Section 3 - Circular Provisions
the amounts of training compensation do not become disproportionate, and unduly hinder
the movement of young players.
For the application of these principles, all clubs are to be classified in one of four categories,
depending on their training costs:
Category 1 (top level, e.g. high quality training centre):
all clubs of first division of National Associations investing as an average a similar
amount in the training of players.
Category 2 :
all clubs of second division of the National Associations of category 1
all clubs of first division of all other countries having professional football
Category 3:
all clubs of third division of the National Associations of category 1
all clubs of second division of all other countries having professional football
Category 4:
all clubs of fourth and lower divisions of the National Associations of category 1
all clubs of third and lower divisions of all other countries having professional
football
all clubs of countries having only amateur football.
Within the EU/EEA, National Associations will determine the four categories to which their
clubs belong every year, having heard the representatives of players and clubs. These
National Associations will submit their findings to FIFA in a timely manner, allowing FIFA to
communicate the final categorisation by the start of the mid-season registration period
every year to the National Association concerned. FIFA will publish this categorisation on
FIFA’s internet site as well. The categorisation shall be valid for 12 months or 2 registration
periods.
National Associations outside the EU/EEA may propose other ways to categorise their clubs
and to calculate their training costs. Such categorisation should be reviewed from time to
time, as the need arises.
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When is training compensation due?
As a general rule training compensation is due whenever a player, who is not yet 23:
(i)
(ii)
signs his first non-amateur contract with a club different from the club from which
he received his training; or
transfers as a non-amateur from one club to another club which he joins in the
same capacity.
See Art. 6.2 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 6.4 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 6.3 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 14 and 15 of the Basic Regulations.
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