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

After much struggle and a long wait, Icasa has received part of the compensation for not being promoted to the 2014 Brasileirão Série A – see the details below. 

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

The deposit was made into this account so that all of Icasa’s debts can be deducted directly. 

According to a report by 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 go towards paying the lawyers.

Understand the case 👇🏽

We need to go back to the beginning of 2014.

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

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

He was still under a loan contract with another club from Santa Catarina, Metropolitano, when he was registered by Figueira. In other words: a CBF mistake for having accepted the player’s registration.

Their aim was for Figueirense, who finished fourth, to lose three points for the irregular lineup. 

Icasa would then swap places with Figueira and achieve their first-ever promotion to Série A.

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

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

And with a definitive victory for Verdão do Cariri, with no further appeals allowed for the entity. 

And what about the remaining money?

After paying off the debts – the exact amount is still uncertain – Icasa’s management plans to make improvements to the club’s training center, Praxedão.

The other focus will be on building a strong team to seek promotion to the local top division – they haven’t played in the Cearense since 2022.

This would be the first step towards returning to national competitions.

After their great campaign in the 2013 Série B, Icasa ended up relegated in 18th place the following season.

And suffered another relegation, from C to D, the very next year. 

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

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

Icasa plays its home games at Arena Romeirão, owned by the Juazeiro do Norte City Hall.

It is considered one of the most modern stadiums in the interior. 

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