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{{Short description|Organization for professional footballers}}
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|location     = [[Hoofddorp]], Netherlands
|region_served = Worldwide
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The '''Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels''' ({{Translation|International Federation of Professional Footballers}}), generally referred to as '''FIFPRO''', is the worldwide representative organisation for 65,000 professional [[association football|footballers]].<ref name="FIFPRO About">{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/what-we-do |title=FIFPRO defends the rights of players and advances their interests |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702113659/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/what-we-do |url-status=live }}</ref> FIFPRO, with its global headquarters in [[Hoofddorp]], Netherlands, is made up of 66 national players' associations. In addition, there are four candidate members. [[Lionel Messi]] has the most ever appearances in the [[FIFPRO World 11]] with 17 overall, followed by [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] with 15.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/world11/lionel-messi-through-the-years-in-the-world-11 |title=Lionel Messi: World 11 through the years |access-date=15 January 2024 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115205630/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/world11/lionel-messi-through-the-years-in-the-world-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==
On 15 December 1965, representatives of the French, Scottish, English, Italian and Dutch players' associations met in Paris, with the objective of setting up an international federation for footballers. In the second half of June 1966, the first FIFPRO congress took place in London, just before the start of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The articles of association of FIFPRO were thereby adopted and the objectives accurately laid down. FIFPRO was responsible for increasing the solidarity between professional footballers and players' associations.

It was originally laid down that a congress would be held once every four years at a minimum. The latest congress was in Uruguay in October 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members/uruguay-hosts-fruitful-2022-fifpro-general-assembly |title=Uruguay hosts fruitful 2022 FIFPRO General Assembly |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106182315/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members/uruguay-hosts-fruitful-2022-fifpro-general-assembly |url-status=live }}</ref>

FIFPRO has grown from a European organisation into a global network and has done much to support countries on other continents – Asia/Oceania, Africa, and North, Central and South America – in their efforts to set up players' associations.

FIFPRO tried to offer the players' associations or other interest associations the means for mutual consultation and co-operation to achieve their objectives. In addition, it wished to co-ordinate the activities of the different affiliated groups in order to promote the interests of all professional footballers. Indeed, FIFPRO likewise had in mind propagating and defending the rights of professional footballers. The emphasis was thereby laid on the freedom of the football player to be able to choose the club of his choice at the end of his contract. FIFPRO supported Belgian footballer [[Jean-Marc Bosman]] in his judicial challenge of the football transfer rules which led to the Bosman ruling in 1995.<ref name="FIFPRO YouTube">{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsOaC6QUJ-o |title=FIFPRO Gallery:Jean-Marc Bosman |publisher=FIFPRO |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627184430/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsOaC6QUJ-o&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, FIFPRO launched a legal challenge against the transfer system.<ref name="FIFProOfficial">{{cite news |url=http://www.fifpro.org/news/news_details/2455 |title=FIFPro announces legal challenge to transfer system |publisher=FIFPro Official Website |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219132800/http://www.fifpro.org/news/news_details/2455 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="FIFProTelegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10523185/Fifpro-to-launch-legal-challenge-against-transfer-system-because-it-shackles-players.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10523185/Fifpro-to-launch-legal-challenge-against-transfer-system-because-it-shackles-players.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |title=Fifpro to launch legal challenge against transfer system because it 'shackles' players |publisher=The Telegraph |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="FIFProGuardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/17/players-union-fifpro-transfer-system-european-courts |title=Players' union Fifpro to take transfer system to European courts |work=The Guardian |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |archive-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218053807/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/17/players-union-fifpro-transfer-system-european-courts |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FIFProBBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25418135 |title=Football transfer system must change, says world players' union |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |archive-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218100136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25418135 |url-status=live }}</ref> Phillipe Piat, the FIFPRO president at the time, said "the transfer system fails 99% of players around the world, it fails football as an industry and it fails the world's most beloved game". According to the President of FIFPRO Division Europe [[Bobby Barnes]], 28% of the money from a transfer fee is paid to agents,<ref name="FIFProTelegraph" /> and many players are not paid on time or at all.<ref name="FIFProTelegraph" /><ref name="FIFProGuardian" /> He claims this leads to these players being "vulnerable targets of crime syndicates, who instigate match-fixing and threaten the very existence of credible football competitions".<ref name="FIFProOfficial" /> Writing for the [[BBC]], Matt Slater said "professional footballers do not enjoy the same freedoms that almost every other EU worker does",<ref name="FIFProBBC" /> and that "players look at US sport, and wonder why their career prospects are still constrained by transfer fees and compensation costs".

In recent years, FIFPRO has established itself as a leading reference in the football industry through player surveys and research into concussion,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/health-and-performance/concussion-management |title=Concussions can pose a serious risk to professional players |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703211637/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/health-and-performance/concussion-management |url-status=live }}</ref> mental health,<ref name="FIFPRO Website">{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/health-and-performance/mental-health |title=Mental Health issues have reached worrying levels amongst players |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627002009/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/health-and-performance/mental-health |url-status=live }}</ref> social media abuse,<ref name="FIFPRO Abuse Report">{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/media/ntie13bw/fifpro-nbpa-wnbpa-decoding_online_abuse.pdf |title=Decoding Online Abuse of Players |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629221935/https://fifpro.org/media/ntie13bw/fifpro-nbpa-wnbpa-decoding_online_abuse.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> player workload monitoring,<ref name="FIFPRO Report">{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/media/u0wfy0ba/220610_fifpro_men_pwm_flash_en_digital-2.pdf |title=Player & High Performance Coach Surveys |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627192950/https://fifpro.org/media/u0wfy0ba/220610_fifpro_men_pwm_flash_en_digital-2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and more.

FIFPRO looks into securing a safe workspace for players, promoting their rights as ordinary workers. FIFPRO introduced new regulations to protect the rights of current and prospective mothers. These minimum conditions, agreed upon by FIFA and other governing bodies, offer women more job security and came into effect on 1 January 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/conditions-of-employment/maternity-and-parental-provision |title=A player's right to be a parent must be protected |publisher=FIFPRO |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703211636/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/conditions-of-employment/maternity-and-parental-provision |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the last five years, FIFPRO has repeatedly intervened to protect and enforce the rights of players to participate in an environment free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and abuse.<ref name="FIFPRO Supporting Players">{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/safe-working-environments/sexual-abuse |title=A safe and reliable framework is needed to protect players from sexual abuse |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705224942/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/safe-working-environments/sexual-abuse |url-status=live }}</ref> FIFPRO is a firm advocate of ensuring that all people, including players, should be guaranteed and protected by human rights. In 2021, FIFPRO played an active role in the group evacuation of women's footballers and athletes from Afghanistan.<ref name="FIFPRO Media Statement">{{cite news |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/safe-working-environments/human-rights/group-evacuation-of-women-football-players-and-athletes-from-afghanistan |title=Group evacuation of women football players and athletes from Afghanistan |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627190149/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/safe-working-environments/human-rights/group-evacuation-of-women-football-players-and-athletes-from-afghanistan |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Current board ==

FIFPRO’s member unions in June 2024 approved by an overwhelming majority governance recommendations to enhance the global representation of professional footballers following a review by management consultancy Oliver Wyman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fifpro Member Unions Approve Governance Upgrades|url=https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/our-organisation/fifpro-house/fifpro-member-unions-approve-governance-upgrades-to-enhance-global-player-support |publisher=FIFPro |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609071926/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/our-organisation/fifpro-house/fifpro-member-unions-approve-governance-upgrades-to-enhance-global-player-support |url-status=live }}</ref> An interim global board was elected, who will serve until November 2024 when a 12-person board will be elected at a General Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fifpro Board |url=https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/our-organisation/board |publisher=FIFPro |access-date=19 June 2024 |date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626115707/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/our-organisation/board |url-status=live }}</ref>

* Interim Board: Magnus Erlingmark (Sweden), Kathryn Gill (Australia), Maheta Molango (England), Sergio Marchi (Argentina), Geremie Njitap (Cameroon), Stefano Sartori (Italy), Alejandro Sequeira (Costa Rica), David Terrier (France).
* Secretary General: Stephane Burchkalter

== Members ==
Founded on 15 December 1965, FIFPRO has 66 full members and 4 candidate members.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fifpro.org/en/about-us/our-member-player-associations |title=Our member player associations |date=17 February 2021 |website=fifpro.org |publisher=[[FIFPRO#|FIFPRO World Players' Union]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018083717/https://fifpro.org/en/about-us/our-member-player-associations |archive-date=18 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FIFPRO Members |url=https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members |website=fifpro.org |publisher=[[FIFPRO#|FIFPRO World Players' Union]] |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507175104/https://fifpro.org/en/who-we-are/fifpro-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Upon graduation to the next level, new members sign an affiliation agreement that promotes loyalty, integrity and fairness as well as principles of good governance, including open and transparent communications, democratic processes, checks and balances, solidarity and corporate social responsibility. Notably, two of the most preeminent nations in world football, [[Brazil]] and [[Germany]], are not members of the FIFPRO.

=== Full members ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Association name
! Member
! FIFPRO
|-
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina
| ''{{ill|Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados|es}}'' (FAA)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/futbolistas-argentinos-agremiados]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia
| [[Professional Footballers Australia]] (PFA)
| 1999
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-australia]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria
| ''{{ill|Vereinigung der Fussballer|de|Vereinigung der Fußballer}}'' (VdF)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/vereinigung-der-fussballer]
|-
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium
| United Athletes (UA)
| 1992
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/united-athletes]
|-
| {{flagicon|BOL}} Bolivia
| ''Federación Sindical de Futbolistas Profesionales de Bolivia'' (FABOL)
| 2007
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/federacion-sindical-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-bolivia]
|-
| {{flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia and Herzegovina
| ''Sindikat Profesionalnih Fudbalera u Bosni i Hercegovini'' (SPFBiH)
| 2020
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-fudbalera-u-bosni-i-hercegovini]
|-
| {{flagicon|BOT}} Botswana
| Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB)
| 2016
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/footballers-union-of-botswana]
|-
| {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria
| Association of Bulgarian Footballers (ABF)
| 2008
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/association-of-bulgarian-footballers]
|-
| {{flagicon|CMR}} Cameroon
| ''Syndicat National des Footballeurs Camerounais'' (SYNAFOC)
| 2001
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/syndicat-national-des-footballeurs-camerounais]
|-
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Chile
| ''{{ill|Sindicato Interempresa de Futbolistas Profesionales de Chile|es}}'' (SIFUP)
| 2005
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindicato-interempresa-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-chile]
|-
| {{flagicon|COL}} Colombia
| ''Asociación Colombiana de Futbolistas Profesionales'' (ACOLFUTPRO)
| 2007
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-colombiana-de-futbolistas-profesionales]
|-
| {{flagicon|DRC}} Congo, Democratic Republic of
| ''Union des Footballeurs du Congo'' (UFC)
| 2010
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/union-des-footballeurs-du-congo]
|-
| {{flagicon|CRC}} Costa Rica
| ''Asociacion de Jugadores Profesionales'' (ASOJUPRO)
| 2011
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-jugadores-profesionales]
|-
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia
| ''Hrvatska Udruga Nogometni Sindikat'' (HUNS)
| 2012
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/hrvatska-udruga-nogometni-sindikat]
|-
| {{flagicon|CYP}} Cyprus
| Pancyprian Footballers Association (PASP)
| 2005
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/pancyprian-footballers-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechia (Czech Republic)
| {{ill|Czech Association of Football Players|cs|Česká asociace fotbalových hráčů}} (ČAFH)
| 2012
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/czech-association-of-football-players]
|-
| {{flagicon|DNK}} Denmark
| ''[[Spillerforeningen]]''
| 1993
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/spillerforeningen]
|-
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt
| Egyptian Professional Footballers Association (EPFA)
| 2002
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/egyptian-professional-footballers-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} England
| [[Professional Footballers' Association]] (PFA)
| 1965
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland
| ''{{ill|Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys ry|fi|Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys}}'' (JPY)
| 2001
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/jalkapallon-pelaajayhdistys-ry]
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} France
| ''[[Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels]]'' (UNFP)
| 1965
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/union-nationale-des-footballeurs-professionnels]
|-
| {{flagicon|GAB}} Gabon
| ''Association Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels du Gabon'' (ANFPG)
| 2017
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/association-nationale-des-footballeurs-professionnels-du-gabon]
|-
| {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana
| Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG)
| 2013
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-of-ghana]
|-
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Greece
| Panhellenic Professional Football Players Association (PSAPP)
| 1977
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/panhellenic-professional-football-players-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|GUA}} Guatemala
| ''Sindicato de Futbolistas Profesionales de Guatemala'' (SIFUPGUA)
| 2014
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindicato-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-guatemala]
|-
| {{flagicon|HON}} Honduras
| ''Asociación de Futbolistas de Honduras'' (AFHO)
| 2017
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-futbolistas-de-honduras]
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary
| ''{{ill|Hivatásos Labdarúgók Szervezete|hu}}'' (HLSZ)
| 1996
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/hivatasos-labdarugok-szervezete]
|-
| {{flagicon|INA}} Indonesia
| ''Asosiasi Pesepakbola Profesional Indonesia'' (APPI)
| 2009
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asosiasi-pesepakbola-profesional-indonesia]
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} India
| [[Football Players' Association of India]] (FPAI)
| 2009
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/football-players-association-of-india]
|-
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Ireland
| [[Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland]] (PFAI)
| 1996
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-of-ireland]
|-
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| Israel Football Players Organization (IFPO)
| 2016
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/israel-football-players-organization]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
| ''[[Associazione Italiana Calciatori]]'' (AIC)
| 1968
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/associazone-italiana-calciatori]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan
| Japan Pro-footballers Association (JPFA)
| 2000
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/japan-pro-footballers-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya
| [[Kenya Footballers Welfare Association]] (KEFWA)
| 2018
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/kenya-footballers-welfare-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
| Korea Pro-Footballer's Association (KPFA)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/korea-pro-footballer-s-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia
| [[Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia]] (PFAM)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-of-malaysia]
|-
| {{flagicon|MLT}} Malta
| Malta Football Players Association (MFPA)
| 2014
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/malta-football-players-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico
| ''Asociación Mexicana de Futbolistas'' (AMFpro)
| 2018
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-mexicana-de-futbolistas]
|-
| {{flagicon|MNE}} Montenegro
| ''Sindikat Profesionalnih Fudbalera Crne Gore'' (SPFCG)
| 2012
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-fudbalera-crne-gore]
|-
| {{flagicon|MAR}} Morocco
| ''{{ill|Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels|fr|Union marocaine des footballeurs professionnels}}'' (UMFP)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/union-marocaine-des-footballeurs-professionnels]
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
| ''[[Vereniging van Contractspelers]]'' (VVCS)
| 1965
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/vereniging-van-contractspelers]
|-
| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand
| New Zealand Professional Footballers' Association (NZPFA)
| 2004
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/new-zealand-professional-footballers-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|MKD}} North Macedonia
| ''Sindikat na fudbaleri na Makedonija'' (SFM)
| 2017
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-na-fudbaleri-na-makedonija]
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway
| ''[[Norske Idrettsutøveres Sentralorganisasjon]]'' (NISO)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/norske-idrettsutoveres-sentralorganisasjon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827100554/https://fifpro.org/en/members/norske-idrettsutoveres-sentralorganisasjon |date=2023-08-27 }}
|-
| {{flagicon|PAN}} Panama
| ''Asociación de Futbolistas de Panamá'' (AFUTPA)
| 2018
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-futbolistas-de-panama]
|-
| {{flagicon|PAR}} Paraguay
| ''Futbolistas Asociados del Paraguay'' (FAP)
| 2013
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/futbolistas-asociados-del-paraguay]
|-
| {{flagicon|PER}} Peru
| ''Agremiación de Futbolistas Profesionales del Perú'' (SAFAP)
| 2002
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/agremiacion-de-futbolistas-profesionales-del-peru]
|-
| {{flagicon|POL}} Poland
| ''{{ill|Polski Zwiazek Pilkarzy|pl|Polski Związek Piłkarzy}}'' (PZP)
| <!-- 0 -->
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/polski-zwiazek-pilkarzy]
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} Portugal
| ''Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol'' (SJPF)
| 1985
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindicato-dos-jogadores-profissionais-de-futebol]
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} Qatar
| Qatar Players Association (QPA)
| 2018
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/qatar-players-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|ROM}} Romania
| ''Asociatia Fotbalistilor Amatori si Nonamatori'' (AFAN)
| 1998
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociatia-fotbalistilor-amatori-si-nonamatori]
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland
| [[Professional Footballers' Association Scotland]] (PFA Scotland)
| 1965
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/pfa-scotland]
|-
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbia
| ''Sindikat Profesionalnih Fudbalera Nezavisnost'' (SPFN)
| 2009
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-fudbalera-nezavisnost]
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia
| ''Únia Futbalových Profesionálov'' (UFP)
| 2021
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/unia-futbalovych-profesionalov]
|-
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Slovenia
| ''Sindikat Profesionalnih Igralcev Nogometa Slovenije'' (SPINS)
| 2005
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/sindikat-profesionalnih-igralcev-nogometa-slovenije]
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa
| [[South African Football Players Union]] (SAFPU)
| 2002
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/south-african-football-players-union]
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain
| ''[[Asociación de Futbolistas Españoles]]'' (AFE)
| 1978
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-de-futbolistas-espanoles]
|-
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden
| ''{{ill|Spelarföreningen Fotboll i Sverige|sv||de}} - Svenska Fotbollsspelare (SFS)''
| 1990
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/spelarforeningen-fotboll-i-sverige-svenska-fotbollsspelare-sfs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827100549/https://fifpro.org/en/members/spelarforeningen-fotboll-i-sverige-svenska-fotbollsspelare-sfs |date=2023-08-27 }}
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland
| Swiss Association of Football Players (SAFP)
| 2002
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/swiss-association-of-football-players]
|-
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkiye (Turkey)
| {{ill|Turkish Professional Footballers Association|tr|Türkiye Profesyonel Futbolcular Derneği}} (TPFD)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/turkish-professional-footballers-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine
| All-Ukrainian Association of Professional Football Players (AUAPFP)
| 2014
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/all-ukrainian-association-of-professional-football-players]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} United States of America
| [[MLS Players Association|Major League Soccer Players Association]] (MLS Players Association)
| 2006
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/major-league-soccer-players-association]
|-
| {{flagicon|URU}} Uruguay
| ''{{ill|Mutual Uruguaya de Futbolistas Profesionales|es}}'' (MUFP)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/mutual-uruguaya-de-futbolistas-profesionales]
|-
| {{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela
| ''Asociación Única de Futbolistas Profesionales de Venezuela'' (AUFPV)
| 2014
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/asociacion-unica-de-futbolistas-profesionales-de-venezuela]
|-
| {{flagicon|ZAM}} Zambia
| Footballers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (FAWUZ)
| 2019
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/footballers-and-allied-workers-union-of-zambia]
|-
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe
| Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ)
| 2010
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/footballers-union-of-zimbabwe]
|}

=== Candidate members ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Association name
! Member
! FIFPRO
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada]]
| Professional Footballers Association Canada (PFACan)
| <!-- 0 -->
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/professional-footballers-association-canada]
|-
| {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Iceland]]
| Leikmannasamtök Íslands / Icelandic PFA (IPFA)
| <!-- 0 -->
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/leikmannasamtok-islands-icelandic-pfa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827100607/https://fifpro.org/en/members/leikmannasamtok-islands-icelandic-pfa |date=2023-08-27 }}
|-
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} Kyrgyzstan
| Association of Professional Football Players of the Kyrgyz Republic (APFKR)
| 2022
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/association-of-professional-football-players-of-the-kyrgyz-republic]
|-
| {{flagicon|UZB}} Uzbekistan
| Uzbekistan Footballers Union (UFU)
| <!-- 0 -->
| [https://fifpro.org/en/members/uzbekistan-footballers-union]
|}

== FIFPRO World 11 ==
{{Main|FIFPRO World 11}}
The '''FIFPRO World 11''' are the best men's and women's teams of the year. FIFPRO invites all professional men's and women's [[Association football|footballers]] to compose the teams. Initially known as the FIFPRO World 11, the award began in 2005 and celebrated the best football players as voted by their peers. In 2009, FIFPRO partnered with FIFA, rebranding it as the FIFA FIFPRO World 11 while retaining its original format. From the 2024 edition onward, FIFPRO will independently manage the award, reverting to its original name, the FIFPRO World 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2024 |title=Save the date: FIFPRO World 11 to be revealed on 9 December 2024 |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/world11/save-the-date-fifpro-world-11-to-be-revealed-on-9-december-2024 |website=fifpro.org}}</ref>

==FIFPRO World Player of the Year (2005–2008) {{anchor|World Player of the Year}}==
[[File:2008 FifPro World Player Award CR7Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'s FIFPro World Player of the Year Award in the [[Museu CR7]].]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Player
!Club
!Ref.
|-
|2005||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]||{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||<ref name="Rooney">{{cite web |title=Ronaldinho & Rooney scoop awards |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4259274.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=24 November 2015 |date=19 September 2005 |archive-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125130142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4259274.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2006||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]||{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||<ref name=Ronaldinho>{{cite web |title=Ronaldinho Voted FIFPro World Player of the Year AGAIN |url=http://www.fifpro.org/en/news/ronaldinho-voted-fifpro-world-player-of-the-year-again |website=FIFPro |access-date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125065012/http://www.fifpro.org/en/news/ronaldinho-voted-fifpro-world-player-of-the-year-again |archive-date=25 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2007||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kaká]]||{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]||<ref name="Kaka">{{cite web |title=Kaká voted FIFPro World Player of the Year |url=http://www.safp.ch/news/kaka-voted-fifpro-world-player-year |publisher=SAFP |access-date=24 November 2015 |date=1 January 2007 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027032744/http://www.safp.ch/news/kaka-voted-fifpro-world-player-year |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2008||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]||{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||<ref name=Ronaldo>{{cite web |title=Ronaldo voted FIFPro World Player of the Year |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01d2-0e7033fdbaca-daae14be815e-1000--ronaldo-voted-fifpro-world-player-of-the-year/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=24 November 2015 |date=27 October 2008 |archive-date=2 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002221949/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=767352.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008; in 2009 it merged with the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], which was succeeded by the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] in 2010 and later [[The Best FIFA Men's Player]] in 2016.<ref name="FIFA Form">{{cite web |title=The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born |url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1268497/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222031005/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1268497/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2012 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>

== FIFPRO Young Player of the Year (2005–2008) ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Player
!Club
!Ref.
|-
|2005||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Rooney]]||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||<ref name="Rooney" />
|-
|2006||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||<ref name=Ronaldinho />
|-
|2007||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||<ref name="Kaka" />
|-
|2008||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=Lionel Messi profile |url=http://www.101greatgoals.com/players/lionel-messi/ |website=101GreatGoals |access-date=24 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126054512/https://www.101greatgoals.com/players/lionel-messi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008, after which it was discontinued.

==Social impact awards==
===FIFPRO Merit Awards===
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In  2008 FIFPRO established its Merit Award, to recognise professional footballers who have made a significant contribution to a charitable cause and are socially engaged. It honours players who use their platform to take action to improve the lives of people in need.<ref name=ma1>{{cite web |title=Merit Awards |website=FIFPRO |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/ |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201234801/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award |archive-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> The award is worth US$25,000 (as of 2018).<ref name=hytner2018/> Winners of the FIPRO Merit Award include:<ref name=mawinners>{{cite web |title=All winners of the FIFPRO Merit Award since 2008 |website=FIFPRO |date=11 December 2019 |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/all-winners-of-the-fifpro-merit-award/ |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201235810/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/all-winners-of-the-fifpro-merit-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2008 – [[Ibrahim Kargbo]] (Sierra Leone), ambassador of the Care Foundation in Sierra Leone
* 2009 – [[Shabani Nonda]] (DR Congo), for his foundation that organised annual football tournaments for 350 poor children in [[Kinshasa]], and for his payment of school supplies and school fees, and for organising a Match for Peace (featuring other DR Congo players) to raise funds for victims of violence
* 2010 – [[Steven Bryce]] and [[Reynaldo Parks]] (Costa Rica), for their project to help children and young people in deprived neighbourhoods
* 2011 – [[Peres Center for Peace]] (Israel), for its Twinned Peace Sport Schools project, which annually engages thousands of children from Israel and the [[Palestinian Authority]], and promotes peace between Israelis and Palestinians
* 2012 – [[Japan Pro-Footballers Association]] (JPFA<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |website=Japan Pro-Footballers Association |url=http://www.j-pfa.or.jp/en/about/ |language=ja |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202004353/https://www.j-pfa.or.jp/en/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>), for their charity work for the victims of the [[2011 Japanese tsunami]]
* 2013 – [[Stiliyan Petrov]] (Bulgaria), for his [[leukaemia]] foundation
* 2014 – [[Héctor Santibanez]], for a football school for children with [[Down syndrome]]
* 2015 – [[Kei Kamara]] and [[Michael Lahoud]] (Sierra Leone), for Schools for Salone, a charity that builds schools
* 2016 – [[Haley Carter]] (USA), for raising support for the Afghan women's team
* 2017 – [[Mihai Nesu]] (Romania), for building a recovery centre for disabled children
* 2018 – [[Awer Mabil]] (Australia), for his charity Barefoot to Boots, providing essentials and football equipment for children in [[Kakuma]] refugee camp, Kenya<ref name=hytner2018>{{cite web |last=Hytner |first=Mike |title=Barefoot to Boots: Socceroo Awer Mabil recognised for refugee work |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 November 2018 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/30/barefoot-to-boots-socceroo-awer-mabil-recognised-for-refugee-work |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202005208/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/30/barefoot-to-boots-socceroo-awer-mabil-recognised-for-refugee-work |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Johanna Omolo]] (Kenya), for his foundation that supplies poor children with essentials in [[Dandora]], Kenya

In 2020 the format changed, and four awards were given:<ref>{{cite web |title=Explaining the FIFPRO Merit Awards |website=FIFPRO |date=8 November 2021 |url=https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/explaining-the-fifpro-merit-awards/ |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201235806/https://fifpro.org/en/supporting-players/player-influence/merit-award/explaining-the-fifpro-merit-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Player Activism: a player who advocates for a cause to bring about political or social change
* Player Impact: a player who acts to create a positive impact in others' lives
* Player Voice: players who use their platform to raise their voice (and sometimes others) to create awareness or help bring about change with regard to an issue within the football industry
* FIFPRO Hero: a player who has done something extraordinary and special, needing acknowledgement by FIFPRO.

;2020
* Player Activism: [[Javiera Moreno]], for fighting sexual abuse in women's football
* Player Impact: [[Marcus Rashford]], for organising free school meals for disadvantaged children in the UK
* Player Voice: [[Cyprus women's national football team|Cyprus Women's National Team]], for advocacy for equality in Cypriot football
* FIFPRO Hero: [[Aidana Otorbaeva]], for organising volunteers to help in hospitals during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

In 2022, FIFPRO introduced the Union Impact Award, to recognise outstanding work done by unions on the ground to support players.<ref name=ma1/>

== See also ==
* [[The Best FIFA Football Awards]]
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.fifpro.org/}}
* [https://fifpro.org/en/world-xi/award-history FIFPRO World 11 – Award History] ''FIFPRO World Players' Union''

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