ANKARA (AA) - September 11, 2012 - Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced that 23 clubs involved in 2012/2013 UEFA club competitions, including Turkey's Fenerbahce and Eskisehirspor, have had their prize money temporarily withheld.
UEFA Club Financial Control Body's investigatory chamber, chaired by former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, announced on Tuesday that 23 clubs involved in 2012/2013 UEFA club competitions have seen the payment of their prize money temporarily had withheld pending further investigation.
"As part of the first measure of the financial fair play requirements included in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations 2012, the clubs participating in 2012/2013 club competitions had to provide information regarding the status of any overdue payables as at 30 June 2012. Following its last meeting in August 2012, the Club Financial Control Body investigatory chamber has identified that important overdue payables towards other clubs, and/or towards employees or social/tax authorities existed in 23 cases," the investigatory chamber stated.
The names of the 23 clubs involved with the case are as follows:
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
FK Sarajevo (BIH)
FK Zeljeznicar (BIH)
PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
NK Osijek (CRO)
Club Atletico de Madrid (ESP)
Malaga CF (ESP)
Macabbi Netanya FC (ISR)
FK Shkendija 79 (MKD)
Floriana FC (MLT)
FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE)
FK Pudar Pjevlja (MNE)
Ruch Chorzow (POL)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
FC Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU)
FC Rapid Bucuresti (ROU)
FC Vaslui (ROU)
FC Rubin Kazan (RUS)
FC Partizan (SRB)
FC Vojvodina (SRB)
Eskisehirspor (TUR)
Fenerbahce (TUR)
Club Financial Control Body stated that they would continue their investigation and request 23 clubs to provide an updated situation as of 30 September 2012 with regards do overdue payables towards other clubs.
