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Yes. All licences will be visible to the club admins.
Only leagues who have officially committed to competition management would have their allocated referees using the system. Referees may experience using the competition management features through National competitions.
Yes, an identity document of the player (such as passport, birth certificate or other form or ID with name. date of birth and photograph) will be required to be uploaded on to FAI Connect. This is to verify age, gender and identity of playe...
There are two types of registration. Registration to the club and registration to the competition. Applications will be centrally processed by FAI. This means that once players are confirmed with clubs, they will remain confirmed with the c...
How to assign referee's to multiple matches
Email childwelfare@fai.ie
No. The league will need to be using competition management in order for a club to use the full capabilities. There may be National/Regional Competitions in which clubs can use the Competition Management Features.
No. Only a league can change the status of a player within the competition roster. A club, however, can TERMINATE a player from their club and in doing so will show as TERMINATED in the roster. This does not change the players status within...
Yes. A club or League can link their website from FAI Connect.
No. But league will be notified when the player has been added to a roster by a club.
Yes. However, all registrations must be processed through FAI Connect.
Yes. We can add ETP to the players history or add a retrospective registration type.
No. The registration process is completely online, showing digital date and time stamp.
No. The registration process is completely online, showing digital date and time stamp.
Yes. E-signatures are acceptable.
Yes. You can add players to multiple rosters (squads).
Yes. You can only remove players from that squad’s roster who are in the status ENTERED.
Entering club contact information
Registering a coach to your club
How to edit your availability to officiate matches
How to confirm a team sheet
Uploading Contract, Extending Contracts and Making Amateurs PRO
Creating a League or Cup Competition from Start to Finish
How to add your match report for a game.
How to view a leagues disciplinary cases
Yes. All coaches must register on FAI Connect. The process is the same as player registration. There is no charge for coaches on FAI Connect.
Yes.
The system will recognise if the date of birth is that of a minor. Then the parent/guardian email will automatically default to be the primary contact information required.
Yes. The system recognises all nationalities. When setting up a user profile this is a mandatory field.
How to edit & arrange matches
Changing the Competition settings, number of club, rules etc.
Creating a new player on FAI Connect
The club can register players at any time, all player profiles will migrate across to FAI Connect. When a club registers the players (U7, U8, U9 etc) is entirely up to them, however it may be a league requirement to have players registered ...
Please refer to our video that will guide you through garda vetting and all things safeguarding related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I95lSqkt5e4
No, only players assigned to a squad on the previous FMS, will migrate as STATUS CONFIRMED on FAI Connect. Non-Competitive Players can be assigned into an eligibility list at U12 age group on previous FMS with the list named “CLUB NAME ...
Clubs can contact faiconnect@fai.ie
No. The player will not show unless he/she was previously registered within an FAI football management system. In this instance the club creates a new first issue registration (INT), once the ITC/FIFA Minor application has been approved the...
For suspensions to be tracked in FAI Connect Competition Management must be used.
The re-registration (transfer) process within FAI Connect does not include a transfer fee as per updated FAI Handbook. Learn more in the FAI handbook.
No, the full competition management module is optional for leagues (fixtures, results, standings etc.) However, Roster Management is mandatory for the Registration of Player’s & Coaches to the Competition as per FAI Connect Regulation...
Yes. FAI Connect is a secure from a technical perspective with appropriate encryption measures which maintain the highest standards, all protected using ISO27001 and ISO22301. There is a strict authorised user hierarchy implemented as part ...
Yes. Roster management is for selecting players for a squad for a competition or on match day. The individual player profile will display any leagues the player is assigned to. In addition to this within the roster the club/league can click...
No. FAI Connect will require both a parent/guardian signature on the form and ID document that can confirm name and date of birth.
Players that are assigned into eligibility lists on the previous FMS (2022 Calendar Season, 22/23 Standard Season, and any new players for 2023 season) will be migrated across to FAI Connect in the status CONFIRMED. Players who are not assi...
No, however, first registrations and transfers (Of profiles who migrated without a photo) on FAI Connect will require a photo id immediately when making the application, along with player profile photo and signed registration form.
The selected club user will have access to the player details. They will make changes to a profile as needed.
This is defined by the league as per their competition rules. Squads can be restricted by a capped number or left open.
Yes. All relevant parties will receive an automated mail regarding all information specific to the application.
Yes. This can be entered in the match day section. There is a number of automated and manual processes to enter match reports.
Yes. There are several specific club areas where documents, such as the clubs privacy notice, can be uploaded on FAI Connect.
No. This will be at the discretion of the club. The club will select their own FAI Connect users.
This would be a league-by-league basis. Leagues could have separate guidelines with regards to team sheets.
How to Register player's who require International Clearance
Creating your Club Kit Colours
See the the IFAB site
How to send a Player on Loan
Registering Volunteers & Committee members to your club
The club will need to change the player to status TERMINATED if they are not staying with the club. For more details, please see the FAI Handbook section 6 regulation 2.4. Learn more in the FAI handbook....
Yes. FAI Connect can bring on all National Cup competitions.
How as a Competition Admin you can quickly check a player's previous Registrations in Other Competitions
How as a Competition Admin you can change the Status of a player/official within the Roster
Registering a player from another club to your club
Adding a Referee to a Competition pool.
No. The FAI Confirms the registration to the club. The League changes the player to STATUS ACTIVE in a competition.
How to set and edit up your profile
Renaming your teams assigned to a league that you cannot distinguish age group etc.
Registering your player list to the League/Cup Competition
We suggest that these players are status TERMINATED. They will remain in the system just not assigned to your club.
Once the players were assigned to squads on the previous FMS, they will migrate to FAI Connect as “Confirmed”, regardless of the eligibility date given by the league. If a player has an eligibility date prior to the migration, they will...
Creating assigned squad numbers for your team
How to view a leagues suspensions
Entering team lineup on match day
Creating Teams to be assigned to Competitions
Terminating a player to allow a Transfer/Re-Registration to another club
How to fix player's address
Setting up a new user account to your club
Adding a new venue to your club profile
How to Check your Club for Currently Registered Players
There are no charges for the leagues with regards to FAI Connect. The clubs will be charged a levy of €2 for 8 to 16 years old’s and €3 for players aged 17 and above from the date of billing.
There will be no need to re-registration each season for players who will remain with the same club. A player must be assigned to a roster for the new competition, where a league registrar can then make active. The player’s eligibility ca...
The FAI will have the ability to step in if the re-registration (transfer) process is not being processed by the club (s). Please refer to FAI Handbook annex 1 regulation 8.6.4, Learn more in the FAI handbook....
Each club may have their own procedures in relation to recruiting new members. However, once a person registers for Garda Vetting, they will create a My Comet account within the course application, and they will receive a Comet ID reference...
Nothing. A transfer between 2 clubs on FAI Connect will be referred to as a “re-registration” going forward, as per updated FAI Handbook. Learn more in the FAI handbook....
When the club adds players to the roster within the league competition(s), the league will then make the players ACTIVE so they can be selected on the team sheet on match day.
An application for registration of any Player must be Submitted to the Association via FAI CONNECT by no later than 12pm on the last Business Day prior to the match in which they wish to participate.
No, this is a straightforward process. You can allocate squad numbers at the beginning of competitions as a mandatory requirement or submit game by game via desktop of Comet Football app.
It would be recommended to update profile images every 2-3 years. Clubs can update profile images for club members at any time via the person profile. A clear and good quality passport style photograph of the Player (including Futsal player...
All 22/23 Winter season leagues lists were migrated to FAI Connect and can be found in Competitions > My Competitions. to navigate to your team lists in each league, please follow the guide here > Migrated Player Lists from FAInet...
Please see the FAI Connect Privacy Notice
All players (adults/minors) coming from abroad will be processed in the International Transfer section. All foreign national and Irish players coming from abroad need to be saved as Submitted (INT).
Players signed/registered within last 30 months with club abroad will require an ITC. Players who have not signed/played in last 30 months abroad do not require an ITC. State if the player has played amateur or professionally at previous cl...
“The parents of the player moved for reasons not linked to football” “The player is moving for humanitarian reasons with his/her parents” “The player is an exchange student undertaking an academic programme abr...
All data will be migrated from the previous FMS to FAI Connect. Volunteers will create their own MY COMET account and update their own Garda Vetting details through this platform. The club will register the volunteer to the club on FAI Conn...
It is important to ensure that the person being registered is verifiable and eligible to play as a registered player. This is important for the integrity of competition. The upload of a photo ID is also something that is required by FIFA fo...
Yes. Fixtures could be created on FAI Connect by the league through Competition Management, which clubs would have access and visibility to. Fixture publishing can me restricted by league managers.
No. Everything can be online using the app or desktop site versions of FAI Connect, added by the clubs, and approved by the match Referee. However, printed match cards can be used at the discretion of the league(s) involved.
Yes. All details will be merged across from the previous FMS on December 19th 2022.
No. Similar to the previous FMS system specific documents will be required based on a need for an ITC/FIFA Minor Application. The club can upload the mandatory documents as required into FAI Connect with the registration/application. For fu...
Yes. All profile photos will be merged from the previous system to FAI Connect.
Yes. A notification will be sent to the club and the person.
The players profile can only be viewed by the club administrator, league administrator and the FAI who have appropriate security permissions. The players profile photo is defaulted to be publicly hidden. Other details of the profile such as...
Yes. The individual email must be used. This is so no key information is missed or directed to the wrong contact.
Yes. This is a straightforward process but may affect the scheduling if the competition has commenced.
