Iranian Club Sepahan Penalised over Cancelled ACL Match
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Asian Football Confederation has officially awarded Al-Ittihad a 3-0 win over Sepahan after their AFC Champions League match on October 2 was abandoned when the Saudi club’s players refused to take to the pitch.
The AFC’s decision came after an investigation concluded that Sepahan had breached the governing body’s fair play regulations inside Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan.
The Iranian club has also been fined $200,000 and banned from playing the rest of its home matches in the 2023 AFC Champions League at its stadium.
Sepahan has then issued a statement, saying it will file a complaint against the decision.
With the three points added to its tally, Al-Ittihad now leads Group C with nine points, five ahead of Sepahan in second.
