The Disciplinary Body of the National League decided not to withdraw the points from Comunicaciones from the game they won 3-0 against Guastatoya. The resolution came in the last hours on Tuesday, before the rescheduled games this Wednesday.
Guastatoya appealed and said he won the match administratively “at the table” because Comunicaciones has presented 8 members of the coaching staff on their payroll. National League tournament rules only allow 7, which is why they asked for game points.
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The Disciplinary Body decided to impose a financial fine on Comunicaciones as a result of the administrative offense committed. The landlords must pay Q15 thousand.
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The Disciplinary Body declares the complaint filed by Club Spórs Guastatoya against Comunicaciones FC to be without merit.
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“While it is true that there was an error in the aforementioned game, this cannot be classified as
as an inappropriate collateral, because he is not a member of the suspended Technical Group or
disabled; but instead he considers it a lack of administrative order, and there must be integrity sports competition”, says the resolution.
“This Disciplinary Body, based on what is considered and based on articles 3, 4, 30 and 31 of the Rules of the Competition; articles 4, 5, 13, 14, 25, 26, 65 letter b), number 65.2 and 86 of the Disciplinary Rules, both rules of the National Football League of the Republic of Guatemala, for the official season 2024-2025, when resolves Disclosure: NO WHERE the complaint filed by Mr. EDWIN EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ CALDERON, President of the Board of Directors and Legal Representative of the “NON-LUCRATIVE CIVIL ASSOCIATION CLUB DEPORTIVO GUASTATOYA” against CLUB FÚTHCHAIL COMUNICACIONES, SA, registered on the thirteenth day of November, twenty two thousand. “.
With this resolution, the standings do not suffer any change regarding the points obtained in that game.
What were the main points of contention in the appeal filed by Club Deportivo Guastatoya against Club Fúthchail Comunicaciones SA regarding the match result?
World-Today News: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining me today on this special segment of World-Today News. Today, we have with us two esteemed guests: Mr. Edwin Eduardo Rodriguez Calderon, President of the Board of Directors and Legal Representative of Club Deportivo Guastatoya, and a representative from Club Fúthchail Comunicaciones SA.
Our topic for discussion today is the recent decision made by the Disciplinary Body of the National League regarding the match between Club Deportivo Guastatoya and Club Fúthchail Comunicaciones SA. This decision was related to the appeal filed by Guastatoya, who claimed that they had won the match administratively due to Comunicaciones having presented 8 members of their coaching staff on their payroll, which is against the tournament rules that allow only 7.
Mr. Rodriguez, we’ll start with you. Please explain why your club, Club Deportivo Guastatoya, appealed against the match result?
Mr. Rodriguez: Well, as per the rules of the National Football League of Guatemala, each club is only allowed to have seven members of the coaching staff on their payroll. Comunicaciones had violated this rule by presenting eight members during the game, which was noticed by our team management after the match. We believed that the correct course of action would be to report this violation and have the game rescinded or at least the points deducted based on the National League’s decision.
World-Today News: And what was your reaction to the final decision made by the Disciplinary Body?
Mr. Rodriguez: Well, we respect the decision of the Disciplinary Body but are disappointed that our appeal was not fully addressed. While they did impose a financial fine on Comunicaciones, the fact remains that the team still secured the win and the points. This sets a precedent for future competitions where other clubs might also try to bend the rules without consequences.
Now, joining us from Club Fúthchail Comunicaciones SA, could you please share your perspective on this matter?
Representative: We too, respect the decision made by the Disciplinary Body. We accept the fine imposed on us for the administrative error made.