After last season ended with 14 clubs it was decided that this year it will be only 12 participants.
and that was o.k..
it was like that up until couple of weeks ago when suddenly league was expanded back to 14 clubs because of Union Olimpija who received an invitation for Eurocup but had to be a member of ABA league to play in eurocup.
so in order for them to play in ABA the league had to be expanded since they were not even in the slovenian league final last season.
Zlatorog (I think i got the name of the club right) complained saying that they were better then U. Olimpija last year and yet they were not the one to receive the invitation.
os U. Olimpija was supposed to be club nr. 13 and of course Čović used his influence to bring it's first club back to the league, so FMP as 14th club in the league and fourth serbian team.
U. Olimpija was supposed to pay 150 000 € for the invitation.
today was the final deadline for that, and of course they didn't make the payment.
now, no one is even thinking of going with the original plan of 12 teams and kicking FMP out.
instead, a fourth croatian club will enter the league without having to pay for the invitation which Olimpija was supposed to pay.
and it will be Kvarner (Rijeka based club) who finished fourth last year.
with this kind of over night decisions league is a joke especially with some playing with it as it is their own toy.
and rest of the clubs accepting that as normal.
no wonder FIBA doesn't recognize this league anymore.
joke league.
p.s. will U. Olimpija be allowed to play eurocup now?
and that was o.k..
it was like that up until couple of weeks ago when suddenly league was expanded back to 14 clubs because of Union Olimpija who received an invitation for Eurocup but had to be a member of ABA league to play in eurocup.
so in order for them to play in ABA the league had to be expanded since they were not even in the slovenian league final last season.
Zlatorog (I think i got the name of the club right) complained saying that they were better then U. Olimpija last year and yet they were not the one to receive the invitation.
os U. Olimpija was supposed to be club nr. 13 and of course Čović used his influence to bring it's first club back to the league, so FMP as 14th club in the league and fourth serbian team.
U. Olimpija was supposed to pay 150 000 € for the invitation.
today was the final deadline for that, and of course they didn't make the payment.
now, no one is even thinking of going with the original plan of 12 teams and kicking FMP out.
instead, a fourth croatian club will enter the league without having to pay for the invitation which Olimpija was supposed to pay.
and it will be Kvarner (Rijeka based club) who finished fourth last year.
with this kind of over night decisions league is a joke especially with some playing with it as it is their own toy.
and rest of the clubs accepting that as normal.
no wonder FIBA doesn't recognize this league anymore.
joke league.
p.s. will U. Olimpija be allowed to play eurocup now?
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