Dundee United striker Nadir Ciftci has been charged with biting Dundee’s Jim McAlister in the final derby of the season.
The SFA have taken their time before citing the Tannadice forward and have set a hearing for Monday July 20.
United have said they will now “review the evidence” before commenting further.
Photographs of the alleged incident, and a leg wound claimed to be McAlister’s, circulated on social media in the hours following the May 24 match.
A statement from United read: “Dundee United confirms it has received a Notice of Complaint from the Compliance Officer in relation to an alleged breach of Disciplinary Rule 202 by striker Nadir Ciftci in the SPFL Premiership fixture versus Dundee on Sunday 24th May.
“The club will review the evidence ahead of the deadline on Thursday 25th June once it has received the full documentation from the Scottish FA.”
United have previously issued a strong backing of their star striker.
Shortly after the story broke, they said: “The club has interviewed Nadir today as the accusation levelled against him is very serious and Dundee United would not condone such behaviour.
“The player is both surprised and upset by the accusation and, on discussing the matter in detail, it is clear to us that the player has not been involved in any such incident.
“In fact we commend Nadir for his tolerance on the field given some quite severe physical and totally unacceptable verbal provocation.”
Having now been served with a notice of complaint, Ciftci will have to defend himself against a charge of excessive misconduct, which would likely bring a substantial ban if proved.
Last week it emerged that Ciftci, who has one year to run on his current United deal, had turned down the offer of a new contract.