About the programme

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FIFA Connect Platform (FCP)

Pablo Gallego Perez of FIFA works with representatives of different Caribbean member associations

FIFA Connect ID

Hans Thies of FIFA Connect Programme & Connect ID & Connect CMS works during the FIFA Connect Workshop

FIFA Connect Competition Management System (FCMS)

Key services of the programme

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Identification code

Caribbean MAs gather in Barbados for FIFA Connect Workshop

Transparency

FIFA Connect workshop in Kuwait

Support

Global Earth

Standardisation

Argentina Fans

Commercial advantages

FIFA Women's Football Regional Workshop UEFA

Integration with FIFA

Benefits of the programme

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Nepali football administrators gathered in Satdobato in May for a one-day FIFA Connect Workshop for the member districts of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).

FIFA Connect Workshop hailed as a significant milestone for Nepalese football

A general view of attendees at the FIFA Connect workshop Nepal

Representatives of the 22 Caribbean member associations gathered in Miami last week for a workshop on electronic registration, transfers, and competition management organized by the FIFA Connect Programme.

Caribbean member associations gather in Miami for FIFA Connect workshop

The Ghana FA continues to excel as the lead member association trialling the FIFA Connect registration system, which began its pilot phase in October.

Ghana’s FIFA Connect rollout streamlines and inspires

Brekum Chelsea's goalkeeper Gregory Obeng Sekyere (R) comes out to grab the ball as Legon Cities forward Zakaria Adams jumps & stretches for the ball during during the Ghana Premier League football match

A FIFA Connect workshop held at the headquarters of the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) took place on 15 and 16 April 2019 to provide eight member associations from the region (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine and Syria) with...

FIFA Connect: Kuwait focusing on digital player registration

Tonga Football Association has become the 100th Member Association to use the FIFA Connect ID service provided by FIFA’s Member Associations division. The FIFA Connect ID Service assigns a globally valid unique identifier (the FIFA Connect ID) to pla...

Tonga Football Association to be the 100th Member Association using the FIFA Connect ID

Football administrators from over 22 Caribbean Member Associations (MAs) have gathered in Barbados this week to take part in a four-day educational workshop on the FIFA Connect Programme – the global players and stakeholders registration online system.

Caribbean Member Associations gather in Barbados for FIFA Connect Workshop

Normalisation committee appointed for Comoros

On 23 October 2019, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Comoros Football Association (FFC), in accordance with art. 14 par. 1a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes.

View of the Home of FIFA after the FIFA Post Congress Week

Road map for cooperation between FIFA and CAF

Last June, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad announced that he had called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to create an unprecedented partnership between FIFA and CAF that would allow the continuation of refor...

First Forward 2.0 Financial Governance workshop successfully delivered in Samoa

Last week, the first ‘Forward 2.0 – Financial Governance Workshop’ was launched in Apia, the vibrant capital city of the South Pacific nation of Samoa. Following on from the success of the first iteration of these workshops, during the Forward 1.0 cy...

FIFA and the OFC Financial Governance Workshop in Samoa

A wind of digital change blows through Concacaf Member Associations

From 11 to 12 December representatives of FIFA and the FIFA Connect team presented the digital platform to a range of selected Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Spanish-speaking Member Association (...

FIFA Connect Programme

FIFA kicks off new series of Executive Football Summits in Doha

Following on from the success of the first two editions, the 2018/19 series of the FIFA Executive Football Summits is ready to kick off, as more than 50 FIFA member associations from five confederations prepare to gather in Doha between 11 and 13 Dec...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the FIFA Executive Football Summit

FIFA publishes first-ever report on women’s transfers

For the first time ever, official information on international transfers of female professional players is presented in a new report entitled Women’s Transfers in ITMS. The report is a summary of global transfer activity since 1 January 2018, when th...

Women's transfers in ITMS report - JPG

FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Palestinian FA President 

The Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the President of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), Jibril Rajoub, with a 12-month match suspension and a fine of CHF 20,000 for breaching article 53 (Inciting hatred and violence) of the FIFA Discip...

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FIFA statement on Congress Review Working Group (CRWG)

FIFA has taken note with satisfaction of the unanimous decision of the members of the  in Australia to appoint Ms Judith Griggs as their independent Chairperson. Following her successful completion of an eligibility check carried out by the FIFA Revi...

FIFA and Football Technology experts come together

“It is important for FIFA to work together with the football industry and academic institutions to develop, test and implement new ideas. Our aim is to support coaches and referees and thus help to maintain the game’s appeal and make it fairer. Howev...

Workshop Technology and Football

Latest programme updates

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FIFA Forward is built to provide 360-degree, tailor-made support for football development in each of our member associations and the six confederations.

FIFA Forward

Shadows of Watford players warming up 

The establishment of FIFA Clearing House SAS (FCH) is a key element of the transfer system reform package adopted by the FIFA Council in 2018 in order to promote and protect the integrity of professional football.