PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur have been handed significant sanctions, including a six-point deduction, a fine of RM100,000, and a transfer ban until the end of the 2024-2025 Super League season.
This comes after the First Instance Body’s (FIB) investigation revealed inaccuracies in the club’s documentation and submitted incorrect information regarding their contributions to government agencies such as LHDN, EPF, and Perkeso.
Hence, the FIB have imposed a six-point deduction and a RM50,000 fine on Kuala Lumpur.
Additionally, the club also face a transfer ban for the remainder of the season and must resolve all government agency arrears by Sept 30.
Kuala Lumpur’s inaccurate documentation submission for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) licence also landed them in hot water as the club are now barred from applying for the AFC licence for the next two cycles (2024-2025 and 2025-2026).
The fine also comes with having their AFC licence for the current season revoked.
Previously, Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) vice president Syed Yazid Syed Omar raised questions on how the club obtained their licence to compete this season after discovering that the financial debts included failure to make EPF payments since February last year.
Yazid, who is also the director of KL United FC Sdn Bhd, revealed that the club not only owed huge amounts in salary arrears, but EPF payments amounting to RM719,000.
