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Rui Botica Santos

Arbitrator in 12 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 8) before CAS tribunals, in professional football; player employment contract, football; agent licensing, professional football; player's economic rights disputes.

CAS Professional football; player employment contract, Football; agent licensing, Professional football; player's economic rights, Professional football; player employment, Football; player employment contracts, Football transfer; solidarity contribution

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Overview

In the published awards, Rui Botica Santos has been appointed by claimants 1 times and by respondents 3 times, and has presided or sat alone in 8 cases. Of the party appointments, 0 came from States and 4 from investors or companies.

Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 50% of the 1 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 67% of the 3 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.

Appointed most often by: Lisandro Joel Alzugaray (1), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (1), Vukašin Poleksić (1), Aris Football Club (1).

12Published cases
8As chair or sole arbitrator
4Party appointments
0Dissents recorded

Track record

YearCaseRoleAppointed byInstitution / rulesSectorAward
2025 Tullio Tinti v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Institution CAS · Lausanne Football; agent licensing Read award →
2025 CD Universidad Catolica v. Lisandro Joel Alzugaray Co-arbitrator Respondent CAS · Lausanne Professional football; player's economic rights Read award →
2025 Elias Fernando Aguilar Vargas v. Changchun Yatai Footbal Club President Institution CAS Professional football; player employment Read award →
2024 FC Zenit St. Petersburg v. Nikolai Solovev, OFK Grbalj, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President — CAS Football; player employment contracts Read award →
2023 Pyramids FC v. Cristian Benavente Bristol, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President — CAS · Lausanne Professional football; player employment contract Read award →
2023 Pyramids FC v. CD Especializado de Alto Rendimiento Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Institution CAS Football transfer; solidarity contribution Read award →
2023 Musa Hassan Bility v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Co-arbitrator Respondent CAS · Lausanne Football governance; ethics Read award →
2023 Association Sporting Club Bastiais, SCIC Sporting Club Bastia v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), FSV Mainz 05 President — CAS · Lausanne Football; player loan fee; disciplinary sanction Read award →
2023 Association Sporting Club Bastiais, SCIC Sporting Club Bastia v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), RCD Espanyol de Barcelona SAD President — CAS · Lausanne Professional football; player transfer Read award →
2022 Nyiregyhaza Spartacus Football Club Kft. v. Vukasin Poleksic (nominated after Petra Pocrnic Perica could not act and Nicholas Stewart declined following a challenge) Co-arbitrator Respondent CAS Football; coach employment Read award →
2022 Club Africain v. Gilmerson dos Santos Mota Sole arbitrator Institution CAS Professional football; player employment contract Read award →
2022 Aris FC v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Co-arbitrator Claimant CAS Football; disciplinary sanctions Read award →

Expertise

The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.

football 5de novo review 3non-retroactivity 3FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber 3lex mitior 3sporting succession 3FIFA Disciplinary Committee 2proportionality 2FIFA RSTP 2applicable law 2Article R58 CAS Code 2termination without just cause 2comfortable satisfaction 2FIFA DRC jurisdiction 2international dimension 2termination with just cause 2Article 14bis RSTP 2Article 17 RSTP 2standing to be sued 2horizontal dispute 2additional compensation 2sporting continuity 2SC Bastia 2failure to comply with FIFA decision 2

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