Player Transfers

Transfers

249. A player who wishes to leave a club and play with another club must apply for a transfer.
However, a player who has not played League or Championship football for a period of 3
years is exempt from transfer rules provided other eligibility conditions are satisfied.

250. All transfer applications must be made on the official transfer form or website application
and approved by Club, County Board, Provincial or Central Council or sub-committees
thereof depending on the categories of transfer.

Transfers where a change of address is stated, a proof of address MUST be included, dated
within the last 3 months and attached to the transfer form. In the event of an underage
form being submitted it must include parental/ guardian proof of address.

Documentary proof of the address at which a person is registered for statutory purposes or,
for an Underage Player, whose parent or guardian are registered for statutory purposes, is
required to approve a transfer and is limited to at least two of the following documents:

(a) Utility bill
(b) Document issued by a government department
(c) Bank statement or
(d) Copy of Tax Credit Certificate

Where the relevant body is not satisfied that the requisite documentary proof was provided,
the transfer shall be refused.

Any club submitting a transfer must have a delegate at the relevant meeting, should any
queries arise, to prevent the holding up of a transfer.

A player transferred to a Club, who, at any time within a period of 24 weeks from the date
of transfer, is found to be no longer resident within the Club Catchment Area, may be liable
to sanction under the CODA Rules, and the Club may also be liable to sanction under the
CODA Rules.

251. A transfer requiring Provincial or Central Council sanction, and which has been approved by
the Club and County Board, may be approved by the Provincial Secretary, CEO or authorised
person, subject to ratification at the next Provincial or Central Council meeting.

252. A transfer becomes effective as soon as it is approved by the appropriate authority, unless
it is being contested at a lower level than Central Council. Where it is being contested, the
contesting party must lodge an appeal to the CODA of the next highest unit within 48 hours
or before the player is due to play her first competitive game with her New Club or County,
whichever is the shorter period.

Where an appeal is lodged to the relevant CODA, the player concerned cannot play with her
New Club or County until the appeal has been decided.

253. A player who leaves a County permanently and who wishes to become involved in the
playing activities of another County must:

(a) Obtain a transfer from her Provincial Council, if she intends to participate with another
County in the same Province
(b) Obtain a transfer from Central Council, if her intended participation is with a County
outside of her former Province

 

Inter Club Transfers

254. A player who wishes to leave a club to join another in the same county, must apply to the
County Board on the official transfer form for a transfer. This also applies to a disbanded
club unless governed by Rule 249.

255. The County Board shall have power to refuse or grant transfers in accordance with the rules
of the association. This decision may be appealed as per the CODA Rules.

256. A player seeking an Inter–Club transfer outside the County in which she last played, must
seek her release from her former Club by completing the official transfer form.

The form must be authorised by her former Club and County Secretaries, who must forward
it to the Secretary of the County to which she is transferring, who in turn must forward to
the relevant Provincial Secretary, CEO or Authorised person.

Eligibility conditions are also governed by Rule 136.

257. If the player is residing in the CCA of the club to which she is transferring, or if she is
returning to her Home Club, the County Secretary or authorised person, shall authorise the
transfer form and immediately forward it to the Provincial or National Secretary as outlined
in Rule 251.

258. If the player is NOT residing in the CCA of the Club to which she is transferring, or if she is
not returning to her Home Club, the transfer must be:

(a) Discussed and approved by the County Board to which she is transferring,
(b) The transfer form endorsed to that effect, authorised by the County Secretary
and
(c) Forwarded to the Provincial Secretary, CEO or authorised person as outlined in Rule 251

259. Where a player’s former Club or County Secretary refuses to authorise the transfer form, the
player should contact the County or Provincial Secretary or the National CEO as appropriate.

260. When the transfer has been sanctioned, one copy will be returned to the applicant, who
shall present it to the Club to which she has been transferred.

The Club shall register the player in the usual manner.

Inter-County Transfers

261. The procedure to be followed to obtain an Inter-County Transfer is:

(a) The player must seek her release from her former County by completing the official
transfer form
(b) The Secretary shall authorise it and forward it to the Secretary of the relevant
Committee, Board or Council as outlined in Rule 251

262. An Inter-County transfer becomes effective as soon as it is approved by the appropriate
authority. The appropriate Secretary, CEO or Authorised person shall authorise the transfer
form and return a copy to the applicant and the County Secretary.

263. In all applications for transfers, the status of the player shall be specified. The transfer
application must also show the date of the last competitive and Championship matches in
which she played. Schools and Colleges competitions are exempted.

264. A player cannot play for two different Counties in the same competition.