FIFA Transfer Window & Registration Rules 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document must a football agent file in TMS to initiate an international transfer?
- A Player Representation Agreement
- A Transfer Agreement (TA) (Correct answer)
- A FIFA Agent License application
- A Club-to-Club Negotiation Protocol
Correct answer: A Transfer Agreement (TA)
The Transfer Agreement (TA) is the core document clubs must upload to TMS to initiate an international player transfer.
Question 2: If a player's International Transfer Certificate (ITC) is not received within the prescribed deadline, what is the default outcome?
- The transfer is cancelled
- The ITC is deemed to have been issued (Correct answer)
- FIFA steps in to issue the ITC directly
- The buying club is fined €50,000
Correct answer: The ITC is deemed to have been issued
If the former association does not respond within the deadline, the ITC is deemed issued by default under FIFA rules.
Question 3: A club signs a player from a country whose national league season is mid-year. Which transfer window concept accommodates this?
- The emergency window
- The southern hemisphere exception (Correct answer)
- A derogation approved by FIFA Council
- Leagues in different hemispheres share one global window
Correct answer: The southern hemisphere exception
FIFA allows a 'southern hemisphere exception' so that associations with mid-year seasons can set windows aligned with their season calendar.
Question 4: What is the maximum number of days the second transfer window may last per FIFA regulations?
- 16 weeks
- 12 weeks
- Four weeks or until the end of the registration period, whichever is shorter (Correct answer)
- Eight weeks
Correct answer: Four weeks or until the end of the registration period, whichever is shorter
The second transfer window is limited to four weeks or until the end of the registration period, whichever comes first.
Question 5: A football agent represents a player who is loaned internationally. Who is responsible for filing the ITC request?
- The agent directly
- The new (receiving) club's national association
- The parent club's national association (Correct answer)
- FIFA's transfer administration unit
Correct answer: The parent club's national association
For international loans, the parent club's national association must issue the ITC at the request of the new association.
Question 6: Under FIFA rules, a goalkeeper is injured mid-season and a club needs an emergency replacement. Can the club register a goalkeeper outside the transfer window?
- Yes, but only if the association grants a special dispensation (Correct answer)
- No, emergency situations do not override window restrictions
- Yes, FIFA automatically allows it for all goalkeeper injuries
- Yes, but the replacement must be an amateur
Correct answer: Yes, but only if the association grants a special dispensation
Clubs may request a special dispensation from their national association to register a goalkeeper outside the window in genuine emergency situations.
Question 7: Which FIFA regulation article primarily governs the registration of players?
- Article 5 of the RSTP (Correct answer)
- Article 9 of the RSTP
- Article 2 of the RSTP
- Article 17 of the RSTP
Correct answer: Article 5 of the RSTP
Article 5 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) governs player registration requirements.
FIFA Transfer Window & Registration Rules 3
Which document must a football agent file in TMS to initiate an international transfer?