CAS 2017/A/5359 Persepolis Football Club v. Rizespor Futbol Yatirimlari AS
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 29/05/2018
Why it matters
Persepolis Football Club v. Rizespor Futbol Yatirimlari AS, 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 the appeal was dismissed. 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
Persepolis Football Club v. Rizespor Futbol Yatirimlari AS: a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 29/05/2018. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Persepolis Football Club v. Rizespor Futbol Yatirimlari AS
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5359
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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