The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) presented this Wednesday (12) details about the operation of the Financial Fair Play project for clubs. In a panel at COP30 —the 30th UN Conference on Climate Change, in Belém—, the entity’s vice-president, Ricardo Gluck Paul, stated that the program will have an emphasis on monitoring debts and reducing expenses.
“You cannot have a debt greater than your capacity to generate revenue. So, what fair play will establish is a debt limit based on revenue, a percentage. And a limit for the squad’s salary bill, also based on this revenue. Naturally, to the extent that a club violates these rules, it will suffer sanctions. Fair play is a set of sanctions”, explained Gluck.
Among the punishments provided for in the code of conduct for clubs are the transfer ban —which prevents new signings—, the loss of points in championships and division relegation.
According to the vice-president of the CBF, the booklet with all the Financial Fair Play rules will be completed by the 26th, and some rules will come into force from January 2026.
“Others [regras] will be implemented over the months and years, until we find the full application of fair play”, said the director.
On Tuesday, the CBF held the last meeting of the Financial Fair Play GT (Working Group). On the occasion, a version of the financial sustainability model built jointly by clubs, federations, independent professionals and the contracted consultancy was presented.
Now, participants will be able to send suggestions until November 14th for the final version of the model, which will be presented on November 26th, at the Summit CBF Academy.
Financial Fair Play is part of the CBF Impacta program, presented by the entity at COP30 along with other initiatives aimed at making national sport more sustainable, social and responsible.
The choice of the conference for the presentation is due to the fact that the CBF proposes to be the first football confederation in the world that is 100% neutral in carbon emissions from 2026.
CBF Impacta is structured into three impact zones: environmental, social and governance.
The program includes:
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Implementation of the CBF Neutra project, with neutrality and circular economy goals applied to all national competitions;
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Creation of the National Grassroots Football Strategy, which expands competitions and offers citizenship training to young athletes, including those who will not pursue a professional career;
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Launch of the Financial Sustainability System (Fair Play), which establishes criteria of economic responsibility and transparency for clubs and managers.
