<p class="reg-lead">Resolutions of the Board of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran on pre-season transfers for the 2026–27 Persian Gulf Pro League season, notified to the clubs.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Notified</td><td><b>28 June 2026</b> — Public Relations Office of the Iran Football League Organisation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Subject matter</td><td>Settling the unfinished 2025–26 season and setting the transfer conditions for the new season</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>In force</strong> — full text below on this page</td></tr>
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<h2>Why these resolutions matter</h2>
<p>With these resolutions the Federation's Board has taken two major decisions: <strong>the 2025–26 Pro League season remains unfinished</strong> and the table is frozen as it stands; and the twenty-sixth season will begin with 18 teams. Alongside these, two significant contractual rules have been laid down: where a player has received more than <strong>75% of the value of their 2025–26 contract</strong>, a unilateral termination by that player counts as <strong>termination without just cause</strong> and its consequences fall on the player; and the ceiling on foreign players at each Pro League club has been reduced from 8 to <strong>4</strong>.</p>
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<div class="reg-sec"><h2>Full text of the resolutions</h2><p>By resolution of the Board of the Football Federation, the twenty-fifth season of the Persian Gulf Pro League (the 2025–26 season) remains unfinished owing to the enemy's savage attack on our country, and the league table is frozen as it currently stands. The twenty-sixth season of the Pro League (the 2026–27 season) will begin with 18 teams on Friday 7 August 2026. Further, under the resolution of the Board of the Football Federation, at the end of next season's Pro League competition the bottom 4 teams in the table will be relegated to the Azadegan League. On transfers, the following resolutions were notified to the clubs: 1. Relying on article 14bis paragraph 3 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, and on article 14bis paragraph 3 of the Transfer Regulations approved by the Football Federation in May–June 2025, and having regard to the country's wartime and force-majeure conditions and the unfinished Pro League competition, it was resolved, in order to preserve the integrity of the competition and to assist the position of Pro League players and clubs, that a temporary amendment be applied solely for the 2025–26 season.</p>
<p>On this basis, Pro League clubs will be permitted to pay players, by way of their contractual obligations, up to a ceiling of seventy-five per cent (75%) of the value of the 2025–26 contract. Where a player has received less than seventy-five per cent (75%) of the value of their 2025–26 contract, the right to terminate the contract with just cause remains reserved to them, provided that, following notification of this resolution, they give written notice to the debtor club and grant the club a period of forty-five (45) days to perform its financial obligations up to that ceiling. Naturally, where a player has received more than seventy-five per cent (75%) of the value of their 2025–26 contract, a unilateral termination of the contract by that player will be deemed a termination without just cause, and liability for all effects and consequences arising from it will rest with the terminating party. 2.</p>
<p>In view of the economic conditions prevailing at the clubs, it was resolved that the number of foreign players permitted for each Pro League club be reduced from eight (8) to four (4), and that each club may use a maximum of four foreign players.</p></div>

FFIRI Board Resolutions on Transfers — July 2026

<p class="reg-lead">The "Financial Discipline, Transparency and Stability" Directive — the new framework for financial oversight of Iranian football clubs.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Approval by the Board of Directors</td><td>September 2025</td></tr>
<tr><td>Approval by the General Assembly</td><td><b>December 2025</b> — by 70 votes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Notification to clubs</td><td><b>19 July 2026</b> — Premier League clubs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>In force from the 2026-27 season</strong> — the full text has not yet been published publicly</td></tr>
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<h2>What does this directive change?</h2>
<p>The most significant regulatory development in Iranian football in recent years: with the implementation of this directive, the <strong>budget cap rule</strong>, which for two seasons formed the basis of clubs' transfer activity, is removed from the operational process and replaced by a supervisory system based on financial discipline — the same logic known in world football as financial fair play. In the federation's official terms, the central issue is not "cost control"; it is establishing a <strong>balance between revenue, expenditure and financial transparency</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Principal requirements announced<span class="reg-tag">Based on the federation's official announcement</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">Audited financial statements</b>Clubs are required to submit audited annual and interim financial statements to the federation on a regular basis.</li>
<li><b class="t">Public disclosure</b>The same reports must be <strong>published on the club's official website</strong> so as to ensure transparency towards supporters and the public — a requirement without precedent in Iranian football.</li>
<li><b class="t">Five-year horizon</b>The stated objective is for clubs to reach, by <strong>2030</strong>, a satisfactory position in respect of initial capital, ownership rights, financial transparency, accumulated losses, and cost and revenue management.</li>
<li><b class="t">Non-discriminatory enforcement</b>The federation has stated that the success of this course depends on precise implementation, continuous supervision and non-discriminatory treatment of all clubs.</li>
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<h2>Where is the full text?</h2>
<p>The directive was notified to Premier League clubs on 19 July 2026, but its full text has not yet been published publicly. What appears on this page is based on the General Assembly's resolution and the official reports of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran; as soon as the full text is published, this page will be updated.</p>
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<h2>Who this directive matters to</h2>
<p>For club managers, the obligation to prepare and publish audited financial statements begins with this season, and it is enforced through the federation's supervision. For players and clubs' creditors, mandatory financial transparency is also a new instrument for assessing the financial capacity of the contracting counterparty. Alongside this directive, the Board of Directors' resolutions on transfers — including the reduction of the limit on foreign players to 4 — are available on this site.</p>
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FFIRI Financial Discipline, Transparency and Stability Directive

<p class="reg-lead">Iran Youth Football Programme and Regulations, adopted 1403 — the comprehensive youth football instrument.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>1403</b> — Executive Board of the Football Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>60 pages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Governing edition</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations govern</h2>
<p>The complete framework for youth football in Iran, from definitions to the implementation programme: age categories, festivals for ages 6 to 12, grassroots football (non-professional football open to all regardless of ability level and without discrimination), coaching education, and <strong>child safeguarding</strong> against threats and abuse.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Child safeguarding</b>The document expressly defines "child safeguarding" and incorporates it into the programme — the first time this has appeared in a regulatory instrument on youth football in Iran, in line with FIFA and AFC requirements.</li>
<li><b class="t">Link to international bodies</b>The document's definitions are framed on the basis of FIFA and AFC instruments and extend even to minifootball and its international federation.</li>
<li><b class="t">Replaces the season-specific instrument</b>Youth age categories were previously governed by the regulations for the 1394-95 season, which are available in this section; the 1403 document puts a comprehensive, multi-year framework in their place.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Football schools, clubs operating youth teams and provincial associations. The child safeguarding requirements are a direct legal obligation for every body working with players under 18.</p>
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Iran Youth Football Programme and Regulations 1403

FIFA Code of Ethics 2023

<p class="reg-lead">Directive on the Procedure for Holding the General Assembly of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, adopted 2020.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>2020</b> — together with the Statutes adopted in 2020</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>6 pages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Governing version</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What this directive governs</h2>
<p>The procedure for holding the General Assembly of the Federation: the members of the Assembly and the conditions for participation, convocation and the agenda, quorum, conduct of the session and decision-making. Its terms follow the definitions section of the Federation's Statutes, and words referring to a natural person cover both genders.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Supplementary to the Statutes</b>The composition of the Assembly is determined by the Statutes, and this directive determines the operational procedure for holding it; the two are read together.</li>
<li><b class="t">Practical importance of the Assembly</b>Approval of the financial statements, the budget and amendments to the Statutes takes place in this Assembly — including the adoption of the Directive on Financial Discipline, Transparency and Stability at the Assembly of November–December 2025.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Members of the Assembly, the Federation's Board of Directors and observers examining the validity of the Assembly's decisions.</p>
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Directive on the Procedure for Holding the General Assembly of the Iran Football Federation – 2020 edition

<p class="reg-lead">Electoral Code of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, adopted in 2020.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>2020</b> — together with the Statutes adopted in 2020</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>18 pages — 21 articles in two parts</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Governing version</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations govern</h2>
<p>The procedure for holding elections to the organs of the Football Federation: general provisions, eligibility requirements for candidates, the Electoral Committee of first instance and the handling of appeals, and voting procedure — from ballot papers and ballot boxes to the manner in which votes are cast.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Annex to the Statutes</b>These regulations were adopted at the same time as the 2020 Statutes and take their meaning within that framework; the full text of the Statutes is available on this site.</li>
<li><b class="t">Two electoral committees</b>The examination of candidates' eligibility and of appeals rests with the Electoral Committee of first instance and the Electoral Appeal Body — a structure that FIFA has made mandatory for elections in its member associations.</li>
<li><b class="t">Effect of amendments to the Statutes</b>Any future amendment to the Statutes, in particular concerning the composition of the General Assembly, has a direct effect on these regulations.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Candidates in Federation elections, members of the General Assembly, and lawyers handling electoral appeals.</p>
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Electoral Code of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2020 edition

Statutes of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2020 edition

<p class="reg-lead">The AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code, 2019 Edition — the instrument governing offences and sanctions in Asian football.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Edition</td><td><b>2019</b> — current version</td></tr>
<tr><td>Length</td><td>92 pages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Previous edition on this site</td><td>2018 Edition</td></tr>
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<h2>Status of the document</h2>
<p>The Disciplinary and Ethics Code determines what conduct constitutes an offence, what sanction attaches to it, which body has jurisdiction, and what the procedure at first instance and on appeal is. The decisions of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, which are published on an ongoing basis, all cite the articles of this document.</p>
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<h2>Related documents</h2>
<p>Alongside this Code, the <strong>2020 Code of Conduct</strong>, which sets the standard of behaviour, and the <strong>Integrity Action Plan</strong>, which is the AFC's strategy against match manipulation, should be read. Both are in this collection.</p>
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Notes related to the tag فدراسیون_فوتبال

FFIRI Board Resolutions on Transfers

FFIRI Financial Discipline, Transparency and Stability Directive

Iran Youth Football Programme and Regulations 1403

FIFA Code of Ethics 2023

Directive on the Procedure for Holding the General Assembly of the Iran Football Federation

Electoral Code of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Statutes of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran

AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code (2019 Edition)