Match fixing in UECL...Withdrawing from UEFA! Club suspended for 10 years, player + referee permanently removed
Jul 17, 2025
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UEFA announced on the 17th (Korea time) that Montenegro club FK Arsenal Tibat will be disqualified from participating in the European club competition for 10 years. Arsenal Tibat won a 1-1 away Europa Conference League qualifier against Alashkert (Armenia) in July 2023, but lost 1-6 on home soil. Suspicions arose at the time that Arsenal Tibat was deliberately defeated by Alashkert.
UEFA investigation revealed that some of the Arsenal Tibat players and the referee conspired and deliberately lost the match against Alashkert. According to the disciplinary rules, UEFA has confirmed that Arsenal Tibat will not be allowed to compete in the European match until 2035. He was fined 500,000 euros (about 800 million won). Nikola Selevic, the player who led the match-fixing, and Franco Krgovic, the referee at the time, were permanently expelled. Chetko Manojlovic, Dushan Puletich and Radule Zivkovic, the rest of the players involved in the match-fixing, were banned for 10 years. UEFA has requested FIFA to ensure that the results of the disciplinary action can be applied around the world.
League and federation around the world have been fighting match fixing for a long time, but it has rarely been eradicated. Controversy and incidents related to match fixing, large and small, are occurring on almost every continent. Not only in the professional league, but also in the club competition, there have been a few cases of match fixing. There were also suspected cases of match fixing in national competitions such as World Cup qualifiers. Although countries and continental federations are creating strong sanctions, unfortunate cases continue that they cannot easily resist the temptation of 'black money'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
