Fine and partial stadium closure for Anderlecht after incidents against Ludogorets

UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) fined Anderlecht €27,750 and partially closed their stadium for one match, conditional on two years, for incidents in the Europa League match against Bulgarian side Ludogorets on 24th October.

The sanction includes a fine of €20,000 for throwing objects, with partial closure of at least 3,000 seats for their next match, conditional on a two-year probationary period, plus a further fine of €2,750 for lighting flares and a fine of €5,000 for breaching competition rules for sponsorship on their kit.

On 11th October, UEFA already banned the Belgian club from selling tickets to their fans for three away matches for incidents at Real Sociedad's ground in last month's Europa League match, and fined them €60,000 for throwing objects, including seats into the lower tier, crowd signalling and damage to the stadium or its facilities.

In addition to Anderlecht, UEFA also fined Young Boys €25,000 and partially closed their stadium for one match (sector D), also suspended for two years, for lighting flares and blocking public access to the Champions League match against Inter Milan on 23rd October.

The other sanction decided on Wednesday by the UEFA Appeals Committee concerns Legia Warsaw, who will have to pay a fine of €15,000 and will not be allowed to sell tickets to their fans for their next away game due to crowd incidents at the Serbian TSC in a Conference League match played on 24th October.