Tomis Constanta
It is official. CEV announced that Tomis Constanta have withdrawn from the Champions League, two rounds before the end of the group stage! Romanian team had to made this call, as the club is passing through a major financial crisis.
Tomis Constanta will face serious penalties. They will not be able to play any of the CEV competitions in the next three years, while they will also face financial sanctions.
This is the full announcement of CEV:
“The Volleyball Federation of Romania has informed the CEV that the club of Tomis CONSTANTA has withdrawn, with immediate effect, from the 2016 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League – Men. As a result, the two remaining matches that were scheduled to be played by Romania’s champions in Pool G are now considered as won by 3:0 (25-0, 25-0, 25-0) by the opposition teams (Asseco Resovia RZESZOW and Volley ASSE-LENNIK). These results will count to determine the final standings in the group together with all other matches previously contested and still to be played in that same pool.
In accordance with the 2016 Official Regulations, a withdrawal at this stage entails also a number of organizational actions and financial sanctions and the club of Tomis CONSTANTA has lost the right to participate in the first European Cup competition that it qualifies for over the next three-year period.”
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