The Football Associations of Albania and Serbia have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the sanctions handed down by UEFA after their European qualifier was abandoned in October.

The Group I clash between the two eastern European nations, played in Belgrade and featuring Saints' Serbia international Dusan Tadic, ended in bizarre circumstances when an unmanned drone trailing a pro-Albania flag over the Partizan Stadium resulted in a melee between the two sets of players as well as some Serbian fans.

Serbia were subsequently awarded a 3-0 victory in the match but were then deducted three points and ordered to play their next two games behind closed doors for their part in the furore. Both Football Associations were fined 100,000 euros each.

The decision was upheld by the UEFA Appeals Body on December 2, but will now come under further scrutiny in Lausanne after CAS confirmed it had received appeals on Thursday.

"The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered two new appeals procedures, one between the Football Association of Albania and UEFA, and the other between the Football Association of Serbia and UEFA. The appeals are directed against the decision taken by the UEFA Appeals Body on 2 December 2014 to confirm the earlier decision of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body," a statement said.

The match, which was goalless at the time of the abandonment, erupted into controversy three minutes before half-time in Belgrade when the drone, apparently flown in from outside the stadium, was brought down by Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic.

That upset a couple of Albania players which led to brawls involving players, officials and fans before English referee Martin Atkinson led the teams off the field.

Objects were thrown onto the pitch while video footage shows some Albania players being assaulted by Serbia supporters as they attempted to come off the pitch.

Albanian fans had been banned from entering the stadium by UEFA on safety grounds and the match was set against a backdrop of tight security.

Tensions have never been far from the surface between the nations over Kosovo, the province with which both countries share a disputed border and is recognised as independent by the United States and major European Union countries but not by Serbia - a bone of contention with Albania.