D2. Team Eligibility – National Team Rosters

D2.1. WFDF World Ultimate Championship Events for National Teams are:

D2.1.1. WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships (WUGC)

D2.1.2. WFDF World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)

D2.1.3. WFDF World Under 24 Ultimate Championships (WU24)

D2.1.4. WFDF World Masters Ultimate Championships (WMUC)

D2.2. A country which fulfils the following criteria will be considered a small Ultimate community for the purposes of National Team roster eligibility per division (for Juniors events, only the number of eligible registered players for that division shall be used for the calculations):

D2.2.1. Mixed Divisions: A maximum of one hundred and fifty (150) female ultimate players or a maximum of one hundred and fifty (150) male ultimate players are registered with the National Federation (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or similar) according to the WFDF census data from the calendar year prior to the event.

D2.2.2. Open Divisions: A maximum of one hundred and fifty (150) male ultimate players are registered with the National Federation (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or similar) according to the WFDF census data from the calendar year prior to the event..

D2.2.3. Women’s Divisions: A maximum of one hundred and fifty (150) female ultimate players are registered with the National Federation (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or similar) according to the WFDF census data from the calendar year prior to the event.

D2.2.4. Under-20 Mixed Divisions: A maximum of seventy-five (75) U20 female ultimate players or a maximum of seventy-five (75) U20 male ultimate players are registered with the National Federation (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or similar) according to the WFDF census data from the calendar year prior to the event.

D2.2.5. Under-20 Open Division: A maximum of seventy-five (75) U20 male ultimate players are registered with the National Federation (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or similar) according to the WFDF census data from the calendar year prior to the event.

D2.2.6. Under-20 Women’s Division: A maximum of seventy-five (75) U20 female ultimate players are registered with the National Federation (Ultimate Federation, Flying Disc Federation or similar) according to the WFDF census data from the calendar year prior to the event.

D2.2.7. The country has been a National Federation for less than sixteen (16) years.

D2.3. Player Classes – All players on a National Team Roster must belong to one of the following classes:

D2.3.1. Legal Citizen - Players are deemed to be "Legal citizens" if they own a passport or equivalent legal document issued by the country's government

D2.3.2. WFDF Citizen - Players are also deemed to be "WFDF citizens" if they have moved to the country at least forty (40) months prior to January 1st of the year of the event and spent more than 75% of those forty (40) months in the country.

D2.3.3. Resident Non-Citizen - Players are deemed to be "Resident non-citizens" if they own a legal certificate of permanent residency issued by the country's government; or if they have moved to the country at least twelve (12) months prior to January 1st of the year of the event and spent more than 75% of those twelve (12) months in the country.

D2.3.4. For 2026 WFDF plans to remove the rule regarding Players being deemed to be "Resident non-citizens" if they own a legal certificate of permanent residency issued by the country's government.

D2.4. Team Roster Composition – A National Team may have on its roster:

D2.4.1. any number of Legal Citizens or WFDF Citizens

D2.4.2. a maximum of four (4) Resident Non-Citizens

D2.5. Team Roster Composition – Small Ultimate Community

D2.5.1. Teams from small Ultimate communities will be allowed to add one (1) extra Resident Non-Citizen to their Roster.

D2.5.2. For Teams from small Ultimate communities, the length of time for Resident Non-Citizens referenced in section D2.3.3 will be reduced to six (6) months.