A Research On The Discipline Penalty Given By The Professional Discipline Committe of The Turkish Football Federation in 2021-2022 Season

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to examine the actions that were referred to the Professional Disciplinary Committee (PDC) in the 2021-2022 season of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), which were considered within the scope of disciplinary offenses, and the penalties for the behaviors subject to these actions. In the examination of PDC decisions, the PDC decisions on the TFF official website were used by using the content analysis method. Within the scope of the research, out of the 2,279 decisions taken on 1,252 agenda items discussed in 71 meetings held by PDC in the 2021-2022 season, 2,159 decisions that are considered to be directly related to our subject were discussed. In the resolution details of the resolutions of the Board of Directors; The type of penalty, monetary amount, to whom, for what and the details of the league played by the team were examined. After the obtained data were made suitable for evaluation in the SPSS 22.0 statistical analysis program, the mean and standard deviation values of the data were interpreted. As a result of the analysis; In the 2021-2022 season, in the decisions of TFF PDC, the 3rd League teams are the agenda items, mostly fines and warning penalties are given, the highest fine is given to the Super League teams as the total amount, the main reasons for the penalty are violation of instructions, unsportsmanlike behavior, It has been seen that there are field events and ugly and bad cheers, these behaviors are mostly exhibited by the fans, followed by the legal personality of the club and the athletes. The fact that the incidents do not decrease despite the fact that fines are mostly applied may indicate that the fines and similar penalties are insufficient. It can be said that clubs, by going over the factors that cause them to be penalized, and reducing these factors will provide them with both material and moral gain.