Five Chinese footballers banned for up to 12 months after brawl

China League Two match between Sichuan Minzu and Yanbian Longding sees brawl in 60th minute with four players sent off by referee

Chinese Football Association bans five players ranging from eight games to 12 months with fines of up to US$12,500 and double for clubs

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Chinese football fans cheer on the team in a Fifa World Cup 2018 qualifier against Uzbekistan in Wuhan in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Published: 9:00am, 13 Jun 2021Updated: 9:00am, 13 Jun 2021

Five footballers from China League Two have been banned by the Chinese Football Association following a brawl last week, with one player being banned for 12 months for his part.

The CFA made the announcement on their website on Friday following the incident in the Chinese third-tier game between Yanbian Longding and Sichuan Minzu last Wednesday.

Bans range from eight matches to a whole year for those players that took part in the brawl.

The fracas broke out in the 60th minute of the league game with four players being shown straight red cards at the time.

Yanbian’s Li Yiying got the most severe punishment and he will not play until June, 2021. The player was also handed an 80,000 yuan (US$12,500) fine by authorities.

Li’s teammate Liu Bo was handed an eight-month ban and docked 60,000 yuan, with Yanbian’s Wu Qingsong suspended for just eight games. Wu was still fined 20,000 yuan.

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