Centralisation of Sanctions
1. Records of cautions, expulsions and match suspensions are stored in the central computer system of FIFA. The Disciplinary Committee secretariat confirms them in writing to the national association or club concerned or, in the case of final competi- tions, to the head of the delegation concerned.
2 This confirmation serves only as notification: sanctions (cautions, expulsions, automatic match suspensions) have an immediate effect on subsequent matches even if the letter of confirmation reaches the national association, club or head of delegation concerned later.
19 3 To ensure that the central registration system functions properly, the confedera- tions shall inform FIFA of sanctions that have been pronounced during their own competitions and are likely to be carried over to a FIFA competition (cf. art. 39 par.
2) and future competitions.