrong because the test turns on seasons, not calendar years.

21. In March 2026, the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Football Tribunal orders Racing Club Sorvaux, a Belgian club, to pay EUR 240,000 plus interest to Rafael Ximenes-Pardal, a Spanish professional aged 30, for terminating his contract without just cause. Sorvaux pays EUR 200,000, keeping back EUR 40,000 for fines it had imposed on him during the contract. In July 2026, its owners move the team to a newly formed company, RC Sorvaux 1921 SA, which keeps the club’s name, stadium, colours and most of its players and stays in the same league. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Sorvaux has not paid what was ordered, as article 25(2)(b) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players treats any unilateral deduction as non-payment. (Articles 25(2) and 25(1), study pack p. 184) Correct
  2. Sorvaux has paid what was ordered, as article 25(2)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players treats a deduction for contractual fines as payment.
  3. The new company can be treated as the debtor, as article 25(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players binds a debtor’s sporting successor. (Articles 25(2) and 25(1), study pack p. 184) Correct
  4. The new company cannot be bound, as article 25(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players ends liability once the legal entity and owners change.

Correct: A and C. Under article 25(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, payment is made only when the debtor pays the full amount instructed, including interest, and is not deemed made where the debtor makes any unilateral deduction; keeping back EUR 40,000 for fines means Sorvaux has not paid, so A is right and B wrong. Article 25(1) considers a debtor’s sporting successor to be the debtor, subject to the Football Tribunal’s decision, assessed on criteria such as headquarters, name, legal form, team colours, players, shareholders and category of competition. A change of legal form or owner is one criterion among several, not a discharge, so C is right and D wrong.

22. Oskar Lindebrant, a Swedish professional born on 14 February 2004, has been registered with IK Norrvassa, a Swedish category 2 club, since 2016, the calendar year of his 12th birthday, and signed his first professional contract there in 2022. On 10 August 2027, during that contract, he transfers permanently to 1. FC Moorweiler, a German category 1 club. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. No training compensation is due, as article 20 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players ties it to his first registration as a professional in 2022.
  2. Training compensation is due for his training up to 23, as article 1(1) of Annexe 4 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players places training between 12 and 23.
  3. No training compensation is due, as Oskar turned 23 in February and article 20 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players stops at the 23rd birthday.
  4. Training compensation is due, generally for training up to 21, since article 20 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players runs to the end of 2027 for him. (Article 20, study pack p. 182) Correct

Correct: D. Article 20 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes training compensation payable when a player first registers as a professional and each time a professional is transferred until the end of the calendar year of his 23rd birthday, whether during or at the end of his contract. Oskar turns 23 in 2027 and moves on 10 August 2027 to a category 1 club in another association, so compensation is due: A and C are wrong. Article 1(1) of Annexe 4 places training between 12 and 23 but makes compensation payable, as a general rule, up to 23 for training incurred up to 21, so D is right and B wrong.

23. Randi Tveitdal, a Norwegian professional at Tjärnvik IF, a Swedish club, tells the club in October 2026 that she is pregnant, with the birth expected on 12 March 2027. Her contract runs until 31 December 2027, and no collective bargaining agreement or more favourable national rule applies. The club writes to her that her paid maternity leave will run from 26 February to 7 May 2027, ten weeks in all. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The club’s plan is compatible with definition 30 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, since Randi gets eight weeks of paid leave after the expected birth.
  2. The club’s plan is not compatible with definition 30 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, since Randi gets only ten weeks of paid leave in all. (Definition 30, article 18quater(5) and article 18(7), study pack pp. 174-176) Correct
  3. Randi’s pay stops during her leave unless national law provides otherwise, because article 18(7) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players leaves pay during leave to national law.
  4. Randi may decide when her leave begins, and a club that forces a start date on her is to be sanctioned under article 18quater(5)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Definition 30, article 18quater(5) and article 18(7), study pack pp. 174-176) Correct

Correct: B and D. Definition 30 sets maternity leave at a minimum of 14 weeks’ paid absence, of which at least eight weeks must fall after the birth. The club’s plan gives eight weeks after the expected birth but only ten weeks in all, so it falls short (B); meeting the post-birth minimum does not save it (A). Under article 18quater(5)(a), the player independently determines the commencement date of her leave, and a club that pressures or forces her to take it at a specific time shall be sanctioned by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee (D). Article 18(7) does not leave pay to national law: leave is paid at two thirds of the contracted salary, and a collective bargaining agreement or more favourable national law prevails only where one exists (C).

24. Matilde Sarzedas, a Portuguese professional, has played her whole career in Portugal and has never been transferred abroad. Her club, Clube Atlântico da Barra, pays her €3,600 a month under a contract running to June 2028. She starts maternity leave in March 2027; no collective bargaining agreement or more favourable national rule applies. The club offers her half her salary during the leave, arguing that FIFA’s leave rules do not reach a purely domestic contract. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Matilde is entitled to €2,400 a month during her leave, two thirds of her contracted salary, under article 18(7) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Articles 18(7), 1(3) and 18quater(4), study pack pp. 165-176) Correct
  2. Matilde is entitled to her full salary of €3,600 during her leave, since article 18quater(4)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players guarantees full pay during pregnancy.
  3. Matilde’s purely domestic contract is subject to article 18(7) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which article 1(3)(a) makes binding at national level. (Articles 18(7), 1(3) and 18quater(4), study pack pp. 165-176) Correct
  4. Matilde’s purely domestic contract is not subject to article 18(7) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which article 1(1) confines to international transfers.

Correct: A and C. Article 18(7) entitles female players to maternity leave paid at the equivalent of two thirds of their contracted salary, which is €2,400 on €3,600 (A); only a validly negotiated collective bargaining agreement or more favourable national law could change this, and neither applies. Article 1(3)(a) lists article 18 paragraph 7 among the provisions that are binding at national level and must be included without modification in the association’s regulations, so the rule reaches a purely domestic contract (C) and the club’s reliance on article 1(1) fails (D). Article 18quater(4)(a) guarantees full remuneration during pregnancy only until the player utilises her maternity leave (B).

25. Karabo Sethunya, a South African professional, earns €5,000 a month at FC Lindtal, an Austrian club, under a contract running to 30 June 2028. In May 2027 she tells the club she is pregnant, and on 1 July 2027 it terminates her contract with 12 months remaining. She signs with another club for 1 November 2027 to 30 June 2028 at €4,000 a month. The Football Tribunal finds that FC Lindtal ended the contract because of her pregnancy, and no collective bargaining agreement applies. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Karabo is owed €28,000, the residual value less her new contract, because article 17(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players adds nothing unless her salaries were overdue.
  2. Karabo is owed €43,000, the residual value less her new contract plus three monthly salaries, as article 17(1)(ii) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players provides.
  3. Karabo is owed €58,000, the residual value less her new contract plus six monthly salaries, under article 18quater(3)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Articles 18quater(3) and 17(1), study pack pp. 173-176) Correct
  4. Karabo is owed €90,000, the full residual value plus six monthly salaries, because article 18quater(3)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players bars a deduction for a new contract.

Correct: C. Where a club terminates a contract on the grounds of pregnancy, article 18quater(3)(a) applies as an exception to article 17(1). The residual value is 12 × €5,000 = €60,000. Because Karabo signed a new contract, its value for the corresponding period, 8 × €4,000 = €32,000, is deducted, leaving €28,000 (point ii), and she is entitled in either case to additional compensation of six monthly salaries of the terminated contract, €30,000 (point iii): €58,000 in all (C). A and B apply the article 17(1) formula, which this exception displaces. D ignores the deduction for the new contract. The club also faces a ban on registering new female players for two entire and consecutive registration periods (article 18quater(3)(b)).

26. Rui Azinhaga, a Portuguese professional, was 29 when he signed a four-year contract with Eastmere United, a Scottish club, in May 2024; the contract came into force on 1 July 2024. The club’s seasons run from 1 July to 30 June; its last official match of 2025/26 was on 17 May 2026 and its first of 2026/27 is on 1 August 2026. Without giving any notice, Rui terminates the contract without just cause on 5 July 2026 and joins Real Olmedal CF, a Spanish club. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Rui faces a restriction on playing in official matches, because he broke his contract within its protected period under article 17(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  2. Rui faces no restriction on playing in official matches, because he broke his contract after its protected period under article 17(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 17(3), definition 7 and article 17(1), study pack p. 173) Correct
  3. Rui owes Eastmere United compensation for the breach, since article 17(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players entitles the injured party to compensation in all cases. (Article 17(3), definition 7 and article 17(1), study pack p. 173) Correct
  4. Rui cannot face any disciplinary measure, because article 17(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players rules out every sanction once the protected period has ended.

Correct: B and C. Rui was over 28 when he signed the contract, so definition 7 gives it a protected period of two entire seasons or two years, whichever comes first; both end on 30 June 2026. His breach on 5 July 2026 falls after it, and article 17(3) provides that a unilateral breach without just cause after the protected period does not result in sporting sanctions, so B is right and A wrong. Article 17(1) entitles the party that suffered the breach to compensation in all cases (C). Article 17(3) still allows disciplinary measures outside the protected period for failure to give notice of termination within 15 days of the club’s last official match of the season, here by 1 June 2026, so D is wrong.

27. Kaan Yeşilkaya-Durmaz, a Turkish professional, leaves Sarıçam Gençlik SK, a Turkish club, in January 2027, saying it has not paid him for four months; the club insists that his contract runs to 2028 and asks the Turkish association to refuse his International Transfer Certificate (ITC). On Tuesday 2 February 2027 at 10:00, during the Greek registration period, the Greek association requests the ITC for PAS Myrtiá, a Greek club. By Friday 5 February at 11:00 the Turkish association has not responded. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The Greek association may now register Kaan, who may then play for PAS Myrtiá on a registration as valid as one made on receipt of the ITC, under article 11(6), (8) and (9) of Annexe 3 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 9(1), study pack p. 170) Correct
  2. The Turkish association could have rejected the ITC request because of the dispute, as article 11(3) of Annexe 3 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players protects a former club with a contractual claim.
  3. FIFA’s intervention, available only in exceptional circumstances under article 11(6) of Annexe 3 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, can never be used to block Kaan’s ITC over the dispute. (Article 9(1), study pack p. 170) Correct
  4. Any registration made without the ITC is provisional and becomes permanent only one year after the request, under article 11(9) of Annexe 3 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

Correct: A and C. Under article 11(3) of Annexe 3 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as amended by the interim regulatory framework (FIFA circular no. 1917), the former association must deliver the ITC within 72 hours of the request and may no longer reject it, so B is wrong. If it fails to respond within 72 hours, as here, article 11(6) lets the new association register the player and enter the registration in TMS; article 11(8)(b) makes him eligible once that is done, and article 11(9) gives such a registration the same effect and validity as one made on receipt of the ITC, so A is right and D, which borrows the futsal rule on provisional registration, is wrong. Article 11(6) allows the player or either association to request FIFA’s intervention only in exceptional circumstances, and the circular explains that it can never be used to block an ITC because of a contractual dispute, being meant for requests made without the player’s knowledge, abusively or after a technical error (C).

28. Kaskela FC, a Finnish club, dismissed Ibou Tendeng, a Senegalese professional, without just cause in the first season of his three-year contract. The Football Tribunal holds the club in breach of contract within the protected period and imposes the sporting sanction in article 17. The club’s sporting director asks Riikka Salmenkivi, a Finnish football agent, which moves remain open to the club while the sanction runs. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The club is banned from registering any new players nationally and internationally for two entire and consecutive registration periods under article 17(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Articles 17(4), 25(3) and 6(3), study pack pp. 169-184) Correct
  2. The club is not banned from registering new players nationally but is banned internationally for two entire and consecutive registration periods under article 17(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  3. The club may register a professional whose contract has expired outside a registration period, as article 6(3)(b) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players stays available during a ban.
  4. The club may take back a professional whose loan to another club expires naturally, as article 25(3)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players does not treat this as breaching a ban. (Articles 17(4), 25(3) and 6(3), study pack pp. 169-184) Correct

Correct: A and D. Under article 17(4), a club found to be in breach of contract during the protected period shall be banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for two entire and consecutive registration periods (A), so domestic signings are barred too (B). In particular, it may not use the exceptions in article 6(3) to register players at an earlier stage (C). Article 25(3)(a) states that the return from loan of a professional, solely where the loan agreement expires naturally, does not contravene a registration ban described in article 17 (D).

29. Besmir Kolgjini, an Albanian professional, leaves KF Shtylla, an Albanian club, when his contract expires on 30 June 2026 and signs for Rotterwyk SV, a Dutch club, during the Dutch registration period. The Dutch association requests his ITC through TMS on 10 July 2026. The Albanian association replies that it will deliver the ITC only once Rotterwyk SV pays €40,000 that KF Shtylla says Besmir still owes it under a housing loan. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The Albanian association may keep the ITC until the Football Tribunal rules on the loan, because a pending dispute suspends the ITC procedure under article 9(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  2. The Albanian association may not make the ITC depend on the payment, because article 9(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players says the ITC must be issued free of charge and without conditions. (Article 9(1), study pack p. 170) Correct
  3. The Albanian association may make the ITC depend on the payment if Besmir signed a written loan agreement, which article 9(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players treats as a valid condition.
  4. The Albanian association may charge Rotterwyk SV a fee for issuing the ITC, as article 9(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players forbids conditions linked to transfer compensation but not fees.

Correct: B. Article 9(1) requires the ITC to be issued free of charge without any conditions or time limit and declares any provision to the contrary null and void, so the association can neither tie it to the €40,000, whatever the paperwork (B, C), nor charge a fee (D). Under article 11(3) of Annexe 3 the former association must deliver the ITC within 72 hours of the request; if it fails to respond, article 11(6) lets the new association register the player and states that issuing an ITC is without prejudice to any contractual dispute between the player and his former club (A). KF Shtylla must pursue the loan separately.

30. Senyo Akpabli, a Ghanaian player, trained at Harmattan FC, a Ghanaian club, from the age of 12. On 20 January 2025 he signed his first professional contract with Union Sainte-Aube, a French club. In February 2026, Harmattan FC lodges a training compensation claim with the Football Tribunal, in a case not governed by the FIFA Clearing House Regulations, and Senyo lodges a claim against his club for salaries unpaid since October 2025. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The training compensation claim is assessed under the July 2025 edition, because article 26(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies the regulations in force when a claim is lodged.
  2. The salary claim is assessed under the edition in force on 20 January 2025, because article 26(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies that edition to employment disputes.
  3. The training compensation claim is assessed under the edition in force when the contract was signed on 20 January 2025, as article 26(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players says it must be. (Articles 26(2) and 29, study pack pp. 185-186) Correct
  4. The salary claim is assessed under the July 2025 edition, in force since 1 July 2025, because article 26(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes current regulations the rule. (Articles 26(2) and 29, study pack pp. 185-186) Correct

Correct: C and D. Article 26(2) assesses cases under the current regulations as a general rule, but excepts disputes on training compensation and on the solidarity mechanism, which are assessed under the regulations in force when the contract at the centre of the dispute was signed or when the disputed facts arose. Harmattan FC’s claim turns on the contract signed on 20 January 2025, so the edition then in force applies (C), not the July 2025 edition (A). The salary claim falls under the general rule, so the July 2025 edition applies; article 29 brought it into force on 1 July 2025 (D). The rule on the edition in force at signature does not extend to employment disputes (B).

31. Matías Etcheverrigaray, a Uruguayan professional, played for AO Strofades, a Greek club, until his contract expired on 30 June 2024. The club never paid his salaries due on 31 March 2024 and 30 April 2024. On 2 April 2026 he lodges a claim for both with the Football Tribunal, and the club’s reply does not mention any time limit. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The March salary claim is time-barred but the April one is not, as article 23(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players bars cases brought over two years after the event. (Article 23(3), study pack p. 183) Correct
  2. Both salary claims can be heard, because the club did not raise the time limit, and article 23(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players leaves it to the respondent to invoke.
  3. Both salary claims are time-barred, because article 23(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players runs the two years for every unpaid salary from the first missed payment.
  4. Both salary claims can be heard, because the Football Tribunal may extend the two-year limit in article 23(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players when the delay is a matter of days.

Correct: A. Article 23(3) provides that the Football Tribunal shall not hear any case if more than two years have elapsed since the event giving rise to the dispute, and that this time limit is examined ex officio in each case, so it applies although the club is silent (B). The March salary fell due on 31 March 2024, and by 2 April 2026 more than two years had elapsed, so that claim is time-barred. The April salary fell due on 30 April 2024, and two years had not yet elapsed, so that claim can be heard (A). Each unpaid salary is its own event, which rules out C. Article 23(3) provides for no extension of the limit (D).

32. The Football Tribunal orders Brackwater Athletic, an English club, to pay Club Atlas Nour, a Moroccan club, €150,000 plus interest for an unpaid transfer instalment, and its decision sets out the consequences of failing to pay under article 24. The decision is notified on 2 March 2026, and on 5 March Brackwater Athletic validly requests the grounds. The grounds are notified on 20 April 2026, no appeal is lodged, and Brackwater Athletic pays the full amount with interest on 28 May 2026. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The payment is late, because the 45 days in article 24(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players ran from 2 March 2026 without a break and ended in mid-April 2026.
  2. The payment is late, because article 24(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allowed 30 days from notification of the grounds, a period that ended on 20 May 2026.
  3. The payment is in time, because the request for the grounds paused the 45-day limit in article 24(4) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players until the grounds were notified. (Articles 24(4) and 24(5), study pack p. 183) Correct
  4. The payment is late, because under article 24(5) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players a request for the grounds pauses the limit only if the club also appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Correct: C. Under article 24(4) and (5), the debtor must pay the full amount, including interest, within 45 days of notification of the decision, and a valid request for the grounds pauses that limit, which recommences once the grounds are notified. At most three days ran between 2 and 5 March 2026; the limit resumed on 20 April 2026, so it could not expire before 1 June 2026, and the payment on 28 May 2026 was in time (C). Without the pause the limit would have ended on 16 April 2026, which is why A is wrong. Article 24 sets 45 days, not 30 (B). An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is a separate ground for pausing the limit under article 24(5)(b), not a condition of the pause for a request for grounds (D).

33. Emīls Dzērve-Ozoliņš, a Latvian professional born in 2003, was registered with FK Priedaine, a Latvian club, from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2018, and with SK Lielupe Juniori, another Latvian club, from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2021; SK Lielupe Juniori was dissolved in liquidation in 2024. Since 2022 he has played for FK Šešupės Slėnis, a Lithuanian club. In July 2026, during his contract, a Polish club signs him for EUR 4,000,000. The case is not governed by the FIFA Clearing House Regulations. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. FK Priedaine receives EUR 40,000, as article 1(1) of Annexe 5 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players counts 2018 as a whole year for each club that trained him in it.
  2. SK Lielupe Juniori’s share goes to no one, as article 1(1) of Annexe 5 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players entitles only training clubs that still exist.
  3. The Latvian association may claim SK Lielupe Juniori’s share and spend it on any of its activities, under article 2(4) of Annexe 5 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  4. The Latvian association may claim SK Lielupe Juniori’s EUR 65,000 on evidence of the dissolution, for youth programmes, under article 2(4) of Annexe 5 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 21, study pack p. 182) Correct

Correct: D. The solidarity contribution is 5% of EUR 4,000,000, or EUR 200,000 (article 1(1) of Annexe 5 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players), shared by calendar year: 5% of it for each year from the 12th to the 15th birthday and 10% for each year from the 16th to the 23rd, calculated pro rata where a club had the player for less than a year. FK Priedaine had him for 2015 to 2017 and half of 2018: 3.5 × EUR 10,000 = EUR 35,000, not EUR 40,000 (A). SK Lielupe Juniori had half of 2018 (EUR 5,000) and 2019 to 2021 (3 × EUR 20,000): EUR 65,000. Article 2(4) entitles the association to the share of a club that no longer exists due, in particular, to liquidation or dissolution, if it provides evidence, so the share does not lapse (B), and the association must reserve it for youth football development programmes (C). D is therefore right.

34. A European association employs Matevž Podlogar-Šuštar, a Slovenian, as assistant coach of its women’s futsal team. He runs training sessions and advises the head coach on tactics during matches, holds no coaching licence and is paid EUR 2,800 a month, well above his expenses. His engagement rests on a single letter to the whole technical staff, signed on the association’s behalf, listing seven names and the staff’s total budget. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Annexe 2 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players does not apply to Matevž, as it governs only the contracts of eleven-a-side coaches employed by professional clubs.
  2. Matevž must have a written contract executed individually, with essential elements such as his pay and its duration, under article 2 of Annexe 2 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 1(5) and definition 28, study pack p. 165) Correct
  3. The staff letter meets the requirements of article 2(1) of Annexe 2 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as it is in writing, is signed and names Matevž.
  4. Matevž is not a coach within definition 28 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as he holds no coaching licence and does not select the players himself.

Correct: B. Definition 28 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players defines a coach as an individual employed in a football-specific occupation by a professional club or association whose duties include training and coaching players, selecting players or making tactical choices during matches, and/or whose employment requires a coaching licence; the conditions are alternatives, so Matevž’s training duties suffice without a licence (D). Annexe 2 applies to coaches paid more than their expenses and employed by a professional club or an association (article 1(2)), and equally to football and futsal coaches (article 1(3)), so A is wrong. Article 2(1) requires a written contract with the club or association, executed on an individual basis, and article 2(2) requires the essential elements, such as the object, the parties’ rights and obligations, status and occupation, remuneration, duration and signatures; a collective staff letter with a total budget does not meet them (C), so B is right.

35. Deportivo Ciénaga Alta, a Colombian club whose season runs from 1 January to 31 December, offers Selorm Agbodeka, a 23-year-old Ghanaian professional, a contract from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2032. It also signs Ezequiel Tarditti, an Argentine goalkeeper aged 34, on a professional contract from 1 March to 30 April 2027. No national law or collective agreement there provides for contracts of other lengths. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Neither contract complies with article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, since Selorm’s runs beyond five years and Ezequiel’s ends before the end of the season. (Article 18(2), study pack p. 174) Correct
  2. Only Selorm’s contract fails article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, because the minimum length applies only to contracts that start with the season.
  3. Ezequiel’s contract fails article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players but Selorm’s complies, because the five-year maximum binds players under the age of 18.
  4. Both contracts comply with article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, because its minimum and maximum lengths govern a first professional contract, not later ones.

Correct: A. Article 18(2) sets the minimum length of a contract from its effective date until the end of the season and the maximum at five years, allowing other lengths only if consistent with national laws, which the scenario excludes. Selorm’s contract runs six years, and Ezequiel’s ends on 30 April 2027, months before the season ends on 31 December 2027, so neither complies (A). The minimum applies from a contract’s effective date, whenever it falls (B). The only age-specific rule caps players under 18 at three years; it does not lift the five-year cap for adults (C). Nothing limits article 18(2) to first contracts (D).

36. Maël Brétignolles, a French amateur aged 16, has played for US Carvinière, a French club, since the age of ten. On 1 July 2026 he signs his first professional contract with the club, running for five years to 30 June 2031. No international transfer is involved, and the club argues that FIFA’s limits on contract length do not reach a purely domestic contract. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Only the first three years of the contract are recognised, because article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players bars a player under 18 from signing for a longer term. (Articles 18(2) and 1(3), study pack pp. 165-174) Correct
  2. The three-year limit applies to Maël’s contract although it is purely domestic, because article 1(3)(a) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes article 18 binding nationally. (Articles 18(2) and 1(3), study pack pp. 165-174) Correct
  3. The contract is void in its entirety, because article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players forbids a player under the age of 18 from signing any professional contract.
  4. The three-year limit does not apply to Maël’s contract because it is purely domestic, and article 18(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies only to international transfers.

Correct: A and B. Article 18(2) provides that players under the age of 18 may not sign a professional contract for a term longer than three years, and that any clause referring to a longer period shall not be recognised, so the contract stands for three years and only the excess falls away (A), which rules out C. Article 1(3)(a) lists article 18 among the provisions binding at national level that associations must include in their regulations without modification, so the limit reaches a purely domestic contract (B) and the club’s argument fails (D).

37. In July 2026, VV Oosterwaal, a Dutch club, signs Eilif Brekkestø, a Norwegian professional, from Hovdefjell IL, a Norwegian club, for €1.2 million. Hovdefjell IL keeps a 15% share of any future transfer compensation. VV Oosterwaal also agrees that Eilif’s football agent, Carsten Hjelmeland, will receive 5% of any future transfer compensation, and that Northfold Capital, an investment company that funded half the fee, will receive 20%. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Hovdefjell IL’s 15% share breaches article 18ter(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, because every party other than the buying club counts as a third party.
  2. Northfold Capital’s 20% share breaches article 18ter(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, a ban that article 18ter(2) brought into force on 1 May 2015. (Article 18ter(2), article 18ter(1) and definition 14, study pack p. 175) Correct
  3. The agent’s and Northfold Capital’s shares become lawful once uploaded in full in TMS, as article 18ter(5) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players allows.
  4. Carsten’s 5% share breaches article 18ter(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, because a football agent is a third party to Eilif’s transfer. (Article 18ter(2), article 18ter(1) and definition 14, study pack p. 175) Correct

Correct: B and D. Article 18ter(1) provides that no club or player shall enter into an agreement whereby a third party is entitled to participate in compensation payable on a future transfer, and article 18ter(2) brought this ban into force on 1 May 2015. Definition 14 defines a third party as a party other than the player being transferred, the two clubs transferring him, and any previous club with which he has been registered. Northfold Capital (B) and the agent Carsten (D) are third parties, so both shares breach the ban. Hovdefjell IL is a club with which Eilif has been registered, so in any future transfer it is a previous club, not a third party, and its sell-on share does not breach the ban (A). Article 18ter(5) required agreements existing by the end of April 2015 to be recorded in TMS; it does not legalise new ones (C).

38. Under a transfer agreement, FK Ravnica, a Serbian club, owes Västerholm IK, a Swedish club, an instalment of €300,000 due on 15 January 2026, and nothing in the agreement allows it to pay later. On 20 February 2026, with the instalment still unpaid, Västerholm IK puts FK Ravnica in default in writing and gives it seven days to pay. By 1 March 2026 FK Ravnica still has not paid. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. FK Ravnica does not yet have overdue payables under article 12bis of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, because the default notice set a deadline of fewer than ten days. (Articles 12bis(2), 12bis(3) and 12bis(4), study pack p. 171) Correct
  2. FK Ravnica does already have overdue payables under article 12bis of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, because the default notice came when the delay exceeded 30 days.
  3. A new written notice giving at least ten days would let the Football Tribunal sanction FK Ravnica if it still failed to pay, under article 12bis of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Articles 12bis(2), 12bis(3) and 12bis(4), study pack p. 171) Correct
  4. FK Ravnica may be sanctioned only once its delay exceeds 90 days, because article 12bis(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players sets that threshold for transfer instalments.

Correct: A and C. Article 12bis(2) allows sanctions against a club that has delayed a due payment for more than 30 days without a prima facie contractual basis, and article 12bis(3) adds that a club has overdue payables only if the creditor has put it in default in writing with a deadline of at least ten days. The instalment was 36 days late on 20 February 2026, but the notice gave only seven days, so FK Ravnica does not yet have overdue payables (A) and the delay alone is not enough (B). A fresh notice with at least ten days, if unmet, would satisfy both conditions and open the sanctions in article 12bis(4) to the Football Tribunal, which hears disputes between clubs of different associations (C). The threshold is 30 days, not 90 (D).

39. Asger Toftlund, a Danish player born on 14 October 2008, was registered as an amateur with Ålholm BK from July 2018 to June 2019 and with Brøndsted IF, both Danish clubs, from July 2019 to July 2026. In July 2026 he signs his first professional contract with SC Vale do Sorraia, a Portuguese club, in a case governed by the FIFA Clearing House Regulations. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The EPP will list every club he has been registered with, including Ålholm BK, because article 7(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers his whole registration history.
  2. The Danish association will issue a player passport rather than an EPP, because article 7(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players governs every entitlement to training rewards.
  3. The EPP will cover his registrations from 2020, the year he turned 12, with his status, registration type, and each club’s training category, under article 7(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 7(3), article 7(2) and definition 34, study pack p. 169) Correct
  4. The EPP will cover his registrations from 2020, the year he turned 12, but will list only the clubs where he was registered as a professional, under article 7(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

Correct: C. Under article 7(2) and (3) and definition 34, an Electronic Player Passport is generated for training rewards governed by the FIFA Clearing House Regulations. It contains the player’s consolidated registration information, including the association, his status (amateur or professional), the type of registration (permanent or loan), and each club, with its training category, since the calendar year of his 12th birthday. Asger turned 12 on 14 October 2020, so the EPP starts in 2020 and omits Ålholm BK, where he was registered in 2018-2019 (A). The player passport in article 7(1) serves only entitlements not governed by the Clearing House Regulations (B). The EPP records amateur as well as professional registrations (D).

40. Anouk Verbiest, a Belgian professional at FC Heidevenne, a Dutch club, misses two training sessions and a league match in October 2026 because of severe menstrual pain. She hands in a certificate from her personal gynaecologist. The club deducts three days’ pay and says that in future it will accept certificates only from its own doctor. No collective bargaining agreement applies. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The club may pay her two thirds of her salary for the days missed, because article 18(7) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players sets that rate for absences linked to female health.
  2. The club may deduct pay for the league match but not for training, because article 18quinquies of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players covers absence from training alone.
  3. The club may insist on a certificate from its own doctor, because article 18quinquies of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players leaves the choice of medical practitioner to the club.
  4. The club must pay her in full for the days missed and accept her gynaecologist’s certificate, as article 18quinquies of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players entitles her to both. (Article 18quinquies, study pack p. 177) Correct

Correct: D. Article 18quinquies requires clubs at all times to respect the needs of female players related to their menstrual cycle and menstrual health. On a valid medical certificate from her personal gynaecologist or specialist medical practitioner, a player may be absent from training or matches whenever her menstrual health so requires, and she is entitled to her full remuneration when exercising these rights. The club must therefore pay Anouk in full and accept her own gynaecologist’s certificate (D), not insist on its doctor (C). The two-thirds rate in article 18(7) applies to maternity, adoption and family leave (A), and the right covers matches as well as training (B).

41. Gethin Rhydderch, a Welsh professional, retires when his contract with Llanwerthen Town, a Welsh club, expires on 30 June 2025; his last official appearance for the club was on 17 May 2025. In March 2027 he decides to play again and agrees to join Ballycarra Celtic, an Irish club, as an amateur. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. He ceased to be registered in Wales when his contract expired, because article 4 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players keeps only amateurs registered once they stop playing.
  2. He remains registered in Wales until November 2027 under article 4 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, so the Irish association needs an ITC before registering him. (Articles 4(1), 4(2) and 9(1), study pack pp. 167-170) Correct
  3. He remains registered in Wales until December 2027, because article 4(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players counts the 30 months from the expiry of his contract.
  4. He remained registered in Wales for 12 months after his last official appearance, so under article 4 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players he was free by May 2026.

Correct: B. Article 4(1) and (2) keep a professional who ends his career on expiry of his contract registered at the association of his last club for 30 months, starting on the day of his last appearance for the club in an official match. For Gethin that day is 17 May 2025, so he remains registered in Wales until November 2027, and under article 9(1) the Irish association may register him only once it has received an ITC from the Welsh association (B). The period applies to professionals as well as amateurs (A), runs from the last official appearance rather than the contract’s expiry (C), and lasts 30 months, not 12 (D).

42. Zsombor Kerekes-Vándor, a Hungarian futsal professional, is loaned by Csillaghegy FC, a Hungarian futsal club, to FK Rybníky, a Slovak futsal club, from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027, and the loan is not extended. Csillaghegy FC wants him back for its league match on Friday 5 February 2027 and asks its lawyer what must happen first. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Zsombor may play for Csillaghegy FC as soon as the loan expires, as article 5.3 of Annexe 6 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires no IFTC for a return from loan.
  2. The Slovak association must start his return by requesting an IFTC from the Hungarian association once the loan ends, under article 5.3 of Annexe 6 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  3. When the loan began, the loan agreement had to be lodged only with FIFA, not attached to the IFTC request, under article 5.3 of Annexe 6 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  4. The Hungarian association must request his IFTC from the Slovak one, and he is ineligible until re-registered, under article 5.3 of Annexe 6 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Article 9(1), study pack p. 170) Correct

Correct: D. Article 5.3(1) of Annexe 6 to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players applies the IFTC rules to the international loan of a professional futsal player and to his return from loan, and article 5.3(2) requires a copy of the loan agreement to accompany the IFTC request made under article 5.2(2), which the new association sends on receiving the club’s application under article 5.2(1), so C is wrong. Under article 5.3(3), when the loan expires, the association of the club that released the player on loan, here the Hungarian association, requests the IFTC from the association of the club where he is registered on loan, so B reverses the roles. Until that procedure is completed and the Hungarian association has re-registered him in its electronic registration system, he is not eligible to play for his original club (A), so D is right.

43. SK Hradovec, a Czech club, plays pre-season friendlies from 27 June 2026, a continental club competition qualifier on 9 July 2026 and a first-round national cup tie on 25 July 2026, the cup’s opening day. The national league starts on 8 August 2026. Ondřej Kubernát, one of the club’s professionals, asks his agent when the competition period begins, since his contract cannot be unilaterally terminated during it. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The competition period began on 27 June 2026 with the first friendly, since definition 41 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players runs it from the club’s first match of the season.
  2. The competition period began on 9 July 2026 with the qualifier, because that was an official match under definition 5 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
  3. The competition period began on 25 July 2026 with the cup tie, as definition 41 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players counts whichever national league or cup match comes first. (Definition 41, article 16 and definition 5, study pack p. 173) Correct
  4. The competition period begins on 8 August 2026 with the first league match, as definition 41 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players counts only national league matches.

Correct: C. Definition 41 defines the competition period as starting with the first official match of the national league championship or national cup competition, whichever comes first, and ending with the last official match played within those competitions. The cup opened on 25 July 2026, before the league on 8 August 2026, so the competition period began then (C), not with the league (D). Friendlies are not official matches under definition 5 (A), and although the continental qualifier was an official match, definition 41 counts only national league and cup matches (B). Under article 16, a contract cannot be unilaterally terminated during the competition period.

44. In August 2026, Lotte Brinkhuis, an amateur, moves from vv Dieverbrug to SV Olde Maten, two Dutch clubs, to play eleven-a-side football. SV Olde Maten registers her on a paper form and never enters the move in the association’s electronic domestic transfer system. The same month, her friend Fenna Oldenkamp, also an amateur, moves between two Dutch futsal clubs. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Lotte’s registration with SV Olde Maten is valid, because article 1(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires the electronic domestic transfer system for professional players only.
  2. Lotte’s move should have been entered in TMS, because definition 13 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players makes TMS the system for every transfer of a female player.
  3. Lotte’s registration with SV Olde Maten is not valid, because article 1(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players requires the electronic domestic transfer system for amateurs as well as professionals. (Article 1(2), definition 23 and definition 13, study pack p. 165) Correct
  4. Fenna’s move falls outside the duty to use the electronic domestic transfer system, which article 1(2) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players sets for eleven-a-side football. (Article 1(2), definition 23 and definition 13, study pack p. 165) Correct

Correct: C and D. Article 1(2) makes the electronic domestic transfer system a mandatory step for all national transfers of professional and amateur players, male and female, within the scope of eleven-a-side football, and declares invalid any registration with a new club made without it. Lotte is an amateur moving between two Dutch eleven-a-side clubs, so her registration is not valid (C); the obligation is not limited to professionals (A). It covers eleven-a-side football, so Fenna’s futsal move falls outside it (D). Definition 13 describes TMS as a system for international transfers; national transfers go through the electronic domestic transfer system (definition 23), so B is wrong.

45. Troels Ravnkilde, a Danish professional born on 10 March 1997, joined Stal Wierzbno, a Polish club whose seasons run from 1 July to 30 June, on a contract from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026. On 1 July 2025 he signs a renewal, effective that day, extending the contract to 30 June 2028. On 2 June 2027, after the club’s last official match of the season, he terminates the contract without just cause and joins Kartalkaya SK, a Turkish club. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The breach is within a protected period, because under article 17(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players the protected period started again when the renewal extended his contract. (Definition 7 and article 17(3), study pack p. 173) Correct
  2. The renewal carries a protected period of two entire seasons or two years, whichever comes first, because he signed it after his 28th birthday, under definition 7 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. (Definition 7 and article 17(3), study pack p. 173) Correct
  3. The breach is not within a protected period, because under article 17(3) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players the protected period that began in 2023 was not restarted by the renewal.
  4. The renewal carries a protected period of three entire seasons or three years, because his first contract was signed before his 28th birthday, under definition 7 in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.

Correct: A and B. Definition 7 gives a contract concluded before the professional’s 28th birthday a protected period of three entire seasons or three years, and one concluded after it two entire seasons or two years, whichever comes first. Article 17(3) adds that the protected period starts again when, while renewing the contract, the duration of the previous contract is extended. Troels turned 28 on 10 March 2025 and signed the renewal on 1 July 2025, so the protected period restarted (A), for two seasons or two years (B), not three (D). His first contract’s protected period did end on 30 June 2026, but the breach on 2 June 2027 falls within two seasons of the renewal, so C is wrong.

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