The English FA has handed Chelsea's assistant coach, Rui Faria a six-match stadium ban for his conduct on the touchline during the club's 2-1 defeat to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on April 19.
The Portuguese had to be restrained from confronting referee Mike Dean after the official adjudged Azpilicueta's tackle on Altidore in the 82nd-minute to be a foul and so awarded Sunderland a penalty from which Fabio Borini scored the game's winning goal.
The defeat ended Jose Mourinho's 77-game unbeaten run in Premier League home matches across two spells as Chelsea boss, as well as dealing a huge blow to the Blues' title ambitions.
He was subsequently sent off and later admitted two charges of misconduct.
Faria has also been fined £30,000 and warned as to his future conduct, but has the right to appeal.
The ban means Faria will not be in the Stadium for Chelsea's remaining two matches this season and the first four games in the 2014/2015 EPL season.
Mourinho was also charged by the Football Association for his comments after the match, during which he sarcastically described the performance of Dean and referees' chief Mike Riley this season as "fantastic".
The Chelsea boss has opted to contest the charge and no date has been set for an official ruling.
Also sanctioned, Midfielder, Ramires received a four-game retrospective ban for elbowing Sebastian Larsson in an incident missed by Dean during the game.
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