NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Fenerbahce faces a second expulsion from the Champions League within three seasons after the Turkish giant and five of its club officials were charged by European soccer’s governing body in a match-fixing case.
The Union of European Football Associations said Monday it will hold a disciplinary hearing on June 22, and verdicts are expected the following week.
The five officials were not identified in a UEFA statement.
Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim was convicted last July in a criminal trial that resulted in 93 people charged in a case sparked by the Istanbul club’s league-winning run in 2011.
UEFA banned Fenerbahce from the 2011-12 Champions League after the initial fixing allegations were made. Further action was likely when its lawyers finished studying the criminal verdicts.