This article briefly explains what different abbreviations that you may see across our support portal and documentation mean.
If you see that anything is missing or requires more explanation let us know via support.id@fifa.org.


Abbreviation / TermExplanation
FMSFootball Management System - system used by Member Associations to register & manage players. Used interchangeably with NRS.
NRSNational Registration System - system used by Member Associations to register & manage players. Used interchangeably with FMS.
TMSTransfer Matching System
DXPData Exchange Platform
CMSCompetition Management System
MA / Member AssociationOne of the 211 predefined organizations at the national level.
SystemAny organization at national or above level (MemberAssociation is considered a System in terms of FCID integration)
System NameSystem distinguisher that comes after the organization FIFA ID, eg. 105C3ZB_TMS (105C3ZB - World Federation FIFA ID, TMS - Transfer Matching System)
DH / Data HolderAny system that proved to have knowledge about a given person (either by appearing in the registration history of the record or by claiming)
DO / Data OwnerAny of the Systems that currently hold a registration for the record
Primary Data Provider / Primary Data Owner / PDP / PDO
Data Owner selected by FCID as the main one currently queried for Person Details of the particular record
Person Details (a.k.a. Type 2 message)The sensitive information about a person exchanged between systems via Service Bus
External Provider / EPSometimes referred to as EXTO (external organisations) - 3rd party (usually commercial) providers of football-related data. E.g. Opta may be a provider of player performance data to a given MA.
CSRSConnect Stakeholder Registration System - internal registration system which in the early days of the project allowed to get FIFA IDs even if a given MA was not onboarded / integrated. This system is being phased off but there are still player records which are technically owned by CSRS.
IFESEvent Management System used by FIFA
FAPFIFA Agents Platform
IDAID Assignment - service for bulk assigning FIFA IDs: more here.
SB / Service BusCentral component of the FIFA Connect ID Service allowing all connected systems to communicate with each other.
IDDID Directory - main technical component of the Connect ID Service, responsible for most FIFA ID related operations (e.g. player registrations, ID generation, etc.).
ListenerTechnical component attached to each system integrated with the Connect ID Service. It allows sending and receiving messages. In particular it is used to automatically send player details during the deduplication and EPP processes.