Section 6 - Circular Provisions
account is 10. While training is deemed to occur between the ages of 12 and 23, such
training is only payable for training incurred through the age of 21. Furthermore, only years
of effective training may be taken into account. Thus, if it is evident that a player has
terminated his training period before the age of 21, fewer years than 10 shall be taken into
account, i.e. only those years between the age of 12 and the age when it is established that
the player effectively completed his training.
Thus, if a player has stayed with the same club from the time he was 11 years old and
decides to transfer to another non-amateur club when he is 22 and 6 months old, his
training club is entitled to the annual training and education costs of the category to which it
belongs x 10, even though the club arguably has trained this player 12 and a half years. In
fact, in case this club belongs to a higher category than category 4, its training costs will
only be multiplied by a factor of 7, as for the first 3 years, until the player was 15 years old,
the annual training costs of club in category 4 of the same National Association will be
used.
If a player changed clubs more often between the ages of 12 and 23, different calculations
will have to be made.This is illustrated with four examples:
Assume a player signs his first contract at the age of 19 with club C, in category 1, in
Germany. From 12 until 16 the player trained with club A in category 3, in Portugal. From 16
through 19 the player trained with club B, in category 2, in Portugal as well. Club C is to pay
for 7 years training, which shall be distributed pro rata according to full years of proper and
proven training, and in relation to the category to which the training clubs belong: i.e., 3
years at category 2 level to club B (assuming the player left club B during his 4 year of
training); and 1 year at category 3, plus 3 years at category 4 level to club A (assuming the
player left club A after 4 full years of training).
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Assume a player has been effectively trained from the age of 15 in club A, a category 4 club,
in Norway. At 18, club A offered the player a non-amateur contract. At 19 the player signs a
non-amateur contract with a Swedish club B, in category 3. The Swedish club pays the
Norwegian club B an amount of y, which represents five years of training compensation at
club category 4 level. In Sweden, the player receives effective training until the age of 20,
See Art. 13 of the Basic Regulations; Art. 7.1 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 13 of the Basic Regulations.
Note that for the first years of implementation, it shall be necessary to use the same amount of
training compensation for all years of training prior to the enforcement of these Regulations within the
same club category. This is unavoidable as no costs have been established in previous years. However, as
costs for the seasons as from 2001-2002 become available, these shall have to be used to calculate the
costs for these years of training.
See Art. 7.2 of the Application Regulations.
Recall that the amount for players aged 12 to 15 will always be based on the training or education
costs for category 4. See Art. 7.2 Application Regulations.
See Art. 5.4.(b) of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 5.4. (c) of the Application Regulations.
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