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Graz AK gains points from court decision
Austria - 04 April, 2007
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A court in Austria has overturned a decision by that nation's football league to deduct 28 points from club Graz AK. The Bundesliga likely will appeal.
The Graz-based court explained that the sanctions would cause financial losses for the team, which recently filed for bankruptcy. Graz AK was relegated to tenth in the Austrian league after being given a 22-point penalty following another six-point deduction earlier in the year.
The points were deducted because of the club's insolvency, infractions in the procedure to acquire a league licence and failure to follow Bundesliga instructions to compensate a former player.
The decision pushes Graz AK back in eighth place, ahead of Altach and crosstown rival Sturm Graz, which also incurred a 10-point penalty this week for insolvency.
The Graz-based court explained that the sanctions would cause financial losses for the team, which recently filed for bankruptcy. Graz AK was relegated to tenth in the Austrian league after being given a 22-point penalty following another six-point deduction earlier in the year.
The points were deducted because of the club's insolvency, infractions in the procedure to acquire a league licence and failure to follow Bundesliga instructions to compensate a former player.
The decision pushes Graz AK back in eighth place, ahead of Altach and crosstown rival Sturm Graz, which also incurred a 10-point penalty this week for insolvency.
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