Football club Arsenal Tivat banned from UEFA competitions for 10 years in match-fixing case

UEFA bans Arsenal Tivat

UEFA banned Montenegrin soccer club Arsenal Tivat from European competitions for 10 years on Wednesday in a match-fixing case and also banned a player and club official for life.

The games in question were Europa Conference League qualifying round ties in July 2023 against Alashkert.

Arsenal Tivat drew the first leg 1-1 in Armenia then lost 6-1 at home in the return, including conceding two goals in stoppage time at the end of the game.

UEFA did not specify how the integrity of the games was compromised, nor give details of gambling operations in the case.

UEFA said Arsenal Tivat is banned up to and including the 2034-35 season and was fined 500,000 euros ($578,000).

Sporting director Ranko Krgovic and player Nikola Čelebić were banned for life while three more players were banned by UEFA for 10 years: Cetko Manojlovic, Dusan Puletic, Radule Zivkovic.

UEFA also banned two officials from the Radnicki Obrenovac club of Serbia: Milan Vignjevic for 10 years and Goran Janjusevic for six. Another person, Christos Psomiadis, was banned for eight years

FIFA will be asked to extend the bans to apply globally, UEFA said.