Pursuant to the decision taken regarding the ‘Shadow coaching’ situation regarding the Maccabi Netanya match in Istanbul, which is the first match of the UEFA European Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round of the Orange-Navy Blues, Belözoğlu will not be appointed as a ‘coach coach’ in any UEFA competitions. It was announced that the head coach was banned from carrying out the activity.
Emre Belözoğlu said about this penalty, “There is a perception that the penalty I received from UEFA is a current penalty. This is not true. A penalty that was imposed 4 weeks ago is being brought up today. I’ve been in the club for 4 weeks anyway.”
“I spent my life proving that what is lying in this country is a lie. This penalty is not current, I have received it before. There is a perception that I cannot enter the club anymore. This penalty came four weeks ago. On top of that, I was in the club for 4 matches.”
Başakşehir Club was fined 10 thousand Euros for the same reason. Başakşehir was also fined 10 thousand Euros for the late start of the away match against Netanya. For this reason, coach Erdinç Sözer was warned.
In the UEFA Europa Conference League, the orange-dark blue team, who rose to the group stage, were matched with Hearts, Rigas and Fiorentina.