FIFA Systems

TMS, Clearing House, EPP, transfers and football administration systems.

05 / FIFA Systems

Understanding the systems that support modern football administration.

This section provides educational explanations and workflow maps. It is not an official FIFA manual and should always be checked against the current official regulations and user guidance.

TMS

FIFA Transfer Matching System

International transfer workflows, declarations, matching, documentation and club/association responsibilities.

FCH

FIFA Clearing House

Training rewards, electronic player passport, allocation statements and payment flows.

EPP

Electronic Player Passport

Registration history used to establish training history and facilitate training-reward calculations.

CONNECT

FIFA Connect / ID

Data identity and systems integration concepts within football administration.

TRANSFER

International Transfers

Key regulatory concepts and administrative steps for clubs and associations.

REWARDS

Training Rewards

Training compensation and solidarity contribution within the transfer system.

FIFA Clearing House

Three-step training-reward framework

FIFA describes the process as identification of entitlement, creation of an Electronic Player Passport, and transfer of payments through the FIFA Clearing House. citeturn0search0turn0search12

01Identify entitlement
02Create & review EPP
03Generate allocation statement
04Payment through FCH
05Record & reconcile
Regulatory Watch

Keep the knowledge current.

FIFA approved a new RSTP framework in June 2026, with the new regulations scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2027. This site should therefore label regulatory content by edition/date and link to the official source. citeturn0search4turn0search7

FIFA Official Documents