Football Australia's latest domestic transfer system modernisation and transformation efforts took another step forward today with the official launch of the FIFA Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS).
The implementation of FIFA DTMS in Australia will be utilised for the domestic transfer of any male or female player who is registering with their new club as a professional.
Launched in parallel to the opening of the first men's transfer window of 2023, the use of FIFA DTMS will yield benefits for the entire professional game, with clubs now having a valuable tool to verify, review and store information related to domestic transfers, and Football Australia and its Member Federations having a greater ability to collect insights at the state and national level as part of our data-driven approach to future domestic transfer system policies and initiatives.
Football Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson, said the introduction of DTMS is another football structural reform effort that will have a positive impact on the game.
"As we continue to introduce domestic transfer system measures which are designed to incentivise player development and stimulate the growth of the Australian football economy, the use of an electronic domestic transfer matching system not only ensures our compliance with FIFA Regulations, but also enhances Football Australia's oversight of professional transfers occurring throughout Australia.
"The links between this system and other DTS measures such as loan provisions, removal of the cap on player transfer fees outside of the A-Leagues and domestic training compensation are numerous, with DTMS to serve as the unifying system that stores and manages this information," James Johnson explained.
The DTMS is fully integrated with FIFA TMS, the online platform that manages international transfers around the world.
With the recent introduction of the FIFA Clearing House, which will collect and distribute payments from and to clubs for international training compensation and solidarity mechanism, the use of DTMS will provide a more complete picture of a player's history and provide FIFA with the necessary information to collect and distribute payments from and to Australian clubs that are eligible for international training compensation and solidarity mechanism.
To prepare Australian clubs for the launch of DTMS, Football Australia conducted an online workshop in collaboration with FIFA earlier this week.
Nearly 100 clubs from around Australia were treated to presentations by FIFA on DTMS and the FIFA Clearing House, providing clubs with important information about the benefits of these systems, their use in global football, and the available resources from FIFA. Football Australia then presented on the practicalities of the system and its use in Australia, as well as the tools and materials created for clubs.
"This was a great initiative by Football Australia that enabled us to exchange key information on the Clearing House and DTMS, which are projects aimed at serving our member associations and the clubs while ensuring transparency and accountability across football," said FIFA Head of Regulatory Enforcement Jacques Blondin.
We are delighted to witness that Football Australia is fully committed to the achievement of FIFA vision and support our goal to modernise the football regulatory framework. Their organisation and affiliated clubs will benefit enormously of the implementation of DTMS which will help them to speed up their domestic transfer processes and will provide more transparency and efficiency."
