FK Austria punished with fine and fan ban
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body has ordered FK Austria Wien to play two European games behind closed doors and to pay a €20,000 fine following disturbances in the UEFA Europa League.
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FK Austria Wien have been ordered to play their next two European home games behind closed doors – one of them deferred – and have been fined €20,000 after a decision of the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body relating to a recent UEFA Europa League match.
In addition to the fine and initial stadium ban, the second game of the two-match penalty imposed on FK Austria will be a suspended punishment, which will be in place for a two-year probationary period.
The sanctions relate to events at FK Austria's UEFA Europa League home game against Athletic Club in Vienna on 3 December. The group-stage match, which the visiting Spanish team won 3-0, was marred by the improper conduct of supporters, including a pitch invasion and the setting-off and throwing of fireworks and missiles. The Austrian Bundesliga club may appeal against the ruling within three days of the dispatch of the written decision.
