Latest decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee

The Lao Football Federation (LFF) has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF690,000 after having been found to have breached several provisions concerning the international transfer and first registration of minor players, for which art. 19 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (“RSTP”) is the main provision, as well as other relevant provisions with regard to the registration and participation of both minor and adult players in competitions.

The Disciplinary Committee has also imposed sanctions on several clubs for breaches relating to third-party influence (art. 18bis RSTP) and other violations of the RSTP:

• Al Arabi of Qatar has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF187,500 for entering into several contracts that enabled a third party to influence the club’s independence, for concluding third-party ownership agreements in breach of paras 4 and 5 of art. 18ter RSTP, as well as for a breach of confidentiality and a failure to enter correct and mandatory information in the International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) in the framework of the transfers of seven different players.

In addition, the Football Association of Indonesia has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF30,000 for failing to deduct points from six of its affiliated clubs as established in several decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee passed as a result of said clubs breaching art. 64 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (failure to respect decisions passed by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber).