"Indian club Mohun Bagan Super Giant have been banned from Asian Football Confederation competitions and ordered to pay more than $100,000 for refusing to travel to Iran for an Asian Champions League Two clash with Sepahan SC in September, the Asian football body said in a statement. In a decision on Wednesday, the AFC's disciplinary and ethics committee excluded Mohun Bagan from the next edition of the Asian competition they qualify for, up to the 2027-28 season."
"The Indian champions were also handed a $50,000 fine and told to pay an additional $50,729 for damages and losses incurred by the AFC and Sepahan. Mohun Bagan have also forfeited any subsidy for participating in the continental second-tier tournament. Mohun Bagan were withdrawn from the competition after they refused to travel to Iran for the group stage match, citing a lack of security assurances and medical insurance coverage in Iran, and their matches were declared null and void by the AFC."
"The club had moved to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), asking for the match to be relocated to a neutral venue, but CAS turned down their initial request. The players decided they can't take this risk, where lives and their families' future are at stake. So we have to stand with them, a senior Mohun Bagan official told the Reuters news agency."
Mohun Bagan were excluded from the next edition of any Asian Football Confederation competition they qualify for, up to and including the 2027-28 season, and fined over $100,000. The club received a $50,000 fine plus $50,729 in damages and forfeited any participation subsidy. Mohun Bagan withdrew after refusing to travel to Iran for a group-stage match, citing lack of security assurances and medical insurance coverage. The club appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a neutral venue but CAS denied the initial request. Several players hold passports from countries advising against travel to Iran, and the club is considering an appeal.
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