Officials bear the brunt of multiple punishments meted out to Selangor

PETALING JAYA: Selangor were dealt a hefty blow after they were punished severely by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) disciplinary committee.

Five of their officials Syafiq Iqmal Fozi, Mohd Fadhli Mohd Zahari, Amirul Aswad Subro and Wan Ajmal Wan Abdullah and M. Jayabalan were fined a total of RM65,000, with some of them were also suspended.

Syafiq and Fadhli have been banned for 10 matches each and fined RM10,000 each for uttering vulgarities at the referees at the same match.

The club were also fined RM23,000 for three separate charges involving fans.

They were fined for the first charge, where someone threw a stone and broke a match official’s car’s rear windscreen. The club were then fined for the incident where a water bottle was thrown from the spectators’ seating area towards the match officials.

The third charge involves an incident where a Selangor official hurled a water bottle towards a group of referees in the tunnel as the teams headed to the dressing room and the club were fined RM10,000 for failing to ensure the safety of the match officials.

As for the Red Giants’ former player and Jordanian international centreback Yazan Al-Arab, he has been banned for life from Malaysian football.

The 28-year-old had kicked and spat at the match referee in frustration after the final whistle of the Malaysia Cup quarter-final second-leg match between Selangor and Terengganu at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on Sept 24.

Selangor had immediately terminated his contract on mutual consent after an internal disciplinary inquiry was done.

Meanwhile, were also fined a total of RM30,000 for failing to comply with their organisational obligations.

They were fined RM15,000 after their supporters teased and provoked fans of the opposing team during the Malaysia Premier Futsal League (MPFL) match against Selangor MAC at the Pasir Gudang City Stadium on May 27.

JDT were also fined RM15,000 for an incident where a Kuala Lumpur fan suffered serious injuries after being assaulted by unknown individuals during the FA Cup final between the two teams at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri, on July 22.