Goal.com · Jan 18, 2017
Asian champions banned from defending title over match-fixing
Jeonbuk Motors will be unable to participate in the 2017 Asian Champions League after they were involved in a scandal that hit the K-League
Asian Champions League holders Jeonbuk Motors have been banned from continental competition in 2017 over a match-fixing scandal in the K-League, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Wednesday.
Last year, Jeonbuk were docked nine points and fined 100 million South Korean won (approximately £70,000) by the Korean Football Association after one of their scouts was found to have made payments to referees in 2013. The points deduction ultimately handed FC Seoul the K-League title ahead of Jeonbuk.