SSAC has jurisdiction to resolve sports-related disputes and disputes connected to sports, including but not limited to: a. Disputes arising between the Olympic Committee and/or sports federations and/or sports clubs and/or sports leagues and/or sports academies and/or sports centers and/or members of their boards of directors and/or members of their general assemblies and/or athletes (players, referees, administrators, coaches, registered media professionals, and intermediaries) and/or sports event organizers and/or sponsors and/or television or radio broadcasters, among others. b. Disputes related to the use of sports doping substances. c. International sports-related disputes (e.g., involving foreign players or coaches), where the contract between the parties or a subsequent written agreement stipulates the referral of the dispute to the SSAC.

The following fall outside the jurisdiction of SSAC: a. Criminal disputes or claims, even if they arise from a sports-related matter. b. Disputes related to decisions concerning the technical rules of the sport. c. Sports disputes in which the internal appeal mechanisms, as stipulated in the relevant regulations and bylaws of the sports bodies, have not been exhausted. d. Decisions that, according to the regulations of the sports bodies, are not subject to appeal before the SSAC.

The time limit for filing an appeal before the SSAC is twenty-one (21) days from the date the parties to the dispute are notified of the appealed decision, unless a shorter period is specified in the regulations and bylaws of the sports bodies, provided that such period is not less than ten days.

The SSAC conducts arbitration and mediation procedures through the following chambers: a. Ordinary Arbitration Chamber b. Appeals Arbitration Chamber c. Football Disputes Arbitration Chamber d. Special and Ad hoc Chambers e. Mediation Chamber