FIFA Disciplinary Code

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Article 20

Match Suspension

1. A suspension from a match is a ban on taking part in a future match or competition or to attend it in the area immediately surrounding the fi eld of play.

2 The player who has been suspended shall not be included on the play- ers’ list for the match.

3 The suspension is imposed in terms of matches, days or months. Unless otherwise specifi ed, it may not exceed twenty-four matches or two years.

4 If the suspension is to be served in terms of matches, only those matches actually played count towards execution of the suspension. If a match is abandoned, cancelled or fi nally forfeited, suspension is only considered to have been served if the team to which the suspended player belongs is not responsible for the facts that led to abandon- ment, cancellation or forfeit of the match.

5 If a suspension is combined with a fi ne, it is prolonged until the fi ne has been paid in full.