In December 2022, FIFA approved the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFARs). The objectives of the FFARs are to ensure that football agents’ conduct is consistent with the core objectives of the football transfer system, particularly the integrity of football as a whole, and to guarantee minimum professional and ethical standards for the occupation of football agent.
FIFA has developed a series of resources on this topic, which can be found in the “FIFA Resources” box on the right-hand side of this page.
The link to the Football Agents page of the FIFA website is included below:
FA NATIONAL FOOTBALL AGENT REGULATIONS
As part of the FFARs, each Member Association must also adopt National Agent Regulations.
Football Australia (FA) has incorporated its National Agent Regulations into the National Registration, Status and Transfer Regulations (NRSTRs) which are available here as well as in the Statutes, Regulations and Policies page on the FA website.
FIFA FOOTBALL AGENT EXAM
Effective from 2025, the FIFA Football Agent Exam will be held exclusively online/remotely and only once per year.
The details for the 2025 FIFA Football Agent Exam are as follows:
Exam Application Window: 4 March 2025 to 17 April 2025
Exam Date: 18 June 2025
The details for the 2026 FIFA Football Agent Exam have not been released.
In order to be able to sit the FIFA Football Agent Exam, candidates must:
- submit a completed licence application to FIFA via the FIFA Agent Platform; and
- submit a completed FA Prescribed Form NRSTR12 – Application for Registration of a Football Agent with Football Australia (NRSTR12 Form) and National Police Certificate to FA via DocuSign.
The NRSTR12 Form and National Police Certificate must be submitted to FA within five days of the submission of the licence application to FIFA.
The National Police Certificate is to be obtained from the link below:
Candidates must obtain the National Police Certificate prior to completing the NRSTR12 Form as they will need to upload it to DocuSign at the time of completing the NRSTR12 Form.
The NRSTR12 Form is available from the link below:
Once the above steps have been completed, FA will check that the candidate has satisfied the eligibility requirements under article 5 of the FFARs and advise FIFA accordingly.
If a candidate’s application is successful, they will be invited to sit the FIFA Football Agent Exam.
Further information about the FIFA Football Agent Exam is available below:
How to Become a FIFA Football Agent
Information on the Licensing Process and the FIFA Football Agent Exam
FIFA LICENSED FOOTBALL AGENTS
Any FIFA Licensed Football Agent intending to operate in Australia, including Football Agents that have recently passed the FIFA Football Agent Exam, must:
- register with FA as a Football Agent via Play Football – available here; and
- Submit a completed NRSTR12 Form – available here.
Following submission of the registration and NRSTR12 Form, FA will review the application and advise the applicant of its decision. If a Football Agent has recently passed the FIFA Football Agent Exam, they do not need to resubmit the NRSTR12 Form.
The NRSTR12 Form can also be found on FA’s website. Please see here for a PDF copy.
WORKING WITH MINORS
Additional authorisation is required from both FIFA and FA before a FIFA Licensed Football Agent is permitted to work with minors.
For further information, please contact FA via email: footballagents@footballaustralia.com.au.
IMPORTANCE OF VERIFYING FOOTBALL AGENTS
Under the FFARs and NRSTRs, it is a breach to, among other things, engage or appoint an unlicensed and unregistered person to perform Football Agent Services and FIFA and FA may take disciplinary action against any parties found to have breached those regulations.
Therefore, prior to engaging the services of an individual purporting to be a Football Agent, FA strongly encourages clubs, players and parents/guardians to verify that individual’s credentials.
FA is in the process of updating its website to include a list of FIFA-licenced Football Agents registered with FA but, in the meantime, if you wish to verify an individual’s credentials, please contact FA via email: footballagents@footballaustralia.com.au.
FURTHER QUESTIONS
For any further questions related to the FIFA Football Agent Exam and the registration of Football Agents in Australia, please contact FA via email: footballagents@footballaustralia.com.au.