FIFA Training Compensation & Solidarity Payments 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Training compensation for professional transfers is payable until the end of the season of which birthday?
- 18th
- 21st
- 23rd (Correct answer)
- 25th
Correct answer: 23rd
Under FIFA RSTP Article 20, training compensation is owed each time a professional is transferred until the end of the season of their 23rd birthday.
Question 2: What percentage of a transfer fee constitutes the mandatory solidarity contribution under FIFA RSTP?
- 3%
- 5% (Correct answer)
- 8%
- 10%
Correct answer: 5%
FIFA RSTP Annex 5 mandates that 5% of any transfer compensation be withheld and distributed as a solidarity contribution to clubs that trained the player.
Question 3: Under FIFA RSTP, training compensation covers training provided to a player between which ages?
- 10 to 18
- 12 to 23 (Correct answer)
- 14 to 21
- 16 to 23
Correct answer: 12 to 23
FIFA RSTP Annex 4 specifies that training compensation applies to training and education provided from age 12 to the season of the player's 23rd birthday.
Question 4: Who is responsible for paying training compensation when a player is transferred?
- The selling (former) club
- The new (buying) club (Correct answer)
- Both clubs in equal shares
- The relevant national federation
Correct answer: The new (buying) club
Under FIFA RSTP Article 20, the new club (the buying club) is obligated to pay training compensation to the club(s) that trained the player.
Question 5: When a player signs their first professional contract, which clubs are eligible to receive training compensation?
- Only the club where the player signs the professional contract
- Only the most recently registered club
- All clubs that trained the player from age 12 onward (Correct answer)
- Only clubs within the same confederation
Correct answer: All clubs that trained the player from age 12 onward
FIFA RSTP Article 20 and Annex 4 provide that when a player signs their first professional contract, all clubs that trained them from age 12 are entitled to a proportional share of training compensation.
Question 6: Solidarity contributions are distributed to clubs that provided training and education during which age range?
- 10 to 18
- 12 to 23 (Correct answer)
- 14 to 21
- 16 to 21
Correct answer: 12 to 23
FIFA RSTP Annex 5 states that solidarity contributions are distributed to clubs that trained the player between the ages of 12 and 23, proportionally based on the number of seasons spent at each club.
Question 7: What percentage of the total solidarity contribution is allocated per year of training during the seasons of a player's 12th through 15th birthdays?
- 10%
- 5% (Correct answer)
- 2%
- 1%
Correct answer: 5%
Under FIFA RSTP Annex 5, each year of training during ages 12 to 15 entitles the training club to 5% of the total solidarity contribution, reflecting the lower development intensity at that age.
FIFA Training Compensation & Solidarity Payments 1
Training compensation for professional transfers is payable until the end of the season of which birthday?