The Football Association and anti-racism campaigners have rounded on UEFA for fines imposed following the hot-tempered clash between England and Serbia at the European Under-21 Championships.

The Serbian FA have been ordered to pay £16,500 for racist chanting by their supporters in Nijmegen and for the actions of their players.

The second part of the punishment was for ''improper conduct'' during the ugly scenes but UEFA did not clarify whether that addressed England's complaint of racist abuse from at least one of the Serbia players.

For England's part in a brawl that carried on after the final whistle in the tunnel, the FA were fined £2,000 and have no right of appeal.

An FA spokesman said ''We are very disappointed in this decision as we don't believe that the England players were to blame for this incident.

''In our view they conducted themselves with great restraint in the face of provocation. We are also disappointed that UEFA's rules do not allow us to appeal.''

England's win to qualify for the semi-finals of last month's tournament was marred by violence and racism at Goffert Stadion. Serbia fans made monkey chants towards England defender Nedum Onuoha and officials were forced to make an impromptu announcement while play continued, telling the supporters to stop.

Players were involved in a mass brawl towards the end of the match, when Matt Derbyshire sealed England's win with a goal while a Serbia player was down injured.

The trouble continued in the tunnel and the FA made a complaint to UEFA following accusations of racial abuse towards Justin Hoyte.

''We were disappointed with the way we were treated,'' said Hoyte. ''One or two of the players spat at us and I was racially abused. I'm normally a calm, chilled-out person but that tipped me over the edge.''