The President of the Football Association of Portalegre (AFP) said this Wednesday that Villa Athletic Club has fulfilled the legal conditions for participation in the competitions in which he remains included and that body cannot reject his registration.
“A club to join the AFP, like any football association in the country, must be a legally constituted club, have a charter and governing bodies, and have its headquarters and field in the area of jurisdiction of this association, and this is what happened,” – said Daniel Pina.
The President of AFP, speaking during the press conference, explained that Villa Athletic Club “has fulfilled all these requirements” and applied for membership to AFP, which in turn submitted to the “Score Platform” all the documentation required for approval. Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), which “happened” on August 1.
“AFP, being a public benefit organization, cannot refuse members if they meet the requirements that I have already mentioned and after checking by the FPF,” he added.
“AFP did not create the club, AFP did not adopt the club’s charter, AFP did not elect the governing bodies of the club, AFP did not rent the shop in Ponte de Sor for the tournament. club, and it was not AFP that lost the Ponte de Sor Municipal Stadium to the club,” he stressed.
However, Daniel Pina, who also emphasized that the AFP “does not comment” on the internal issues of its affiliated clubs and, in particular, organizational problems at the Villa Athletic Club, left “a word of consolation and solidarity”. players.
The City Council of Ponte de Sor announced on Tuesday in a statement that it has canceled the transfer of the facilities of the municipal stadium and the multi-purpose facility to the Villa Athletic club to host the football matches of the 2022/2023 season.
The decision applies to official matches in the senior and junior categories of the AFP competition and comes after Villa’s absence during the visit, in the first round match of the Copa Remax in Portalegre on 9 October. without the municipality “was formally informed of the reason for this absence, having fulfilled all logistical requirements regarding the availability of resources inherent in the departure”.
Villa Athletic Club was founded on 14 June 2022 in Ponte de Sor and has faced significant difficulties as “the original planned investment did not materialize” and the club is now “experiencing some difficulties with direct brand sponsorship”. , also said on Tuesday Fabio Lopez, president of the club, in a statement sent to Luce.
In the second round, on Sunday, in Elvas, Villa appeared with 12 players, without a technical team and with equipment provided by Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia.
The four players also expressed their dissatisfaction with the alleged wage arrears and the lack of conditions for the club president on Tuesday at the door of the Grupo Renascença in Lisbon, according to the online edition of the sports newspaper Record.
Asked by journalists about the club’s future in AFP competition, Daniel Pina explained that Villa Athletic Club must indicate “as soon as possible” the field they will play on if they “cannot continue to be affiliated” with that association.
During a meeting with journalists, Daniel Pina acknowledged that for clubs aiming to reach other levels, namely the Portuguese Championship, it may be “more desirable” to participate in AFP competitions or other associations, in particular internal associations that bring together several clubs. .
“Where there are fewer clubs, where there is only one division, where the champion has direct access to national competitions, obviously it becomes more desirable, but these are factors that we have no control over,” he said.
From the 2015/2016 sports season to the present, the Futebol Clube Mosteirense team from the municipality of Arronches (Portalegre) has been the regional football champion three times, but this team has not participated in the Portuguese championship.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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