Neuchatel Xamax have been stripped of their license to play in the Swiss Super League with immediate effect.
The Swiss club will no longer play in the Super League
Neuchatel Xamax have been stripped of their license to play in the Swiss Super League with immediate effect over allegations of falsifying financial documents.
The Swiss Football League made the announcement on Wednesday with Neuchatel having five days to lodge their appeal against the decision.
The SFL's disciplinary commission accused the Chechen-owned club of failing to submit documents and submitting a forged Bank of America certificate.
Neuchatel have already been deducted points for failing to pay employees' salaries and social security contributions.
A statement on SFL's
official website read: "The Disciplinary Commission of the Swiss Football League (SFL) withdraws from NE Xamax with immediate effect the license to participate in the SFL's championships.
"In their decision, the Disciplinary Commission comes to the conclusion that through the non-submission of financial documents the conditions of the license are no longer satisfied. The commission also asserted that the alleged certificate from Bank of America was not issued by them.
"This therefore concerns serious violations of the club's membership obligations. The license is withdrawn from NE Xamax with immediate effect."
