Camp Nou to close over Figo fracas
The committee has also moved to discipline Barca chairman Joan Gaspart for comments he made regarding the scenes, but have yet to decide on an appropriate punishment.
Former Barcelona player Luis Figo was targeted during the game against his current side Real, when Barca fans pelted the Portuguese midfielder with a variety of objects including coins, a glass whiskey bottle and even a pig's head.
Referee Medina Cantalejo suspended the game for around fifteen minutes in a bid to restore order in the ground.
The committee decided that the offences which took place were of a 'serious' nature, and should thus be penalised with a medium-level punishment.
President of the committee, Fernando Sequeira, also confirmed the action against Gaspart, and highlighted the exact statement from the Catalan chairman that precipitated the move from the Anti-Violence Commission.
"The declaration that forced us to act against the president of Barcelona was: 'You can't come to a stadium and provoke in such an ostentatious manner' referring to the attitude of Figo when he went to take a corner," stated Sequeira.
He went on to explain that the two actions (against the club and the chairman) were being pursued independently because the League Committee dealt with sporting matters, and the Anti-Violence Commission with incidents pertaining to public order and safety.
Barcelona will not be forced to serve the ban immediately, as they have the right to appeal to the Spanish Sporting Disciplinary Committee.
This means the Catalan club can realistically decide upon the games during which they wish to serve their penalty in the forthcoming two-month period.
The Camp Nou had been the only ground in the top division never to have been closed despite having previously housed disturbances.
