Chinese club Shandong Taishan given two-year ban from Asian club competition after no-show
The Chinese Super League side pulled out hours before the February 19 match, blaming 'serious physical discomfort' of players and saying it was unable to form a team.
The Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Commission said Shandong would not be able to play in the AFC's club competitions up to and including the 2026/27 season editions, and fined the club USD 50,000.
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It also ordered Shandong to return a participation fee of USD 600,000 and a performance bonus of USD 200,000 to the AFC, along with compensation of USD 40,000 to Ulsan 'in respect of damages and losses claimed' by the South Korean club.
Shandong's pull-out came days after the club said it had banned supporters for 'inappropriate behaviour' during a home ACL match against South Korean team Gwangju after fans in the crowd displayed images of South Korea's last military dictator, Chun Doo-hwan.
Hundreds of people are estimated to have died or gone missing when the South Korean government violently put down the Gwangju uprising by pro-democracy protesters in May 1980, when Chun was the de facto leader of the country after leading a military coup.
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