MFL Club Licensing

About MFL Club Licensing

Club Licensing is a tool for both the development and benchmarking of professional football clubs. Under the Club Licensing System clubs needs to comply with certain criteria to participate in National and/or AFC competitions. The MFL Club Licensing Unit makes sure that clubs are complying with the criteria and that the clubs are rigorously implementing it as well within its club.

By implementing Club Licensing System football clubs are benefitted by: –

Developing strong governance and organisational structures

Implementing stable financial management and reporting
Improving technical standards of coaches and clubs
Increasing reliability, credibility and integrity of the clubs and league
Promoting and continuously improving the standard of football
Engaging qualified coaches
Encouraging youth development
Improving infrastructure facilities
Improving the clubs’ administration, management and organisation.
Raising economic and financial standing of the clubs through effective marketing and commercial exploitation.

How to get Licensed

Responsibilities of the Club

In order to obtain a license and subsequently become eligible to participate in the National and or AFC club competition for 2022, the club must have applied and completed the following forms:

License Application Form (CLR-1)
Confidentiality Agreement (CLR-2)
Venue Facilities Questionnaire
Stadium Safety Checklist

Clubs then have to meet all the Criteria listed in Section III of the MFL Club Licensing Regulations Edition 2021 and undergo an assessment with the First Instance Body (an independent Decision Making Body appointed by MFL).