Affiliate Your Club

Fee, approval, and invoice route

The mid-season 2026 affiliation fee is EUR 25 per padel court, capped at EUR 100 for the year. Once the affiliation process is completed and approved, PFI confirms the payment route with the club.

• Affiliation requires PFI approval before a club is marked active
• The fee is based on the number of padel courts
• The payment route is confirmed after completion and approval
• The structure keeps the contribution aligned with club size and court availability

Coaching, inclusion, and workforce development

Affiliated clubs can access PFI education and development routes for coaches, staff, and club programmes.

• Access to PFI coaching certification
• One complimentary coaching certification for every newly affiliated club
• Access to the FIP coaching pathway aligned with International Padel Federation standards
• Safeguarding programmes for coaches and staff
• Disability inclusion training and disability pathway programmes
• Garda vetting through PFI
• New insurance options for coaches and players
• Nomination routes for FIP officiating programmes and EU Erasmus programmes

Pathways, programmes, and performance

Affiliation connects clubs and their players to recognised competition and development pathways across the sport.

• Eligibility to participate in the Irish Padel Tour national ranking circuit
• Access to host sanctioned tournaments
• Access to host junior programmes aligned with the national junior pathway
• Access to host Women in Sport coaching programmes
• Player consideration routes for national team trials and training
• Opportunities linked to 2027 European Games and Team Ireland activity
• Opportunity to host national team trials and training activities

Standards, guidance, and representation

Affiliation formally connects clubs with the national governing body for padel in Ireland and gives clubs a clearer route for support and representation.

• Official affiliation with PFI
• Access to court review and guidance
• Ability to nominate a club representative to engage with PFI
• Ongoing support and advice from the Federation
• Clear pathways available to affiliated clubs

Commercial and strategic opportunities

Affiliated clubs can be considered for wider federation visibility and strategic opportunities as the national padel structure grows.

• Opportunities to link in with PFI sponsors and partners
• Visibility on PFI communication channels and platforms
• Opportunity to submit an expression of interest to host international events supported by PFI
• Affiliation badge and fuller directory profile where approved
• Approved coaches and events can be shown on affiliated club profiles