Luton Town has been penalized with a fine of £120,000 for the homophobic chanting from their supporters during their Premier League game against Brighton & Hove Albion in August, as announced by the Football Association (FA) on Thursday.
Luton was also provided with a two-year plan by an independent Regulatory Commission to assist in enhancing fan conduct.
“Luton admitted that they failed to ensure their spectators and/or supporters conduct themselves in an orderly fashion,” the FA statement said.
The club issued a statement saying they accepted the decision.
“As an inclusive, family-oriented club, Luton Town abhors abusive chanting such as this and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination of all kinds,” the statement said.
“Those involved were committing a criminal offence and anyone subsequently identified will be issued with a club ban and face potential police investigation.”
Luton is currently in 17th place in the standings with six points from 12 matches. The team suffered a 4-1 defeat to Brighton on August 12th.
