Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Saturday that Mohun Bagan Super Giants (MBSG) will not be fined or penalized for its withdrawal from the AFC Champions League-2.

Last month, keeping the players’ ‘safety and security’ in mind, MBSG decided to skip the away match in Iran on 2nd October against Tractor FC due to the explosive situation prevailing in the West Asian nation during that time.

In a press release by MBSG, the club said that the AFC Competitions Committee decided to recognize the matters raised as an Event of Force Majeure (an unforeseen event).

As its aftermath, MBSG will stand withdrawn from the competition according to clauses 5.5 and 5.6 of the AFC Champions League 2 Competition Regulations, which states, “In the event that a Participating Club withdraws from the Competition, whether before or after commencement of the Competition (as applicable), the Competition shall continue with the remaining Participating Clubs and Matches without any replacement.”

According to clause 5.6, “Any Participating Club that withdraws from the Competition after it has commenced shall have all its Matches canceled and considered null and void. No points and goals in those Matches shall be taken into consideration when determining the final rankings in a group.”