BELGRADE, July 26, 2007 (AFP) - UEFA decided on Thursday to ban Serbia`s Partizan Belgrade from European competitions for a one-year period due to violence at last week`s UEFA Cup qualifier in Bosnia, the club said in a statement.

'UEFA officials pointed out that, in the last five years, Partizan has been fined on 25 occasions out of 36 UEFA competitions matches, which made it crucial for Control and Disciplinary Body in reaching such a strong decision,' the statement said.