Fenerbahce faces a second expulsion from the Champions League within three seasons after the Turkish team and five of its officials were charged by European soccer’s governing body in a match-fixing case.
The Union of European Football Associations said on Monday it will hold a disciplinary hearing on June 22, and verdicts are expected the following week.
Fenerbahce identified the five as club president Aziz Yildirim, plus Alaeddin Yildirim, Sekip Mosturoglu, Ilhan Yuksel Eskioglu and Cemil Turhan.
Yildirim was convicted last July in a criminal trial that resulted in 93 people charged in a case sparked by the Istanbul club’s league-winning run in 2011.
Fenerbahce officials deny wrongdoing and have appealed to a higher court, while the club on Monday claimed shortcomings in the criminal case.
“Neither during the investigation nor during the prosecution was there a match-fixing trial that was in line with sports laws,” it said in a statement.