CAS 2012/A/2742 Qatar Football Association (QFA) v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Oman Football Association (OFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 13/07/2012
Why it matters
Qatar Football Association (QFA) v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Oman Football Association (OFA), an eligibility dispute in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Qatar Football Association (QFA) v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Oman Football Association (OFA): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 13/07/2012. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Qatar Football Association (QFA) v. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Oman Football Association (OFA)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2742
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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