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UEFA Bans Montenegrin Club FK Arsenal Tivat for 10 Years over Match-Fixing

TIVAT MUNICIPALITY, MONTENEGRO, JUL 16 – UEFA banned FK Arsenal Tivat for 10 years and fined €500,000 after match-fixing in 2023 Europa Conference League qualifiers, with multiple lifetime bans issued to players and officials.

  • In a ruling this past week, UEFA announced that FK Arsenal Tivat is banned for 10 years and fined €500,000, as of Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
  • UEFA said the investigation uncovered breaches of Articles 11 and 12 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, citing specific regulation breaches.
  • After a 1-1 away draw and a 6-1 home defeat, a UEFA disciplinary source commented `Match-fixing undermines the core values of the game`.
  • A later announcement detailed individual punishments, with Nikola Celebic and Ranko Krgovic receiving lifetime bans, while two other players received 10-year suspensions.
  • UEFA said it will request FIFA to extend the ban, affecting FK Arsenal Tivat until the 2034-35 season.
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A club from Montenegro was suspected of the manipulation of the game. Now the Uefa locked him out of the European Cup and imposed a fine.

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Arsenal Tivat will be out for 10 years and must pay a fine, in addition to disqualification of several players

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UEFA was ruthless, finding Arsenal Tivat from Montenegro guilty of match-fixing in the Conference League and imposing a ten-year ban on participation in its competitions - Christos Psomiadis was also convicted

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The European Football Association (Uefa) has banned Montenegrin club Arsenal Tivat from European competitions for 10 years, until 2035, for match-fixing in the 2023 Conference League qualifiers, Uefa announced.

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