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UEFA removed Azerbaijani nine Turan Tovuz from adjacent season's Conference League due to the fact that of past match-fixing by players, the European shot assemblage said connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
The nine said successful a connection it volition situation the determination astatine the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Turan finished 3rd successful the Azerbaijani league to gain a spot successful the 2nd qualifying circular of the third-tier Conference League. The gully is made successful 2 weeks and first-leg games are connected July 23.
Entry rules for the Conference League necessitate clubs “not person been straight and/or indirectly involved” successful fixing home oregon planetary games successful the erstwhile 10 years.
Seven Turan players were banned successful 2019 by the Azerbaijani shot federation, the nine acknowledged successful a statement.
Teams playing successful qualifying for the Conference League play see Ajax, Atalanta, Brighton, Freiburg and Monaco.
