FIFA Clearing House

An intermediary for payments

For the settlement of amounts included in the final EPP, FIFA has established the FIFA Clearing House (FCH), a separate and fully regulated payment institution based in Paris, France. The FCH has a Management Board and a Supervisory Board, which mainly consist of independent members, thus ensuring autonomous operational decision-making.
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FIFA Clearing House (FCH)

The FCH will act as a central counterparty in the payment of training rewards and will be in charge of performing all required compliance checks on the relevant parties. In September 2022, the FCH was granted a payment institution licence by the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, ACPR). The authorisation from the ACPR enables the FCH to collect and process payments on behalf of clubs in accordance with European financial regulations, which are among the most robust in the world.
The process for paying training rewards through the FCH entity consists of five steps:
Communication of allocation statement from FIFA to the FCH, with the information necessary to process the payment of training rewards
Compliance assessment, performed by the FCH on all parties, consisting of client due diligence and risk analysis
Payment in by the new club to the FCH
Payment out to the training club(s), immediately distributed once the funds from the new club have been received by the FCH
Reporting to FIFA on general data and statistics from the FCH activities

FIFA Clearing House

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - AUGUST 25: A view of laptop during the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 Semi Final match between Spain and Netherlands at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica on August 25, 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/FIFA)

Systems integration

The FIFA administration will identify triggers of training rewards through the information declared by its member associations and their affiliated clubs in the context of international transfers, domestic transfers and first professional registrations.

QINGYUAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: A young Chinese soccer player participates in a training course on February 11, 2005 in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China. More than one thousand players from over the country attend a U-15 winter soccer training camp hosted by the Chinese Football Association aimed at increasing the young players' skills. China's men's soccer team is expected to enter the best eight at the 2008 Olympic Games, hosted by China, in Beijing. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)

Electronic player passport process

After a provisional electronic player passport has been generated in TMS, a review process with the participation of the relevant clubs and member associations will allow FIFA to determine the final version.

An intermediary for payments

For the settlement of amounts included in the final EPP, FIFA established the FIFA Clearing House (FCH) as a separate and fully regulated payment institution based in Paris, France.

Regulations and explanatory notes

The FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) have played a key role in the training and development of players since 2001.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MAY 20: Setup during the 71st FIFA Virtual Congress & Council meeting at the Home of FIFA on May 20, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham - FIFA)

Calculator

To get an idea of the Training Rewards that you may be entitled to or obliged to pay, you can now visualize an estimate. Please kindly note that this calculation is an estimate and may not represent the full amounts due.

Last updated: Monday 6 February 2023 at 13:42