Uefa have ordered Dynamo Kyiv to play up to three matches behind closed doors, after being previously charged for racist behaviour, crowd disurbances and blocked stairways following the 0-0 Champions League draw with Chelsea in October.
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A third closed-door match sanction is suspended for three probationary years, UEFA said on Wednesday.
Piara Powar, executive director of Fare, told the Guardian last month: “This awful incident reflects numerous continuing realities of football in central and eastern Europe”.
Kiev have also been fined €100,000.
Defender Miguel Layun has admitted Porto will have to show courage in their do-or-die Champions League clash with Chelsea after going down to Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.
Porto made the brighter start, with Danilo’s sixth-minute header well held by Dynamo goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy and Yacine Brahimi rifling a 20-yard shot over the crossbar.
The ruling means that no fans will be present when Kiev entertain Maccabi Tel-Aviv in their final Group D match on December 9.
The Portuguese side needed only to avoid defeat against Dynamo to qualify for the knock-out stages, but Yarmolenko’s first-half penalty and Gonzalez’s clinical second-half effort forced them to put any celebrations on hold.
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That led to European football’s governing body ruling they must play their next game in European competition in an empty stadium.
