UEFA removes Azerbaijani club Turan from the UEFA Europa Conference League after disciplinary action related to a past match-fixing case. Multiple outlets report that the club is excluded from the competition for a prior offence, rather than an issue arising during the current tournament. The reports also describe the club’s sporting qualification path: Turan finishes third in the Azerbaijani league, which earns it a place in the second qualifying round of the competition. Despite securing that spot through league performance, UEFA’s decision bars the club from participating. The outlets characterize the ruling as a sanction connected to match-fixing, citing UEFA’s regulatory process and the club’s disciplinary history. While the reports focus on the ban and its competition impact, they do not outline new on-field results from the current season, emphasizing instead that the exclusion stems from the earlier scandal. The decision means Turan does not take its scheduled place in the Conference League qualifying stage.