Lausanne, 1 February 2012 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has decided to grant
the provisional measures requested by the Indonesian Football Club Persipura Jayapura and to order
the reinstatement of the club in the AFC Champions League 2012.
Persipura was supposed to play the 2012 AFC Champions League Playoffs (East-Zone) on 11 February
2012 against Adelaïde United FC (Australia).
Japanese J. League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus (Japanese: 名古屋グランパ) is back in the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after a one-year absence. Last season's second-placed J1
finisher is pooled with...
The Australians are still feeling their way round Asian football and how it operates; or often
doesn't. Take Adelaide United. There they were happily looking forward to playing in the Asian
Champions League when all of a sudden they are being told that they now have to play a play off
against Indonesian champions Persipura.
ASIAN soccer officials are tonight expected to deliver a verdict on whether Adelaide
United was in breach of the regulations after fielding Cassio last week.
Asian Football Confederation officials tonight told AdelaideNow a decision will handed down
tonight .
The Brazilian featured in the club's AFC Champions League qualifier against Indonesia's
Persipura last Thursday but there was a question mark hanging over his appearance.
