TO THE MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF FIFA Circular no. 1947
Zurich, 7 October 2025
FIFA Standing Committees
Dear Sir or Madam,
A key amendment to the FIFA Statutes approved at the 74th FIFA Congress was the restructuring of the FIFA Standing Committees, with the stated objective of ensuring that more Member Associations are involved in FIFA’s decision-making processes around its increasing levels of activity and responsibility globally, with more female representation within these bodies to be instituted as part of this initiative.
Following the entering into force of these newly adopted FIFA Statutes, FIFA circulated a call for the nomination of candidates for each of the newly determined FIFA Standing Committees to all FIFA Member Associations and confederations.
The analysis and consideration of the nominations received took into account the preferences expressed by nominated candidates, their profile and experience, their diversity of background, and the need for balance of gender and geographic representation.
Pursuant to this process, the FIFA Council at its most recent meeting on 2 October 2025 appointed the chairpersons, the deputy chairpersons and members of the FIFA Standing Committees for a term of four years (2025-2029).
The current composition of the newly appointed membership of the FIFA Standing Committees is accessible on FIFA.com.
With the comprehensive stakeholder engagement process still ongoing, several FIFA Standing Committees remain subject to further appointments conditional upon the approval of the FIFA Council, notification of which will be circulated once complete.
The composition of each FIFA Standing Committee will be regularly monitored and reviewed, and any replacements, where necessary, will be implemented on an annual basis.
Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O. Box 8044 Zurich Switzerland T: +41 (0)43 222 7777 www.FIFA.com We thank you for taking note of the above, and should you have any questions on the FIFA Standing Committees, please contact Hassan Khan, Senior Manager, Congress and Committees, at committees@fifa.org.
Yours faithfully,
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Mattias Grafström Secretary General
cc: - FIFA Council
- Confederations
- European Club Association
- FIFPRO
- World Leagues Association
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