FIFA Training Compensation Calculator (RSTP Annexe 4)

FIFA training compensation calculator

Enter the clubs that trained the player between the ages of 12 and 21 and the new club's confederation and category. The calculator estimates the training compensation each training club is owed under FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, Annexe 4.

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Calculation

Formula

Training compensation = new club's annual training cost × years the player was trained by the club, pro rata to the day, for the calendar years of his 12th to 21st birthdays.

Ages 12–15 are always charged at the Category IV cost of the new club's confederation, whatever the new club's category.

First professional registration: every club that trained the player is paid for its share of the training period. Later transfers: only the former club is paid, for the time it actually trained the player.

EU/EEA: moving from a lower to a higher category uses the average of the two clubs' training costs; moving from a higher to a lower category uses the lower category's cost.

Example

Worked example

A player is trained by Club A in the calendar years of his 12th–15th birthdays and by Club B for his 16th–18th. At 18 he signs his first professional contract with a UEFA Category II club in another association, outside the EU/EEA.

Club A: 4 years × €10,000 (Category IV rate for ages 12–15) = €40,000. Club B: 3 years × €60,000 = €180,000. Total owed by the new club: €220,000.

Example 2

Later transfer at 22

The same player spends the years of his 19th–21st birthdays as a professional at Club C. At 22 he moves abroad to a UEFA Category I club.

Only the former club is paid, and training stops counting at 21: Club C gets 3 years × €90,000 = €270,000. Clubs A and B get nothing this time. If a transfer fee is agreed, FIFA presumes training compensation is included in it unless the agreement says otherwise.

Example 3

EU/EEA move up a category

A player trained at a Category III club in Portugal for the years of his 16th–19th birthdays signs his first professional contract with a Category I club in Spain.

The EU/EEA rule averages the two costs: (€30,000 + €90,000) ÷ 2 = €60,000 a year. 4 years × €60,000 = €240,000. If the Portuguese club did not offer the player a contract, it loses the right to this payment unless it can justify its claim.

Reference

FIFA training costs by category

Confederation	Cat. I	Cat. II	Cat. III	Cat. IV
UEFA	€90,000	€60,000	€30,000	€10,000
CONMEBOL	$50,000	$30,000	$10,000	$2,000
AFC	–	$40,000	$10,000	$2,000
CAF	–	$30,000	$10,000	$2,000
Concacaf	–	$40,000	$10,000	$2,000
OFC	–	$30,000	$10,000	$2,000

Annual amounts per year of training, from FIFA Circular 1936 (training costs and categorisation of clubs for 2025). The figures have not changed since 2016. Confederations without a Category I have no clubs in that category.

Comparison

Training compensation vs solidarity

Training compensation (Annexe 4): a fixed amount from the category table. Due on a first professional registration or an international transfer up to 23, even with no transfer fee. Covers ages 12–21.

Solidarity (Annexe 5): 5% of the transfer fee, split between training clubs for ages 12–23. Only due when a fee is paid for a player under contract. Training compensation is excluded from the 5% base.

Work out the solidarity share with the FIFA solidarity fee calculator.

Limits

What is not included

Only applies to international moves (clubs of different associations) and to first professional registrations. Purely domestic moves follow national rules, such as the EPPP compensation scheme in England.
Not due if the new club is Category IV, if the former club terminated the contract without just cause, if the player terminated with just cause, or if a professional reacquires amateur status.
A player who re-registers as a professional within 30 months of becoming an amateur can trigger training compensation again. The calculator does not model this.
If it is clear the player finished his training before 21, the training period can end earlier. The calculator counts every year you enter up to 21.
For EU/EEA moves the calculator applies the averaging rule to ages 16–21 using each club's category. Ages 12–15 stay at the Category IV rate.
The FIFA Clearing House calculates in-scope payments from the Electronic Player Passport. Registration data there, not this estimate, sets the final amount.
FIFA's 'Transfer System 2027' package takes effect on 1 January 2027 and may amend or renumber Annexe 4. Re-check the rules after that date.

Frequently asked questions

What is FIFA training compensation?

Training compensation is a payment to the clubs that trained a player between the calendar years of his 12th and 21st birthdays. It is due when the player registers as a professional for the first time, and each time a professional is transferred between clubs of different associations until the end of the calendar year of his 23rd birthday.

How much is training compensation?

It is the new club's annual training cost, set by FIFA per confederation and club category, multiplied by the years of training. In UEFA the annual amounts are €90,000 (Category I), €60,000 (II), €30,000 (III) and €10,000 (IV). Training in the calendar years of the 12th to 15th birthdays is always charged at the Category IV rate.

What is the difference between training compensation and the solidarity mechanism?

Training compensation (Annexe 4) is a fixed amount based on club categories, paid on a first professional registration or an international transfer up to age 23, even when no transfer fee is paid. The solidarity mechanism (Annexe 5) is 5% of a transfer fee, paid only when compensation is paid for a professional under contract, and it covers training from age 12 to 23.

When is training compensation not due?

It is not due if the player moves to a Category IV club, if the former club terminated the player's contract without just cause, if the player terminated with just cause, or if a professional reacquires amateur status. Within the EU/EEA, the former club can also lose its right if it did not offer the player a contract.

Who pays training compensation and when?

The new club pays. It is due within 30 days of the player's registration with the new club, and in-scope cases are processed through the FIFA Clearing House using the player's Electronic Player Passport.

Is training compensation included in the transfer fee?

FIFA presumes training compensation is included in any agreed transfer compensation unless the transfer agreement expressly says otherwise. If the clubs agree a fee, check whether the contract states that training compensation is paid on top.

FIFA training compensation calculator

New club and training history

Formula

Worked example

Later transfer at 22

EU/EEA move up a category

FIFA training costs by category

Training compensation vs solidarity

What is not included

Frequently asked questions

References

FIFA training compensation calculator

New club and training history

Formula

Worked example

Later transfer at 22

EU/EEA move up a category

FIFA training costs by category

Training compensation vs solidarity

What is not included

Frequently asked questions

References

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