The IFA Board of Directors has decided, that the time period of eligibility of players at the World Tour Final will be changed from 5 months prior to the event to a fixed date. The deadline of eligibility is now 1st of April 2024.
Explanation:
The IFA Board of Directors agreed in the board meeting dated 10th of February 2024 that it was the intention that the player must be eligible to play for the participating club for a longer period of time in the field season prior to the World Tour Final. As the original plan was to always hold the World Tour Final in September/October, the 5-month period was developed.
By moving the 2024 World Tour Final to the end of July, the European 2023/24 indoor season would also have been affected if the 5-month deadline had been applied. As it was never the intention of the Board of Directors to affect the indoor season, the regulation has now been clarified by the IFA Board of Directors:
“The time period of eligibility of players at the World Tour Final will be changed from 5 months prior to the event to a fixed date. The new deadline of eligibility is 1st of April.”
This is a general change of the rules which applies to all qualified clubs.
Download 2024 World Tour Final Regulations: World Tour Final Regulations 2024