"The sanctions provided for in the FDC, which are mandatory for all member associations in accordance with the FDC, offer the relevant judicial bodies the necessary discretion when deciding on specific cases of supporter misconduct. However, in order to harmonise the pronounced sanctions on a worldwide level, the sanctions imposed on a club or representative team shall in principle be issued in a two-stage approach:
• For a first or a minor offence, the sanctions of a warning, a fine and/or the playing of a match behind closed doors shall be applied.
• For reoffenders or for serious incidents, sanctions such as point deductions, expulsion from a competition or relegation should be applied.
Furthermore, any person (player, official, match official, etc.) who commits such an offence shall be suspended for at least five matches combined with a stadium ban as foreseen in the FDC. "