Reus Deportiu: LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play in Action

On 10 May 2019, the Spanish Administrative Court of Sport (Tribunal Administrativo del Deporte - TAD) ruled to suspend CF Reus Deportiu from professional football for a period of three years. The Catalan club was also relegated to Segunda B (Spain’s third tier) and fined EUR 250,000.

Spanish Administrative Court of Sport, 10 May 2019, no. 17/2019, CF Reus Deportiu

Background

Reus Deportiu was promoted from Segunda B to Segunda A (Spain’s second tier) at the end of the 2015-16 season and has been competing in Segunda A since the start of the 2016-17 season. However, despite increased sporting stability after several years of playing in Spain’s lower tiers, the Club were having financial difficulties. As such, LaLiga initially sanctioned Reus Deportiu on 11 April 2018 for poor financial control and overdue...

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