List of Serving Scopes
The Serving of suspension refers to the match(es) in which a player or an official serves hers/his suspension. In some cases, the serving scope of a particular suspension might differ from the scope of matches in which a player or an official has been suspended.
formal football punishment in form of a ban on taking part in match(es) and on attending them. The Suspension may be imposed on a player or an official.
Competition element - serves suspension only with the match of a single Competition Element without affecting other competitions within the same Parent Competition as is the competition element of sanction's disciplinary case
Competition - serves suspension only with the match of same competition or competition under the same parent as is the competition of sanction's disciplinary case
Competition type - serves suspension only with the match of competition of the same type as is the type of competition of sanction's disciplinary case
Age category - serves suspension only with the match of competition of same age category as is the age category of competition of sanction's disciplinary case
Organization team type - serves suspension with national team match if sanction's disciplinary case is connected to a national team competition or serves suspension with club's match if sanction's disciplinary case is connected to a club competition (please, note that this scope makes sense for usage only in CONMEBOL and CONCACAF and it also differentiates between friendly and official competition types since the suspension in an official match cannot be served with a friendly match and vice versa)
Organization age category - serves a suspension only in the matches of competitions of same organization and same age category.
Notes
Lastly, one should keep in mind there is an option "Only players in catalogue serve suspension" under "Disciplinary" section on competition's main screen which, if set, will allow serving of suspension only if player was registered for the competition (added to the list of players on "Clubs" tab of the competition).