Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP)

1. Clubs that operate an academy with legal, financial or de facto links to the club are obliged to report all minors who attend the academy to the association upon whose territory the academy operates.

2. Each association is obliged to ensure that all academies without legal, financial or de facto links to a club:

• a. run a club that participates in the relevant national championships; all players shall be reported to the association upon whose territory the academy operates, or registered with the club itself; or

32. VII. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS INVOLVING MINORS

• b. report all minors who attend the academy for the purpose of training to the association upon whose territory the academy operates.

  3. Each association shall keep a register comprising the names and dates of birth of the minors who have been reported to it by the clubs or academies.

  4. Through the act of reporting, academies and players undertake to practise football in accordance with the FIFA Statutes, and to respect and promote the ethical principles of organised football.

  5. Any violations of this provision will be sanctioned by the Disciplinary 6. Article 19 shall also apply to the reporting of all minor players who are not nationals of the country in which they wish to be reported.