
THE SAM'S 5TH EDITION IS HERE
SPORTS ARBITRATION MOOT
5th
Edition
2026
Get your game on for our best edition yet
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any student enrolled in a law faculty in 2025 or 2026 can participate in the SAM, irrespective of their law degree (undergraduate, LLM, PhD, etc.). However, except with the permission of the SAM Organization*: Mooties who are qualified in systems where there is no Bar should not have more than two-year post-qualification experience. Mooties who are qualified in systems where there is a Bar should not have any post-qualification experience. *To request a waiver, please contact the SAM Organization at info@sportsarbitrationmoot.com. An individual student who has already acted as an oralist in any of the oral rounds (whether the General Rounds or Elimination Rounds) may only participate again as a coach. It is the responsibility of the prospective Team to ensure that this rule is observed.
2026
5TH EDITION
Calendar
* All dates are provisional and therefore subject to change
8 September 2025
Start of the Team Registration period
3 October 2025
Final deadline for early bird Team registration
7 November 2025
Final deadline for Team registration
10 November 2025
Publication of the Case
12-16 January 2026
The SAM Camp (online)
19 January 2026
Deadline for submitting questions regarding the case
9 February 2026
Publication of Procedural Order with clarifications regarding the case
2-20 March 2026
General Rounds (online)
21-22 May 2026
SAM Elimination Rounds (Madrid, Spain)








