lausanne, 30 august 2013 – the court of arbitration for sport (cas) has today dismissed the appeal filed by besiktas jk against the decision taken by uefa to exclude it from the european europa league 2013/2014. due to the urgency of the matter, the cas panel has issued its decision without the grounds. the full, reasoned award will be issued as soon as possible.
uefa excluded besiktas jk from the current edition of the europa league because of match-fixing. the turkish club appealed such decision to the cas. in agreement with the parties, the cas set a timetable for an accelerated procedure and granted the stay of the uefa decision, allowing besiktas jk to participate in the current edition of the europa league. the parties were heard at a hearing at the cas on 20 august 2013
pursuant to the uefa decision, which is now confirmed by the cas, besiktas jk is excluded from the uefa europa league 2013/14.
