Fenerbahce will enter the Champions League on Friday despite its Uefa ban for match-fixing after winning an emergency ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The Turkish club said in a statement to the Istanbul stock exchange on Thursday it was cleared to take part in the third qualifying round draw.
“The execution of the two-year ban from Uefa competitions given to our club by the Uefa [appeal] committee has been suspended by CAS,” Fenerbahce said.
CAS, which registered the Istanbul club’s appeal against Uefa on Wednesday, said all parties agreed to freeze sanctions until the full appeal verdict.
“It is anticipated that hearings will take place in August with a final decision being issued before August 28,” the court said in a statement.
That schedule gives CAS until the eve of the Champions League draw in Monaco - though Fenerbahce needs to beat two opponents to reach that elite 32-team stage alongside the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
“This struggle will continue until the end and both the whole of Turkey and the world will see that Fenerbahce is in the right,” president Aziz Yildirim told the club’s television station.
