Theokritos
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After Zagreb, Znojmo has also decided to not participate in EBEL anymore. Thus, the league should contract from 12 to 10 teams next season. However, Feldkirch have submitted a bid to join, so there could be 11 teams.
I will go take my cookie nowI think Klagenfurt has a real chance this year.
Will be interesting to see what the Champions League does to determine who, if anyone, will be the the remaining Erste Bank League representative in the Champions League for next season.
So that will bring it to 12 teams?Also to note, that Bratislava Capitals should be the new team in season 2020/2021. They have money, so they could have an interesting team.
They found a new sponsor just the other day, bookmaker "bet-at-home"How will be this league named? Heard, that the main sponsor doesnt have any interes.
I think they've been made official or something recently...The member clubs have accepted Bratislava Capitals to the league for the next season.
Source (in German)
Orli Znojmo have decided to drop out of the league. Their sponsors have been hit hard by the economic consequences of the pandemy and the club expects that only 60% of their 2019-2020 fundings will be available to them next season. They could be back for 2021-2022, but that remains yet to be determined.
The money in Slovakia just isn’t there considering the travel implications.That is interesting. They openly say, that to be in Czech leagues isnt a long time plan. It is only for the next season. I can imagine, Slovak League will want to catch Znojmo to their net.
The money in Slovakia just isn’t there considering the travel implications.
Apparently the Slovak/Hungary/Poland thing is actually being discussed.What else could they do? Its EBEL or Slovak League. EBEL (or how the league will be named) has higher demand to money. And to have a Czech team in Slovak league, plus one from Hungary and eventually from Poland, that could be interesting also for sponsors.
Linz ("in Linz there is an ugly fuss with criminal accusations")