CAS 2022/A/8871 Russian Football Union (RFU) v. Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, Association Suisse de Football (ASF), Cyprus Football Association (CFA), Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU), Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), Football Association of Albania (FAA), Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Football Association of Iceland, Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Football Association of Montenegro, Football Association of Serbia (FAS), Football Association of Wales (FAW), Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), Hungarian Football Federation, Irish Football Association (IFA), Israel Football Association, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB), Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), Malta Football Association (MFA), Norwegian Football Association, Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF), Royal Belgian Football Association, Scottish Football Association, Slovak Football Association (SFA), Swedish Football Association, The Football Association (FA), Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 25/11/2022
Why it matters
Russian Football Union (RFU) v. Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, Association Suisse de Football (ASF), Cyprus Football Association (CFA), Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU), Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), Football Association of Albania (FAA), Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Football Association of Iceland, Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Football Association of Montenegro, Football Association of Serbia (FAS), Football Association of Wales (FAW), Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), Hungarian Football Federation, Irish Football Association (IFA), Israel Football Association, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB), Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), Malta Football Association (MFA), Norwegian Football Association, Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF), Royal Belgian Football Association, Scottish Football Association, Slovak Football Association (SFA), Swedish Football Association, The Football Association (FA), Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), 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
Russian Football Union (RFU) v. Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, Association Suisse de Football (ASF), Cyprus Football Association (CFA), Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU), Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), Football Association of Albania (FAA), Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Football Association of Iceland, Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Football Association of Montenegro, Football Association of Serbia (FAS), Football Association of Wales (FAW), Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), Hungarian Football Federation, Irish Football Association (IFA), Israel Football Association, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB), Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), Malta Football Association (MFA), Norwegian Football Association, Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF), Royal Belgian Football Association, Scottish Football Association, Slovak Football Association (SFA), Swedish Football Association, The Football Association (FA), Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 25/11/2022. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Russian Football Union (RFU) v. Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, Association Suisse de Football (ASF), Cyprus Football Association (CFA), Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU), Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), Football Association of Albania (FAA), Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Football Association of Iceland, Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Football Association of Montenegro, Football Association of Serbia (FAS), Football Association of Wales (FAW), Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), Hungarian Football Federation, Irish Football Association (IFA), Israel Football Association, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB), Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), Malta Football Association (MFA), Norwegian Football Association, Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF), Royal Belgian Football Association, Scottish Football Association, Slovak Football Association (SFA), Swedish Football Association, The Football Association (FA), Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Case number: CAS 2022/A/8871
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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