CAS 2009/A/1920 FK Pobeda, Aleksandar Zabrcanec, Nikolce Zdraveski V/ UEFA
CAS 2009/A/1920 FK Pobeda, Aleksandar Zabrcanec, Nikolce Zdraveski v/ UEFA ARBITRAL AWARD Delivered by the COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT Sitting in the following composition: President: Mr Efraim Barak , Attorney-at-law, Tel Aviv, Israel Arbitrators: Mr Stephan Netzle , Attorney-at-law, Zurich, Switzerland Mr Denis Oswald, Attorney-at-law, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Ad hoc Clerk: Mr Nicolas Cottier , Attorney-at-law, Lausanne, Switzerland in the arbitration between 1. FK Pobeda-Prilep, Prilep, Macedonia, 2. Aleksandar Zabrcanec , Prilep, Macedonia, 3. Nikolce Zdraveski , Prilep, Macedonia, all represented by Mrrs. Simon and Gorjancho Simonoski, Attorneys-at-law in Prilep, Macedonia, As Appellants and UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland represented by Mr. Jean-Samuel Leuba, Attorney-at-Law in Lausanne, Switzerland and Mr. Michele Bernasconi, Attorney-at-law in Zurich, Switzerland. As Respondent * * * * * * * * * * CAS 2009/A/1920 FK Pobeda, Aleksandar Zabrcanec, Nikolce Zdraveski v/ UEFA - PAGE 2 I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1. Parties 1. FK Pobeda – Prilep (hereinafter “Pobeda” or “the Club”) is a Football Club located in the city of Prilep, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter “FYR Macedonia” or "Macedonia"). The Club is affiliated to the Football Federation of Macedonia, which in turn is a member of UEFA. At the relevant period to this Appeal, the Club played in the Macedonian First League 2. Aleksandar Zabrcanec (hereinafter “Mr. Zabrcanec”) is Pobeda’s President. Nikolce Zdraveski (hereinafter “Mr. Zdraveski”) was Pobeda’s captain during the first qualifying round of the 2004/2005 UEFA Champions League and became later the coach of Pobeda. 3. The Union of European Football Associations (hereinafter “UEFA” or “the Respondent) is an association according to Art.
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