Transfers

 

  1. A player who wishes to leave one 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.

 

  1. 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.

Where the relevant body is not satisfied with the evidence provided, the transfer may be refused. 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.

 

  1. 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, or CEO, subject to ratification at the next Provincial or Central Council meeting.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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

 

  1. A player, who wishes to leave one 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 268.

 

  1. The County Board shall have power to refuse or grant transfers taking into account the best interests of the Association.

 

  1. 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 signed 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 or CEO. Eligibility conditions are also governed by Rule 147.

 

  1. 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 may sign the transfer form and forward it to the Provincial or National Secretary as outlined in Rule 272.

 

  1. 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, signed by the County Secretary

and

(c) Forwarded to the Provincial Secretary or CEO as outlined in Rule 272.

 

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

 

  1. 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

 

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

(a) The player must seek her release from her former County Secretary by completing the official transfer form.

(b) The Secretary shall sign it and forward it to the Secretary of the relevant Committee, Board or Council as outlined in Rule 272.

 

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

 

  1. 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.

 

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

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