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CAS 2019/A/6334 FK Zeljeznicar v. Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/10/2019

Why it matters

FK Zeljeznicar v. Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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

FK Zeljeznicar v. Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/10/2019. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: FK Zeljeznicar v. Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Case number: CAS 2019/A/6334

Outcome: Dismissed

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

Issues in play: an eligibility dispute

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