Kharkiv club misses the championship of Ukraine due to many problems
President of the basketball club Kharkov Sokols Sergey Chebyshev confirmed that the club will miss the 2022/23 season. Moreover, the club refused to participate in both the Ukrainian Super League and the Major League.
“Actually, I have to confirm this. Kharkiv Sokols will not participate in the 2022/2023 season. It was a difficult decision, I even first stated at a meeting of club leaders before the season that we would try to assemble a team for the Major League, but we abandoned this idea. There are several reasons for this.”
“Firstly, Kharkiv cannot be a normal training base in terms of infrastructure and position. Many halls have been destroyed, others are in very poor condition, and we do not understand at all whether they will be heated at all in winter.”
“Secondly, they are people. We thought that we could find our young guys who would defend the honor of the city and at the same time gain experience in league matches. However, it turned out to be very difficult. We couldn’t even find local boys to attract.”
“Thirdly, it is money. Even if they needed much less for the Major League than for the Super League. However, we have set priorities, and they are now focused on winning the war.”
“Yes, we had an offer of help from Prometheus, for which I am sincerely grateful to Vladimir Dubinsky. In addition, I personally spoke with the regional leadership of Poltava, which offered us a place for training. However, all this was incomprehensible to us from the point of view of the general importance and necessity of the team at this particular time for Kharkov. Believe me, we have repeatedly raised this issue even at the level of the leadership of the city and the region, sponsors and patrons. And all as one say: the team must be, but after our victory. That is why we have made such a not very pleasant decision now.”
“Returning to last season, I want to thank the whole team and the coaching staff for a great season, team chemistry and result. It was really very spectacular, and the result is one of the best in the history of Kharkiv basketball in general.”
Recall that in the new season of the Superleague 2022/23, Prometheus, Budivelnik, Kyiv-Basket, Zaporizhia, Cherkasy Mavpy, Stary Lutsk, Kryvbas and MBK Nikolaev confirmed their participation. Later, Prometheus refused to participate in the championship, and MBK Nikolaev said that he could miss the season.
The FBU is waiting for a response from Dnipro. The chemist plans to act as a club of the Odessa region. Ternopil will miss the season, and BC Odessa did not give a final answer.
Source: Sportarena
