The Court of Arbitration for Sports has decided to reject the Istanbul giants' appeal against their two-year suspension
Fenerbahce have been banned from European competitions from two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) opted to uphold the club's punishment for their involvement in match fixing in Turkey.The Turkish giants had appealed Uefa's initial two-year ban with CAS and were consequently allowed to take part in the qualification phase of the Champions League, where they were beaten 5-0 on aggregate by Arsenal, thus qualifying for the group stages of the Europa League.
However, CAS has now made the decision to turn down Fenerbahce's appeal, meaning they will be banned from playing European football for 2013-14 and 2014-15.
"CAS has dismissed the appeal filed by Fenerbahce against the decision taken by Uefa to exclude them from European club competitions," an official CAS statement reads.
"Uefa excluded Fenerbahce of the Uefa club competitions for two seasons because of match-fixing. The Turkish club appealed such decision to the CAS and in agreement with the parties the CAS established an expedited procedural timetable and granted a stay of the Uefa decision to the Turkish club, allowing it to take part in the qualification phase of the current edition of the Champions League until the outcome of the CAS appeal was known. A two-day hearing was held at the CAS headquarters on 21 and 22 August 2013.
"Pursuant to the Uefa decision, which is now confirmed by the CAS, Fenerbahce are excluded from two editions of the Uefa club competitions."
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