Chinese club Shandong Taishan was banned from the Asian club match after no-show

The Chinese club Shandong Taishan has been banned from the Asian club match for his no-show against the South Korean side Ulsan HD in the Asian Champions League (ACL) elite in February.

The Chinese Super League side set out hours before the 19 February game and blamed the «serious physical discomfort» of players and said it couldn’t form a team.

The Disciplinary and Ethics Commission of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said that Shandong would not be able to play in the AFC’s Club matches up to and including the season editions of 2026/27, and a fine of the Club USD 50,000.

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It also ordered Shandong to return a participation costs of USD 600,000 and a performance bonus of USD 200,000 to the AFC, together with a compensation from USD 40,000 to Ulsan «with regard to compensation and losses that are claimed by the South Korean club».

Shandong’s withdrawal came days after the club said that supporters had forbidden for «inappropriate behavior» during an ACL match at home against the South Korean team Gwangju after fans showed images of the last military dictator of South Korea, Chun Dooo-Hwan.

It is estimated that hundreds of people died or missed when the South Korean government put down the Gwangju uprising in May 1980 by pro-democracy demonstrators, when Chun was the actual leader of the country after leading a military coup.