Turkey’s disciplinary board banned Fenerbahçe’s Archie Brown for three official matches and Galatasaray’s Abdülkerim Bardakcı for two over fighting at the 26 October derby. Both players also received fines. Decisions taken on 29 October and published on 30 October included separate penalties for the clubs over chanting, crowd incidents and breaches of match regulations.
Turkey’s Professional Football Disciplinary Board, the Turkish Football Federation’s disciplinary panel, banned Fenerbahçe’s Archie Brown for three official matches and Galatasaray’s Abdülkerim Bardakcı for two over fighting during their 26 October meeting. Brown was also fined 100,000 lira and Bardakcı 67,000 lira. The board decided the sanctions on 29 October; the federation published them on 30 October.[1], [2]
The clubs received separate penalties for events at the same match. Galatasaray was fined 500,000 lira for offensive chanting and Fenerbahçe 350,000 lira. Each club received a further penalty of 560,000 lira for crowd incidents. Galatasaray’s pre-match ceremony included more children than the rules permitted, bringing another fine of 500,000 lira. Fenerbahçe was fined 87,500 lira for collective unsporting conduct.[1]
Both clubs were fined 280,000 lira for allowing a dismissed player to speak in the mixed zone. Galatasaray received another penalty of 280,000 lira over the opposing club’s logo on the scoreboard. The decisions also restricted electronic tickets for spectators in specified blocks at the next applicable match. Galatasaray official Serhat Doğan received a 21-day suspension for unsporting conduct towards an opponent, alongside a fine of 50,000 lira for entering an unauthorised area.[1]
