Melbourne Victory have been handed a suspended points deduction and $550,000 worth of fines following last month's crowd violence in the A-League Men derby.
Melbourne Victory have been hit with a $550,000 fine following the pitch invasion at last month's A-League Men derby.As part of an array of sanctions from Football Australia, the club was handed a suspended 10-point reduction.
Melbourne Victory have been spared an immediate points deduction but will play the next three-and-a-half seasons with a 10-point sanction hanging over their heads after being hit with $550,000 in fines.last month's derby with Melbourne CityRather than award a walkover to City following the violence, the game will resume from the 22nd minute - when Victory fans stormed the pitch and assaulted opposition goalkeeper Tom Glover.
"Whether you're deducting points from Melbourne Victory or you're giving points to City, it's something we wanted to avoid. We wanted the integrity of the season to remain intact."Victory will have seven days to appeal the sanction and in the unlikely event they did so, Mr Johnson said his organisation would take them "all the way to Switzerland'', referring to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"We felt that if we were to implement a points deduction now, it wasn't the most effective way of deterring the fans. "If a spectator runs onto the pitch, there's an assault, there will be an automatic 10-point deduction and if that were to occur, that will destroy Melbourne Victory's ."Active supporter bays at home games and away supporter bays will be closed off to Victory fans for the remainder of the season.Published 10 January 2023 at 2:44pm
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