Sanctions and measures

What to focus on while you read

Disciplinary measures available against natural and legal persons

The FDC catalogues disciplinary measures and distinguishes tools that apply only to legal persons (clubs/associations) from those that apply to natural persons. Clubs and associations can also be responsible for the behaviour of players, officials, members, or supporters in defined cases.

Key points

• Some measures — notably a ban on registering new players — are listed for legal persons only.
• Natural persons face a different sanctions catalogue (warnings, fines, suspensions, bans on taking part in football-related activity, etc.).
• Member associations and clubs may be responsible for the behaviour of their members, players, officials or supporters in the circumstances the Code describes.
• Choosing the correct measure type is as examinable as identifying the underlying offence.

Exam traps

• Imposing a registration ban on an individual agent or player as if they were a club.
• Assuming supporter misconduct can never engage club responsibility.
• Treating every fine as interchangeable with a match suspension without reading the available measures list.

Unit outline

1. Article 6

2. Article 7

3. Article 8

4. Article 9

5. Article 10