UEFA Disciplinary Regulations

1.1These regulations contain the substantive and formal provisions governing the punishment of disciplinary offences falling within their scope of application. They describe the infringements, regulate the application of penalties and govern the organisation and actions of the disciplinary bodies and the procedure to be followed before these bodies.

1.2These regulations serve to ensure the achievement of the objectives of UEFA as defined in Article 2 of the UEFA Statutes.

2.1These regulations apply to any breach of UEFA’s Statutes, regulations, directives or decisions, with the exception of any breach of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations or the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations for UEFA Women’s Club Competitions, which may be penalised by the Club Financial Control Body in accordance with the Procedural rules governing the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.

2.2When a case seems to come under the jurisdiction of both the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body and the First Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body, the chair of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body and the chair of the First Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body decide at their own discretion which body will deal with the case. If they cannot reach an agreement, the chair of the Appeals Body decides at his own discretion. Such decisions on jurisdiction may only be appealed against with the final decision of the body to which the case was assigned.

2.3These regulations apply to every match and competition organised by UEFA.

2.4These regulations also apply to any serious violation of UEFA’s statutory objectives, unless that violation is otherwise prosecuted in an appropriate manner by one of UEFA’s member associations.

3.1The following are subject to these regulations:

3.2The above-mentioned entities and persons are subject to UEFA’s disciplinary powers. They are bound by and recognise UEFA’s Statutes, regulations, directives and decisions, as well as the Laws of the Game as issued by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

4.1These regulations apply to all those who fall under UEFA’s jurisdiction on the day the alleged disciplinary offence is committed. Disciplinary proceedings instigated against someone who was under UEFA’s jurisdiction on the day the alleged disciplinary offence was committed must not be abandoned by UEFA’s disciplinary bodies solely because the person involved is no longer under UEFA’s jurisdiction.

6.1The following disciplinary measures may be imposed on member associations and clubs:

6.2The following disciplinary measures may be imposed on individuals:

6.3Fines must not be less than €100 or more than €10,000,000. In the case of individuals, a fine may not exceed €500,000.

6.4The above-mentioned disciplinary measures may be combined.

6.5Annex A contains a list of standard disciplinary measures which may be taken into consideration by the relevant disciplinary body when rendering its decision and which serve as a basis for proposals of sanctions by the disciplinary office, in accordance with Article 35(3).

7.1Directives demand certain behaviour on the part of those concerned.

7.2In addition to disciplinary measures, the disciplinary bodies may issue directives stipulating the manner in which a disciplinary measure must be carried out.

7.3The disciplinary bodies may also award compensation for damage where a member association or club is liable for that damage on the basis of Articles 8 and 16(2).

9.1Decisions taken by the referee on the field of play, including decisions pertaining to the use or the non-use of video assistant referees and/or goal-line technology, are final and may not be reviewed by the UEFA disciplinary bodies.

9.2In cases where a decision by the referee involves an obvious error (such as mistaking the identity of the person penalised), only the disciplinary consequences of that decision may be reviewed by the disciplinary bodies. In cases of mistaken identity, disciplinary proceedings may, in accordance with these regulations, be opened only against the person who was actually at fault.

9.3A protest against a yellow card or expulsion from the field of play after two yellow cards is admissible only if the referee’s alleged error was to mistake the identity of the player. In cases of serious misconduct, disciplinary action may be taken even if the referee and his assistants did not see the event in question and were therefore unable to take any action.

9.5The provisions of these regulations relating to protests against match results affected by a referee’s decision that was an obvious violation of a rule remain applicable.

10.1There is a statute of limitations on prosecution, which is time-barred after:

10.2Match-fixing, fraud, bribery and corruption are not subject to a statute of limitations.

10.3The statute of limitations set out above is interrupted by all procedural acts (e.g. commissioning of an ethics and disciplinary inspector to conduct an investigation), starting afresh with each interruption. It is permanently interrupted when a disciplinary body takes a decision.

11.1All entities and persons subject to these regulations must respect the Laws of the Game, as well as UEFA’s Statutes, regulations, directives and decisions, and comply with the principles of ethical conduct, loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship.

11.2For example, a breach of these principles is committed by anyone:

11.3Breaches of the above-mentioned principles and rules are punished by means of disciplinary measures.

12.1All entities and persons bound by UEFA’s rules and regulations must refrain from any behaviour that damages or could damage the integrity of matches and competitions and must cooperate fully with UEFA at all times in its efforts to combat such behaviour.

12.2The integrity of matches and competitions is violated, for example, by anyone:

12.3If filed after the relevant competition stage has finished, complaints regarding match-fixing can have no impact on the sporting result of the competition or match in question and, therefore, the match cannot be replayed, unless the competent disciplinary body decides otherwise.

14.1Any entity or person subject to these regulations who insults the human dignity of a person or group of persons on whatever grounds, including skin colour, race, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation, incurs a suspension lasting at least ten matches or a specified period of time, or any other appropriate sanction.

14.2If one or more of a member association or club’s supporters engage in the behaviour described in paragraph 1, the member association or club responsible incurs a minimum of a fine and either a partial stadium closure or a restriction on selling tickets to its supporters for away matches. If the circumstances of the case require it, the competent disciplinary body may impose any other additional appropriate disciplinary measures on the member association or club responsible, such as the playing of one or more matches behind closed doors, a stadium closure, the forfeiting of a match, the deduction of points and/or disqualification from the competition.

14.4If the match is suspended by the referee because of racist and/or discriminatory conduct, the match may be declared forfeit.

14.5The above disciplinary measures may be combined with a community football service and/or specific directives, such as the use of banners and/or the implementation of preventive measures, aimed at tackling racism and other discriminatory conduct.

15.1The following suspensions apply for competition matches:

15.2Suspensions may be combined with fines or community football service.

15.3If the circumstances of the case so require, a suspension may be reduced, increased or even extended to cover all competition categories.

15.4If a national or club team conducts itself improperly, for example, if yellow or red cards are shown by the referee to either five or more players or a combination of six or more players and officials (four or more players or a combination of five or more players and officials in the case of futsal) during a match, disciplinary measures may be taken against the member association or club concerned (see Annex A.VIII).

16.1Host clubs and national associations are responsible for order and security both inside and around the stadium before, during and after matches. All associations and clubs shall comply with the obligations as defined in the UEFA Safety and Security Regulations. They are liable for incidents of any kind and may be subject to disciplinary measures and directives unless they can prove that they have not been negligent in any way in the organisation of the match.

16.2However, all associations and clubs are liable for the following inappropriate behaviour on the part of their supporters and may be subject to disciplinary measures and directives even if they can prove the absence of any negligence in relation to the organisation of the match:

17.1The following provisions apply to all persons falling within the scope of Article 3(1)(a), (c) and (e), except in cases where the conduct in question is dealt with in an appropriate manner by the relevant bodies of one of UEFA’s member associations or by FIFA.

17.2Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 above, if an alleged violation of these provisions arises in relation to UEFA matters or the function of an individual who was elected, ratified or assigned by UEFA to exercise a function, UEFA’s disciplinary bodies have exclusive competence to deal with the case.

17.3All persons bound by these provisions are expected to be aware of the importance of their duties, obligations and responsibilities. They are required to observe the principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship and to act with complete honesty when exercising their functions.

17.4All persons bound by these provisions have a fiduciary duty towards UEFA.

17.5All persons bound by these provisions have a responsibility to report unethical conduct to UEFA without delay.

18.1Persons bound by these provisions shall not use confidential information acquired in the course of their UEFA activities in order to obtain or attempt to obtain a personal advantage or for any other illegitimate purpose. This obligation survives the termination of any relationship pursuant to which a person is subject to this provision.

18.2Persons bound by these provisions shall not abuse their position in any way, in particular not to take advantage or seek to take advantage of their position for personal aims and/or gains in a manner that is inconsistent with their duties and responsibilities towards UEFA.

19.1All persons bound by these provisions shall avoid any situations that could result in a conflict of interest. Such a conflict may arise if persons bound by these provisions have, or appear to have, private or personal interests that detract from their ability to perform their duties without any undue influence. Private or personal interests may include, but are not limited to, personal benefits, financial gain or other motives to obtain favours for oneself, family, friends or others. All persons bound by these provisions have a responsibility to disclose any such conflicts of interest to UEFA without delay.

19.2All persons bound by these provisions shall abstain from performing their duties in cases of existing or potential conflicts of interest.

21.1Persons bound by these provisions shall not directly or indirectly offer, promise, give, request, solicit, receive or accept any undue pecuniary or benefit of any kind with a view to influencing UEFA’s decision-making, whether in business related matters or in any other sphere commercial or otherwise.

21.2Persons bound by these provisions shall not offer, promise, give, request, solicit, receive or accept any undue pecuniary or other benefit in return for the execution or omission of an act related to their official UEFA activities or which is contrary to their duties.

21.3All persons bound by these provisions are obliged to report to UEFA without delay any offer, promise or similar inducement within the meaning of paragraphs 1 or 2 above.

23.1The competent disciplinary body determines the type and extent of the disciplinary measures to be imposed in accordance with the objective and subjective elements of the offence, taking account of both aggravating and mitigating circumstances.

23.2If the competent disciplinary body is of the opinion that information provided by the party charged has been decisive in uncovering or establishing a breach of UEFA’s rules and regulations, it may exercise its discretionary powers and scale down its disciplinary measures or even dispense with them entirely.

23.3Disciplinary measures can be reduced or increased by the competent disciplinary body on the basis of the circumstances of the specific case. In the case of offences related to Article 14(2), the competent disciplinary body may take into consideration the implementation of effective preventive measures as a mitigating circumstance. In the case of offences related to Article 16(2), the competent disciplinary body may take into consideration the immediate reaction of the security of the club or national association as a mitigating circumstance.

24.2The standard of proof to be applied in UEFA disciplinary proceedings is the comfortable satisfaction of the competent disciplinary body.

25.1Recidivism occurs if another offence of a similar nature is committed within:

25.2Recidivism counts as an aggravating circumstance.

26.1All disciplinary measures may be suspended, with the exception of:

26.2As a rule, the probationary period must be a minimum of one year and a maximum of five. This period may be reduced or extended in exceptional circumstances.

26.3If a further offence of a similar nature to that of the original offence is committed during the probationary period, the competent disciplinary body, as a rule, orders that the disciplinary measure imposed for the original offence be enforced. In addition to such enforcement, a new disciplinary measure is imposed for the new offence.

27.1If a match cannot take place or cannot be played in full, the member association or club responsible forfeits the match.

27.2A match is declared forfeit if a player who has been suspended following a disciplinary decision participates in the match.

27.3A match may be declared forfeit if a player who is ineligible under the regulations of the competition concerned participates in the match, as long as the opposing team files a protest.

27.4The consequences of a match being declared forfeit are as follows:

27.5If a match is declared forfeit, offences committed during the match remain punishable.

28.1The disciplinary bodies are:

28.2Members of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body and Appeals Body are appointed by the Executive Committee for a term of four years. The appointed members are presented to the Congress for ratification.

28.3If a vacancy arises, the UEFA Executive Committee may appoint a replacement for the remaining term of office.

29.1The Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body consists of a chair, two vice-chairs and the necessary number of other members as determined by the Executive Committee. As a rule, the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body reaches decisions in the presence of three of its members. The chair may enlarge the quorum to a maximum of seven members if he considers it necessary.

29.2The chair of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, one of its vice-chairs or one of its members acting as ad hoc chair may take a decision as a judge sitting alone:

29.3The Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body has jurisdiction to rule on disciplinary and ethical issues and all other matters which fall within its competence under UEFA’s Statutes and regulations. In particularly urgent cases (especially those relating to admission to, participation in or exclusion from UEFA competitions), the UEFA administration may, after consultation with the chair of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, submit the case directly to the Appeals Body for a decision.

29.4The Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body also has jurisdiction in the event of a UEFA member association and/or its members failing to prosecute, or prosecuting in an inappropriate manner, a serious violation of UEFA’s statutory objectives.

30.1The Appeals Body consists of a chair, two vice-chairs and the necessary number of other members as determined by the Executive Committee.

30.2As a rule, the Appeals Body reaches decisions in the presence of three of its members. The chair may enlarge the quorum to a maximum of seven members if he considers it necessary.

30.3The chair of the Appeals Body, one of its vice-chairs or one of its members acting as ad hoc chair may take a decision as a judge sitting alone:

30.4The Appeals Body has jurisdiction to hear appeals against decisions by the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body and to rule on particularly urgent cases submitted to it directly by the UEFA administration, after consultation with the chair of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, for a decision.

31.1The Executive Committee appoints the necessary number of ethics and disciplinary inspectors for a term of four years and designates one of them chief inspector. All appointments are presented to the Congress for ratification. If a vacancy arises, the UEFA Executive Committee may appoint a replacement for the remaining term of office. The UEFA Executive Committee may appoint additional ethics and disciplinary inspectors during a term, in which case they shall serve the remaining term of office.

31.2The ethics and disciplinary inspectors may represent UEFA in proceedings before the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body and the Appeals Body.

31.3Ethics and disciplinary inspectors may:

31.5The general principles governing ethics and disciplinary inspectors’ investigations are as follows:

32.1The members of the disciplinary bodies and the ethics and disciplinary inspectors are independent and may not belong to any other UEFA organ, committee or expert panel.

32.2Members of the disciplinary bodies and ethics and disciplinary inspectors shall not take any measure nor exercise any influence in relation to a matter where a conflict of interest exists, may exist or is perceived to exist. The members of the UEFA disciplinary bodies and ethics and disciplinary inspectors must sign an official declaration undertaking to exercise their functions in the conditions expressed above.

32.3Members of the disciplinary bodies and ethics and disciplinary inspectors are bound exclusively by the UEFA Statutes, rules and regulations and the law.

33.1Members of the disciplinary bodies and ethics and disciplinary inspectors must decline to participate in cases relating directly to themselves, their national associations or clubs belonging to their national associations.

33.2In the event of any doubt or dispute, the chair of the disciplinary body concerned, or his nominee, decides on the participation of the person concerned.

34.1The disciplinary bodies decide by a simple majority, with no abstention being allowed. In the event of a tie, the chair of the relevant disciplinary body has the casting vote.

34.2Members of the disciplinary bodies are bound to secrecy.

35.1The UEFA administration places an office and the necessary staff at the disposal of the disciplinary bodies and ethics and disciplinary inspectors at UEFA’s headquarters.

35.2The office is responsible for administrative tasks, for taking the minutes of meetings, for providing support to the investigation and for preparing draft versions of the decisions to be taken by the disciplinary bodies.

35.3For offences listed in Annex A, provided the disciplinary measure is a warning or a fine up to €40,000, the office may propose the relevant sanction to the party concerned, who has five days from notification to reject or accept the proposal. If the party rejects the proposed sanction, the case is submitted to the competent disciplinary body (or judge sitting alone) for a decision. Accepting or failing to reject the proposed sanction within five days results in the proposed sanction becoming final and binding for that party.

37.1The parties comprise:

37.2Member associations, clubs and other individuals/bodies that might be directly affected may be invited by the relevant disciplinary body to participate in the proceedings as interveners, on the initiative of the competent disciplinary body or at the request of the member association, club or other individual/body concerned.

38.1Member associations, clubs, players and officials may be represented.

38.2Representatives must prove their authority by means of a signed power of attorney.

38.3The competent disciplinary body decides on issues of representation.

39.1In order to guarantee their rights, individuals bound by these rules and with insufficient financial means may request legal aid from UEFA for the purpose of proceedings before the UEFA disciplinary bodies.

39.2Applicants for legal aid must submit reasoned requests and supporting documents.

39.3The UEFA administration establishes a list of the necessary number of pro bono counsels. UEFA is not responsible for the services and advice provided by pro bono counsels to their beneficiaries.

39.4According to each applicant’s needs, legal aid may be provided as follows:

39.5The UEFA administration decides on requests for legal aid. Such decisions are final. Further conditions and requirements associated with legal aid and pro bono counsel are communicated by circular letter and/or made available on the UEFA website.

40.1Disciplinary proceedings, both written and oral, are conducted in one of UEFA’s official languages (i.e. English, French or German). Any party wishing to use another language at a hearing must request, in good time, the services of an interpreter. Interpreters must be either chosen or approved by UEFA, which bears the cost of such interpreting services.

41.1The disciplinary bodies are convened by their respective chairs.

41.2Unless these regulations specify otherwise, the parties and ethics and disciplinary inspectors are entitled to submit written statements, examine the case file and order copies of the case file before any decision is reached.

41.3Hearings are recorded and archived. Parties are not given access to recordings of hearings; however, if a party claims that procedural rules in its favour have been breached during a hearing, the chair of the competent disciplinary body, or his nominee, may allow that party to listen to and/or view the recording at UEFA headquarters. Recordings are destroyed after five years.

41.4The disciplinary bodies may hold hearings and take decisions in the absence of one or all of the parties and/or the ethics and disciplinary inspector.

41.5If the requests of the parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector are identical, the disciplinary bodies may consider ruling in accordance with those requests.

41.6If different proceedings are opened against the same member association, club or individual(s), the competent disciplinary body may combine the cases and issue one comprehensive decision. Hearings of the UEFA disciplinary bodies are not open to the public, except in cases of anti-doping rule violations by individuals if duly requested by the defendant and approved by the chair of the relevant disciplinary body. In such case, the chair decides at his own discretion if and under what conditions a public hearing may take place.

41.8The disciplinary bodies may take decisions by correspondence or via teleconference, videoconference or any other similar method.

41.9All communications concerning a member association, club or individual (including notification of proceedings against them and issuance of the decisions taken by the disciplinary bodies) are addressed to the member association or club concerned, which must then, if applicable, inform the individual in person. All such communications by UEFA or the disciplinary bodies take the form of emails sent by the UEFA disciplinary office.

41.10As a rule, all documents generated during disciplinary investigations and/or proceedings must be kept confidential if not publicly available; however, UEFA may exceptionally share such documents with a member association, if need be in a redacted form, for the purposes of facilitating the conduct of disciplinary investigations and/or proceedings by the member association in question, especially in the event of a serious offence allegedly committed in its jurisdiction.

41.11The UEFA administration may, after consultation with the competent disciplinary body, rectify any mistakes in calculation or any other obvious error in the decision at any time.

42.1A time limit begins the day after which it is notified as per Article 41 paragraph 9. It is considered to have been observed if acted upon by 24.00 CET (midnight Central European Time) on the deadline date. Official holidays and non-working days are included in the calculation of time limits. Time limits are interrupted from 20 December to 5 January inclusive. Such interruption has no impact on the time limit to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in accordance with the UEFA Statutes.

42.2When a deadline expires on Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday in the Swiss canton of Vaud, where UEFA’s headquarters are located, it is carried forward to the next working day.

42.3If a time limit is not observed, the defaulter loses the procedural right in question.

42.4Time limits laid down by these regulations may not be extended.

43.1Any participant whose conduct disrupts the orderly course of proceedings may be reprimanded, fined up to €3,000 or excluded from the hearing by the chair.

43.2Disorderly conduct penalties (i.e. penalties for contempt) apply exclusively to individuals and are incontestable. With the exception of reprimands, such penalties must be recorded, with the reasons stated, in the decision.

44.1Any type of evidence may be used during disciplinary investigations and proceedings, provided that human dignity is not violated. Valid forms of evidence in disciplinary investigations and proceedings include official reports and records, the examination of witnesses, the examination of parties and ethics and disciplinary inspectors, on-site inspections, expert opinions, television and video recordings, personal confessions, and other records and documents (such as betting fraud reports).

44.2The disciplinary bodies can request further evidence at any time.

46.2All persons called to testify before the disciplinary bodies are bound to tell the truth and answer in all good conscience any questions that they are asked.

46.3The chair of the competent disciplinary body decides on the examination of witnesses proposed by the parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector, including on how to hear their testimony. Each party is responsible for ensuring the availability and covering the costs of the witnesses that it calls.

46.4The disciplinary bodies may limit or reject the testimony of any witness, or any part thereof, on grounds of irrelevance.

47.1Where a person’s testimony in disciplinary proceedings opened in accordance with these regulations could endanger his life or put that person or his family or close friends in physical danger or emotional distress, the chair of the competent disciplinary body, or his nominee, may order that:

47.2In view of the overall circumstances (particularly if no other evidence is available to corroborate that of the anonymous witness), and if it is technically possible, the chair of the competent disciplinary body, or his nominee, may exceptionally order, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the parties or the ethics and disciplinary inspector, that:

47.3Disciplinary measures are imposed on anyone who reveals the identity of an anonymous witness or any information that could be used to identify him.

48.1To ensure their safety, anonymous witnesses are identified behind closed doors in the absence of the parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector. This is carried out either by the chair of the competent disciplinary body, or his nominee, alone, or by all the members of the competent disciplinary body together, and is recorded in minutes containing the witness’s personal details.

48.2These minutes are not communicated to the parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector.

48.3The parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector receive a brief note which:

49.1The chair of the competent disciplinary body, or his nominee, is entitled to issue provisional measures where these are deemed necessary to ensure the proper administration of justice, to maintain sporting discipline or to avoid irreparable harm, or for reasons of safety and security. The chair is not obliged to hear the parties and/or the ethics and disciplinary inspector. A provisional measure may apply for up to 90 days. The duration of any such measure may be deducted from the final disciplinary sanction. The chair of the competent disciplinary body, or his nominee, may exceptionally extend the validity of a provisional measure by up to 30 days. This fixed time limit does not apply to provisional measures imposed with respect to the application of the UEFA Anti- Doping Regulations.

49.3Provisional measures pronounced by the chair of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, or his nominee, may be appealed against in accordance with the relevant provisions of these regulations. However, the appeal must reach UEFA in writing and with grounds within three days of notification of the contested measure, and there is no appeal fee. The chair of the Appeals Body, or his nominee, decides on such appeals as a judge sitting alone. Such decisions are final.

51.1The costs of proceedings before the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body are borne by UEFA, except in protest cases, when they are borne by the losing party.

51.2The allocation of the costs of proceedings before the Appeals Body depends on the outcome of those proceedings, except in the case of disciplinary proceedings opened against individuals charged with anti-doping rule violations, which are free of costs. For the rest, the Appeals Body decides at its own discretion how the costs of proceedings are to be allocated to the various parties or borne by UEFA. Appeals against such decisions are not admissible. The appeal fee is either deducted from the costs of proceedings or reimbursed.

51.3Costs caused abusively by a party are charged to the party responsible, irrespective of the outcome of the proceedings.

51.4Each party bears its own costs, including the costs of its own witnesses, representatives, legal advisors and counsel.

52.1In principle, the disciplinary bodies issue decisions without grounds, and only the operative part of the decision is notified to the parties, who are informed that they have five days from that notification to request, in writing, a decision with grounds. A party failing to make such a request results in the decision becoming final and binding for that party, who is deemed to have waived its right to lodge an appeal.

52.2If a decision with grounds is requested within the time limit stipulated in paragraph 1 above, the time limit for lodging an appeal begins only on notification of the grounds. Only the parties to whom a decision is addressed and the ethics and disciplinary inspector can request the grounds.

52.3Any appeal lodged before notification of the grounds is regarded exclusively as a request for a decision with grounds.

52.4Decisions on anti-doping rule violations are always issued with grounds.

52.5The UEFA administration publishes decisions issued by the disciplinary bodies. Where such a decision contains confidential information, the UEFA administration may decide, ex officio or at the request of either one of the parties or the ethics and disciplinary inspector within seven days of notification of the decision, to publish a redacted and/or anonymised version, with the exception of doping- related decisions, which are subject to the specific provisions of the UEFA Anti- Doping Regulations.

53.1On request, the competent disciplinary body may reopen proceedings where a party or UEFA claims to have new and substantial facts or evidence that it was unable to provide before the decision became effective.

53.2An application to reopen proceedings must be addressed to the disciplinary body that took the contested decision within 14 days of the grounds for review coming to light, and no more than four years after the decision in question became effective.

53.3Cases related to doping, fraud, bribery, corruption or match-fixing offences are not subject to the above limitations and can be reopened at any time.

55.1Proceedings are opened by the UEFA administration:

55.2Where a complaint has been filed, an ethics and disciplinary inspector must evaluate such complaint. At his discretion, the ethics and disciplinary inspector may decide not to approve the opening of proceedings if there are no valid reasons to do so. Such a lack of valid reasons occurs, for instance, where the issue at stake can be solved at national level, could have been subject to a protest or does not relate to a potential disciplinary offence, where the party filing the complaint lacks a legal interest worthy of protection or where UEFA’s disciplinary bodies manifestly have no jurisdiction over the matter.

55.3A decision by an ethics and disciplinary inspector not to approve the opening of proceedings can be appealed against before the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body within five days upon notification of the decision.

56.1Member associations and their clubs are entitled to lodge protests. Protests must reach the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body in writing, indicating the relevant grounds, within 24 hours of the end of the match in question.

56.2The 24-hour time limit may not be extended. For the sake of the smooth running of a competition, the corresponding competition regulations may shorten the protest deadline accordingly.

56.3The protest fee is €1,000. Proof of payment of the protest fee must be submitted to the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body when the protest is lodged. The protest fee is reimbursed only if the protest is admitted.

56.4Any protest not complying with the above requirements is declared inadmissible by the chair of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body.

57.1Subject to its admissibility in accordance with Article 56, a protest may only be heard if it concerns:

57.2Protests may not be lodged against factual decisions taken by the referee.

60.1The parties directly affected by a decision and the ethics and disciplinary inspector all have the right to appeal. Decisions on anti-doping rule violations may be appealed against in accordance with the specific provisions foreseen in the UEFA Anti-Doping Regulations and, for the rest, in accordance with the procedure defined in these regulations.

60.2A declaration of appeal against a decision by the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body must be lodged with the UEFA administration, in writing, for the attention of the Appeals Body, within three days of the issuance of the relevant decision with grounds. Competition regulations may, however, shorten this deadline for the sake of the smooth running of the competition in question.

60.3Within five days of the expiry of the time limit for the declaration of appeal, the appellant must file, in writing, the grounds for appeal. These must contain a legal request, an account of the facts, evidence, a list of any proposed witnesses (with a brief summary of their expected testimony) and the appellant’s conclusions (in particular on whether to conduct the appeal proceedings orally or in writing). In the absence of any stated preference between written and oral proceedings, the proceedings will be conducted in writing. The parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector are not authorised to produce further written submissions or evidence after the deadline for filing the grounds for appeal. In urgent cases, the chair may shorten this deadline.

60.4The appeal fee is €1,000, payable on submission of the grounds for appeal at the latest. However, the appeal fee is waived for appeals against decisions on anti- doping rule violations by individuals and for appeals lodged by the ethics and disciplinary inspector.

61.1Appeals against decisions by the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body are admissible unless the disciplinary measure imposed in the first instance was limited to:

61.2No appeal is admissible if a party does not request, in due time, the issuance of a decision with grounds, in accordance with Article 52 of these regulations.

61.3The chair of the Appeals Body also declares an appeal inadmissible if the deadlines and/or requirements defined in Article 60 of these regulations are not observed.

62.1An appeal has no staying effect on the execution of the decision.

62.2The chair of the Appeals Body may, on receipt of a reasoned request, award a stay of execution.

63.1When an appeal is lodged, the chair of the Appeals Body notifies the ethics and disciplinary inspector and/or the parties concerned of the appeal. A reply to the appeal must be filed within the deadline set by the chair. After such deadline, the parties are not authorised to file further written submissions or produce evidence.

63.2An ethics and disciplinary inspector is invited to reply to an appeal at his own discretion.

64.1Proceedings before the Appeals Body are conducted either orally or in writing.

64.2Where requested by a party or the ethics and disciplinary inspector, or where the chair of the Appeals Body considers it necessary, the chair sets a date for the hearing and summons the parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector.

64.3If a hearing is held, the parties and the ethics and disciplinary inspector are each entitled to two oral pleadings. The chair decides on the sequence of the pleadings. If the first to plead waives its right to plead for a second time, the pleading process is terminated.

65.1The Appeals Body deliberates behind closed doors.

65.2Within the framework of the appeal proceedings, the Appeals Body has the full power to review the facts and the law.

65.3The decision by the Appeals Body confirms, amends or overturns the contested decision.

65.4If the accused is the only party to have lodged an appeal, or if the ethics and disciplinary inspector appeals in favour of the accused, the sanction cannot be increased.

65.5If new disciplinary offences come to light while appeal proceedings are pending, they may be judged in the course of the same proceedings. In such a situation, the sanction can be increased.

65.6Decisions by the Appeals Body are final, subject to Articles 62 and 63 of the UEFA Statutes.

66.1The UEFA administration has the competence to enforce the decisions of the disciplinary bodies. It may order the member association concerned to enforce a decision.

66.2As a guarantee of enforcement, member associations are jointly and severally liable for fines and procedural costs imposed on their clubs, players, officials or members; clubs bear the same liability in relation to their players, officials and members.

67.1Unless the competent disciplinary body decides otherwise, a player, manager/coach or other team official sent off by a referee is automatically suspended for the next match of the competition in which the expulsion occurred.

67.2A player or a team official who receive yellow cards in different matches of the same competition is suspended for the next match of that competition, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the regulations of the competition concerned and any directives published in a circular letter. Such suspensions must be served before any other suspension.

67.3If a match is replayed in full, any yellow cards issued in the match to be replayed shall be cancelled.

67.4Yellow cards issued in a match that is subsequently declared forfeit shall not be cancelled.

68.1Unless the competent disciplinary body decides otherwise and subject to the provisions below, match suspensions and suspensions from carrying out a function must be served during the next match(es) in the competition in which the offence in question was committed.

68.2Any match suspension or suspension from carrying out a function that has not been served in the competition in which the offence in question was committed (due to elimination from or ending of the competition), is carried forward in accordance with the terms of the relevant competition regulations.

68.3In the absence of such terms within the relevant competition regulations, the suspension is automatically carried forward to the next official competition of the same category (i.e. representative team competitions or club team competitions) for which the player or official in question would otherwise be eligible, subject to the provisions below.

68.4The following rules apply to players participating in representative team competitions:

68.5A suspension from a specific match in a representative team competition applies to any matches in another representative team competition that take place the day before, the day of or the day after the match in which the suspension is to be served.

68.6A suspension from a specific club competition match applies to all matches in any club competition that take place on either of the two days before or on either of the two days after the specific match in which the suspension is to be served, or on the same day.

69.1A team manager/coach or other team official who has been sent off is not allowed in the vicinity of the field of play, the team bench (including any additional seats reserved for team officials on the match sheet) or the tunnel area, nor is he allowed to communicate directly with players or technical staff if following the match from the stands. This applies at any time from the time he is sent off until the end of the match (including any extra time or penalty shoot-out). Exceptionally, if the team doctor is sent off, he may remain on the team bench and continue to carry out his function for the remainder of the match, without prejudice to any decision that the competent disciplinary body may take after the match.

69.2A team manager/coach or any other team official who is suspended from carrying out his function is not allowed to enter or be in the vicinity of any of the areas listed in paragraph 1 above or the dressing-room area, nor is he allowed to communicate directly with the players or technical staff. This applies at all times from the moment of his arrival at the stadium until the end of the match (including any extra time or penalty shoot-out).

69.3Suspensions imposed on a player-coach apply to his capacity both as a player and as a coach. If a suspended player takes on the role of a manager/coach or other team official, the suspension is served in this new capacity, subject to the provisions of Article 72 of these regulations.

72.1Enforcement of decisions is barred:

72.2Offences involving match-fixing, fraud, bribery or corruption are not subject to these time limits.

72.3The time limit on enforcement begins on 1 August after the season in which the disciplinary measure was imposed. The time limit comprising a specified number of years is calculated according to the UEFA season, i.e. from 1 August of one year to 31 July of the next.

74.1The Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body may extend sanctions imposed by a UEFA member association to UEFA competitions at the request of the UEFA member association in question or ex officio, especially in the event of serious offences committed in their respective jurisdictions. Sanctions imposed worldwide by FIFA are automatically recognised by UEFA.

74.2The request must be made in writing to UEFA and be accompanied by all documentation relating to the case.

74.3An extension is granted if the decision on which the request is based complies with the general principles of law and with UEFA’s regulations.

74.4In so far as they are compatible with UEFA’s rules, measures taken by a government body or another sporting body in relation to doping are recognised by UEFA.

74.5The decision to extend a sanction cannot alter the sanction itself.

74.6The outcome of any appeal against a sanction applies equally to any decision to extend it.

74.7An appeal lodged against a decision to extend a sanction may only be directed against the conditions of such an extension and not against the validity of the sanction itself.

78.1These regulations (substantive law) apply to disciplinary offences committed after their entry into force.

78.2They also apply to disciplinary offences committed before their entry into force if they are more favourable towards the accused than the regulations in force at the time the disciplinary offence was committed.

78.3Proceedings are governed by these regulations (procedural law) upon their entry into force.