Sepahan top IPL table after penalty reduction

IranFootballOnline - TEHRAN, The IFF Appeal Committee has reduced Sepahan's punishment which had been imposed by the Disciplinary Committee due to fan violence that resulted in serious injury to a soldier.

The five-point deduction is reduced to 3 points, the 20 million tooman fine is reduced to 10 million, and Sepahan are allowed to play the last month of their three-month home match ban in Esfahan (without fans). The Appeal Committee has also increased the compensation for the injured soldier from 50 million toomans to 70 million.

As the reason for its decision, the Appeal Committee stated that it deemed the original punishment to be too harsh. Participation of Sepahan in AFC Champions League as one of Iran's representatives and the need to boost the team's morale was another reason mentioned by the Committee.

With these changes, Sepahan climb to the top of IPL table with 39 points.