🤯 CBF sends R$80.9 million to club after blunder costs them promotion | OneFootball

After much struggle and a long wait, Icasa received part of the compensation for not being promoted to the Série A of the Brasileirão in 2014 - understand the case below. 

The CBF made a deposit of R$ 80.9 million into a judicial account linked to the club from Juazeiro do Norte, which is currently in the second division of Ceará. 

The deposit was made into this account so that all debts that Icasa has can be deducted.

According to ge, the total compensation to be paid by the entity is R$ 84.3 million.

And Verdão do Cariri will be entitled to R$ 75 million - the remainder will be used to pay the lawyers.

Understand the case 👇🏽

It is necessary to go back to the beginning of 2014.

Fifth placed in the Série B of the previous year, Icasa filed a lawsuit with the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) on February 7.

They claimed that midfielder Luan, from Figueirense, was irregularly fielded against América-MG in the second round of Série B in 2013.

He still had a loan contract with fellow Santa Catarina club Metropolitano when he was registered by Figueira. In other words: an error by the CBF for accepting the player's registration.

The desire was for Figueirense, who was fourth, to lose three points for the irregular lineup. 

Icasa would then swap places with Figueira and achieve the unprecedented promotion to Série A.

Figueira and Icasa were separated by just one point in the table: 60 against 59. Palmeiras (79), Chapecoense (72), and Sport (63) were the other teams that were promoted.

The Ceará club even obtained an injunction in the Rio de Janeiro court to play in Série A in 2014, but the battle against the CBF only ended in September of this year.

And with a definitive victory for Verdão do Cariri without the entity having the right to a new appeal. 

And the fate of the remaining money?

After paying the debts - there is no certainty of the amount in question - the Icasa board intends to make improvements to the club's training center, the Praxedão.

The other focus will be on assembling a qualified team to seek promotion to the local elite - they haven't competed in the Cearense since 2022.

It would be the first step towards returning to compete in a national tournament.

After the great campaign in Série B in 2013, Icasa was relegated in 18th place in the following edition.

And had another relegation, from C to D, in 2015. 

They only returned to compete in the Fourth Division in 2022.

They are in Group B of the local second division in 2026 along with Quixadá, Crato, Guarani de Juazeiro, and Pacatuba. 

Icasa plays its games at Arena Romeirão, owned by the Municipality of Juazeiro do Norte.

📸 Photo: Reproduction/Government of Ceará 

A stadium considered one of the most modern in the interior. 

📸 Featured photo: Reproduction/Icasa 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.