Structure and Activities
of the
New Israeli Football Players
Organization (IFPO)
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IFPO - the NEW Israeli Football Players Organization.
December 2013 -the new organization is established.
January 2015- FIFPro recognizes IFPO.
March 31, 2015 IFPO is launched in Jerusalem,
with representatives of FIFPro:
Mr. Jonas Hoffman,
Mr. Spyros Neophytides from Cyprus,
and Mr. Nikolai Grammatikov from Russia.
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IFPO is a “Non-Profit Public Benefit Organization”
under strict state control
The organization shares are allocated only to active
professional players –one non-transferable share per
player.
The General Assembly elects the Organization’s board of
directors.
The General Assembly consists of male and female
football players.
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IFPO now has 880 members in professional
leagues out of 1,100 active players
– Men’s 1st and 2nd league,
– Women’s 1st league, (slide).
In October this year, elections for the IFPO
presidency will be held.
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473
500
145
396
450
148
131
60
400
350
Men 1st Division
300
Men 2nd Division
250
Women 1st Division
200
150
880
100
50
0
Total number of players
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IFPO enjoys close ties with the Histadrut Labor Union
which is the representative organization of the football
field, according to Israeli law.
Founded in 1920, the Histadrut is the largest labor
organization in Israel. It represents over 1 million
employees in various sectors and in various sports.
In Israeli law only representative organizations can
declare a strike and sign collective agreements.
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IFPO main goal is to benefit the Israeli men and
women footballers in a number of areas:
1. Protecting and improving work conditions of
player as employees of the clubs.
2. Signing collective labor agreements
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3. Improving the uniform contract of the players
In process of negotiations
4. Paying players’ salaries on time.
Struggles and strikes
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5. Establishing a uniform disciplinary code by involving
players’ representatives in the various
disciplinary committees.
6. Involving the players in choosing arbitrators in dispute
proceedings.
7. Raising awareness of a second career for football
players and proactively working to achieve it.
8. IFPO has acted on the legal and organizational levels to
improve the conditions of women players
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Play the Ball…Not the State
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