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UEFA Competitions Cases: July-December 2015 Case Law. CEDB & Appeals Body. 2015/2016 (July– December) LEGAL DIVISION DISCIPLINARY AND INTEGRITY UNIT Case Law Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body & Appeals Body Season 2015/2016 July 2015 - December 2015 1 | P a g e Case Law. CEDB & Appeals Body. 2015/2016 (July– December) CONTENT FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 CONTROL, ETHICS AND DISCIPLINARY BODY ........................................................................................ 7 Decision of 8 July 2015......................................................................................................... 8 VPS Vaasa ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 (racist behavior and crowd disturbances) .............................................................................................. 8 Decision of 13 July 2015 .................................................................................................... 13 Valletta FC ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 (direct red card) .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Decision of 15 July 2015 .................................................................................................... 16 Neftçi PFK ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 (red card and mass confrontation) ......................................................................................................... 16 Decision of 23 July 2015 .................................................................................................... 20 Beitar Jerusalem FC ....................................................................................................................................... 20 (racist behavior, improper conduct of supporters and improper conduct of the team) .... 20 APPEALS BODY ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Decision of 17 June 2015 ................................................................................................... 32 Danish Football Association ...................................................................................................................... 32 (throwing of objects) .................................................................................................................................... 32 Decision of 17 June 2015 ................................................................................................... 36 Portuguese Football Federation .............................................................................................................. 36 (rough play- red card) .................................................................................................................................. 36 Decision of 23 July 2015 .................................................................................................... 41 Olympiacos FC ................................................................................................................................................ 41 (rough play-red card) ................................................................................................................................... 41 Decision of 27 August 2015 ............................................................................................... 47 Fenerbahçe SK ................................................................................................................................................ 47 (improper conduct of coach; throwing of objects) ........................................................................... 47 Decision of 11 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 56 FC Midtjylland ................................................................................................................................................. 56 (homophobic chants) ................................................................................................................................... 56 1 | P a g e Case Law. CEDB & Appeals Body. 2015/2016 (July– December) Decision of 17 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 62 Feyenoord ........................................................................................................................................................ 62 (racist behaviour/throwing of an inflatable banana) ....................................................................... 62 Decision of 17 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 70 Football Club Zenit ....................................................................................................................................... 70 (illicit banners) ................................................................................................................................................ 70 Decision of 17 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 78 Croatian Football Federation .................................................................................................................... 78 (racist behaviour) ........................................................................................................................................... 78 Decision of 17 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 86 FK Budućnost Podgorica ............................................................................................................................. 86 (no internet connection/no WIFI; admissibility) ................................................................................. 86 Decision of 17 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 90 KKS Lech Poznań ........................................................................................................................................... 90 (propaganda; illicit banner)........................................................................................................................ 90 Decision of 17 September 2015 ........................................................................................ 97 FK Kukësi ........................................................................................................................................................... 97 (match not taken place in full; fireworks; illicit banners ) ............................................................... 97 Decision of 25 September 2015 ...................................................................................... 110 Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal ................................................................................................ 110 (assault; red card) ....................................................................................................................................... 110 Decision of 9 October 2015 ............................................................................................. 117 Bulgarian Football Union ......................................................................................................................... 117 (red card; assault) ....................................................................................................................................... 117 Decision of 26 November 2015 ....................................................................................... 122 Hapoel Beer-Sheva .................................................................................................................................... 122 (direct red card) ........................................................................................................................................... 122 Decision of 26 November 2015 ....................................................................................... 129 WKS Śląsk Wrocław SA ............................................................................................................................. 129 (racist behaviour) ........................................................................................................................................ 129 Decision of 26 November 2015 ....................................................................................... 134 Hungarian Football Federation ............................................................................................................. 134 (racist behavior and improper conduct of supporters) ................................................................ 134 2 | P a g e Case Law. CEDB & Appeals Body. 2015/2016 (July– December) Decision of 26 November 2015 ....................................................................................... 142 Croatian Football Federation ................................................................................................................
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