CAS 2014/A/3745 AS Etoile du Congo v. Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglons, Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 23/07/2015
Why it matters
AS Etoile du Congo v. Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglons, Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT), 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 held inadmissible. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
AS Etoile du Congo v. Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglons, Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 23/07/2015. The Court held that the appeal was held inadmissible. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: AS Etoile du Congo v. Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglons, Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT)
Case number: CAS 2014/A/3745
Outcome: Inadmissible
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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