Kolkata, March 3: The All India Football Federation’s disciplinary committee has fined Mohun Bagan Super Giants and ordered that the team’s next Indian Super League (ISL) game against Odisha FC be played in an empty stadium for “spectator misconduct” during their home match against Kerala Blasters on February 14.
The club said it has accepted the unspecified financial penalty, while its appeal against the ban on spectators for the March 6 game at the Salt Lake Stadium here has been rejected.
“The AIFF Disciplinary Committee has charged Mohun Bagan Super Giant over alleged spectator misconduct during the match against Chennaiyin FC. While the Club has responsibly accepted the financial penalty imposed, AIFF has gone to the extreme of ordering a FULL stadium closure for our home game against Odisha FC on 6 March 2026,” Mohun Bagan posted on ‘X’.
“We are deeply disappointed with the AIFF Disciplinary Committee’s decision to impose a full stadium closure for our home fixture on 6 March 2026.
“While we have accepted the financial penalty in good faith, we believe closing the stadium unfairly punishes thousands of passionate, law-abiding supporters who are the heartbeat of our Club,” it added.The AIFF said the sanction was handed to MBSG for a repeat offence by their spectators during a probationary period of one year. MBSG were earlier sanctioned during the 2024-25 season with a ‘stadium closure’ due to multiple instances of ‘spectator misconduct’ but it was kept in abeyance for a probationary period of one year.“The AIFF Disciplinary Committee had, on June 3, 2025, sanctioned Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) during the 2024-25 season with a ‘stadium closure’ due to multiple violations of spectator misconduct throughout the season, and in particular, during Match No. 163 of the Indian Super League 2024-25, held on April 12, 2025,” the AIFF said in a statement.
“Based on official reports and a separate complaint filed by Bengaluru FC, along with supporting evidence, the Committee arrived at the above decision.” The Bengaluru FC complaint had stated that “fireworks” were launched from the home stands into the away section where the travelling supporters were seated, with one such projectile striking the Bengaluru FC club owner. The complaint had further stated that certain away fans in the vicinity were impacted and required immediate medical attention.
But the Committee suspended the sanction for a probationary period of one year in accordance with Article 35 of the AIFF Disciplinary Code. (PTI)
