An athlete's contract in Georgia is not a standalone, autonomous agreement type: it is built on the norms of the Law on Sport that determine who may engage in professional sport, on what legal form employment in sport takes, and which social guarantees follow from this activity. On this page we explain what the law establishes about the status of citizen and foreign athletes, the individual labour contract, mandatory insurance, and the social-protection layer that every professional athlete carries.
The Citizen's Right to Sporting Activity and the Foreign Athlete's Entry Route
Article 3 of the law sets the framework of state guarantees. A citizen of Georgia — an athlete, coach, referee or other sport worker — has the right to work in amateur and professional sport both in Georgia and abroad. The state also provides appropriate assistance and benefits to pensioners, orphans, needy families and persons with disabilities working in the field of sport, and it supports the development of different sports in rural areas, paying particular attention to highland regions. A citizen of another country or a stateless person pursues sporting activity in Georgia on the basis of a contract or agreement, in the manner established by legislation — which means that a foreign player's relationship with a club must likewise take a contractual form. The same article records that the use of sporting activity or sporting achievements for unlawful aims is inadmissible.