Honorary President of the VTB United League Sergei Ivanov said that the application of Vladivostok basketball club Dynamo does not currently meet the criteria for participation in the league.
On Friday, the VTB League Council was held in Moscow, attended by the league management, representatives of participating clubs and members of the federations of the playing countries. Last season, Yekaterinburg Uralmash and Moscow Runa became newcomers in the VTB United League. Dynamo Vladivostok became Super League champions at the end of last season.
— The application of Dynamo Vladivostok has been examined. I’m not even talking about the formal side of the issue, but Dynamo submitted its application two weeks before today’s meeting, contrary to all regulatory norms. But that’s not the question, I’m not a formalist. Dynamo’s candidacy today turned out to be a “pig in a bag”. The famous Fetisov Arena, where the Admiral hockey team plays, was announced. It’s a pretty palace, I’ve been there myself. Theoretically, it would be good to hold VTB United League matches there. But basketball has never been played there, there is no parquet, no time counters, there is nothing at all for basketball – only for hockey.
We cannot take such risks and rely on promises that everything will happen over the summer. Maybe, maybe not. In the past, the league leadership and I made mistakes by believing in the promises of clubs such as Georgian Vita, Volgograd Red October and Samara Red Wings. Everything ended very sadly, which is why we are now approaching the selection of candidates very seriously. Look at Samara, the club has been preparing for five years to join the elite. Watch Uralmash: how they played, what their roster is and what their new arena looks like. Therefore, the argument that the winner of the Super League should automatically join the VTB United League categorically does not suit us. This is not an argument for us.
Maybe the tenth Super League team can join if they have a wonderful venue and enough budget, and they can prove it. We will gladly accept such a team, as long as it exists. “I hope that Dynamo will prepare in a year, play a certain number of basketball matches at the Fetisov Arena, we will consider this, and if everything matches, we will be happy to welcome them in a year,” reports a correspondent of . Ivanov’s words.
In the 2023/24 season, CSKA became the winner of the VTB United League, defeating UNICS in the final series with a score of 4-1.
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