Disciplinary Updates

UPDATE: Preliminary Tribunal Hearing Outcome | Rangers FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Rangers FC

Articles of Association and Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached:
Charge One
Article 5(2) of Scottish FA Articles of Association 2010-11
5. All members shall:-
(2) be subject to and shall comply with the Articles and any statutes, regulations, directives, codes, decisions and International Match Calendar promulgated by the Board or by a Standing Committee, committee or sub-committee thereof, or by FIFA or UEFA or by the Court of Arbitration for Sport;

Article 5.1 (a)(2) of Scottish FA Articles of Association 2010-11
Each member shall procure that its officials and its players:-
Observe, submit to and comply with the Articles and the statutes, regulations, directives, codes, decisions and International Match Calendar promulgated by (a) the Board or by any Standing Committee, committee sub-committee thereof, or (b) by FIFA or (c) by UEFA or (d) by the Court of Arbitration for Sport;

Charge Two
Disciplinary Rule 1 (Scottish FA Judicial Panel Protocol 2011-12)
Disciplinary Rule 2 (Scottish FA Judicial Panel Protocol 2011-12)

Rule 1
All members shall:-
(a) observe the principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship in accordance with the rules of fair play;
(b) be subject to and comply with the articles and any statutes, regulations, directives, codes, decisions and International Match Calendar promulgated by the Board, the Professional Game Board, the Non-Professional Game Board, the Judicial Panel Protocol, a committee or sub-committee, FIFA, UEFA or the Court of Arbitration for Sport;
(f) behave towards the Scottish FA and other members with the utmost good faith.

Rule 2
Each member shall procure that its officials, its team officials and its players act in accordance with Rule 1.

Preliminary Tribunal Hearing Outcome: The Judicial Panel convened a preliminary hearing relating to the above case on June 26 2018.
This preliminary issue raised by Rangers FC challenged the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA’s Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal to hear the case, and contended that the Notice of Complaint must be determined by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Having received submissions on 26 June the Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal have issued a decision upholding the preliminary issue raised by the club. The Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal proposes to continue consideration of the complaint until parties consider next steps and terms of reference for any remit to CAS.

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Review of Player Misconduct

Alleged Parties in Breach: See list of Clubs below with Outcomes

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 79 - For the purposes of the review of player misconduct within clubs, a club’s Club Average shall not exceed the relevant League Average by one point or more (but less than two points).
Where a club is a Rule 79 Defaulting Club, in accordance with Annex E, that club shall be in breach of this Rule 79.
Where a club has been found to be a Rule 79 Defaulting Club (previously Rule 73 and/or 88 Defaulting Club) in any of the preceding three Seasons, the following percentage uplifts shall apply to the sanction awarded:
1st Season repeat offender – 20%
2nd Season repeat offender – 40%
3rd Season repeat offender – 60%

Heart of Midlothian FC - £7,000
Hamilton Academical FC - £8,000
St Johnstone FC - £5,000
Inverness Caledonian Thistle - £2,000
Brechin City - £2,000
Forfar Athletic FC - £1,000
Cowdenbeath FC - £1,200
Annan Athletic FC - £1,000
Inverness Clachnacuddin FC - £300
Keith FC - £300
Brora Rangers FC - £250
Turriff United FC - £250
Hawick Royal Albert - £300
East Stirlingshire FC - £350
Gretna 2008 FC - £350
Civil Service Strollers FC - £300
Eyemouth United FC - £240
Tweedmouth Rangers FC - £180
Lochmaben FC - £180
Lochar Thistle FC - £180
Creetown FC - £150
Alness United FC - £210

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 80 - For the purposes of the review of player misconduct within clubs, a club’s Club
Average shall not exceed the relevant League Average by two points or more.
Where a club is a Rule 80 Defaulting Club, in accordance with Annex E, that club shall be in breach of this Rule 80.
Where a club has been found to be a Rule 80 Defaulting Club (previously Rule 74 and/or 89 Defaulting Club) in any of the preceding three Seasons, the following percentage uplifts shall apply to the sanction awarded:
1st Season repeat offender – 20%
2nd Season repeat offender – 40%
3rd Season repeat offender – 60%

Huntly FC - £450
Whitehill Welfare FC - £525
Peebles Rovers FC - £270
Preston Athletic FC - £360
Burntisland Shipyard AFC - £315
Newton Stewart FC - £360
Nithsdale Wanderers FC - £360
St Cuthbert Wanderers FC - £225
Golspie Sutherland FC - £270

Principal hearing date: Thursday 12 July 2018

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Paddy Flannery, Coach, Mid Annandale FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Paddy Flannery, Coach, Mid Annandale FC

Match: Mid Annandale FC v Threave Rovers FC

Date: Wednesday 23 May 2018

Competition: South of Scotland Haig Gordon Memorial Cup

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 203 - No member of Team Staff shall commit misconduct at a match.

Principal hearing date: Thursday 5 July 2018

Response date: Wednesday 6 June 2018

Outcome: Suspension of 2 matches immediate

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Jordan Telfer, Player, Nithsdale Wanderers FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Jordan Murray Telfer, Player, Nithsdale Wanderers FC

Match: Upper Annandale FC v Nithsdale Wanderers FC

Date: Saturday 5 May 2018

Competition: South of Scotland Cree Lodge Cup

Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached: Disciplinary Rule 202 - No player shall commit Excessive Misconduct at a match.

Principal hearing date: Thursday 5 July 2018

Response date: Wednesday 6 June 2018

Outcome: Suspension of 5 matches immediate

Disciplinary Tribunal Update | Livingston FC

Alleged Party in Breach: Livingston FC

Disciplinary Rules allegedly breached: 

Disciplinary Rule 77 - A recognised football body, club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdication of the Scottish FA shall, at all times, act in the best interests of Association Football. Furthermore such person or body shall not act in any manner which is improper or use any one, or a combination of violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.

Disciplinary Rule 500 - Clubs, players and other appropriate persons under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall adhere to the provisions of the Registration Procedures and the Supplementary Registration Procedures.

Principal hearing date: Thursday 5 July 2018

Response date: Friday 1 June 2018

Outcome: £2000 fine applied as follows: £1000 payable within 30 days and £1000 suspended until End of Season 2019/2020.