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Introduction
If one of your affiliated clubs wants to register a foreign minor player for the first time, your Member Association must submit a minor application in TMS to request the prior approval of the Players’ Status Chamber (cf. art. 19 par. 4 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, hereinafter “the Regulations”).
See the Guide to Submitting a Minor Application for the required documents for each application type.
To enter a “first registration” minor application in TMS, navigate to the “Minors” tab, click on “Create minor application” and select “First registration”.
“Player” section
You must provide the details of the player involved in the minor application. Search for the player by entering their name, nationality, date of birth and/or player ID. If the player is in the TMS database, their name will appear in the drop-down list. To avoid creating a duplicate record, use the spelling of the player’s name shown on their proof of identity and verify their nationality or nationalities and date of birth. For more information on how to search for, create and edit players, see the “Searching for, creating and editing players” section.
If the player is not in the TMS database, you can add the player manually by clicking on “Create new player”.
Once you have selected the player, their details will appear in the “Player” section.
You must then select the player’s status with the new club (either amateur or professional, cf. art. 2 par. 2 of the Regulations), as well as the reason for the application.
If you select the reason “The parents of the player moved for reasons not linked to football”, you must explain the reason for the parents’ move in the description field.
“To association” section
Enter the club that wishes to register the player. If you cannot find the club in the TMS database, you may add it manually by clicking on “Add club”.
“Documents” section
Depending on the type of application you have entered, the system will ask you to upload certain mandatory documents. For more information, see the “Documents” section.
Confirmation
Once all mandatory documents have been uploaded, you may upload optional documents before clicking on “Confirm application”. After the application has been confirmed, it will no longer be possible for the new Member Association to remove any documents.
Check the relevant box to certify that all the information is true and correct, then click “Confirm application”.
Once you have confirmed the minor application, the status will change to “Awaiting assignment”.