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Turkish football panel bans Bardakcı for two games and Brown for three
After the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe Süper Lig derby in Turkey, the national football disciplinary board announced penalties linked to incidents during the match.
Galatasaray defender Abdülkerim Bardakcı was banned for two matches and fined 67,000 lira for fighting.
Fenerbahçe player Archie Brown was banned for three matches and fined 100,000 lira for the same reason.
The clubs were also fined for supporter conduct and other rule breaches, with Galatasaray fined 2.12 million lira and Fenerbahçe 1.2775 million lira.
Galatasaray coach Serhat Doğan received a 21-day ban from football-related activity and a 50,000-lira fine for unsporting conduct toward an opposing player.
The suspensions apply to the players’ next official matches, while some supporters in named stadium sections will also be barred from their clubs’ next relevant home or away match.
Turkey’s Professional Football Disciplinary Board banned Galatasaray’s Abdülkerim Bardakcı for two matches and Fenerbahçe’s Archie Brown for three.
The board said both players were punished for fighting after the teams’ Süper Lig derby.
Bardakcı was also fined 67,000 Turkish lira, while Brown was reported to have been fined 100,000 lira by two outlets.
Fanatik reported Brown’s fine as 280,000 lira, so the sources disagree on that amount.
The board also fined both clubs and gave Galatasaray coach Serhat Doğan a 21-day suspension from football-related activity.
- Who
- The Professional Football Disciplinary Board punished Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Archie Brown.
- What
- Bardakcı received a two-match ban and Brown a three-match ban for fighting. Both were also fined.
- When
- The board announced its decisions on 30 October 2026. The derby was played on 26 October 2026.
- Where
- The derby was between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Süper Lig.
- Why
- The board said the players were punished for fighting during the match.
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Galatasaray played Fenerbahçe in a Süper Lig derby.
Bardakcı and Brown fought, according to the reports.
The Professional Football Disciplinary Board announced bans and fines for the players.
- Abdülkerim Bardakcı
- Two-match ban; 67,000 Turkish lira fine
- Archie Brown
- Three-match ban; fine reported as 100,000 Turkish lira by Transfermarkt and Milliyet, and 280,000 by Fanatik
- Derby date
- 26 October 2026
- Disciplinary decisions
- Announced 30 October 2026
- Serhat Doğan
- 21-day suspension from football-related activity and 50,000 Turkish lira fine