Earlier, another Ukrainian volleyball club Barkom-Kazhany confirmed its participation in the Polish Championship
The current champion of Ukraine in volleyball among men, club Epicenter-Podolianyplans to perform at Polish Championship next season.
The head coach of the club Pole Mariusz Sordil told about this in a commentary to the Polish TVP Sport. According to Sordil, the club is working to enter the First League (the second division of the Polish championship).
“We want to play in the First League. Working on it. But there is no clear format yet. We wish to participate as a full-fledged participant, according to the sports principle. I understand that the issue of promotion may be limited for our club. However, we want to compete from the start of the championship to the end.”
“I don’t want to go into details. We are working on a solution that will suit both parties. The club wants not only to survive, but also to be competitive. It is still at the level of preliminary agreements.”
“Bye [в чемпионате Украины] everything is on pause. On the eve of the new season, a project of a professional volleyball league was created. It is assumed that the championship will be held in one place in the west of the country. Barkom-Kazhans will play in the Plus League, and we are going to the First League. Why? In my opinion, it will be very difficult for Ukrainian clubs to attract foreign players until the end of the war.”
“We plan to play league matches, but I think that we will be limited in terms of legionnaires. At the same time, the best Ukrainian volleyball players will look for their place [за рубежом] – somewhere where they can develop and maintain their level. Most of them remain on the team. They need to play at a decent level.”
Earlier, the Ukrainian volleyball club Barkom-Kazhany confirmed its participation in the Polish championship. It was planned that the Kazhans would continue to play in the national championship of Ukraine in parallel with the performance in the Polish Plus League.
Champions of the women’s championship of Ukraine – Prometheus plans to play in the championship of the Czech Republic.
Last season in the championship of Ukraine was completed ahead of schedule due to a full-scale Russian invasion. The champions of the men’s and women’s championships were recognized as Epicenter-Podoliany and Prometheus, respectively.
Source: Sportarena
