The committee said it had considered the presence of Birmingham city councillors on the SAG, including one who had been campaigning against the fixture taking place.
Councillor for Aston ward, Mumtaz Hussain, had failed to declare an interest when attending a SAG meeting on 7 October, and “later characterised some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans as ‘thugs’”, the report states.
She recused herself from a later meeting on 24 October.
Councillor Waseem Zaffar, who has since passed away, did declare an interest as a campaigner against the match at the first SAG meeting.
“However while his contributions to the SAG mostly related to safety, he nonetheless relayed the view of his community ‘that this game should not go ahead’,” the report states.
The city council has commissioned an independent review of its SAG processes.
“It is clear that on this occasion councillors with a stated political aim had a disproportionate opportunity to influence SAG decision-making on a deeply divisive political issue,” the committee report said.
It recommended that changes be made to ensure elected politicians can no longer sit on such groups.