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What is a FIFA ID?
A FIFA ID is the globally unique identifier for each player, club and Member Association.
The FIFA ID is assigned through a Member Association’s electronic National Registration System and its integration with FIFA Connect ID. Once a player has been assigned a FIFA ID, it must be used throughout the player’s footballing career by every Member Association that registers the player. Similarly, a club’s FIFA ID must be used throughout its affiliation with its Member Association.
In certain cases, a player’s FIFA ID or a club’s FIFA ID may not be reflected in TMS. The relevant Member Association must then manually assign the player’s or club’s FIFA ID accordingly.
FIFA ID and EPP generation
The FIFA ID and the information exchanged via the integration of Member Associations’ electronic systems with FIFA Connect ID allow FIFA to:
- identify when an event occurs that could potentially trigger training reward payments;
- create an EPP with a complete record of a player’s entire career (as of the calendar year of the player’s 12th birthday);
- calculate the training rewards owed to each training club based on player registration information available in an EPP; and
- facilitate the distribution of training reward payments by the FIFA Clearing House.
Data quality responsibilities
For an EPP to be complete and accurate, the relevant Member Association must provide FIFA with high-quality data from its electronic National Registration System (via FIFA Connect ID). Having a complete and accurate record of where players have been registered throughout their career (from the calendar year of the player’s 12th birthday) will allow FIFA to effectively calculate and distribute training rewards, where applicable.
To ensure that a Member Association’s affiliated clubs are automatically considered for training reward payments, Member Associations must register a player with the correct FIFA ID, correctly reflect all registrations in their respective electronic registration systems and, where required, send all relevant data to FIFA (via FIFA Connect ID).
Support for system integration
For assistance with implementing the necessary electronic systems or integrations with FIFA Connect ID, contact the TMS Helpdesk.