The J. League hit Omiya Ardija with a record-tying fine of ¥20 million for forging attendance figures over a three-year stretch on Tuesday.
Omiya admitted to fixing the records of 58 games from November 2007 to October 2010, adding more than 111,000 to their totals.
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