Cork Business League Calendar Season 2026

Last Updated 20th March 2026 @ 22:00

On Sunday 22nd March 2026, the CBL Transfer Window closes. This means that a player cannot sign for a CBL club outside of this window unless he has been Terminated by his previous club prior to the 22nd March. If the player has been terminated prior to the 22nd March then he is free to register with a different club.

A player that is not registered with a club may register for a club at any time between 1st January and 31st December.

Players that are not assigned to a Calendar Competition may only be assigned to a Calendar Competition during the period from 1st January to 30th September.

For the 2025 CBL Short season, it is still classified as a Winter Season, which means it overlaps with the new Calendar Season. During this window (1st January to 22nd March) players may sign for up to three clubs and play for up to three clubs within the CBL.

This flexibility applies only to the current registration window, which closes on 22nd March.

From the July window onward, the standard rule will apply again: players may sign for up to three clubs but play for only two.

If you have any specific cases or queries, feel free to send them onto [email protected] and we will review.

Today, Wednesday 28th January 2026 is the Winter Season’s Transfer Deadline day. This means that any player wanting to move between clubs that play in a winter season cannot do so after today. This applies to the Munster Senior League, the AUL, the West Cork League and the Cork Youth League.

It also means that for a player wanting to move from the Cork Business League into the above leagues must do so by tonight (28th January 2026)

For us, as a Calendar season league, our Transfer Deadline is the 22nd March 2026. This means that any player wanting to move between clubs that play in a calendar season cannot do so after that date. For now, this just applies to the Cork Business League

It also means that for a player wanting to move into the Cork Business League from Munster Senior League, the AUL, the West Cork League and the Cork Youth League have the freedom do so until 22nd March 2026

Full FAI Regulations in section below.

Player Registration Regulations

(FAI Handbook Section 6: Registration Regulations)

Registration Periods for Amateur Game

Club Registration Period for the CBL Calendar Season for a player to be registered to a club shall be as follows:
- The first transfer period is from 1st January to 22nd March (where a player registered with a Club is registering with a different club).
- The second transfer period is from 1st July to 28th July (where a player registered with a Club is registering with a different club).

Periods for the Assignment of Players to the CBL Calendar Season Competition Roster shall be as follows:
- Players that are not assigned to a Calendar Competition may only be assigned to a Calendar Competition during the period from 1st January to 30th September.
- A player is not permitted to be assigned to a Calendar Competition from between 1st October and 31st December (inclusive) unless otherwise permitted under these Regulations.

A player that is not registered with a club may register for a club at any time, subject always to compliance with the provisions of these Regulations including, but not limited to Section 6, Regulation 2.4:

In the event that a Player has his or her registration with their club Terminated outside of a transfer period, that player shall not be permitted to be registered with a different club until the next transfer period and
the Periods for the Assignment of a Player to a Competition

NB: Players may be registered for a maximum of three (3) clubs during the current season. During this period, the Player is only eligible to play in Official Matches for two (2) clubs. As an exception to this rule, a Player moving between two (2) clubs belonging to Associations with overlapping seasons (i.e. start of the season in summer/autumn as opposed to winter/spring) may be eligible to play in official matches for a third club during the relevant season, provided he or she has fully complied with his or her contractual obligations towards his previous club. Equally the provisions relating to registration period as well as to the minimum length of contract must be respected.