Arsenal from Tivat will have to pay 500.000 euros, be banned from Europe for 10 years, and both players and club management will be severely punished. All this is the epilogue of the scandal in the Conference League qualifiers with Alaškert two years ago.
Player Nikola Čelebić and club representative Ranko Krgović were sentenced to a lifetime ban from football, while captain Ćetko Manojlović, Radule Živković and Dušan Puletić will each have to spend 10 years out of the sport.
Arsenal lost 6-1 to Alaşkert in the second leg of their Conference League qualifiers two years ago. That match was under scrutiny by UEFA, and Polish media reported that during the first half - even though the score was 35-0 until the 0th minute - bookmakers received more than €250.000 on the "2+ goals" bet during the first 45 minutes. The first goal at the "DG Arena" came in the 40th minute, and the second in stoppage time of the first half.
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Bookmakers tried to protect themselves from high payouts during the final 10 minutes of the first half, but some failed to do so in time. The odds at that moment at certain bookmakers for the live game "2+ goals" were as high as 30.
And it all continued in the second half when, as TVP says, suspicious payments for 5+ and 7+ goals began, Polish TVP wrote at the time.
We are publishing the statement published on the UEFA website in its entirety:
"Following the investigation and disciplinary proceedings against FK "Arsenal Tivat" and other individuals in relation to alleged breaches of the UEFA Disciplinary Code during the 2023/24 UEFA Conference League matches between "Alaškert" FC and FK "Arsenal Tivat" in July 2023, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) has made the following decisions:
The charges against Nikola Čelebić (FK Arsenal Tivat - player) relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Nikola Čelebić is a lifetime suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Ranko Krgović (FK Arsenal Tivat - official) relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Ranko Krgović is a lifetime suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against FK "Arsenal Tivat" relate to the general principles of conduct from Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) from Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB decision in the case of FK "Arsenal Tivat" is a fine of €500.000 and the exclusion of FK Arsenal Tivat from participation in UEFA club competitions for ten years (i.e. up to and including the 2034/35 season) for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Ćetko Manojlović (FK Arsenal Tivat - player) relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Ćetko Manojlović is a ten-year suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Radul Živković (FK Arsenal Tivat - player) relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Radul Živković is a ten-year suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Dušan Puletić (FK Arsenal Tivat - player) relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Dušan Puletić is a ten-year suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Milan Vignjević (FK Radnički Obrenovac - official) relate to the general principles of conduct from Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) from Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Milan Vignjević is a ten-year suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Goran Janjušević (FK Radnički Obrenovac - official) relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Goran Janjušević is a six-year suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The charges against Christos Psomiadis relate to the general principles of conduct under Article 11 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations and the integrity of matches and competitions (match-fixing) under Article 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
The CEDB's decision in the case of Christos Psomaidis is an eight-year suspension from all football activities for violating Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
"For all CEBD decisions, the World Football Federation (FIFA) will be asked to extend the aforementioned sanctions worldwide," it is written on the FSCG website.
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