Registrations

Player registrations

The Scottish FA registration system is web based and when introduced in 2012 was one of the first national online registration systems in Europe.

The system covers the registration of all male and female players, professional and amateur, at all levels of the game in Scotland from the Scottish Professional Football League down to the recreational game. The database currently holds the registration details of over 470,000 players.

The registrations of team officials and team scouts are also captured in the system.

Read the Player Privacy Policy

FIFA TMS (Transfer Matching System)

The registrations department is also responsible for the operation of and training of the Scottish FA’s  member clubs on FIFA’s web based Transfer Matching System which regulates the movement of professional players, male and female, into and out of Scotland ensuring that FIFA’s Regulations on the status and transfer of players and in particular transfer windows are respected.

Football Agents/Intermediaries

FIFA’s Football Agent Regulations (“FFAR”) were launched on 9 January 2023 and came fully into force on 1 October 2023.  All international transfers/transactions must comply in all respects with the provisions of the FFAR, a copy of which can be found here.

All FIFA member associations were required to implement domestic Football Agent Regulations which comply with the mandatory provisions of the FFAR by 1 October 2023. However, the Scottish FA has delayed the implementation of its domestic Football Agent Regulations and, until further notice, the Scottish FA Working with Intermediaries Regulations (the “Intermediary Regulations”) will remain in force for all national transfers/transactions.  A copy of the Intermediary Regulations can be found here.

Both the FFAR and the Intermediary Regulations require a Football Agent/Intermediary to be FIFA Licenced in order to conduct Football Agent/Intermediary activity.  FIFA has launched an online directory of FIFA Licenced Football Agents which can be accessed here - FIFA Agent Platform and used to check the licensing status of any particular Football Agent/Intermediary. 

This Explanatory Note here provides more detail on the above.  Should you have any questions in relation to the FFAR, the Intermediary Regulations or the contents of the Explanatory Note, please contact agents@scottishfa.co.uk.

Compensation tribunals and other areas

The registrations department also services player compensation tribunals and work permit hearings as well as being responsible for Register of Competitions and Club Official Returns.

If you wish to contact the registrations department then please use this email address:

registrations@scottishfa.co.uk