Paris FC will appeal its suspension from the field

Almost three weeks after the violence between supporters during the 32nd final of the Coupe de France between the Paris FC and Olympique Lyonnais, the Parisian club published a press release on Wednesday January 5, in parallel with a press conference by Pierre Ferracci, its president.

While the disciplinary commission of the French Football Federation (FFF) had pronounced a number of sanctions against the two clubs on December 27, Paris FC announced that it was appealing against one of these sanctions. The FFF had given the lost match to the Parisian club (as to the OL), resulting in their elimination from the competition, a fine of 10,000 euros, and five firm matches of ground suspension, therefore from the Charléty Stadium.

It is against this last sanction that the club will appeal, finding it unfair. “What we are going to plead on appeal is that there is a total disproportion, and even quite impressive between the sanction applied to us and what we have done and what has been done in other cases of the same type “, Pierre Ferracci justified himself.

To back up his point, the president of Paris FC returned to the previous violence that shook the Ligue 1 season and the resulting sanctions: three games behind closed doors for Nice including two at home, two games behind closed doors for Lyon, both at home. “We take five away games”, he said again.

Official Club press release.

– Paris FC (@ParisFC) January 5, 2022

“Paris FC will bring to the attention of the Superior Commission of Appeal elements likely to show the disproportionate nature of the sanction. [suspension de terrain], both with regard to the resources committed by Paris FC during this match, as well as the sanctions adopted during violent acts committed in other stadiums “, The club also specified in its press release.