Circular letters : TMS Helpdesk

Access the main FIFA circular letters relating to TMS (sorted newest to oldest). For the full list of circular letters, visit www.FIFA.com.

Number	Date (dd.mm.yyyy)	Title
1955	16.01.2026	Amendments to the FIFA Clearing House Regulations and the Procedural Rules governing the Football Tribunal
1937	31.07.2025	Amendments to the FIFA Clearing House Regulations
1936	16.07.2025	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players – categorisation of clubs and registration periods
1919	13.01.2024	Amendments to the FIFA Football Agent Regulations and implementation of an online exam
1918	13.01.2024	Amendments to the FIFA Clearing House Regulations and the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1917	23.12.2024	Interim regulatory framework: amendments to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players and the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal
1905	04.11.2024	Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1892	03.07.2024	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players – categorisation of clubs and registration periods
1887	31.05.2024	Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) concerning provisions regarding female players and coaches, the extension of Annexe 7 and the international transfer process for football
1876	18.01.2024	National Dispute Resolution Chamber: new Recognition Principles and Standard Regulations
1873	30.12.2023	FIFA Football Agent Regulations: update on implementation
1853	29.07.2023	RSTP – categorisation of clubs and registration periods
1849	22.05.2023	Further regulatory amendments to Annexe 7 to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players to continue addressing the exceptional situation deriving from the war in Ukraine
1843	28.04.2023	Registration bans – Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players / FIFA Disciplinary Code
1839	31.03.2023	Amendments to the RSTP - Registration periods (“transfer windows”) and the entry into force of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations, as well as amendments to the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal
1827	06.01.2023	FIFA Football Agent Regulations (2022 edition)
1817	08.11.2022	FIFA Clearing House: operations commencing on 16 November 2022
1816	08.11.2022	Amendments to the RSTP – international transfer of minors and the international transfer process for football and futsal players, as well as rules governing the status and transfer of futsal players
1805	08.07.2022	RSTP – categorisation of clubs and registration periods
1804	02.07.2022	Administrative application of Annexe 7 to the RSTP
1797	07.06.2022	Amendments to the FIFA Statutes: new official FIFA languages
1796	03.05.2022	Amendments to the RSTP – new provisions concerning the loan of players in international football
1769	10.09.2021	Football regulatory changes and Legal Handbook 2021
1763	01.07.2021	RSTP – categorisation of clubs, registration periods, and international transfers of minor players
1752	26.03.2021	Football regulatory matters
1743	14.12.2020	Amendments RSTP and Procedural Rules
1734	30.09.2020	Protection of Minors - Guide to Submitting a Minor Application
1726	30.07.2020	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players – categorisation of clubs, registration periods and eligibility
1720	11.06.2020	COVID-19 Football Regulatory Issues (FAQs and new matters)
1714	07.04.2020	COVID-19 Football Regulatory Issues
1709	13.02.2020	Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1694	30.10.2019	Amendments to the Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players’ Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber
1693	24.09.2019	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players – registration periods for competitions in which only amateurs participate as well as for professional male and female competitions
1679	01.07.2019	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players – Amendments 2019
1673	28.05.2019	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - categorisation of clubs, registration periods and eligibility
1654	26.11.2018	Implementation of the first Transfer Reform Package
1635	08.06.2018	International transfer of players
1609	08.12.2017	FIFA TMS - Administrative Sanction Procedure - Change of Process
1603	24.11.2017	Amendments to the Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber and to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1601	31.10.2017	Professional Female Players in ITMS - Amendments to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1587	13.06.2017	International transfers of professional minor players
1582	26.05.2017	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players — Categorisation of clubs, registration periods and eligibility
1576	10.03.2017	Limited minor exemption (LME)
1542	01.06.2016	Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1519	11.01.2016	FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries - minimum standards for member associations
1502	28.09.2015	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players Amendments to Annexe 3 - transfer matching system (TMS)
1500	04.09.2015	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - procedure governing claims related to training compensation (article 20) and the solidarity mechanism (article 21)
1492	26.06.2015	Intermediary Regulations Tool (lRT)
1486	15.05.2015	FIFA TMS Global Player Exchange
1484	30.04.2015	Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1478	06.03.2015	FIFA TMS - Administrative Sanction Procedure
1468	23.01.2015	Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players and the Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber
1464	22.12.2014	Regulations on the Status of Transfer of Players - Third-party ownership of player's economic rights ("TPO")
1417	30.04.2014	New Regulations on Working with Intermediaries
1405	16.01.2014	Transfer Matching System (TMS) - confidentiality and access
1327	02.11.2012	Amended Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players and reviewed Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players Statuts Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber
1259	07.04.2011	FIFA TMS administrative sanction procedure
1233	12.07.2010	Amended Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
1209	30.10.2009	Protection of minors - Limited exemption
1206	13.10.2009	Revised Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - Protection of minors
1205	23.09.2009	FIFA TMS transition phase
1190	20.05.2009	Revised Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players - Protection of minors
1174	12.01.2009	FIFA Transfer Matching System - directive from the FIFA Executive Committee

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