Disciplinary Updates
This Disciplinary Updates section details selected Notices of Complaint issued by the Compliance Officer and Claims lodged and dealt with under the Judicial Panel Procotol.
This section will also be regularly updated with the outcomes of cases.
Notice of Claim | Kyle Benedictus, Player, Dunfermline Athletic FC
Player: Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic FC)
Match: Dunfermline Athletic FC v Greenock Morton FC on Saturday, 1 March 2025
Competition: Scottish Championship
Offence: A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12.
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Outcome: Claim Upheld. Red card for A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a
goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12;
is rescinded with immediate effect.
Notice of Claim | Mohamed Diomande, Player, Rangers FC
Player: Mohamed Diomande (Rangers FC)
Match: Dundee United FC v Rangers FC on Sunday, 26 January 2025
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A2 - Violent Conduct
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Outcome: Claim Upheld. Original sanction of a red card for A2 – Violent Conduct is
rescinded with immediate effect.
Notice of Claim | Dan Casey, Player, Motherwell FC
Player: Dan Casey (Motherwell)
Match: Motherwell FC v Kilmarnock FC on Friday, 20 December 2024
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A2 - Violent Conduct
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Outcome: Claim Partially Upheld. Original sanction of a red card for A2 – Violent Conduct is rescinded with immediate effect, and replaced with a caution for cautionable offence B1f – Holds or pushes an opponent.
Notice of Claim | Marcus Fraser, Player, St Mirren FC
Player: Marcus Fraser (St Mirren)
Match: Dundee United FC v St Mirren FC on Saturday 30 November, 2024
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Offence: A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious
goal scoring opportunity as defined by law 12
Claim: Wrongful Dismissal
Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
Outcome: Claim is Upheld. A4 - Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by law 12 is rescinded.
Notice of Complaint | Craig Levein, Manager, St Johnstone FC
Alleged Party in Breach: Craig Levein, Manager, St Johnstone FC
Date: 31 August 2024
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Match: St Johnstone FC v Motherwell FC
Disciplinary Rule 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 jurisdiction 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.
Hearing date: Thursday, 26 September 2024
Outcome: Admitted. Two match suspension applied as follows: One match immediate, and one match suspended until the end of Season 2026/27. Suspended sanction applicable only should Craig
Levein further breach Disciplinary Rule 77 within this period. If unable to be served, this suspension will expire at the end of Season 2026/27.