The decision of the Bangladesh Football Federation’s disciplinary committee regarding the suspension of Farashganj SC has created a lot of confusion as it contradicts the rules and regulations of the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League.
According to the regulations of the top-flight, if a club withdraw or refuse to continue to play or leave the stadium before the end of the match, the participating club shall be considered to have “withdrawn from the competition” (clause 20.3.1) and “have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void (all points, goals scored and goals against will not be counted and taken into consideration when deciding the ranking)” (clause 20.3.2).
The disciplinary committee however, paid no heed to that and last Wednesday meted out a strong punishment to Farashganj after they boycotted last Monday’s encounter against Sheikh Russel. Farashganj were subsequently barred from taking part in the remainder of this league campaign and also the next edition of the top-tier. The Old Dhaka outfit were also fined Tk0.5m and asked to return the participation money of Tk1.3m that was earlier distributed by the BFF.
“The BFF’s disciplinary committee followed the disciplinary code and it is not as same as it is written in the by-laws. Last Wednesday’s decision is still the final one,” BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag informed the media yesterday.
Meanwhile, it is not mentioned anywhere in the rules and regulations of the league and disciplinary code that the participating club’s points and results would be unchanged before the incident took place and that automatic three points should be awarded to the opponents.
