Claims: scope

Regulatory basis

This article refers to the following provisions of the FIFA Regulations:

• Article 20 and Annexe 4, and article 21 and Annexe 5 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP)
• Article 22, paragraph 1 d) and e) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP)
• Articles 27 and 28 of the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal
• Article 18, paragraph 2 of the FIFA Clearing House Regulations (FCHR)

When the claims module applies

According to the FIFA Clearing House Regulations (FCHR), training rewards deriving from any trigger event after 16 November 2022 (the go-live of the FIFA Clearing House) are determined via the Electronic Player Passport (EPP) process. Where training rewards are identified and applicable, the resulting payment is processed via the FIFA Clearing House. For more information, see “Training rewards and the electronic player passport: scope”.

However, the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal establish a procedure under which certain claims related to training compensation (according to art. 20 of the RSTP) and the solidarity mechanism (according to art. 21 of the RSTP) may be submitted and managed through TMS.

The “Claims” module in TMS, and the “traditional” claims system described in this section, remain applicable in two situations:

1. Instalments falling due after 16 November 2022 but relating to transfers concluded before the FCHR entered into force
2. Exceptional cases under article 18.2 of the FCHR, for example, a club that did not take part in the relevant EPP review process and considers, as a result of a bridge transfer or an exchange of players, that it was incorrectly not entitled to training rewards.

Before submitting a claim

In both situations, a claim for training compensation or the solidarity mechanism may be submitted and managed through TMS, in accordance with articles 27 and 28 of the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal. However, the parties should first contact each other directly outside TMS to request the relevant payment. Only if the parties cannot resolve the matter amicably should the party concerned use the “Claims” module.

Time limit