PERTH Glory have been barred from the A-League finals and heavily fined after the Football Federation Australia found them guilty of salary cap breaches.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) made the announcement at a media conference at 3PM (EST) after investigating the Glory.
The FFA has fined Glory $269,000 and dropped it from the finals.
A-League boss Damien De Bohun outlined “significant non-disclosure” including: “Payments to a player’s family member; Payments of player agents’ fees; A Third Party sponsorship; A Pre-payment to a player; Payment of travel costs; Accommodation benefits; Provision of motor vehicles.”
“Football Federation Australia (FFA) has determined that Perth Glory Football Club will be excluded from the 2015 Hyundai A-League Finals Series after being found to be in breach of the Hyundai A-League’s Player Contract Regulations (‘salary cap’),” the governing body said in a statement.
“At the end of Round 27 the Club’s position on the ladder will be adjusted and recorded as seventh.
“The sanction follows the determination that Perth Glory has deliberately failed to disclose reportable benefits and payments to at least six players, and from the beginning of the 2014/15 season has been operating in excess of the allowable salary cap of $2.55m by in the order of $400,000.”
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