The Belgian Centre for Sports Arbitration (“C-SAR”) is a specific section of CEPANI, the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (“CEPANI”). C-SAR administers independently, in accordance with the C-SAR Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) and its annexes (the “Annexes”), arbitration procedures in the field of sport.
Each sports federation who wishes to add a C-SAR arbitration clause to its rules shall notify the C-SAR. Subject to prior acceptance by the C-SAR, the specific rules of procedure for that Sports Federation shall be set out in Appendix IV of these Rules. In the absence of prior acceptance by C-SAR, the specific rules of procedure adopted by a Sports Federation shall not be applicable to arbitration proceedings introduced in application of these Rules.
The C-SAR Rules are drafted in French and in Dutch. For all further information, please visit either:
The C-SAR Rules are drafted in French and in Dutch. For all further information, please visit either:
The C-SAR Rules are drafted in French and in Dutch. For all further information, please visit either:
List updated on January 1st, 2023
CEPANI’s list of acknowledged arbitrators in Sports Arbitration is reviewed twice a year.
The C-SAR has a public list of arbitrators who have undergone specific training provided by the C-SAR or by an organisation approved by the C-SAR, relating to the regulations of each sports federation in which a C-SAR arbitration clause is included. This list is published on the C-SAR website and updated twice a year. The referee must be able to certify to the Secretariat that he/she has followed, within the five years preceding his/her appointment or confirmation, the training relating to the regulations of the sports federation or the sports practice referred to in the request for arbitration.
The C-SAR procedures are handled in French and in Dutch. For all further information, please visit either:
Decisions as from 2022
| Code | C-SAR procedure | Language | Arbitrator(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77005-77007 | NV KONINKLIJKE VOETBALVERENIGING OOSTENDE/VZW KONINKLIJKE BELGISCHE VOETBALBOND | NDLS | Flip Petillion | |
| 77004 | ROYAL EXCELSIOR VIRTON VZW / URBSFA | NDLS | Marco Schoups – Benoît Allemeersch – Flip Petillion | |
| 77003 | L’ASBL ROYAL FRANCS BORAINS – L’ASBL ROYAL FRANCS BORAINS – ECOLE DES JEUNES / URBSFA | FR | Jean-François Tossens – Steven Griess – Alexandre Streel | |
| 77002 | ROYAL EXCEL MOUSCRON – CENTRE DE FORMATION FOOTBALL FUTUROTOP / URBSFA | FR | Marc Dal- Olivier Caprasse-Sophie Goldman | |
| 77001 | ROYAL EXCEL MOUSCRON – CENTRE DE FORMATION FOOTBALL FUTUROTOP / URBSFA | FR | Maxime Berlingin |