Club Administrators

An International Transfer Certificate (ITC) is required for every player aged 10 years or older and who has previously played overseas. This is a FIFA requirement to ensure players are not under contract or suspended and is applicable even if the player is an Australian citizen or if they have been registered in Australia or Victoria previously.

Please note: This includes all football types for club and non-club football regardless of playing as a professional or amateur, gender or league. For example an ITC is required for playing in:
-Club, University/College, High School, Inter-School Sports, Futsal and any other football activity.

Obtaining an International Transfer Certificate

Step 1: Begin the player registration through Play Football.
Step 2: When asked the question 'Was your last registration an Affiliated Football (soccer) Club in Australia?' select "No".
Step 3: Enter the information requested: Country the player was last registered, Club the player was last registered, Year the player was last registered.

Step 3.1: Send a copy of your passport to registrations@footballvictoria.com.au
Step 3.2: If you previously played in the United States please send the following information to registrations@footballvictoria.com.au

• Name of your former club in the US
• The location of your former club in the US
• Your last state of residence in the US

Aged 18 and over: Your ITC has now been requested and your club will approve the ITC request once cleared by FA.
Aged 10 to 17: Continue to Step 4

Step 4: Complete the Minor ITC Application form
Step 5: Select one of the following forms that apply to your situation and choose option 1 or 2.

Step 6: Click the following document to see the types of information to submit - Click Here
Step 7: Submit all the documents to registrations@footballvictoria.com.au

FV will then process and send the documents to FA to complete the ITC with FIFA and the country you are moving from.