This follows fut coins investigations and trials conducted by Chinese judicial authorities between 2010 and 2012 in which the Chinese Football Association (CFA) cooperated fully. The cases involved relate to incidents of match-fixing that took place in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The sentences imposed by the Chinese judicial authorities marked the end of the statutory appeal period for the original sentences that they handed down in June 2012.
The sanctions were passed on 18 February 2013.