Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP)

Comprehensive updates on player loans, clearing house operations, minor registration exemptions, and new dispute resolution procedural rules.

Updated protections for female players (pregnancy, maternity leave), introduced new coach regulations, and revised minor registration exceptions.

Updates regarding registration periods, protections for female players and coaches, and new refugee exceptions for minors.

Revised rules on bridge transfers and temporary registrations under FIFA Clearing House.

Implementation of the Football Agent Regulations alignment and minor exceptions.

Standard rules governing contract stability and initial minor regulations under FIFA Clearing House.

New loan limitation frameworks (maximum 8 international loans in/out) and Clearing House integration.

Initial rules regarding multi-club ownership and loan limitation frameworks.

Adjustments on international transfer windows and registration exceptions due to COVID-19 disruption.

Enhanced protections for female players, including mandatory maternity leave (14 weeks) and contract security.

COVID-19 temporary amendment: permitting players to register with up to three clubs and play matches for three clubs in the same season.

Updated solidarity mechanism scope to cover domestic transfers with an international dimension.

Updated overdue payables definition (Article 12bis) and procedural requirements for player status chambers.

Revised regulations for minor academy reporting and training compensation categories.

Introduction of the Football Tribunal execution guidelines and summary proceedings.

New Article 14bis (just cause for outstanding salaries) and major revisions to Article 18bis and 18ter.

Tightened restrictions on third-party ownership (TPO) and minor transfers.

Historical ban on Third-Party Ownership (TPO) under Article 18ter.

Updated provisions on minor exceptions and training compensation scales.

Revised rules on bridge transfers and club-player representation parameters.

Introduction of the online Transfer Matching System (TMS) as mandatory for all international transfers.

Revisions to the calculation of training compensation and protection of minors.

Revisions on contract stability and protected period parameters following the Webster and Matuzalem cases.

Major structural overhaul: introducing the protected period concept, training compensation categories, and the initial status framework.

The landmark post-Bosman structural agreement with the European Commission: introducing international transfer windows, training compensation, and dispute resolution bodies.