BEIJING: The China Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday fined Dalian Shide 300,000 yuan (US$36,000) and docked them six points for abandoning a match on Sunday over a refereeing decision, state press said.
Dalian's general manager Lin Lefeng was also banned from entering football stadiums with the team for a year, Xinhua news agency reported.
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