The Iranian Football Association (FFIRI) has been fined by the AFC for illegally issuing club licenses to clubs in its league as required by the AFC.

According to the Iranian media <Iran Wire>, the AFC imposed a fine of up to 300,000 dollars (about 400 million won) for the negative form of approval by the Iran Football Association in connection with the issuance of AFC club licenses by some Iranian clubs. The AFC Reward and Penalty Committee sent a document related to this to the Iranian Football Association.

In Iran, in connection with the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League appearance, Estegral was not issued an AFC club license, which caused it to compete in the tournament. This punishment appears to be related to this.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Football Association is unlikely to appeal the decision. Iran Football Association president Mehdi Taj said:먹튀검증 “Personally, I hope that our reply will not be accepted by the AFC side. We must not cheat again.” It is hoped that this punishment will lead to midnight in the national soccer world.