February 17 – The Turkish Football Federation’s disciplinary committee has announced the sanctions following the abandoned Turkish Super Lig match between Galatasaray and Adana Demirspor on February 9.
Adana Demirspor have been hit with a 3:0 forfeit of the match and a further three points deduction. Adana currently occupies the bottom place in league.
Adana owner Murat Sanak was also punished with a 30-day suspension and a TL 500,000 (€ 13,100) fine.
Adana Demirspor Cihan Elçiçek was banned from entering the dressing room and technical area of the bench for three games and given a fine of TL 292,500 (€ 7,700).
The Adana team had voluntarily left the pitch with the score at 1:0 to Galatasaray. The visiting team’s management complained about the refereeing and a penalty awarded to Galatasaray to give them the lead. Adana Demirspor players were ordered to leave the pitch by their management, leaving the referee with no option but to abandon the match.
A day after the penalties were announced, the Turkish Football Federation announced that it was changing its disciplinary regulations and dramatically increasing the penalties for clubs for arbitrarily leaving the field during the match.
\According to the new rules, the clubs could be penalised with fines between TL 20-100 million (€520,000 – €2.6 million), while club managers could be disqualified or banned for 1 year. Players will be banned between 5 to 10 games.
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