ISL: Mohun Bagan hit with stadium closure for 'spectator misconduct'

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) disciplinary committee has fined Mohun Bagan Super Giants and ordered afloat stadium closure of the Salt Lake Stadium for utilizing “multiple instances of pyrotechnics” during the play opener against Kerala Blasters connected February 14.As a result, MBSG volition play their upcoming location crippled against Odisha FC connected March 5 astatine an bare Salt Lake Stadium.

In their statement, the AIFF disciplinary committee explained that the punishment was imposed for yet different 'spectator misconduct,' arsenic the nine had been warned and fixed a suspended authorisation of 1 twelvemonth successful April 2025. Mohun Bagan fans were recovered blameworthy of launching fireworks during a location crippled against Bengaluru FC connected April 12, 2025.

They were past handed a suspended condemnation but were warned that a repetition would invitation harsh punishment.After the latest infraction, MBSG were notified connected February 16 and allowed clip until February 21 to springiness a written reply. A week later, connected February 28, the Disciplinary Committee considered the written and oral submissions and recovered the nine to person infringed connected Article 67 of the Code, work with Rules 7.3.8 and 7.5.4 of the Indian Super League 2025-26 League Rules.

AIFF lawman caput wide M Satyanarayan said successful a statement, “As per Article 117 of the AIFF Disciplinary Code, 2024, immoderate enactment that feels aggrieved by a determination of the AIFF Disciplinary Committee has the close to entreaty to the AIFF Appeal Committee. Such an entreaty indispensable beryllium filed successful accordance with the procedural rules laid down successful the Code."“Mohun Bagan person sent an email to the AIFF Secretariat this greeting requesting the stadium prohibition beryllium lifted.

However, it needs to travel done due channels and process arsenic per the provisions of the AIFF Disciplinary Code, 2024,” helium said. “Fans are 1 of the cardinal stakeholders of the game, and we admit their contribution. However, astatine the aforesaid time, the information and information of everyone successful the stadium is of paramount importance, and it is thing that each parties request to ensure.

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'Fans merit better'

Earlier successful the day, MBSG said it has accepted the good and the prohibition connected spectators for its upcoming location game."The AIFF Disciplinary Committee has charged Mohun Bagan Super Giant implicit alleged spectator misconduct during the lucifer against Chennaiyin FC. While the Club has responsibly accepted the fiscal punishment imposed, AIFF has gone to the utmost of ordering a FULL stadium closure for our location crippled against Odisha FC connected 6 March 2026," Mohun Bagan said successful a statement.

"We are profoundly disappointed with the AIFF Disciplinary Committee's determination to enforce a afloat stadium closure for our location fixture connected 6 March 2026."While we person accepted the fiscal punishment successful bully faith, we judge closing the stadium unfairly punishes thousands of passionate, law-abiding supporters who are the heartbeat of our Club," it added.The nine said that its entreaty to reconsider the prohibition was "in the involvement of our fans." "Football belongs to the fans. They merit better," it said.Mohun Bagan Super Giants are presently apical of the ISL standings with 3 wins successful 3 matches, up of Jamshedpur FC connected extremity difference.