How do I Register for the New Season?

Modified on Fri, 9 Dec, 2022 at 9:27 AM

To re-register as a Referee, you must have registered as a referee in either of the previous two seasons, or completed The FA Referees Course in the previous season.

If you were a referee but have not re-registered in the previous two seasons, you will need to contact [email protected]

Step 1

Go to https://refereeregistration.thefa.com and login with your email address and usual FA password.

Step 2

Confirm whether you will be refereeing youth football, open-age football, or both in the upcoming season.

Please note: to officiate in youth football, you must have an in-date and accepted DBS

Step 3

Confirm your personal details and select 'Proceed to payment'

Step 4

You will be directed to Barclaycard SmartPay to complete the payment.

Step 5

You will be directed back to The FA Referee Registration, to complete your equality, diversity and inclusion form.

Click 'Complete Registration' to finish your referee registration.

Step 6

You will then see a success message and receive two emails. One being your receipt for the payment and the other a welcome back email for that season.