FIFA Training Compensation & Solidarity Payments 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What percentage of the total solidarity contribution accrues per year of training during the seasons of a player's 16th through 23rd birthdays?
- 5%
- 7%
- 10% (Correct answer)
- 15%
Correct answer: 10%
Under FIFA RSTP Annex 5, each training year from the season of the player's 16th to 23rd birthday is weighted at 10% of the total solidarity contribution, recognizing the increased investment in elite development.
Question 2: How many training compensation categories are recognized under the FIFA RSTP system?
- Two
- Three
- Four (Correct answer)
- Five
Correct answer: Four
FIFA RSTP Annex 4 establishes four training compensation categories (I through IV), with Category I representing the highest-cost elite clubs and Category IV representing the lowest-cost development clubs.
Question 3: Under FIFA RSTP, training compensation is generally not owed when the new club belongs to which category?
- Category I
- Category II
- Category III
- Category IV (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Category IV
FIFA RSTP Annex 4 Article 5 provides that training compensation is not owed when a player moves to a Category IV club, as these clubs invest the least in training infrastructure.
Question 4: A club that trained a player during the seasons of their 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th birthdays receives what total share of the 5% solidarity contribution?
- 20%
- 25%
- 30% (Correct answer)
- 35%
Correct answer: 30%
Ages 14 and 15 each contribute 5% (total 10%), and ages 16 and 17 each contribute 10% (total 20%), giving this club 30% of the overall solidarity contribution.
Question 5: The solidarity contribution mechanism under FIFA RSTP is governed by which Annex?
- Annex 3
- Annex 4
- Annex 5 (Correct answer)
- Annex 6
Correct answer: Annex 5
FIFA RSTP Annex 5 exclusively governs the solidarity contribution mechanism, detailing how the 5% is calculated, withheld, and distributed to former training clubs.
Question 6: The training compensation rules under FIFA RSTP are primarily set out in which Annex?
- Annex 2
- Annex 3
- Annex 4 (Correct answer)
- Annex 5
Correct answer: Annex 4
FIFA RSTP Annex 4 establishes the training compensation system, including the four cost categories, calculation methodology, and conditions under which compensation is owed.
Question 7: A training club is NOT entitled to training compensation when a player signs their first professional contract if:
- The player signs with a foreign club
- The player is over 18 years old at signing
- The club did not offer the player a professional contract (Correct answer)
- The transfer fee exceeds EUR 500,000
Correct answer: The club did not offer the player a professional contract
Per FIFA RSTP Annex 4 Article 6, if the training club fails to offer the player a professional contract, it forfeits its right to training compensation when the player signs professionally elsewhere.
FIFA Training Compensation & Solidarity Payments 2
What percentage of the total solidarity contribution accrues per year of training during the seasons of a player's 16th through 23rd birthdays?