RULE 22. SPECTATOR CONDUCT
1. The home club/team is liable for any improper conduct among all spectators, regardless of the question of culpable conduct or culpable oversight and depending on the situation, may be fined. Further sanctions may be imposed in the case of serious disturbances.
2. The visiting club/team is liable for improper conduct among its own group of spectators, regardless of the question of culpable conduct or culpable oversight and depending on the situation, may be fined. Further sanctions may be imposed in the case of serious disturbances. Supporters occupying the away sector of a stadium are regarded as the visiting supporters, unless proven to the contrary.
3. Improper conduct includes but is not limited to violence towards persons or objects, letting
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off incendiary devices, throwing missiles, use of smoke bombs, flares or fireworks, displaying insulting slogans in any form, uttering insulting sounds, racist behaviour or invading or encroaching onto the pitch.
4. The liability described in par. 1 and 2 also includes matches played on neutral grounds, especially during finals of competitions.
SANCTIONS
RULE 23. CULPABILITY
Unless otherwise specified, infringements are punishable regardless of whether they have been committed intentionally or negligently.
RULE 24. INVOLVEMENT
1. Anyone who intentionally takes part in committing an infringement, either as instigator or accomplice, is subject to disciplinary proceedings.
2. The disciplinary body shall take account of the degree of guilt of the party involved and may reduce a sanction accordingly. It shall not go below the minimum sanction applicable.
RULE 25. SANCTIONS APPLICABLE
1. The following sanctions are applicable only to natural persons:
a) caution;
b) expulsion;
c) match suspension;
d) ban from dressing rooms and/or substitutes’ bench;
e) ban from entering a stadium;
2. The following sanctions are applicable only to legal persons:
a) playing a match without spectators;
b) playing a match on neutral territory;
c) ban on playing in a particular stadium;
d) annulment of the result of a match;
e) exclusion;
f) forfeit;
3. In addition to the sanctions listed above the following
sanctions are applicable to both natural and legal persons;
a) a warning;
b) a reprimand;
c) a fine;
d) the return of awards.
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