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a player must observe the General Statutes and Internal Regulations of FIBA. - ✔✔To
be entitled to participate in FIBA competitions
The national member federation is responsible for - ✔✔the eligibility of its players at all
times and will bear the consequences of any infractions of the Regulations governing
Eligibility, National Status, International Transfer, and Age of Players.
All players who participate in Competitions of FIBA and/or those of its national
member federations must: - ✔✔a. Respect the Code of Conduct and Fair Play and act
accordingly at all times on and off the court;
b. Refrain from using substances and methods prohibited by the regulations of FIBA
and those of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA);
c. Agree to submit at any time to medical tests and controls, particularly doping
controls, carried out in compliance with the regulations of FIBA, the International
Olympic Committee, and WADA.
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,A national member federation or FIBA is authorised to deny participation in
Competitions of FIBA to players who do not - ✔✔respect the provisions provided for in
article 3-3 above. Permission to play may be refused also to any player who does not
provide the entry form, as required for Competitions of FIBA, in which he agrees to
accept inter alia: a. The conditions in force for doping control. b. The jurisdiction of the
Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, to the exclusion of any recourse to ordinary
courts, in the event of a dispute with FIBA which cannot be settled within FIBA.
Players in breach of the principles set out in article 3-3 may not be eligible to -
✔✔Players in breach of the principles set out in article 3-3 may not be eligible to
participate in the Competitions of FIBA - see articles 1-142 to 1-151.
Player contracts shall have a maximum duration of - ✔✔Player contracts shall have a
maximum duration of four (4) years. It is recommended that the parties to a player
contract state their agreement in writing.
Players who participate in professional leagues must be registered with - ✔✔Players
who participate in professional leagues must be registered with organisations which are
affiliated to a national member federation; otherwise they will not be able to participate
in the Competitions of FIBA.
No financial remuneration for - ✔✔No financial remuneration for the performance of a
player or a team is permitted during the Olympic Games.
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,It is within the spirit of all FIBA Regulations that players make themselves available for
- ✔✔It is within the spirit of all FIBA Regulations that players make themselves
available for competitions of both their club and their national team. The national
member federations are encouraged to enact regulations securing the participation of all
players under their jurisdiction in their respective national teams. (see articles 3-78 to 3-
96)
National Status of Players; General Principles 10 - ✔✔These regulations apply to all
Competitions of FIBA. They apply at national team level and at international club level.
National Status of Players; General Principles 11 - ✔✔These Regulations apply to both
genders.
National Status of Players; General Principles 12 - ✔✔If necessary for reasons of
mandatory international law, the Zones are authorised to draw up specific regulations
applicable to club competitions within the Zone in question. Such regulations are
subject to the prior approval of the FIBA Central Board prior to their implementation
National Status of Players; Proof of Legal Nationality 13 - ✔✔FIBA may ask that
evidence be provided to verify the legal nationality (or nationalities) of any player by
requesting any documents it deems appropriate.
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, National Status of Players; Proof of Legal Nationality 14 - ✔✔Proof of legal nationality
of a country by itself does not constitute sufficient evidence to guarantee a player's right
to play as a national for the national team of that country - see article 3-15.
National Status of Players; National Teams 15 - ✔✔In order to play for the national
team of a country, a player must hold the legal nationality of that country, and have
fulfilled also the conditions of eligibility according to the FIBA Internal Regulations.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 16 - ✔✔Any player
with two legal nationalities or more, by birth or by naturalisation, may choose at any
age the national team for which he wishes to play. Any such choice must be made in a
written declaration to FIBA. This provision applies also to any player having acquired
legal nationality by birth, or having the right to acquire a second nationality at birth, but
who does not lay claim to this right until a given time in the future. [Note: for
exceptions see articles 3-20 and 3-21].
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 17 - ✔✔However, if
a player having two (2) or more nationalities is summoned by a national member
federation after reaching the age of eighteen (18), he is obliged to choose for which
national team he wishes to play. If he has declined the summons, the player may choose
only the national team of the other country/one of the other countries, unless he
declares, in writing, within fifteen (15) days of receiving the summons that he has
chosen the country that summoned him first. [Note: for exception see article 3-23].
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