Frasiers Whip were scheduled to play Olympic Gardens in a JWPL Semifinal last Saturday at the UWI/CHBCE. They failed to show up for the game. Therefore, the following sanctions have been applied to the club in keeping with Article 7.5 & 6 of the 2022-23 JWPL Regulations.
Article 7.5 says:
- If a team does not report for a match – except in cases of force majeure recognized by the JFF Competitions Committee– or if it refuses to continue to play or leaves the stadium/venue before the end of a match, the team shall be considered as having lost the match and three points shall be awarded to its opponents with a score of 3-0 or more if, in the case of an abandoned match, the winning team has already reached a higher score at the time the guilty team leaves the field. The guilty team shall be fined Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The team may also be referred to the JFF Disciplinary Committee for further actions to be taken in accordance with Article 69 of the JFF Disciplinary Code.
Therefore, in keeping with the above-mentioned regulations, please note the following:
- Match # 49 has been awarded to Frazsiers Whip FC by a scoreline of 3-0.
- Olympic Gardens FC has been fined Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). This is to be paid by 30 June 2023.
Article 7.6 says:
- The guilty team in Art 7.5 shall, as a rule, be excluded from further participation in the competition so that none of its matches will be deemed valid, unless the incidents mentioned in par. 5 occurred at its last match. In addition, the guilty Club shall pay compensation for any damages or losses suffered by the other Club(s). Furthermore, the guilty Club shall be disqualified from taking part in the next Jamaica Women’s League and shall forfeit any claim to financial remuneration from the JFF.
Therefore, in keeping with the above-mentioned regulations, please note the following:
1.Olympic Gardens FC will take no further participation in the competition.
2.Olympic Gardens FC shall pay compensation to Frazsiers Whip FC for damages or losses suffered by the club.
- Olympic Gardens FC have been disqualified from taking part in the 2023-24 Jamaica Women’s League Competition.
- Olympic Gardens FC has forfeited any claim to financial remuneration from the JFF.
