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FIFA solidarity fee calculator

Enter the transfer compensation and the clubs that trained the player between the ages of 12 and 23. The calculator splits the 5% solidarity contribution between training clubs under FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, Annexe 5.

FreeNo sign-upFormula includedUpdated 26 September 2026
Inputs

Transfer and training history

Training clubs by calendar year of birthday (ages 12–23)

Enter the club the player was registered with in the calendar year of each birthday, and the months registered (12 = full year). Use "fill down" to copy a club into later seasons.

Age 125% of pool per full yearmo
Age 135% of pool per full yearmo
Age 145% of pool per full yearmo
Age 155% of pool per full yearmo
Age 1610% of pool per full yearmo
Age 1710% of pool per full yearmo
Age 1810% of pool per full yearmo
Age 1910% of pool per full yearmo
Age 2010% of pool per full yearmo
Age 2110% of pool per full yearmo
Age 2210% of pool per full yearmo
Age 2310% of pool per full yearmo

Calculation

Formula

Solidarity pool = 5% × compensation paid for the transfer (training compensation excluded).

Each training club's share = pool × (5% for each calendar year of the player's 12th–15th birthdays + 10% for each calendar year of the 16th–23rd birthdays) that the player was registered with that club, pro rata for partial years.

The new club deducts the 5% from the fee and pays the training clubs; the selling club receives 95%.

Training compensation is a separate payment. Work it out with the FIFA training compensation calculator.

Example

Worked example

A player trained by one club from the year of his 12th birthday to the year of his 18th, transferred abroad during contract for €20m.

Pool = 5% × €20m = €1,000,000. The club's share = (4 years × 5%) + (3 years × 10%) = 50% of the pool = €500,000. Years 19–23, if spent at the selling club, earn no extra payment — the seller already receives the fee.

Example 2

Three training clubs

A player moves abroad during his contract for €12m in the year of his 23rd birthday. Pool = 5% × €12m = €600,000.

ClubYears (birthdays)Share of poolAmount
Club A12–1415%€90,000
Club B15–1835%€210,000
Club C19–2240%€240,000
Selling club2310%€60,000
Total100%€600,000

Club B gets 5% for age 15 and 10% for each of ages 16–18. The selling club's own year is not paid to anyone else: that €60,000 stays with the selling club as part of the fee.

Example 3

Loan with a fee

A club loans a player abroad for a €1m loan fee in the year of his 19th birthday. A fee-bearing loan triggers solidarity. Pool = €50,000.

ClubYears (birthdays)Share of poolAmount
Club A12–1520%€10,000
Club B16–1720%€10,000
Loaning club18–1920%€10,000
Years not yet reached20–2340%€20,000
Total100%€50,000

Only Clubs A and B receive payments (€20,000). The loaning club's own years and the years the player has not reached yet go back to the loaning club. A free loan has no fee, so there is no solidarity.

Example 4

A training club no longer exists

A player is sold abroad for €5m. Pool = €250,000. Club D trained him in the years of his 12th–16th birthdays but has since been dissolved.

ClubYears (birthdays)Share of poolAmount
Club D's association (club dissolved)12–1630%€75,000
Other training clubs / selling club17–2370%€175,000
Total100%€250,000

Club D's share (4 × 5% + 1 × 10% = 30%) goes to the national association Club D belonged to, if it can show the club no longer exists. The association must spend it on youth football.

Comparison

This calculator vs Transfermarkt's

Transfermarkt's solidarity calculator asks you to pick a player from its database, enter the fee and the transfer date. It works from Transfermarkt's own record of the player's career.

This calculator lets you enter the registration history yourself, club by club and month by month. Use it when:

  • the player is not on Transfermarkt, such as a youth or lower-league player;
  • the career data needs correcting to match the player passport;
  • you want to check what one training club is owed, with a copy or CSV of the split.

Neither tool is binding. The FIFA Clearing House pays from the registration history in the electronic player passport.

Getting paid

How training clubs get paid, and what to do if you are not

Since 16 November 2022, training clubs do not file claims. Solidarity is processed by the FIFA Clearing House:

  1. A transfer with a fee creates a provisional electronic player passport (EPP) in TMS, listing the player's registrations from age 12.
  2. Clubs and associations review the EPP. FIFA then decides the final version.
  3. For each payment of the fee, FIFA issues an allocation statement showing what each training club is owed.
  4. The Clearing House checks each club (compliance assessment), then sends the buying club a request to pay.
  5. The buying club has 30 days to pay in full. The Clearing House then pays the training clubs.

If the buying club pays late, it gets a new request with a 2.5% levy and 7 more days. After that the case goes to FIFA for sanctions. The levy is passed on to the training clubs.

If your club was missed, check the EPP and allocation statement straight away: you have 21 days to appeal to CAS. Clubs left out of the EPP review, and transfers before 16 November 2022, can still use a claim in TMS.

Checklist

Checklist for training clubs

  1. Keep your club's contact details in FIFA TMS up to date. If the Clearing House cannot reach you, the allocation statement is put on hold for 15 days while your association supplies them.
  2. Keep registration records for every player from the year of their 12th birthday: registration dates, loans and player passport data.
  3. Watch TMS for provisional electronic player passports (EPPs) of former players. Review each one and upload evidence if the registration history is wrong.
  4. No TMS access? Your national association reviews the EPP and submits documents for you. Ask them to check it.
  5. Check the final EPP and the allocation statement. You have 21 days to appeal either one to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
  6. When the FIFA Clearing House invites you, register on its Client Portal within 15 days using the email address the invitation was sent to.
  7. Complete the compliance assessment and register a bank account in the club's name. Accept the terms and conditions within 14 days.
  8. Track the payment in TMS (Player Passports tab) or the Client Portal. The buying club has 30 days to pay after its request to pay.
  9. For transfers before 16 November 2022, or if your club was left out of the EPP review, a claim can still be lodged in TMS under the Procedural Rules.

Limits

What is not included

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

What is a solidarity fee?

A solidarity fee (solidarity contribution) is the 5% of a transfer fee that goes to the clubs that trained the player between the ages of 12 and 23. The buying club deducts it from the fee and pays it out through the FIFA Clearing House.

How does the FIFA solidarity payment work?

When a professional is transferred for a fee before his contract ends, 5% of the fee is set aside. Each training club gets 5% of that pool for each year of the player's 12th–15th birthdays and 10% for each year of the 16th–23rd birthdays. The FIFA Clearing House calculates the split from the player's electronic passport and pays the clubs.

How is the 5% split between training clubs?

Each calendar year of the player's 12th to 15th birthdays earns 5% of the pool (0.25% of the fee); each year of the 16th to 23rd birthdays earns 10% of the pool (0.5% of the fee). Partial years are pro-rated. A club that trained a player for all twelve years would receive the entire 5%.

Does solidarity apply to domestic transfers?

Only where there is an international dimension: if a player moves between clubs of the same association but one of his training clubs is affiliated to a different association, that foreign training club is still entitled to its share (RSTP Annexe 5, Article 1(2)). Purely domestic training history in a purely domestic transfer falls under national rules instead.

Do training clubs need to claim solidarity?

Not for transfers since 16 November 2022. The FIFA Clearing House identifies the training clubs from the electronic player passport and pays them. Clubs need to review the passport in TMS, keep their contact details current and complete the Clearing House onboarding.

What happens if the buying club does not pay?

The buying club has 30 days after the Clearing House's request to pay. If it misses that, it gets a new request with a 2.5% levy and 7 more days. After that, the case is escalated to FIFA for sanctions.

Does solidarity apply to loans?

Yes, if the loan has a fee. The 5% applies to the loan fee. A free loan has no fee, so there is no solidarity pool.

Who pays the solidarity contribution and when?

The new club is responsible. For cases outside the FIFA Clearing House, payment is due within 30 days of the player's registration, or within 30 days of any conditional payment being made. In-scope cases are settled through the FIFA Clearing House.

Is solidarity deducted from the fee or paid on top?

Deducted. The selling club receives 95% of the agreed compensation and the new club distributes the other 5% — which is why selling clubs often negotiate fees with the deduction in mind.

Sources

References

These sources support the calculation and definitions used on this page:

Last reviewed: 26 September 2026

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