Soccer

Fenerbahce two year Uefa ban upheld

Turkish club is unsuccessful in its appeal to CAS and will not be able to play in European competition during that time

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and Fenerbache’s Alper Potuk battles for possession of the ball during the UEFA Champions League, Play-Off Round, Second Leg at the Emirates Stadium. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire
Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and Fenerbache’s Alper Potuk battles for possession of the ball during the UEFA Champions League, Play-Off Round, Second Leg at the Emirates Stadium. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire
Wed Aug 28 2013 - 11:38

Fenerbahce have been excluded from European competition for the next two years after losing an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a Uefa sanction for match-fixing.

The Turkish side had been due to go into the Europa League following their defeat by Arsenal in the Champions League qualifiers but will now be excluded from that and also from all European competitions next year.

Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv’s appeal against a one-season exclusion from Uefa’s club competitions — also for match-fixing — has also been upheld by CAS.

Uefa welcomed the CAS decisions and will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide which club will take Fenerbahce’s place in the Europa League group stage.

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Uefa said in a statement: "Uefa welcomes the decisions of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejecting the appeals made by Fenerbahce SK and FC Metalist Kharkiv against the Uefa Appeals Body decisions of 15 July 2013 and 14 August 2013 respectively.

"The Uefa Emergency Panel will meet tomorrow afternoon to decide on the consequences the confirmed exclusion of Fenerbahce SK from the 2013/14 Uefa club competitions will have on the Uefa Europa League. "