Labour Disputes
Texto da decisão
REF. FPSD-20231
Decision of the
Dispute Resolution Chamber
passed on 20 November 2025
regarding an employment-related dispute concerning the player
Abat Aimbetov
COMPOSITION:
Lívia SILVA KÄGI (Brazil & Switzerland), Deputy Chairwoman
Peter LUKASEK (Slovakia), Member
Dana MOHAMED AL-NOAIMI (Qatar), Member
CLAIMANT:
Abat Aimbetov, Kazakhstan
Represented by Arda Zengipeduk
RESPONDENT:
Adana Demirspor A.S., Türkiye
Represented by Umur Varat
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REF. FPSD-20231
I. Facts of the case
1.
On 31 January 2024, the player from Kazakhstan Abat Aimbetov (hereinafter: the Claimant
or the Player) and the club from Türkiye Adana Demirspor A.S. (hereinafter: the Respondent
or the Club) concluded an employment contract (hereinafter: the Contract) valid as from 1
February 2024 until 30 June 2025.
2.
In accordance with the Contract, the Respondent undertook to pay the Claimant as follows:
“[…] I. 2023/2024 SEASON;
MONTHLY SALARY;
The yearly salary of the Player for season 2023/2024 shall be USD 175,000 (one hundred seventy
five [sic] thousand USD) totally. The amount (175,000 USD) shall be divided into 5 (five) equal
salaries so Player's monthly salary shall be USD 35,000 (thirty five [sic] thousand USD) each
month (February 2024 - June 2024).
II. 2024/2025 SEASON;
MONTHLY SALARY
The yearly salary of the Player for season 2024/2025 shall be USD 350,000 (three hundred and
fifty thousand USD) totally. The amount (350,000 USD) shall be divided into 10 (ten) equal
salaries so Player's monthly salary shall be USD 35,000 (thirty five [sic] thousand USD) each
month (September 2024 - June 2025).
• All payments mentioned above will only be valid if the player has a valid contract with the club
on the payment date.
[…]
All amounts written above are NET payments.
[…]
Season 2023/2024 Guaranteed Bonus: USD 25,000 (twenty five [sic] thousand USD) Guaranteed
Bonus All extra bonuses that the player will receive from the team’s win and draw, will be
deducted from the USD 25,000 (twenty five [sic] thousand USD) guarantee bonus. The remaining
amount from the balance guarantee bonus will be paid to the player on June 30, 2024.
Season 2024/2025 Guaranteed Bonus: USD 50,000 (fifty thousand USD) Guaranteed Bonus All
extra bonuses that the player will receive from the team’s win and draw, will be deducted from
the USD 50,000 (fifty thousand USD) guarantee bonus. The remaining amount from the balance
guarantee bonus will be paid to the player on June 30, 2025.
[…]
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The Club shall pay to the Player totally USD 10,000 (ten thousand USD) for each season to the
Player for accommodation, car, and other expenses. This payment shall be divided into 10 (ten)
equal instalments. Club shall pay USD 1,000 (thousand USD) each month (from September until
June) on the 30 of every month. This payment shall be made only if Club and Player has a valid
Contract on the payment date. To be clear, for the 2023/2024 season, since the Player is
transferred in a half season Club shall pay to the Player totally USD 5,000 five thousand USD)
for accommodation, car and other expenses divided into 5 (five) equal instalments which is USD
1,000 (thousand USD) each month (from February 2024 until June 2024).
[…]
Each monthly salary shall be paid to the Player until the last day of the month following the
month, for which the payment is made. […]”
3.
On 3 June 2024, the Claimant put the Respondent in default and requested payment within
15 days of USD 135,980.
4.
On 14 June 2024, the Claimant and the Respondent concluded a first agreement to settle
their financial obligations under the Contract (hereinafter: the First Settlement Agreement).
5.
The First Settlement Agreement read, inter alia, as follows:
“[…] As it is mentioned above, The Player sent a default notice on 3 June 2024 and requested
from Club to pay 135.980 USD as the remaining salary of 4 months (February 2024, March 2024,
April 2024, May 2024) and granted the time limit until 18 June 2024 for Club to fulfil its
obligations. Club accepts, declares and undertakes to pay 136.000 USD regarding to the default
notice that sent by the Player on 3 June 2024 as following;
•
•
•
30.000 USD on 14 June 2024
50.000 USD on 30 June 2024
56.000 USD on 10 July 2024
In the event that any of the instalments referred above is not paid by the Club within the
stipulated deadlines, the Player shall grant the Club, in writing, a grace period of 5 (five) business
days to comply with the payment of such instalment (hereinafter, “the Grace Period”). If the
payment remains unpaid after the Grace Period, the whole remaining salary will become due
immediately at the end of the Grace Period and the due dates determined in this Protocol will
be null and void. In that case, the Player will have the right to demand the total amount of the
remaining receivables for the 2023-2024 season including but not limited to salary,
accommodation, guaranteed bonus, bonuses etc. and follow the procedure regulated in FIFA
RSTP to terminate the Contract.
By signing this Protocol, The Player hereby accepts, declares and undertakes that he has waived
all kinds of termination rights based on the notice dated 3 June 2024.
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REF. FPSD-20231
The Player’s receivables for the remaining 2023-2024 season which is not subject to the notice
sent on 3 June 2024 including but not limited to salary, accommodation, guaranteed bonus,
bonuses etc. in total 65.000 USD will be paid on 30 July 2024.
In the event that the amount of 65.000 USD is not paid by the Club within the stipulated deadline,
the Player shall grant the Club, in writing, a grace period of 10 (ten) business days to comply
with the payment. Both parties herein accepts that all due and undue payments which should
be paid by the Club has been settled on this Article and Player accepts that he has not other
request or due or undue receivables from 2023/2024 football season. […]”
6.
On the same day, i.e., 14 June 2024, the Respondent remitted USD 30,000 to the Claimant.
7.
On 2 July 2024, the Claimant put the Respondent in default and requested payment of USD
50,000 within 5 days.
8.
On 9 July 2024, the Claimant and the Respondent concluded a second agreement to settle
their financial obligations under the Contract (hereinafter: the Second Settlement
Agreement).
9.
The Second Settlement Agreement read as follows:
“[…] As it is mentioned above, The Player sent a default notice on 2 July 2024 and requested from
Club to pay 50.000 USD which was accepted, declared and undertook by the Club to be paid on
30 June 2024 and granted the time limit of 5 business days (Grace Period), which was also
stipulated in the Protocol, for Club to fulfil its obligations.
Under these circumstances Parties accept, declare and undertake to extend the payment dates
decided in the Protocol.
By this Second Protocol hereby Parties accept, declare and undertake that the Club will pay the
total unpaid salary of 2023-2024 season worth 106.000 USD on 18 July 2024 at once.
In the event that the payment is not made by the Club on 18 July 2024, the Player will have the
right to terminate the contract immediately without granting any other time and without any
objection regarding no grace period has granted to the Club as per FIFA regulations. Parties
accept, declare and undertake that this will be considered as a just cause for termination of the
Contract. At this point, Parties accept, declare and undertake that Player made the effort to solve
the issue amicably and granted Club adequate time to fulfil its obligations. Parties also accept,
declare and undertake that this is the last attempt of the Player to solve this issue amicably. By
taking Player’s effort in consideration, if the payment remains unpaid after the due date, the
Player will have the right to terminate the Contract immediately with just cause without granting
more time.
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The Player’s receivables for the remaining 2023-2024 season including but not limited to salary,
accommodation, guaranteed bonus, bonuses etc. in total 65.000 USD will be paid on 30 July
2024.
In the event that the amount of 65.000 USD is not paid by the Club within the stipulated deadline,
the Player shall grant the Club, in writing, a grace period of 10 (ten) business days to comply
with the payment. Both parties herein accepts that all due and undue payments which should
be paid by the Club has been settled on this Article and Player accepts that he has not other
request or due or undue receivables from 2023/2024 football season. […]”
10. On 22 July 2024, the Respondent remitted USD 50,000 to the Claimant.
11. On 3 September 2024, the Respondent remitted USD 106,000 to the Claimant.
12. On 7 January 2025, the Claimant put the Respondent in default and requested payment of
USD 140,000 within 15 days and of USD 19,000 within 10 days.
13. On 18 January 2025, the Claimant and the Respondent concluded a third agreement to
settle their financial obligations under the Contract (hereinafter: the Third Settlement
Agreement).
14. The Third Settlement Agreement read, inter alia, as follows:
“[…] A. On 2 February 2024 the Club and the Player concluded an employment contract
"Professional Football Player's Contract" (the Contract), starting from 1 February 2024 and
ending on 30 June 2025.
B. The Player sent a default notice on 3 June 2024 and requested from Club to pay 135.980 USD.
C. On 14 June 2024 the Club and the Player signed a Protocol (the Protocol) to modify the
payment dates.
D. On 2 July 2024 the Player sent a written notification to the Club and granted the Club 5
business days to pay the unpaid instalment worth 50.000 USD which was decided to be paid on
30 June 2024 in the Protocol.
E. Following the failure of the Club to comply with its obligations determined in the Protocol,
Parties signed the Second Protocol on 09.07.2024.
F. Due to the Second Protocol, the Club accepted and undertook to pay the total unpaid salary
of 2023-2024 season worth 106.000 USD on 17 June 2024 and also make the payment worth
USD 65.000 on 30 July 2024 for the unpaid remuneration of the Player for 2023-2024 football
season.
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G. Following the failure of the Club to comply with its obligations determined in the Second
Protocol and also failure to make the salary payments for 2024-2025 football season
(September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, December 2024), the Player sent a legal notice
on 07.01.2025 to the Club granting 15 (fifteen) days to pay the unpaid salaries of 2024-2025
football season worth USD 140.000,00 and 10 (ten) business days to pay the remaining USD
19.000,00 of USD 65.000,00 mentioned in the Second Protocol regarding the remuneration of
2023-2024 season.
H. In view of the above, the Parties wish to express the mutual desire to settle this issue amicably
for the third time.
[…]
By this Third Protocol hereby Parties accept, declare and undertake that the Club will pay the
total unpaid salary of 2024-2025 season worth 140.000 USD plus USD 15.000 for the unpaid
remuneration of 2023-2024 season, which equals to USD 155.000 in total, on 29 January 2025
at once.
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In the event that the payment is not made by the Club on 29 January 2025, the Player will have
the right to terminate the contract immediately without granting any other time and without
any objection regarding no grace period has granted to the Club as per FIFA regulations. Parties
accept, declare and undertake that this will be considered as a just cause for termination of the
Contract. At this point, Parties accept, declare and undertake that Player made the effort to solve
the issue amicably and granted Club adequate time to fulfil its obligations. Parties also accept,
declare and undertake that this is the last attempt of the Player to solve this issue amicably. The
Player sought for every way to not to terminate the Contract unilaterally and granted the Club
three chances to fulfil its obligations with good faith. By taking Player's effort in consideration,
if the payment remains unpaid after the due date, the Player will have the right to terminate the
Contract immediately with just cause without granting more time.
4- Other Provisions
With signing of this Protocol, the Player accepts and declares that in case the Club comply with
its obligations determined in this Third Protocol, Player will have no receivables remaining from
the Club according to the Contract for the season of 2023-2024 and salary of four months for
the season of 2024/2025. The Player also hereby accepts, declares and undertakes that he
waived all kinds of termination rights based on the notice dated 7 January 2025. The present
Protocol is signed on 18.01.2025 with mutual consent, two copies prepared and undersigned,
delivered to both parties. […]”
15. On 12 February 2025, the Respondent remitted USD 50,000 to the Claimant.
16. On 12 June 2025, the Claimant put the Respondent in default and requested payment
within 7 days of USD 289,000.
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REF. FPSD-20231
II. Proceedings before FIFA
17. On 5 August 2025, the Claimant filed the claim at hand before FIFA. A summary of the
parties’ respective positions is detailed below.
a. Position of the Claimant
18. In his claim, the Claimant recalled the number of contracts signed between the parties and
argued that he remains entitled to USD 375,000 as outstanding remuneration under the
Contract.
19. The Claimant’s requests for relief were the following:
“1- To accept the claims of Player Abat AIMBETOV,
2- To condemn Respondent to pay outstanding monthly salaries which are:
a. The monthly payment for the month of October USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 01.11.2024,
b. The monthly payment for the month of November USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a.
as from 01.12.2024,
c. The monthly payment for the month of December USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 01.01.2025,
d. The monthly payment for the month of January USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 01.02.2025,
e. The monthly payment for the month of February USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 01.03.2025,
f. The monthly payment for the month of March USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 01.04.2025,
g. The monthly payment for the month of April USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as from
01.05.2025,
h. The monthly payment for the month of May USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as from
01.06.2025,
i. The monthly payment for the month of June USD 35.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as from
01.07.2025
3- To condemn the Respondent to pay USD 50.000 as guaranteed bonus plus %5 [sic] interest
p.a. as from 01.07.2025,
4- To condemn Respondent to pay outstanding monthly accommodation, car and related
expenses which are:
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a. The monthly payment for the month of September USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 01.10.2024,
b. The monthly payment for the month of October USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 31.10.2024,
c. The monthly payment for the month of November USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a, as
from 01.12.2024,
d. The monthly payment for the month of December USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 31.12.2024,
e. The monthly payment for the month of January USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as
from 31.01.2025,
f. The monthly payment for the month of February USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a, as
from 01.03.2025,
g. The monthly payment for the month of March USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as from
31.03.2025,
h. The monthly payment for the month of April USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a. as from
01.05.2025,
i. The monthly payment for the month of May USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a, as from
31.05.2025,
j. The monthly payment for the month of June USD 1.000, plus %5 [sic] interest p.a, as from
01.07.2025
5- To impose a ban against Respondent from registering any new players, either nationally or
internationally according to Article 24 of FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players,
6- To establish that the costs of the present arbitration procedure shall be borne by the
Respondent.”
b. Position of the Respondent
20. In its reply, the Respondent argued that it has fulfilled its financial obligations to the
Claimant under the Contract for the 2023/2024 season.
21. In addition, the Respondent argued that it faced financial difficulties due to the
depreciation of the Turkish Lira against the Euro [sic], but that it nevertheless remitted the
Claimant USD 236,000 through the following payments:
•
USD 30,000 on 14 June 2024;
•
USD 50,000 on 22 July 2024;
•
USD 106,000 on 3 September 2024; and
•
USD 50,000 on 12 February 2025.
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22. The Respondent’s requests for relief were the following:
“1-To REJECT all the claims of Claimant.
2-The Respondent respectfully requests that the excessive claims of the Claimant be rejected and
that the amounts already paid be deducted from the claimed amounts.
3-The Respondent respectfully requests that the depreciation of the Turkish Lira against the US
Dollar be taken into consideration
4-The Respondent respectfully requests that the Claimant’s request for a transfer ban be
rejected.
5-The Respondent respectfully requests that the Honorable [sic] Chamber correct the interest
commencement dates according to Contract’s specific clause.
6-Order the pay Claimant to pay legal expenses, judicial cost and attorney fee to the Respondent.
c. Claimant’s reaction to the Respondent’s alleged payments
23. At the request of the FIFA general secretariat, the Claimant submitted additional comments
on the proof of payments submitted by the Respondent.
24. The Claimant argued that the proof of payments filed by the Respondent concern the
season 2023/2024 and that he claims in the present matter outstanding remuneration for
the season 2024/2025.
25. In this respect, the Claimant referred to the wording of the First Settlement Agreement, the
Second Settlement Agreement and the Third Settlement Agreement. In particular, the
Claimant emphasized that, under the Third Settlement Agreement, the Respondent was
obliged to pay EUR [sic] 155,000 by 29 January 2025. However, the Claimant noted that the
Respondent only transferred EUR [sic] 50,000 on 12 February 2025, which was allocated to
settle his outstanding remuneration for the 2023/2024 season (EUR [sic] 15,000) and his
September 2024 monthly salary (EUR [sic] 35,000).
26. Considering the foregoing, the Claimant’s requests for relief were the following:
“1-To REJECT the Respondent’s response in full.
2-To REJECT the Respondent's unjustified and misleading request for a set-off.
3-To order the Respondent to pay the Claimant the total outstanding amount of USD 375,000,
plus 5% interest p.a. from the correct due date for each payment.
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4-To impose a ban on the Respondent from registering any new players, nationally or
internationally, according to Article 24 of the FIFA Regulations, because of its repeated and badfaith breaches.
5-To order that all costs of this procedure shall be paid by the Respondent.“
III. Considerations of the Dispute Resolution Chamber
a. Competence and applicable legal framework
27. First of all, the Dispute Resolution Chamber (hereinafter: the Chamber or the DRC) analysed
whether it was competent to deal with the case at hand. In this respect, it took note that
the present matter was presented to FIFA on 5 August 2025 and submitted for decision on
20 November 2025. Taking into account the wording of arts. 31 and 34 of the January 2025
edition of the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal (hereinafter: the Procedural
Rules), the aforementioned edition of the Procedural Rules is applicable to the matter at
hand.
28. Furthermore, the Chamber referred to art. 2 par. 1 of the Procedural Rules and observed
that in accordance with art. 23 par. 1 in combination with art. 22 par. 1 lit. b) of the
Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (hereinafter: the Regulations) (July 2025
edition), it is competent to deal with the matter at stake, which concerns an employmentrelated dispute with an international dimension between a player from Kazakhstan and a
club from Türkiye.
29. Subsequently, the Chamber analysed which regulations should be applicable as to the
substance of the matter. In this respect, it confirmed that, in accordance with art. 29 of the
Regulations, the July 2025 edition of the Regulations is applicable to the matter at hand as
to the substance.
b. Burden of proof
30. The Chamber recalled the basic principle of burden of proof, as stipulated in art. 13
par. 5 of the Procedural Rules, according to which a party claiming a right on the basis of
an alleged fact shall carry the respective burden of proof. Likewise, the Chamber stressed
the wording of art. 13 par. 4 of the Procedural Rules, pursuant to which it may consider
evidence not filed by the parties, including without limitation the evidence generated by or
within the Transfer Matching System (TMS).
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c. Merits of the dispute
31. Having established the competence and the applicable regulations, the Chamber entered
into the merits of the dispute. In this respect, the Chamber started by acknowledging all
the above-mentioned facts as well as the arguments and the documentation on file.
However, the Chamber emphasised that in the following considerations it will refer only to
the facts, arguments and documentary evidence, which it considered pertinent for
assessing the matter at hand.
i. Main legal discussion and considerations
32. The Chamber then moved to the substance of the matter, and took note of the fact that
the parties strongly dispute the payment of certain financial obligations by the Respondent
as per the Contract, namely USD 375,000.
33. In this context, the Chamber acknowledged that its task was to determine, based on the
evidence presented by the parties, whether the claimed amounts had in fact remained
unpaid by the Respondent and, if so, whether the latter had a valid justification for not
having complied with its financial obligations.
34. The Chamber first noted that, in the case at hand, the Respondent bore the burden of
proving that it indeed complied with the financial terms of each contract concluded
between the parties, particularly the Contract and the Third Settlement Agreement.
35. Nonetheless, after a thorough analysis of the documentation on file, the Chamber
concluded that the evidence provided by the Respondent does not prove the payment of
the amounts claimed as outstanding by the Claimant. In particular, the Chamber observed
that that the proof of payment of USD 50,000 dated 12 February 2025 provided by the
Respondent was allocated to settle the Claimant’s outstanding remuneration for the
2023/2024 season (EUR [sic] 15,000) and his September 2024 monthly salary (EUR [sic]
35,000). Accordingly, the Chamber held that the Claimant’s monthly salaries from October
to December 2024 remain outstanding under the Third Settlement Agreement since 29
January 2025.
36. In continuation, the Chamber noted that that the Respondent provided some evidence
regarding the depreciation of its national currency to justify its alleged financial difficulties.
Nevertheless, on the basis of art. 13 par. 5 of the Procedural Rules, the Chamber
considered that the Respondent failed to prove that, because of the foregoing, it was
unable to meet its financial obligations towards the Claimant. In any event, the Chamber
recalled its longstanding jurisprudence, according to which financial difficulties are not a
valid justification for non-payment of contractually agreed amounts.
37. In other words, the Chamber emphasised that the Respondent could never discharge its
burden of proof to demonstrate that, due to the declining value of the Turkish Lira, it was
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permitted to refrain from fulfilling its financial obligations. The Chamber further considered
that, if the Club intended to mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on its financial
records, it should not have committed to payments in a foreign currency or, alternatively,
should have incorporated contractual safeguards against inflation.
38. In view of the foregoing and bearing in mind the basic legal principle of pact sunt servanda,
which in essence means that agreements must be respected by the parties in good faith,
the Chamber decided that the Respondent is held liable to pay the Claimant the
outstanding amounts deriving from the Contract concluded between the parties, namely
USD 375,000, broken down as follows:
•
USD 10,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowances from September 2024 to
June 2025;
•
USD 315,000, i.e., the Player’s salaries from October 2024 to June 2025;
•
USD 50,000, i.e., the Player’s guaranteed bonus for the 2024/2025 season.
39. In addition, taking into consideration the Claimant’s request as well as the constant practice
of the Football Tribunal in this regard, the Chamber decided to award the Claimant interest
at the rate of 5% p.a. on the outstanding amounts as follows:
•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for
September 2024, as from 1 October 2024 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for
October 2024, as from 31 October 2024 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for
November 2024, as from 1 December 2024 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for
December 2024, as from 31 December 2024 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 105,000, i.e., the Player’s salaries for October, November and
December 2024, as from 30 January 2025 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for January
2025, as from 31 January 2025 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 36,000, i.e., the Player’s salary for January 2025 and his
monthly accommodation allowance for February 2025, as from 1 March 2025 until
the date of effective payment;
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•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for March
2025, as from 31 March 2025 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 35,000, i.e., the Player’s salary for February 2025, as from 1
April 2025 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 36,000, i.e., the Player’s salary for March 2025 and his
monthly accommodation allowance for April 2025, as from 1 May 2025 until the date
of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 1,000, i.e., the Player’s accommodation allowance for May
2025, as from 31 May 2025 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 35,000, i.e., the Player’s salary for April 2025, as from 1 June
2025 until the date of effective payment;
•
On the amount of USD 86,000, i.e., the Player’s salary for May 2025, his guaranteed
bonus for the season 2024/2025 and his accommodation allowance for June 2025,
as from 1 July 2025 until the date of effective payment; and
•
On the amount of USD 35,000, i.e., the Player’s salary for June 2025, as from 1 August
2025 until the date of effective payment.
ii. Compliance with monetary decisions
40. Finally, taking into account the applicable Regulations, the Chamber referred to art. 24 par.
1 and 2 of the Regulations, which stipulate that, with its decision, the pertinent FIFA
deciding body shall also rule on the consequences deriving from the failure of the
concerned party to pay the relevant amounts of outstanding remuneration and/or
compensation in due time.
41. In this regard, the DRC highlighted that, against clubs, the consequence of the failure to
pay the relevant amounts in due time shall consist of a ban from registering any new
players, either nationally or internationally, up until the due amounts are paid. The overall
maximum duration of the registration ban shall be of up to three entire and consecutive
registration periods.
42. Notwithstanding the above, the Chamber wished to remark that in accordance with art. 24
par. 3 of the Regulations, the aforementioned consequences may be excluded where the
pertinent FIFA deciding body has already imposed on the same party a sporting sanction
on the basis of article 12bis, 17 or 18quater of the Regulations.
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43. In this respect, the Chamber recalled that by means of a decision of the Football Tribunal
passed on 23 September 2024 and notified on 4 November 2024, a transfer ban has been
imposed on the Respondent pursuant to art. 17 par. 4 of the Regulations, namely in case
FPSD-14997. Similarly, the Respondent appears to be subject to multiple transfer bans
arising from its failure to comply with prior decisions.
44. Accordingly, the Chamber established that in casu art. 24 par. 2 of the Regulations shall not
apply, insofar as in case the Respondent fails to comply with the decision at hand, the
application of a further ban from registering any new players on top of the one(s) already
being served by the Respondent would be moot and against the spirit of the Regulations,
in particularly the enforcement mechanism established under art. 24 of the Regulations.
45. In view of the above, the Chamber decided that if the aforementioned sum plus interest is
not paid within 30 days of notification of this decision, the present matter shall be
submitted, upon request of the Claimant, to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for its
consideration and formal decision.
46. The Respondent shall make full payment (including all applicable interest) to the bank
account provided by the Claimant in the Bank Account Registration Form, which is attached
to the present decision.
d. Costs
47. The Chamber referred to art. 25 par. 1 of the Procedural Rules, according to which
“Procedures are free of charge where at least one of the parties is a player, coach, football agent,
or match agent”. Accordingly, the Chamber decided that no procedural costs were to be
imposed on the parties.
48. Likewise, and for the sake of completeness, the Chamber recalled the contents of art. 25
par. 8 of the Procedural Rules and decided that no procedural compensation shall be
awarded in these proceedings.
49. Lastly, the DRC concluded its deliberations by rejecting any other requests for relief made
by any of the parties.
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REF. FPSD-20231
IV. Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber
1.
The claim of the Claimant, Abat Aimbetov, is partially accepted.
2.
The Respondent, Adana Demirspor A.S., must pay to the Claimant the following amount:
- USD 375,000 as outstanding remuneration plus 5% interest p.a. as follows:
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 1 October 2024 until the date
of effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 31 October 2024 until the date
of effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 1 December 2024 until the date
of effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 31 December 2024 until the
date of effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 105,000 as from 30 January 2025 until the date
of effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 31 January 2025 until the date
of effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 36,000 as from 1 March 2025 until the date of
effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 31 March 2025 until the date of
effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 35,000 as from 1 April 2025 until the date of
effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 36,000 as from 1 May 2025 until the date of
effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 1,000 as from 31 May 2025 until the date of
effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 35,000 as from 1 June 2025 until the date of
effective payment;
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 86,000 as from 1 July 2025 until the date of
effective payment; and
- 5% interest p.a. over the amount of USD 35,000 as from 1 August 2025 until the date
of effective payment.
3.
Any further claims of the Claimant are rejected.
4.
Full payment (including all applicable interest) shall be made to the bank account indicated
in the enclosed Bank Account Registration Form.
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REF. FPSD-20231
5.
If full payment (including all applicable interest) is not made within 30 days of notification
of this decision, the present matter shall be submitted, upon request of the Claimant, to
the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.
6.
This decision is rendered without costs.
For the Football Tribunal:
Emilio García Silvero
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
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REF. FPSD-20231
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