By Jaroslaw Adamowski
October 23 – As many as nine out of the 14 clubs which compete in Romania’s top tier Liga 1 risk relegation due to their desperate financial positions, according to Viorel Duru (pictured), the director of the department of licencing at the Romanian Football Federation (FRF).
Duru said that the nine clubs have not complied with license obligations to pay their outstanding debts within the time schedule set by the federation and, as a result, have now been subjected to a special monitoring procedure.
“It is easier to say which clubs are not monitored, as there are few such clubs. Steaua, FC Voluntari, Concordia Chiajna, CSU Craiova and ACS Poli Timisoara don’t have such problems,” Duru said in an interview with local broadcaster Digi Sport. “This is the first year when we will have such a monitoring procedure.”
Duru said the offending clubs should get “used to responsible management”, and that the federation is planning to enforce their compliance with stricter measures. To begin with, the FRF aims to verify the sides’ financial accounts by October 31, and those which are still breaking Romania’s financial fair play rules will see have a one point league deduction.
The clubs which could be most damaged by the measure include Astra Giurgiu who currently lead the table with 30 points.
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