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 • 15 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

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 (2)

Muhammad Adam @ Edward bin Abdullah Delivered Muhammad Adam bin Abdullah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Shearn Delamore & Co. Firm TS Oon & Partners Firm Haseena Kaur Counsel Defendant Lai Wai Fong Counsel Defendant Oon Thian Seng Counsel Plaintiff Rahul Farhan Menon Counsel Plaintiff

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.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (5)

UK (2)
[1915] 3 KB 167 [1942] AC 356
MY (3)
[2016] 5 MLJ 417 [2020] 3 MLJ 545 [2023] 4 MLJ 551

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-20-01-2024)