1.Types of penalty imposed
during play
2.Withdrawal/non-appearance of a team from/at AHF
event
3.Use of players who have been suspended and/or
are not
entitled to play
4.Failure to meet payment dates for AHF events
5.Matches against suspended members of the AHF
7.Late registration of international referees
8.Infringement of the Regulation on Advertising
9.Infringement of the Anti-doping Regulation
This catalogue provides an overview of the most important disciplinary actions and penalties applied within the IHF and the AHF. It further gives assistance in decision taking for every organ of the AHF. Nevertheless the organs are not relieved of their obligation to examine the facts of each case, to take independent decisions and to be impartial in reaching verdict.
1.Types of penalty
imposed during play.
The AHF differentiates
between the following types of penalty imposed during play:
a) Warning.
b) Temporary
suspensions. The Technical
Committee may impose a suspension lasting up to two years. On application, the Technical Committee
and Council may impose longer suspensions.
c) Administrative penalties
and fines.
d) Cancellation and
replaying of matches.
e) Withdrawal or loss of
points in the events concerned.
f) Exclusion from current
or future events.
The above penalties may be
imposed individually or in combination.
1.1 Temporary suspensions are
imposed, in particular for:
1.1.1 Violent or insulting behavior towards officials
and referees;
1.1.2 Use of players who are not entitled to play or
have been suspended;
1.1.3 Inappropriate conduct by teams, officials and
other persons involved in the match.
1.2 The following guidelines
apply to the imposition of temporary
suspension:
Misconduct Recommended
Suspension Number
of
matches
Disqualification (on account of misconduct towards AHF and IHF officials or referees)
1.2.1 Verbal unsporting conduct
without gestures.
- General
1
match
(A warning may be
sufficient in exceptional cases)
- Threatening
3
matches
1.2.2 Verbal unsporting conduct with gestures;
- General
2
matches
- Threatening
2
matches
1.2.3 Aggressive unsporting
conducts
4
matches
1.2.4 Violent behavior
6
matches
1.2.5 Exclusion
6
matches
When the penalty is determined, the following circumstances should result in a lesser penalty:
-
Reflex
-
Provocation
-
Assistance
-
Other special circumstances
When the penalty is determined, the following circumstances should result in a harsher penalty:
-
Fighting.
-
The perpetrator is an official, team leader or substitute.
-
The misconduct is directed at people in the substitution
area or spectators.
- Other special circumstances (e.g. bringing the AHF and IHF into disrepute).
Suspensions may only be
imposed if the match report sheet contains a note on the player's misconduct to
this effect by the referees and/or the AHF official makes a special report.
Suspensions imposed by the
AHF apply for the same amount of time to matches organized by the member
associations and continents. The
written verdicts must state a respective note.
1.3 Guidelines for imposing
administrative penalties and fines.
1.3.1 For breaches of the regulations and discipline before, during
or after the match: US$1,000/-.
1.3.2 Inappropriate conduct by a team or a player (e.g. leaving the
court in protest or refusing to leave the court, etc.) and by officials and
attendants: US$300/-.
1.3.3 Use of players or team who have been suspended or are not
entitled to play: US$1,000/-.
1.3.4 Cessation of the game caused by a team: US$3,000/- and
reimbursement of any cost incurred.
1.3.5 Infringement of the Bylaws and regulations of the AHF:
US$5,000/-.
2.
Withdrawal/non-appearance of a team from/at AHF event.
2.1 An association that registers for an AHF event and
subsequently withdraws will lost its entry fee and deposits.
- If a team withdraws from
an AHF event after the draw has been
effected, the association concerned shall be imposed a fine of US$15,000/- and
shall be banned from participation in the next Asian championship, of the same
category.
- The withdrawing team
shall also pay 20% of the total accommodation cost per team in the
championship, to the organizing member.
2.2 Withdrawal of Asian teams
from World Championships.
- If a team qualified from
the Asian continent for a World Championship withdraws after the draw has been
affected, the following penalties shall be imposed:
* A fine of US$20,000/-.
* Ban from participation in
the next Asian qualifications of the same
category.
3. Use of banned players
and/or who are not entitled to play.
If a banned player is used,
the teams shall lose the match with and the match result shall be declared if
the difference of goals is ten (10) or more. In case the goals difference is lesser the result shall be
declared as Ten/Zero (10:0).
A fine of US$1,000/- is
also imposed on the team.
If a player is used who is
not entitled to play, his team shall be excluded from further participation in
the ongoing competition and a report is forwarded to the AHF Council for any
further decision.
A player is not entitled to
play in the following cases:
1. Not been registered in the approved team list consisting of 16 players.
2. Has played more than two
Asian Championships of the same category, Men Junior or Women Junior.
3. Holding a fake document.
4. Failure to meet payment
dates for AHF events.
If an association does not
meet the payment date of participation fee for an AHF event, then the entry fee
will be doubled once the date has passed and a fine of US$1,000/shall be
imposed. After a further four
weeks, the association concerned will be excluded from the event.
5. Matches against
suspended members of the AHF.
For unauthorized matches by
national and selection teams against suspended members of the AHF, a fine of US
$1,000/will be imposed and the association responsible will be liable for the
payment.
The AHF Council may impose
a higher fine if such infringements are repeated.
For not passing a message on to the AHF General Secretariat within the specified period when requested, a fine of US$ 100/may be imposed on the association concerned. This also applies to messages relating to the times, locations and results of matches and to messages relating to the engaging of referees. Such a fine may also be imposed if the information is incomplete.
7. Late registration of
international/ continental referees and continental candidates.
If international / continental referees and continental candidates are not registered by the specified registration date a late registration fee of US$ 100/-, is imposed.
8. Infringement of the
regulation on advertising.
At AHF events, contravention on the regulations on Advertising will be considered and penalized, if appropriate, at the event by the Technical Committee and at other times by the Executive or the Council of the AHF. The corresponding AHF provisions shall apply.
9. Infringement of the
Anti-doping Regulations.
If a doping offence
is proven, the teams shall lose the match with and the match result shall be
declared if the difference of goals is ten (10) or more. In case the goals difference is lesser
the result shall be declared as Ten/Zero 1 0:0).
A fine of US$ 1,000/- is
also imposed to the team.
The players concerned will
be disqualified from all remaining matches of the tournament. In addition, the players will be
suspended from national and international matches for two years.
If doping offences are
proven for more than one player in a team, then the team will be disqualified
from entire event. The matches
already played will not be counted.
The AHF reserves the right
to institute disciplinary proceedings against anyone who administers
drugs. If an infringement of the
Anti-doping Regulations is proven against officials (trainers, attendants,
doctors and physiotherapists), a two-year suspension will be imposed.
If a fine is not paid within two months of being imposed, it will be doubled and, if it remain unpaid after a further month, the association concerned may be excluded from championships and competitions held by the AHF, until the fine has been paid.
Upon application by the Executive Committee, the AHF Council may warn and/or penalize member associations, which have infringed or not followed the AHF Bylaws.
Warnings will be made in
writing and notified to all the member associations at the same time.
These Regulations have been approved by the AHF Executive Committee and Council on 18th May 1999 and shall be effective from said date.