Malaga handed one-year UEFA ban

Malaga have been banned from the Champions League and all other UEFA competitions for the next season they qualify in the next four years and will see another year's ban if they do not prove they have no outstanding payments to clubs or players by March 31, 2013.

GettyImagesMalaga's President Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani from Qatar, fourth left, has little to smile about now


The cash-strapped Spanish side are one of nine clubs who have come under fire from UEFA's Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) adjudicatory chamber and will be punished further if they do not make changes to the way they conduct business.

The CFCB's meeting in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday saw Malaga given the harshest punishment which sees them fined €300,000 and banned for one season up until 2016-17. Another year's ban is possible if they don't provide evidence of change by March.

A statement from UEFA read: "The club is excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next four seasons (i.e. 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17).

"In addition, Málaga will be excluded from a subsequent UEFA competition for which it would otherwise qualify (in the next four seasons) if it does not prove, by 31 March 2013, that it has no overdue payables towards football clubs or towards employees and/or social/tax authorities, in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.

"Málaga has also been fined €300,000. The prize money withheld on 11 September 2012 (as a conservatory measure) will be released."

The ban does not effect their status in this season's Champions League, where the club will face FC Porto in the last-16. However, they are on course to finish in the top four (and qualify for Europe) at the end of the season as they currently sit in fourth behind Real Madrid.

This is rather unfortunate since I like seeing new sides shine in Europe.

How does it make sense to fine them when they don't have any money.

Also wouldn't they only have to pay the fine to stay part of UEFA which there is no point of doing in the next 5 years?

As i understand in there are lots of clubs with debt and money issues, but the punishment is for not having the money to pay those debts off eventually, which Malaga supposedly doesn't.

lel

UEFA is retarded.

Didn't they have some rich owner? How'd this happen?

Kuled wrote:Didn't they have some rich owner? How'd this happen?

He pulled the plug I think.

Anyway, £300,000 fine and European Competition ban for having an overdue bank payment.

£80,000 and a game behind closed doors for Serbia's racism.

Isn't it counterproductive to fine a club £300,000 that is short on cash?

ahlycotc wrote:Isn't it counterproductive to fine a club £300,000 that is short on cash?

Well the club is not short on cash, the billionaire owner decided to pull the plug and quit paying the players. Hopefully he will come to his senses and start paying these guys again.