The 2026 CFR count: how to report your members to DIF and DGI

Every winter, sports clubs under DIF, DGI and Dansk Firmaidræt report how many members they have.¹ The numbers go to the Central Club Register (Centralt Foreningsregister, CFR), and among other things DIF uses them to share its funding between the sports federations.² In some municipalities, the CFR report is also the one the municipality uses.³ It's a job most treasurers want done quickly, and it can be, if the member list is in order beforehand.

When do you report?

For 2026 the window is 1 December 2026 to 31 January 2027.⁴ The count covers the calendar year, and the window closes on 31 January. Set a reminder for early January, so there's time to fix anything that's missing.

Who counts?

CFR asks for active members: people who are enrolled and pay dues. The rules from CFR's guide:¹

• A member counts if they have been enrolled and paid dues for at least three months of the calendar year.
• The months don't have to be in a row. January-February plus November-December is four months, and counts.
• A member who joins on 1 October counts. A member from 1 November to 1 March has only two months in each year, and counts in neither.
• Passive members aren't reported.
• Honorary members who pay no dues count as paying.
• One person counts once per activity per year, however often they leave and rejoin.

How members are split

The numbers are split by gender and age:

• Gender in three groups: men/boys, women/girls and other gender identity.
• Age in eight bands: 0-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, 25-39, 40-59, 60-69 and 70+. Age is the member's age on 31 December.
• Per activity. If the club has several sports, each with its own dues, a member counts in each. Disciplines can also be recorded separately, but that number isn't a member count.

The club also reports its volunteers, in four roles, split into 0-24 and 25 and over.¹

How to report, step by step

1. Tidy the member list. Find members with no birth date or gender, and fill them in. They cause most of the mistakes.
2. Find the members who paid for at least three months. If your payments are in a spreadsheet, filter on payment dates and periods.
3. Count them into the grid: age down, gender across, one count per activity.
4. Log in at medlemstal.dk with the club's 7-digit CFR number and club key (foreningsnøgle).⁴
5. Type in the numbers for each activity, and report the volunteers.
6. Check and submit before 31 January. If an activity has no active members, there's a box to report 0.³

Some member systems send the numbers directly, but the club still logs in to check and finish.³

The usual mistakes

• Missing birth dates. Without one, a member can't go in an age band. Ask for it when people join, and you won't be chasing it in December.
• Passive members counted. If you have a passive membership type, keep it out of the count.
• Age worked out from today. CFR uses the age on 31 December. Someone who turns 13 in December counts in 13-18.
• Members who left forgotten. A member who paid for January to April and then left has paid for four months, and counts.
• The deadline. The window closes on 31 January.

Let something count for you

If your member list is in a spreadsheet, try our free CFR count. It counts the list into CFR's grid in your browser, and nothing is sent anywhere.

In Clubroom, the count follows the three-month rule by itself, shows who is missing a birth date or gender, and gives you the grid ready to type in. See Report your members to CFR.

Always check the latest guide at medlemstal.dk before you report.