The meanings of the following words and phrases, wherever they appear in this Regulation, are as defined next to each of them. References to the singular apply to the plural and vice versa, unless the context requires otherwise.

The Kingdom: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Federation: The Saudi Football Federation.

The International Federation: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

The Regulation: The Regulation for Working with Intermediaries at the Federation.

The Committee: The Professionalism and Player Status Committee at the Federation.

The Association: An independent legal entity administratively, financially, and organizationally, operating under the umbrella of the Saudi Football Federation, representing the Saudi Professional League, the Saudi First Division League, and other associations.

The Clubs: A sports institution or company with a legal personality officially licensed by the General Sports Authority and approved by the Federation.

The Officials: All members of the Board of Directors, committees, referees and their assistants, coaches and their assistants, officials of technical, medical, and administrative affairs in the federations and associations, the Professional League, and the clubs, and any other individuals affiliated with any recognized legal sports entity.

The Intermediary: A natural or legal person, whether Saudi or foreign, representing players and/or clubs in negotiations aimed at concluding an employment contract or representing clubs in negotiations aimed at concluding a transfer or loan agreement or renewal for a financial amount or free of charge.

The Player: A player registered with any club affiliated with the Federation.

The Circulars: The periodic instructions issued by the Federation or the Committee to the intermediaries.

The Commission: The amount received by the intermediary as a fee for performing the tasks stipulated in this Regulation.

The Arbitration Center: The Saudi Sports Arbitration Center.

1- The provisions of this Regulation apply to the use of clubs and players for the services of the intermediary in the following:

• أ) Concluding a Work Contract between a player and a club or renewing it.

• ب) Concluding a transfer or Secondment agreement between two clubs and a player.

2- The application of the provisions of this Regulation or any amendments made to it shall not affect the validity of the Work Contract concluded or the transfer or Secondment agreement.

1- Players and clubs may utilize the services of intermediaries when concluding or renewing employment contracts and/or transfer or loan agreements.

2- The intermediary must be registered in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

3- Clubs and players, when selecting intermediaries, must act according to the principle of "duty of care," which means that players and clubs should make appropriate efforts to verify that the intermediaries have signed the intermediary declaration and the representation contract concluded between the parties.

4- The participation of the officials mentioned in the definitions contained in this Regulation as intermediaries is prohibited.

5- Players or clubs are prohibited from utilizing the services of intermediaries who are not registered with the Federation in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

6- Notwithstanding paragraph (5) above, a player or clubs may engage in negotiations or renegotiations for concluding a transfer or loan agreement or employment contract through an attorney licensed by the official authorities in the Kingdom, and the actions undertaken by the attorney within the scope of this Regulation are not subject to its provisions.

1- The federation shall establish a special register for brokers, which will be announced in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

2- To ensure transparency, the broker's services shall be announced each time they participate individually in any transaction.

3- Clubs or players who have utilized the broker's services must submit the broker's announcement and any other documents requested by the federation for each brokerage transaction in an employment contract, agreement, or loan in accordance with appendices (1), (2), and (3) of this regulation, and the federation has the right to request additional information and/or documents.

The following conditions are required for the registration of the intermediary:

1- Submission of a written application for registration as an intermediary.

2- Providing a criminal record certificate for the natural person intermediary through the official authorities in the Kingdom.

3- There should be no criminal or administrative judicial rulings against him that contradict the laws, regulations, debts, or social customs and traditions, nor should there be a decision from sports authorities that is still in effect.

4- He must hold a recognized university degree from the Ministry of Education.

5- Providing proof of at least five years of experience in the field of football.

6- The provisions of paragraphs (4 and 5) above do not apply if the applicant has at least five years of experience as a professional manager in a professional club and/or as a former player agent and holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.

7- Contracting with a lawyer licensed by the official authorities in the Kingdom if necessary, and contracting with any unlicensed lawyer within the Kingdom is prohibited.

8- Proficiency in the English language, both spoken and written, or providing proof of having a translator working in his office or collaborating with him.

9- He must be a Saudi national, except for the foreign intermediary registered in his country's federation or any federation recognized by the international federation, and must have a valid intermediary registration card.

10- He must have a dedicated office to conduct his activities as an intermediary, and he must provide proof of this from the official authorities in the Kingdom.

11- The intermediary must not have any contractual relationship with the federation, the international federation, any continental federation, or any local federation, association, club, or any organization related to these organizations or entities, or any financial or commercial interest or any form of financial or commercial relationship at the time of submitting the application that may lead to a potential conflict of interest.

12- Submission of a copy of the national identity card and/or passport of the intermediary and presenting the original for verification.

13- Any documents that may be requested by the committee.

14- Upon submitting the registration application, the applicant agrees to fully comply with the laws, regulations, directives, and decisions issued by the relevant authorities of the local federation, continental federation, and the international football federation.

15- The intermediary who meets the conditions, after the committee's approval, must commit to and sign the intermediary declaration and all commitments and admissions included in the annexes (1 or 2) attached to these regulations by the concerned intermediary and any additional commitments required by the committee.

1- The registration fee for the mediator with the Federation is set at an amount of (20,000 Riyals) twenty thousand Riyals annually, payable to the account of the Saudi Football Federation.

2- The mediator who has a registered office with the official authorities in the Kingdom is obligated to pay the Federation 5% of the amount paid to him in each contracting, transfer, or loan transaction when registering players.

3- Exception to Article Five, Paragraph (10), the mediator who does not have a registered office with the official authorities in the Kingdom is obligated to pay the Federation 10% of the amount paid to him in each contracting, transfer, or loan transaction when registering players.

4- The mediator is required, at the end of each registration period, to submit a detailed report on the activities he has undertaken, the number of deals he has concluded, and their amounts. In the event of failure to submit or providing false information, or if discovered by the Committee, he will be subject to the penalties stated in this Regulation.

5- In addition to the penalties stated in Article Eleven of this Regulation, if any mediation process is discovered where the mediator has not paid the specified percentage to the Federation, the Committee may suspend all of the mediator's activities from practicing mediation, and clubs, players, and others are prohibited from dealing with the mediator. The mediator must immediately pay the specified percentage to the Federation, and the Committee's decision shall be final, binding, and not subject to appeal.

1- Players and clubs must define in writing the nature of the legal relationship with the agents.

2- The representation contract must include, at a minimum, the parties, the scope of services, the duration of the contractual relationship, the fee set for the agent, the general provisions for payment of the fee, the date of signature, termination provisions, and the signatures of the parties.

3- The duration of the contractual relationship must not exceed two Gregorian years.

4- The representation contract must cover only one transaction (transfer agreement, loan, or employment contract), and a copy of the representation contract must be provided to the committee within three working days from the date of its conclusion. If the representation contract is not provided to the committee within the specified period, the committee may cancel the representation contract and impose the penalties stated in this regulation.

5- If the player is a minor, the legal trustee of the player must also sign the representation contract in accordance with the regulations in force in the Kingdom.

1- Players and clubs are required to declare to the committee all details related to the agreed-upon wages and the payments that have been or will be made to the agent, regardless of their type.

2- Players and clubs must disclose all contracts and agreements signed with agents within three working days from the date of the federation's request.

3- All contracts and agreements mentioned in paragraph (2) above of this article must be attached to the transfer or secondment agreement or work contract for the purposes of player registration.

4- The work contract or transfer or secondment agreement must include the name and signature of the concerned agent, and if no agent is used, this must be indicated.

5- The federation publishes at the end of March each year, via its official website, the names of all registered agents and the transactions they participated in. It announces the total amount of all wages or payments made to agents by registered players and affiliated clubs separately.

6- The federation may declare to registered players and member clubs information related to transactions that it deems to violate these provisions.

1- The agent's fee for concluding an employment contract on behalf of the player shall not exceed (10%) of the total value of the player's contract.

2- The agent's fee for representing the club in any transfer or secondment agreement shall not exceed (10%) of the total value of the player's contract.

3- The agent is entitled to a fixed amount for the mediation services provided to the clubs, which must be agreed upon in advance before the service is completed. In the event of a transfer or secondment, the mentioned amount shall be calculated as part of the (10%) mentioned in paragraph (2) above of this article.

4- Clubs shall ensure that they do not pay any dues to each other regarding the transfer or secondment (such as transfer fees, training fees, and solidarity contributions) to agents or through them, and it is also prohibited to assign the claim for those dues to agents.

5- Subject to paragraphs (6) and (8) of this article, the agent's dues for their service must be paid from a direct and exclusive transaction.

6- It is prohibited for the club to pay the agent on behalf of the player, and any club that violates this shall be subject to penalties.

7- It is prohibited for the officials mentioned in the definitions contained in this regulation to receive any financial amounts from the agent, and any official who violates this shall be subject to penalties.

8- It is prohibited for players or clubs that utilize the services of the agent when negotiating an employment contract or transfer agreement to raise any amounts for the agent if the concerned player is a minor, in accordance with the Professional Regulation and the Status and Transfers of Players.

1- Players or clubs must, before engaging the services of an intermediary, make appropriate efforts to ensure that there is no conflict of interest or the possibility of such, whether concerning the player, the club, or the intermediaries.

2- A conflict of interest is not considered to exist if the intermediary has declared in writing any actual or potential harm they may have with one of the parties, and has obtained explicit written consent from the other parties prior to commencing negotiations.

3- If the player and the club wish to use the services of the same intermediary within the scope of the same transaction under the same terms stipulated in paragraph (2) above, the concerned player and club must provide explicit written consent before commencing the related negotiations, and it must be confirmed in writing by either party (the player or the club) that they will pay the intermediary. The parties must notify the Committee within three working days of the agreement or explicit consent and submit all aforementioned written documents upon registration in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations (Articles Four and Five).