One person from the Guangzhou team was suspended for 4 games and fined 40,000 yuan. The Chinese Football Association issued a heavy fine: 4 players from Dalian were suspended and fined 440,000 yuan.
On May 10, the Chinese Football Association officially reported the post-match conflict between Dalian Yingbo and the Guangzhou team and issued a severe fine.
On May 4, in the 9th round of the 2024 Chinese League One, Dalian Yingbo Football Club lost 0:1 at home to Guangzhou Football Club. During the game, players on the field engaged in on-field violence and unsporting behavior that violated the rules of the game. After the game, members of both teams gathered on the field, causing friction and conflict, causing chaos on the scene and causing serious negative social impact. In order to find out the cause of the incident and clarify the responsibilities of all parties, the Chinese Football Association established an investigation team to conduct an in-depth investigation into the style and discipline of this game. The investigation determined that the serious problem of style and discipline in this game was due to Dalian Yingbo Football Club's failure to fulfill the responsibility of the first person responsible for style and discipline, lax education and restraint on players, loose internal management, and individual players ignoring the discipline of the game. Typical violations of the rules and regulations of the game were caused by losing control of emotions and causing malicious trouble when losing, as well as the poor professional ethics of individual players of the Guangzhou Football Club and their non-sporting behavior to provoke the public after the game.
Earlier, the Dalian Public Security Bureau had punished some irrational fans.
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Dalian Yingbo Football Club should bear the main responsibility for the serious style and discipline problems in this game. In this game, four players of Dalian Yingbo Football Club committed violent acts, which fully exposed the club's failure in player education and management. It is a concentrated reflection of the long-term lack of attention to the team's management of competition style and discipline, ideology, ethics and style construction. He is the main responsible party for causing serious style and discipline problems in this game.
In the 3rd minute after the game, Wang Xuanhong, the No. 10 player of Dalian Yingbo Football Club, was dissatisfied with the behavior of Huo Shenping, the No. 32 player of the Guangzhou Football Club, who bowed to the home team fans' stands. He then rushed towards Huo Shenping and pushed him in the neck, which was a bad behavior. The impact was extremely bad and he was the main perpetrator that caused conflicts and friction between the two sides after the game. He should bear the main responsibility.
Five minutes after the game, Dalian Yingbo Football Club player No. 44 Kotnik suddenly rushed towards Guangzhou Football Club player No. 32 Huo Shenping. Kotnik's shoulder hit Huo Shenping's body. Because people gathered on the court at the time and the scene was chaotic, the referee did not impose a penalty on Kotnik. The evaluation team of the Chinese Football Association Referee Committee determined that Kotnik committed a violent act and should be given a red card. Kotnik's behavior further intensified the conflicts on the court, led to the escalation of the situation, and was directly responsible for causing conflicts and friction between the two parties.
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After the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Guangzhou Football Club player No. 32 Huo Shenping did not follow the referee's instructions and go to the midfield in time. Instead, he bowed to the home team's fans' stands near the goal. The referee blew the whistle again to remind the players to gather in the midfield. Huo Shenping still did not respond positively and continued to bow to the home team fans in the stands. After his first bow caused dissatisfaction and excitement among the home team fans, Huo Shenping bowed to the home team fans' stands twice in a row. The referee determined that his second and third bowing behaviors were provocations and gave him a yellow card warning. The investigation team found that the Guangzhou Football Club did not make unified requirements to thank the home team fans after the game. This behavior was Huo Shenping's individual behavior. The investigation team reviewed the closing videos of Guangzhou Football Club's first three away games and could not conclude that Huo Shenping had the habit of bowing to the home team's fans in the stands. The investigation team also believes that as a normal adult, Huo Shenping should have a clear understanding of the situation where his first bow caused strong dissatisfaction among the home fans, and should have a clear judgment on the way the home fans did not accept and were disgusted with bowing to express thanks. . Based on the above situation and after fully listening to the expert opinions of the Chinese Football Association Referee Committee and Disciplinary Committee, the investigation team supported the referee's ruling in this game and determined that Huo Shenping's second and third bows were provocative behaviors. Huo Shenping did not follow the procedure and practice of the home and away teams gathering to shake hands first and then bowing out. He did not obey the referee's whistle and failed to gather in the midfield in time. Moreover, his first bowing behavior caused strong dissatisfaction among the home team's fans and did not stop. Objectively speaking, The fact that it angered the fans and players of the home team was an important factor in triggering the gathering of people and chaos in the stadium. It bears unshirkable responsibility for the serious problems of style and discipline in this game.
In accordance with the "Chinese Football Association Disciplinary Code", the Disciplinary Committee of the Chinese Football Association, combined with the investigation facts and responsibility determination, followed the prescribed procedures to punish the main responsible party Dalian Yingbo Football Club, the main perpetrator Dalian Yingbo Football Club No. 10 player Wang Xuanhong, and the directly responsible person Player No. 44 Kotnik and the responsible Guangzhou Football Club player No. 32 Huo Shenping were punished as follows.
Dalian Yingbo Football Club was notified of criticism and fined RMB 200,000.
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Wang Xuanhong, the No. 10 player of Dalian Yingbo Football Club, was suspended for 10 games and fined RMB 100,000.
Dalian InBev Football Club player No. 44 Kotnik was suspended for 6 games and fined RMB 60,000.
Guangzhou Football Club player No. 32 Huo Shenping was suspended for 4 games and fined RMB 40,000.
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Other players who committed violent acts in this game will be severely punished in accordance with regulations.
This incident is the most serious incident of professional style and discipline since the start of this year's professional league. It is of a vile nature and has extremely negative social impact. It has seriously damaged the atmosphere of the professional league and seriously damaged the image of the football industry. The lessons are extremely profound. The Chinese Football Association firmly opposes any form of on-field violence and non-sporting behavior, insists on attacking any violation of competition style and discipline, and will never tolerate it, and resolutely maintains the normal order and good customs of professional leagues. The situation regarding the management of professional league competition style and discipline issues will continue to be announced to the public in a timely manner and we will consciously accept social supervision.