PERSEPOLIS ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL COMPANY v KONFEDERASI BOLA SEPAK ASIA (ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION)

wa-22ncc-20-01-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 November 2025 • WA-22NCC-20-01/2024

Catchwords

Arbitration - Stay of proceedings — Section 10 Arbitration Act 2005 — Arbitration clause in AFC Champions League Competition Regulations — Dispute “in connection with the Competition” — Meaning of “Competition” — Claim for unpaid prize money, subsidies and expenses — Liability and quantum admitted — Crystallised debt — Non-payment due to banking compliance and extraterritorial sanctions — No dispute relating to competition — No nexus between claim and arbitration clause — Arbitration clause inapplicable — Court entitled to determine scope of arbitration agreement — Full merits test

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (1)

Muhammad Adam @ Edward bin Abdullah Delivered

Parties (2)

PERSEPOLIS ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL COMPANY Plaintiff Konfederasi Bola Sepak Asia (asian Football Confederation) Defendant

Case Significance

PERSEPOLIS ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL COMPANY v KONFEDERASI BOLA SEPAK ASIA (ASIAN... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 4, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-20-01-2024). The case was decided by Muhammad Adam @ Edward bin Abdullah.

What was the outcome of PERSEPOLIS ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL COMPANY v KONFEDERASI BOLA SEPAK ASIA (ASIAN...?

PERSEPOLIS ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL COMPANY v KONFEDERASI BOLA SEPAK ASIA (ASIAN... is a High Court decision dated November 4, 2025. The case was heard by Muhammad Adam @ Edward bin Abdullah. See the full judgment for details.