Derby Sanctions Announced: Abdülkerim Bardakcı Banned for 2 Matches, Archie Brown for 3
Following the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby, the PFDK handed Abdülkerim Bardakcı a 2-match ban and Archie Brown a 3-match ban, while both clubs were fined.
The decisions of the Turkish Football Federation's Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) have been announced following the Süper Lig derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. Players and clubs from both sides received a range of sanctions over the incidents that occurred during the match. Abdülkerim Bardakcı was handed a 2-match ban, while Archie Brown received a 3-match ban. Both players were also fined.
According to the PFDK decisions published by the Turkish Football Federation, Abdülkerim Bardakcı was banned for 2 official matches and fined 67,000 TL (Turkish lira) for his involvement in a fight during the derby, under Articles 45/1-a and 35/4 of the Turkish Football Federation's Football Disciplinary Regulations, with Article 12 also applied. Archie Brown was banned for 3 official matches and fined 100,000 TL on the same grounds.
Clubs Also Fined
The PFDK fined Galatasaray a total of 2,120,000 TL for offensive and abusive chanting, pitch incidents and various breaches of the regulations. Fenerbahçe were fined a total of 1,277,500 TL for offensive and abusive chanting, pitch incidents, unsporting behaviour as a team and violations of the regulations. In addition, Galatasaray coach Serhat Doğan was given a 21-day suspension from official duties for unsporting behaviour towards a player of the opposing team.