Shenhua fans rocked by CFA penalties
By Wang Zhenghua in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2013-02-20 07:51
Supporters of Shanghai Shenhua were stunned as the club's 2003 Chinese first division title was stripped, while the club's former ownership has yet to provide a response to the penalties meted out by the Chinese Football Association for a massive match-fixing scandal a decade ago.
After a three-year probe, the CFA penalized the Shanghai club on Monday with sanctions including a 1 million yuan ($158,000) fine, the stripping of its 2003 title and a six-point deduction from next season's Chinese Super League campaign. A number of other clubs and dozens of individuals were also punished.
Shenhua spokesman Ma Yue said the penalties had been reported to the club's former shareholders, five State-owned enterprises.
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