FIFA new loan regulations was initially planned to start in July 2020, but the implementation of the new rules had to be delayed as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new regulatory framework will include:
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The requirement of a written agreement defining the terms of the loan, in particular its duration and financial conditions
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A minimum loan duration, being the interval between two registration periods, and a maximum loan duration, being one year
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A prohibition on sub-loaning a professional player who is already on loan to a third club
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A limitation on the number of loans per season between the same clubs: at any given time during a season, a club may only have a maximum of three professionals loaned out to a single club and a maximum of three professionals loaned in from a single club
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A limitation on a club’s total number of loans per season. To ensure that this is implemented smoothly, there will be a transitional period as follows:
– From 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, a club may have a maximum of eight professionals loaned out and eight loaned in at any given time during a season.
– From 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, the same configuration applies but with a maximum of seven professionals.
– Finally, from 1 July 2024, the same configuration will apply but limited to a maximum of six professionals. * Players aged 21 and younger and club-trained players will be exempt from these limitations.
At domestic level, FIFA’s member associations will be granted a period of three years to implement rules for a loan system that is in line with the principles established at international level.
