Bell Cup: Villa eliminated, fined sh2.3m as URA advances Featured

The federation Competition Committee has eliminated SC Villa from the Bell Uganda Cup for causing the abandonment of the 3rd quarterfinal match at Mehta grounds in Lugazi, Tuesday. They were playing against URA at home and where trailing 3-1 by the time  the match was abandoned  at 71 minutes after Villa fans started pelting officials and fans with stones.

“Calm was restored after the adequate intervention. It was possible to play the match up to its logical conclusion and the above match was abandoned as a result of Villa failing to continue with play as directed by the centre referee,” read competitions Committee secretary Decolas Kiiza in a three-page statement on Thursday.

Decisions taken by FCC

Villa loses match by forfeiture (3-0) with Villa goals standing

Villa fined sh300, 000 for refusing to continue with play as directed by referee

Villa fined sh2, 000,000 for causing abandonment of the match

Villa forfeits their share of 20% of the gate correction

Villa forfeits the already earned prize money of sh1, 05,000

Ville requested to provide main leaders of the violent conduct within seven days or be fined sh1m

The competition committee ruled that Villa lost the match by forfeiture after they refused   to continue with the action, with the referee saying that the situation was calm and action could continue.

This implies that  URA wins the match 3-0 with the goals of Robert Ssentongo, Moses Feni and Allan Owiny stand while Villa’s goal that came courtesy of Lawrence Kasadha has been  cancelled.

Villa will not earn the money from the sponsors, Bell Uganda Cup, for putting the brand into  disrepute.

Kiiza had earlier ruled out the inadequate security as a cause for abandonment, since the Bell Uganda Cup (BUC) rules G20 says that “If security has been assessed as adequate and violence erupts thereafter, absence of security shall not be presented as defence for responsibility of ensuring crowd violence.”

 SC Villa has also been challenged to produce the main leaders of the violent conduct or be fined an extra sh1m while FCC will forward some particular cases to the disciplinary committee for more action.

SC Villa still has a case of not declaring the gate corrections in the past matches, where the visiting team have to get a 20% off the gross.

The action is the second to be muted out over errant clubs, with Old Timers forfeiting sh850, 000 for putting the sponsor’s name into disrepute.

“We hope you understand the sporting intentions of the decisions. They have the right to appeal within 14 days over the decision.”Bell Cup: Villa eliminated, fined sh2.3m as URA advances