FIFA makes an official decision: Serbia–Albania will be played with spectators… But under certain conditions! (FULL DECISION)"

The Football Federation of Serbia has also been fined financially. The Leskovac Stadium has a capacity of 8,136 seats, but only 80 percent of them will be allowed for this match.

It is now official: the match between Serbia and Albania, which will take place on October 11 at the “Dubocica” Stadium in Leskovac, will be played in front of only 6,500 spectators.

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has decided to close part of the stadium following multiple incidents during Serbia’s last match against England.

The Disciplinary Committee’s decision listed the following violations:

• failure to ensure order and discipline inside and around the stadium,

• use of lasers and inappropriate gestures, words and objects,

• interruptions during the performance of national anthems,

• discriminatory behavior by individual fans.

The Football Federation of Serbia has also been fined financially. The Leskovac Stadium has a capacity of 8,136 seats, but only 80 percent of them will be allowed for this encounter. In the match against England, played in Belgrade in front of 40,000 fans, there were numerous violations: insults against Kosovo and Albanians, whistling during the English anthem, as well as violent incidents involving criminal groups close to the current Serbian government. In that match, where Serbia lost 5–0, there were also insults directed at coach Dragan Stojković. FIFA has warned the Serbian federation of much harsher penalties if incidents are repeated in the match against Albania. For this reason, the smaller stadium in Leskovac was chosen instead of a larger one in Belgrade, in order to maintain greater control over ticket sales and to avoid groups that oppose Aleksandar Vučić’s government.

In accordance with the decision, the Serbian Football Association is obliged to present its seating arrangement plan to FIFA no later than ten days before the match, with the possibility of filling part of the capacity with communities and groups of special interest (families, students, organizations focused on anti-discrimination), subject to FIFA’s prior approval. The plan must also include clear anti-discrimination activities (such as wearing shirts or displaying banners with such messages).

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