AFP, LAUSANNE: Title-holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' ban from the Asian Champions League over alleged match-fixing links was on Friday upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Jeonbuk had filed an "urgent" appeal before CAS to suspend a ban issued by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on January 18.
The AFC banned the club from the Champions League over "indirect involvement" in a bid to fix the results of K-League matches during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
"At this stage, the challenged decision remains in force and the Korean club remains ineligible to participate in the AFC Champions League 2017," CAS said in a statement.