MADRID -- Spanish authorities are recommending Sevilla and third division club Cadiz should each be fined €120,000 ($130,000) for "supporting and promoting" activities of violent fan groups.
The government's anti-violence commission said Thursday the clubs failed to cooperate with authorities who had warned the teams about their actions favoring the groups.
The commission said the "very serious" fine to Sevilla is needed because the club failed to control the violent groups' behavior inside the Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.
Authorities said that in the team's game against city rival Real Betis earlier this month, two large banners promoting the violent fan groups were displayed. The banners used the by groups were different from those pre-approved by authorities ahead of the local derby, officials said.
The commission said the club had been warned six times about their support to the violent groups in the last two seasons, being sanctioned in 10 different occasions. The club also were denounced many times because of the fans' violent chants at the Pizjuan.
Authorities said Cadiz need to be punished for giving violent fan groups a place inside their stadium to keep their banners, megaphones and other objects.
The commission said it told the club several times that they were not allowed to support the groups by giving them a place to use at the stadium. It said Cadiz also were punished for not providing enough security personnel to promote fan safety inside their Ramon de Carranza Stadium.
Separately, the commission fined Cadiz in €30,000 ($32,600) for not officially keeping track of fans suspected of wrongdoing. Cadiz were twice sanctioned last season for not implementing proper security measures at their stadium.
In a separate ruling, the commission recommended a €4,000 ($4,400) fine to first division team Espanyol because fans displayed banners insulting Colombian singer Shakira, wife of Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.
The recommendations were made to the Spanish federation's competition's committee, which will later decide whether to accept them. The teams will be allowed to appeal.