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A-League Captain Ulises Dávila Convicted, Fined $11,000 in Yellow-Card Betting Case

The court rejected his duress claim, saying the scheme undermined the sport's integrity.

Overview

  • The court heard Dávila coordinated with a Colombian contact known as 'J Col' to target yellow-card betting markets during the 2023–24 season.
  • He recruited Macarthur teammates Clayton Lewis and Kearyn Baccus, who each received $10,000 after deliberate cautions in the December 9, 2023 match against Sydney FC.
  • Fifty suspicious bets were placed on BetPlay before that game, with court documents citing either more than $200,000 in winning payouts or an estimated $167,387 loss to a betting operator.
  • Magistrate Marguerite Vassall recorded convictions on two counts and imposed fines of $7,700 and $3,300.
  • Agreed facts stated there was no evidence Dávila received funds from the overseas syndicate, while Lewis and Baccus earlier received non-custodial orders without convictions.