GotFootball

 
themed image
 

News

EBFA Next Meeting- Pre-Season/SGM

12-Sep-24

Garth Auditorium,

Garth Hill College, Bull Lane,  Bracknell,

RG42 2AD

8:00pm to 09:55pm.

 


 

EBFA GotSport System 2024/25

 

EBFA GotSport System

 

EBFA GotSport System Documents & Links

 

1) GotSport Entering Club and Teams into an EBFA Event

       Instructions for 25/26 To Be Released in April 2025

Videos on GotSport

Clubs Officials Video

EBFA - Zoom Recording on Club Admin Role - Cover Add Players, Add Parent/Guardian to Player, and Squad Builder

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/xPl-iTj5gIFbeOMr1knPjdp3xermo6WG_1YYPWOybIr4UMnEyRroGkaobZuxI88k.v0wB4AOlccDFHd3v

Any major issues give me a call.

 

Teams Officials Video

EBFA - Recording for - Coaches/Managers Access to GotSport -> https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/ql-EJLnP12kMlOpFtQ7FJD42AkQVpu-vUf4WAnj9bACfhRctIec4uOqfcFQwV8K_.W2VevC3gFJV1Gej4

 

Previous Recording for Club Officials -> https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/jCuZR8ETEtu5QpYdj-YeE1bdxV9FBmnzxG6cXs2PevGhqYp4G01pvOTfMBYb6D0Q.Eq-n_8gGVMMjdouK

 

 

 

2) GotSport Parent/Guardian Document

 

Parent/Guardian Document covering the GS-LPGAF completion / FAN Entry /Player Photo Requirements and POA/POB [Passport/Birth Certificate]  Upload) Document -> Link to PDF

 

 

4) GotSport Selecting Your Preferred Section or Division

 

Link -> EBFA 2024-25 GotSport Selecting Preferred Division - Instructions

 

5) GotSport Registration Photos and Documents

Digital Photos - 413x531 pixels 300dpi jpg image of player - Passport style Photography of Head, Shoulders and Upper Body (Link -> Photo Tech Spec Link)  - File size should not be 1Mb to 3 MB.

Proof Of Age and ITC Documents - pdf or photo (jpg or png) of document for player - Birth Certificate, Passport or UK Driving License (if shows born UK, then not valid) ,  File size should not be 1Mb to 3 MB..

Link -> EBFA 2024-25 Photo Tec Spec

 

6) FIFA/EFA International Clearance of Players

MAKE SURE YOUR PLAYERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY...

International clearance is required by all players moving across borders who wish to play football in England under an affiliated English Football Association Club in an affiliated English Football Association League.

It applies to all players of 10 years of age and over. Player born outside England (“aboard”) will require ITC or ITC Exception.

Clubs must be vigilant when registering players to play Football in England in and English Football Association affiliated Clubs and Leagues. If you think they have played abroad they will need international clearance (ITC) from the FA or ITC exemption back from theFA before they can play in England.

(The term "abroad" even applies to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)

Make sure you ask your players if they have played outside of England before you register them to your Club. If they have, played Football outside England, your Club will need to contact The FA Registrations Department for ITC Clearance or exemption . The FA will do their utmost to get the player cleared for you as soon as possible, but Aug/Sep & Oct are very busy period for them ..
Please note: it is not always possible to get clearances immediately.

The FA has to deal with dozens of foreign Associations and sometimes the process is slow. Please also remember the time differences in some countries, especially America and Australia.

Clubs and players may be required to complete an application form which is available from The FA Registrations' Department or online.

Clubs seeking International Clearance should make a request in writing to The FA Registrations Department (details below).

 

(A)      EBFA - International Transfer Certificate - New English Football Association (EFA) ITC Submission system

EBFA - International Transfer Certificate - English Football Alliance (EFA) ITC Submission system.

Link -> ITC Application (smartsheet.com)

 

Make ITC application to above link.

 

(B)      English Football Association (EFA) ITC/Authorisation Reply “The 30 Month Verification”

 

New procedure for verifying ITC from English Football Association – “The 30 Month Verification”.

Depending on EFA Email which contains:

 

EFA Reg Dept Require - “provided they have not played abroad elsewhere”

Or

 EFA Reg Dept Require - “There is no record of the above-named player being registered for a club outside of England within the last 30 months. Provided they have not played abroad elsewhere, the player is free to register for your club.”

Or

 Clubs are advised to satisfy themselves that any individual who is not from the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland that they are seeking to recruit will not be in breach of the terms of their visa.

 

Thus, EBFA would like a due diligence statement from Guardians to close the Due Diligence loop for ITC:

Copy of EFA Registration Dept Email to be added, by Club, to GF on Players Record, Documents TAB – Upload Description – “EFA-ITC Doc-Email”.

Plus, a statement from guardians that includes:

 ITC-Doc-30 Months Statement (Form Link -> docx)

Team Name (As on GS and matching on WGS):                                      { Team Name }

Player 1st Name Only (As on GS and matching on WGS):                       { Player 1st Name }

Player Surname (As on GS and matching on WGS):                                { Player Surname }

Player Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy):                                                            { Player Date of Birth }

Player FAN:                                                                                                ( Player WGS FAN }

 

I confirm as Player’s Guardian that the above Player has not played abroad (outside England) in the last 30 months.

Details of any club/teams played for in England in Last 30 Months and which League(s) they played in (Leave Blank if not played in an English League in last 30 Months).

Date Joined

Date Left (Blank if still registered)

Season(s) (i.e.

23/24, 22/23 etc)

Club Name

Team Age

(i.e.

U12, U13

etc)

Team Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed ………………………………………………………

 

Relationship to Player, i.e. Father, Mother, Guardian etc   ………………………………………………………

 

Date    ………………………………………………………

 

 Again, uploaded to GotSport (GS) Player Record under Documents. – “ITC-Doc-30 Months Statement”.

This should then complete the club onus to ensure that the necessary due diligence on all signings is completed, so EBFA can then progress the Registration on GotSport and the validation and approval of the WGS player record submitted by the Club.

 

6) Whole Game System (WGS) - Football Association - Player Registration  System (FA-PRS)

         Clubs are also required by the Football Association to register their players to a team on Whole Game System (WGS) FA Player Registration system (FA-PRS).

 Clubs/Teams must then submit the WGS player registration to the League on the WGS so the EBFA League can approve the WGS registration.

 

 EBFA will check the player has completed the full registered process on GotSport and will then process approve the player on WGS for any Club submitted player records. On approval on WGS, EBFA will update the GotSport Player Registration record with an update to the player authorisation code that is inserted at the start of the Player Jersey number field, with: 

                       “V-“, which means the player can play in EBFA 24/25 matches, as Approved/Registered on GotSport and Approved on WGS.  

                             If the players has “A-“, in the jersey field, then player is new to your Club/Team and might be player registered in GotSport but not approved on WGS. So currently cannot play in EBFA 24/25 matches.

                             If the players has “U-“ at the start of the Jersey field, then player played last season 23/24 ("Q-" for 22/23 and "R-" for 21/22), might be approved on GotSport, but are not approved on WGS. so currently cannot play in EBFA 24/25 matches.

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News

 
EBFA LOGO