FIFA orders JDT to levy 2.5% of Compliance Assessment

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) after the club failed a compliance assessment run by the FIFA Clearing House (FCH), imposing a 2.5% levy on 31 payment orders for training rewards owed to other clubs.

The decision, dated 22 September 2026 and signed by Deputy Chairperson Jorge Palacio of Colombia as single judge, found JDT responsible for a “first failure” of the assessment under Article 17.7 of the FIFA Clearing House Regulations. The sanction stemmed from the failed assessment delaying training compensation to developmental clubs. The levy works out to about €1,122 across the 31 payment orders, or roughly RM5,130.

The payment orders relate to two transfers in which JDT was the new club. Ten concern Brazilian player Joao Figueiredo’s move from Istanbul Başakşehir, and 21 concern Colombian Jorge Obregon’s move from HNK Rijeka. Their values range from €261.72 (RM1,197) to €6,380.68 (RM29,174) and total roughly €44,879 (about RM205,195), so the 2.5% levy comes to about €1,122. The decision itself does not state a total.

The Clearing House handles training-reward payments between clubs. It is a separate legal entity wholly owned by FIFA and operates independently of it. Payment only begins once both the new club and the training club involved in a payment order have passed the compliance assessment. The Committee said JDT’s failure meant the process could not be completed, so the training clubs could not receive the rewards they are due for developing the players.

The Committee said it could not review the Clearing House’s finding, which is final and binding, and that its only task was to apply the sanction. Under the regulations, the levy is paid to the training clubs through the Clearing House instead of interest for late payment. It said the sanction would have “the necessary deterrent effect” and serve as a reminder to the club to comply with FIFA regulations. The decision does not say why JDT failed the assessment.

According to the decision, JDT filed no reply within the three-day deadline it was given when proceedings opened on 17 September. The ruling can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days of notification. JDT must now complete its subsequent compliance assessment directly with the Clearing House.

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