UEFA Bars MFK Karviná From 2026–27 European Competitions
The ban follows Czech FA findings that the club offered bribes to influence matches and forces a reshuffle of Czech clubs’ Europa League and Conference League places.
Overview
- The UEFA Appeals Body declared MFK Karviná ineligible for the 2026–27 Europa League on July 2 for failing to meet admission and ethics rules after being linked to efforts to arrange or influence match outcomes.
- The Czech Football Association’s ethics committee expelled Karviná from the top domestic division and fined the club 10 million CZK on June 16 for offering bribes to referees and players in 2024.
- Karviná had earned a Europa League place by winning the Czech Cup, and the UEFA ruling immediately moved that Europa League playoff spot to Viktoria Plzeň.
- The reshuffle cascaded Plzeň’s original Europa League second qualifying round slot to Hradec Králové and elevated Jablonec into the Conference League second qualifying round.
- A wider FACR probe that named 47 individuals and teams in March remains active and could produce further sanctions that would affect players, officials and multiple clubs across Czech football.