Match Suspension
1. A suspension from a match is a ban on taking part in a future match or competition and on attending it in the area immediately surrounding the fi eld of play.
2. An offi cial who is suspended in application of par. 1 is automatically banned from the dressing rooms in accordance with art.
20. 3. The suspension is imposed in terms of matches, days or months. Unless otherwise specifi ed, it may not exceed twenty-four matches or twenty-four months.
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 forfeited (except for a violation of art. 55), a 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 the abandonment, cancellation or forfeit of the match.
5. A match suspension is regarded as no longer pending if a match is retroactively forfeited because a player took part in a match despite being ineligible (art. 55). This also applies to the match suspension imposed on the player who took part in the match despite being ineligible.
6. If a suspension is combined with a fi ne, the suspension may be prolonged until the fi ne has been paid in full. 19FIRST TITLE. SUBSTANTIVE LAW CHAPTER I. GENERAL PART