CAS 2011/A/2472 Al-Wehda Club v. Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 12/08/2011
Why it matters
Al-Wehda Club v. Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), a disciplinary case in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. For a student, it shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Al-Wehda Club v. Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 12/08/2011. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Al-Wehda Club v. Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2472
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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