The president of MKE Ankaragucu, Faruk Koca, has been handed a permanent ban by the Turkish Football Federation for physically assaulting referee Halil Umut Meler.
Koca was taken into custody after rushing onto the field and physically assaulting Meler, following a draw with Caykur Rizespor in the top tier of Turkish football.
Ankaragucu has been fined two million lira (£54,000) and instructed to hold five home games without spectators.
Following Monday’s incident, all Turkish league football was temporarily halted.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has now determined that matches will recommence on Tuesday, 19 December, following a one-week suspension.
While lying on the field, Meler endured multiple attacks, resulting in injuries, including a minor fracture.
As a prominent 37-year-old referee in Turkey, he is known for officiating international matches for FIFA and is part of UEFA’s elite referee list.
Following the incident, he was hospitalized to receive treatment for his injuries and was discharged on Wednesday.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said Koca and two others were formally arrested for “injuring a public official”.
Koca later issued a statement via Ankaragucu saying he had resigned as club president and apologising for his actions.
“No matter how great an injustice or how wrong [the officiating] was, nothing can legitimise or explain the violence that I perpetrated,” he said.
“I apologise to the Turkish refereeing community, the sports public and our nation.”
He added he felt “great embarrassment” for the “grave incident that I caused” but hoped it could help Turkish football address its “culture of violence”.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed strong disapproval, stating that the incident was “completely unacceptable” and emphasized that violence has “no room in our sport or society.”