CAS 2017/A/5147 Club Avenir Sportive d’Oued Ellil, Association Avenir Sportive de l’Union Sportive de Matouia, Club de l’Etoile Sportive d’Al Weslatya v. Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 14/09/2017
Why it matters
Club Avenir Sportive d’Oued Ellil, Association Avenir Sportive de l’Union Sportive de Matouia, Club de l’Etoile Sportive d’Al Weslatya v. Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF), a governance 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 resolves disputes over the governance of sport, the rules, elections and powers of federations.
Summary
Club Avenir Sportive d’Oued Ellil, Association Avenir Sportive de l’Union Sportive de Matouia, Club de l’Etoile Sportive d’Al Weslatya v. Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF): a governance dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 14/09/2017. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Club Avenir Sportive d’Oued Ellil, Association Avenir Sportive de l’Union Sportive de Matouia, Club de l’Etoile Sportive d’Al Weslatya v. Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5147
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a governance dispute
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