Persipura Threatened To Deduct 9 Points And Fines IDR 1 Billion After Not Attending Match Against Madura United

Illustration - Persipura against Persiraja (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Persipura club is threatened with a nine-point deduction and a fine of at least IDR 1 billion if it is proven to have committed a violation after not attending the 2021-2022 Indonesian League 1 match against Madura United in Bali, Monday night.

Quoted from the PSSI Disciplinary Code in Jakarta, Monday, the punishment is contained in Article 58 which regulates teams that are not present at the match venue and refuse to compete.

Paragraph 1 of the article states that, "If the match cannot be carried out because the team concerned is not present at the match venue even though it has been properly scheduled and notified in advance without a valid reason, it is considered refusing to compete and the team or club responsible for the match is sanctioned as losing. 0-3 with a deduction of points (forfeit) and a fine of at least IDR 150,000,000 (one hundred and fifty million rupiah).In the event that a violation is committed by a club participating in League 1 or League 2, the club concerned shall be subject to a sanction of being declared lost (forfeit) by a reduction of 9 (nine) points and a fine of at least IDR 1,000,000,000 (one billion rupiah)".

Then, in the second paragraph, the Disciplinary Code opens the possibility of additional sanctions for clubs that refuse to play or are absent from matches, in accordance with Article 11, ranging from transfer bans to relegation.

Finally, the third paragraph states that if a player or official is found who orders him not to compete, the person will be punished with not being able to play football-related activities for at least 24 months and a minimum fine of IDR 100 million.

Persipura did not attend the match against Madura United at the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Bali, Monday night.

Competition operator PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) stated that Persipura's absence was not due to an extraordinary event, in this case, COVID-19.

The LIB said that Persipura still had more than 14 players who were negative for COVID-19, so there was no need to hold an emergency meeting to postpone the match.

As a further step, LIB President Director Akhmad Hadian Lukita said that LIB would report the incident to PSSI. However, he emphasized that everything would be returned in accordance with applicable regulations.

"We will consult this with PSSI first," said Akhmad Hadian.

For information, in Paragraph 1 Article 13A of the Regulation of the Indonesian Liga 1 Competition 2021-2022 it is stated that, "If the match is stopped by the referee before the end of the normal duration of the match because the club refuses to continue the match or leaves the playing field before the match is finished, the match is declared over. LIB will then declare and decide the opposing club wins 3-0 or if at the time the match is stopped the club concerned loses by a larger goal difference, this result shall be the final result".

Paragraph 3 of the article also states that clubs that refuse to compete can receive additional sanctions in accordance with the PSSI Disciplinary Code. This sanction will be issued by the PSSI Disciplinary Committee.

If the PSSI Disciplinary Committee decides that Persipura will get a nine-point deduction because of his actions, it will be very detrimental to the "Black Pearl" squad, which is currently ranked 16th or the relegation zone of the 2021-2022 Indonesian League 1 standings.