FIFA Clearing House Regulations

What is the FIFA Clearing House regulation?

FIFA Clearing House SAS, also known as the FIFA Clearing House (FCH), is an independent legal entity domiciled in Paris, France, acting as an intermediary for certain payments processed through the transfer system. Its role is to facilitate financial transactions related to player training compensation, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 20 and 21, as well as Annexes 4 and 5 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP).

The establishment of the clearing house is a central element of the transfer system reform train adopted by the FIFA Council in 2018. - FIFA

Its main mission is to ensure that new clubs make payments which will then be redistributed to the clubs that trained the players concerned. These transactions are based on the final electronic player passport (EPP) data and the assignment declaration validated by FIFA administration.

What are the objectives of the FIFA Clearing House?

Recently commissioned, the clearing house has several objectives:

• Centralize, process, and automate payments between clubs related to training rewards (training compensation and the solidarity mechanism)
• Enhance financial transparency in the transfer system
• Promote integrity and help prevent fraudulent conduct in connection with transfer-related financial flows

By concentrating payments of these compensations, the FIFA Clearing House helps preserve the financial stability of soccer clubs and ensure transparency in player transfers.

What is the FIFA Clearing House regulation composed of?

The FIFA Clearing House is governed by a regulation. Let's discover its complete composition together. The regulation of the FIFA Clearing House is a document containing several chapters with different sections:

• Preliminary provisions
• Procedure governing the calculation and payment of training compensation
• FIFA Clearing House payment procedure
• Compliance assessment
• Sanctions and disputes
• Final provisions

What you need to know before reading the FIFA Clearing House regulation

Before delving into the details of the FIFA Clearing House regulation, with its 34 pages, it is essential to understand certain key definitions and terms used:

• FIFA Clearing House: the entity that acts as an intermediary in relation to processing certain payments made in the soccer transfer system.
• Compliance assessment: the procedure required to be performed by the FIFA Clearing House prior to accepting any potential client in order to satisfy financial regulatory requirements.
• Accreditation: status granted to a party only once the compliance assessment has been fully completed and successfully validated

The Regulations also include important procedural rules: documents submitted within the FIFA Clearing House procedure must be provided in English, Spanish, or French. If a document is submitted in another language, it must be accompanied by a translation together with the original version.

How does the FIFA Clearing House work?

The FIFA Clearing House works in coordination with FIFA and the clubs involved in training rewards payments. The Study Material 2026 highlights several key mechanisms that are especially important for exam preparation.

1) Official communication through the “Client Portal”

A key element emphasized in the FIFA Study Material is that official communication between the FIFA Clearing House and the relevant parties (clubs, associations, etc.) takes place through the Client Portal.

Notifications issued via the Client Portal (or by email) are considered valid, particularly for informing parties and triggering certain regulatory deadlines.

2) Compliance assessment: central and mandatory

The FIFA Clearing House is not merely a payment processing body. It must carry out a compliance assessment and monitor its business relationships and the transactions processed through its system.

This compliance framework includes, in particular, checks related to:

• compliance with applicable international sanctions regimes
• anti-money laundering (AML) requirements
• anti-corruption / anti-bribery measures
• counter-terrorism financing (CTF) obligations

As part of this process, the FIFA Clearing House may request additional information (such as corporate structure, beneficial ownership details, source of funds, etc.) to the extent necessary to assess the compliance and risk profile of the relevant parties.

3) “Accreditation” and Terms & Conditions

The Regulations provide that certain parties must accept the FCH Terms & Conditions (where applicable).

Most importantly, a party will only receive Accreditation once the compliance assessment has been fully completed and successfully validated.

The payment process: key steps and deadlines

The Regulations establish a structured process, and certain steps and deadlines are critical (especially from an exam perspective).

Step 1: Allocation Statement (assignment declaration)

The FIFA Clearing House generates an Allocation Statement under the following conditions:

• for training compensation: once the EPP is final
• for the solidarity mechanism: once the EPP is final and the FIFA Clearing House has received a proof of payment

Important note: if an individual entitlement is below EUR 100 (or the equivalent amount), it is considered discarded and is not included in the Allocation Statement.

Step 2: Request to Pay and the 30-day payment deadline

Once a Request to Pay is issued, the liable club must pay the amounts due within 30 days.

Step 3: Consequences of late payment

If the club does not pay within the applicable deadline:

• the club becomes responsible for an administrative levy of 2.5%, paid for the benefit of the training club(s)
• the club is granted an additional 7-day period to comply
• if payment is still not made within this additional period, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated

Step 4: Distribution Statement and redistribution to training clubs

Once the payment has been received, the FIFA Clearing House proceeds with the distribution of the amounts and generates a Distribution Statement.

Step 5: Reporting, monitoring, and traceability

Finally, the FIFA Clearing House provides FIFA with structured information and general data to support reporting, traceability, transparency, and overall monitoring of the system.

FIFA Clearing House: Preparation for the player agent exam

Now that you know the complete composition of the FIFA Clearing House regulation, it should be noted that this regulation must be learned if you wish to prepare for the FIFA player agent exam in the best possible way.

During the agent exam, you may have questions regarding certain FIFA circulars, FIFA statutes, FIFA disciplinary code, for example, as well as questions regarding the FIFA Clearing House regulation.

All course content available at SportsAgent Institute is built through the FIFA agent exam regulation. You will therefore find questions regarding the FIFA Clearing House regulation on our platform!

Questions from the FIFA Clearing House regulation

To help you practise, here is a set of three questions drawn from the FIFA Clearing House regulation, similar to those you will encounter in the official exam.

Q1. What are the specific objectives of the FIFA Clearing House?

1. To process specific payments related to the transfer of soccer players between clubs
2. To protect the integrity of the soccer transfer system
3. To prevent fraudulent conduct in the soccer transfer system
4. All of the above

Explanation: 4) The specific objectives of the FIFA Clearing House, as stated in the text, are to process specific payments related to the transfer of soccer players between clubs, protect the integrity of the soccer transfer system, enhance and promote financial transparency in the soccer transfer system, and prevent fraudulent conduct in the soccer transfer system (Article 1).

Q2. What is the consequence of failing to appeal within the time limit?

1. The EPP and Allocation Statement are suspended for the duration of the CAS proceedings.
2. The EPP and Allocation Statement are automatically revised.
3. The EPP and Allocation Statement become final and binding.
4. The EPP and Allocation Statement are invalidated.

Explanation: 3) Failure to appeal by the time limit in the FIFA Statutes results in the EPP and the Allocation Statement becoming final and binding (Article 10).

Q3. What happens if there are any discrepancies in the interpretation of the texts of the various languages of these Regulations?

1. The English text shall be authoritative
2. Spanish text is authoritative
3. Italian text is authoritative
4. German text is authoritative

Explanation: 1) According to article 23, if there are any discrepancies in the interpretation of the texts of the various languages of these Regulations, the English text shall be authoritative.

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Additional resources to the FIFA Clearing House regulation

To prepare for the agent exam, the FIFA Clearing House regulation is not enough. By completing mock exams, you can test your knowledge and identify the areas that need improvement before the official test. You should also explore other key resources and official documents that will help you feel fully prepared on exam day.

Download the FIFA Clearing House regulation PDF

Thorough preparation for the FIFA exam requires a deep understanding of the FIFA Clearing House regulation, as seen previously.

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Study materials for the exam

The FIFA Clearing House regulation is an essential document but must be accompanied by all other articles, circulars, present in the study material for the exam.