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CAS 2015/A/4195 FK Senica v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), PFC Ludogorets 1945

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 15/02/2016

Why it matters

FK Senica v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), PFC Ludogorets 1945, a transfer dispute 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 is a worked example of how CAS and the FIFA regulations govern player transfers, training compensation and the stability of contracts.

Summary

FK Senica v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), PFC Ludogorets 1945: a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 15/02/2016. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: FK Senica v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), PFC Ludogorets 1945

Case number: CAS 2015/A/4195

Outcome: Jurisdiction denied

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: a transfer dispute

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