Qatar.. Severe suspensions and fines after the chaos of the Al-Sadd and Al-Shamal match

On Tuesday, the Disciplinary Committee of the Qatar Football Association issued its decisions regarding the events that accompanied the match between Al Sadd and Al Shamal, at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, last Friday.

After the end of the match, with Al Sadd winning 1/4, the winning team's player, Claudinho, was seen throwing the best player of the match award on the ground, in an act that some considered "provocative" to the opposing team.

This behavior angered the Al-Shamal team, as the assistant coach, Khaled Al-Ansari, intervened and entered into a verbal altercation with the Al-Sadd players, including Mohamed Kamara, Hassan Al-Haydos, and Akram Afif, before the dispute developed into a stampede.

Then, Claudinho was seen trying to assault the opponent’s assistant coach, Khaled Al-Ansari, before the player was removed.

The Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Khaled Al-Ansari for 5 matches and fine him 50,000 Qatari riyals (about 13.6 thousand dollars), due to unsportsmanlike behavior.

It also decided to draw attention to Muhammad Kamara and fine him 10,000 Qatari riyals (about 2.7 thousand dollars), due to unsportsmanlike behavior, and the same applies to his colleague Saad Al-Shaib.

It also decided to suspend Claudinho for 6 matches and fine him one million Qatari riyals (about 273.6 thousand dollars) for unsportsmanlike behavior, in addition to paying the value of the financial damages resulting from throwing the best player award in the match.

Meanwhile, Al-Shamal player, Muhammad Ali bin Ramadan, was suspended for 3 matches and fined 15,000 Qatari riyals ($4.1,000), due to physical assault on the opponent during the match.

Following the sanctions, Al-Sadd said in a statement on his account on the “X” platform, previously Twitter: “We affirm our great confidence in the members of the Disciplinary Committee, and our full respect for their decisions, but at the same time we see that Claudinho’s punishment does not warrant this size, whether in terms of a financial fine or a period of suspension, in comparison with what the committee issued against whoever was the cause and main spark of the events that occurred.”

He added: “We confirm once again our respect for the decisions, and we also affirm the club’s right to appeal these decisions in accordance with applicable laws.”