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Regulations

1. These Regulations apply only to players moving between clubs under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales (“FAW”) save that, subject to the proviso below, these Regulations will not apply to a player who moves between clubs under the jurisdiction of the FAW participating in leagues under the jurisdiction of The Football Association (“The FA”). For the avoidance of doubt movements between these clubs will be subject to the relevant compensation Rules for the league in which they participate PROVIDED THAT where a player moves between clubs under the jurisdiction of the FAW participating in leagues under the jurisdiction of The FA and the move is the player’s first registration as a professional, paragraph 3 of these Regulations will apply in respect of payment of training compensation by the signing club to each of the player’s former clubs under the jurisdiction of the FAW involved in his training.

2. Save as set out in paragraph 1 above, clubs under the jurisdiction of the FAW that have trained a player between the ages of 12 and 21 shall be entitled to training compensation in the event of the following happening before the end of the calendar year of his 23rd birthday:-

2.1  when that player signs his first professional contract for another club under the jurisdiction of the FAW;

2.2 and each time a professional with a club under the jurisdiction of the FAW is transferred to another club under the jurisdiction of the FAW.

​​​​​3. The first time a player registers as a professional, the training compensation will be payable by the club signing the player as a professional to each of the player’s former clubs involved in his or her training. Such payment shall be the sole entitlement of such clubs to training compensation under these Regulations.

4. Where before the end of the calendar year of the player’s 23rd birthday, the player subsequently transfers as a Professional from one professional club to another, any applicable training compensation will be payable by the club signing the player but only to the player’s immediate former (transferring) club. 

5. In the case of a subsequent transfer under paragraph 4 above, the former (transferring) club shall not be entitled to training compensation under these Regulations if:-

5.1 the former club and player have agreed a mutual termination of his previous contract;

5.2 the player is transferred to another club for a fee agreed between both clubs;

5.3 the player acquires amateur status upon signing for the new club;

5.4 the former club terminates the player’s contract without just cause; or

5.5 the former club does not offer the player a contract at least thirty (30) days before the expiry of his current contract and such offer must be of at least an equivalent value to the player’s then current contract.

6. When a player registers as a professional for the first time, the club with which he is registered shall be responsible for paying training compensation within thirty (30) days of registration to every club at which the player has previously been registered (in accordance with the player’s career history which shall be solely based upon the information contained on FAW COMET) and that has contributed to his training starting from the calendar year of his 12th birthday until the calendar year of his 21st birthday. 

7. In the case of a subsequent transfer under paragraph 4 above, the club with which the player is registered shall be responsible for paying training compensation to the former (transferring) club within thirty (30) days of registration provided the former club has contributed to his training before they reach the age of 21.

8. The training compensation payable under these Regulations shall be calculated as follows:-

8.1 there shall be three (3) categories of clubs and payments:-

8.1.1  Category 1:  £2,500 per year (Cardiff City FC, Newport County AFC, Swansea City AFC, Wrexham AFC) (25% of the set FIFA Training Compensation);

8.1.2  Category 2:  £625 per year (All clubs with a FAW Academy) (25% of Category 1); and

8.1.3  Category 3:  £156 per year (all other clubs under the jurisdiction of the FAW) (25% of Category 2).

​​​​​The rates set out in 8.1 will double between the ages of 16 and 21.

 

Amount Per Year

 

Calendar Year

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

12th Birthday

£2,500

£625

£156

13th Birthday

£2,500

£625

£156

14th Birthday

£2,500

£625

£156

15th Birthday

£2,500

£625

£156

16th Birthday

£5,000

£1,250

£312

17th Birthday

£5,000

£1,250

£312

18th Birthday

£5,000

£1,250

£312

19th Birthday

£5,000

£1,250

£312

20th Birthday

£5,000

£1,250

£312

21st Birthday

£5,000

£1,250

£312

 

8.2 the training compensation payable to the former club(s) shall be calculated by taking the training costs of the new club multiplied by the number of years of training.  Should a clubs’ Category change, in such calculations, the relevant Category of each club will be their Category at the time the player signs the contract.  

For example, a player is registered as a Category 2 club for five (5) full seasons between the ages of 12 and 16.  The player signs a first professional contract for a Category 1 club. 

The Category 1 club must pay the Category 2 club compensation of:

Four (4) complete seasons at 12-15 x £2,500 = £10,000

One (1) complete season at 16 x £5,000 = £5,000

£10,000 + £5,000 = £15,000

Where a player hasn’t spent a full year with a club, the amount for that year will be calculated on a pro rata basis. The calculation for this will be taking the amount for that year, dividing it by 365 and multiplying it by the number of days registered that year.

8.3 it shall be the responsibility of the former club (claiming compensation) to calculate the amount of training compensation due and to inform the paying (signing) club.  The former club shall provide all information and evidence reasonably necessary to support its claim. Such claim must be lodged within eighteen (18) months of the player signing with the paying club.  Time shall be of the essence in this respect.

​​​​​9. In the case of a dispute over whether training compensation is payable under these Regulations, or the amount of training compensation payable to any club, the dispute shall be submitted to the FAW Disciplinary Panel for resolution in accordance with the FAW Rules.

10. In the event of a training club signing a training compensation waiver, a transfer agreement, or any other document in which it forgoes it’s right to claim training compensation, the training club will not be able to make any future training compensation claim for the player.

11. For the avoidance of doubt, claims for training compensation can work both ways. In the event of a player signing their first professional contract with a lower category club a higher category club is entitled to claim training compensation from the lower category club.​​​​​​​

12. These Regulations are subject to review on an annual basis, although such review need not result in any change to these Regulations.​​​​​​​

 

As Approved by the NLB - Dec 2023

First Published

08 September 2020

Last Updated

31 December 2023

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Regulations

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