After the president of the Portalegre Football Association (AFP) said this Wednesday that Villa Athletic Club complied with the legal conditions to compete in the competitions in which it remains inserted and that it is not possible for that body to reject its registration, source of the Portuguese Federation of Soccer explained this Wednesday to TSF that the registration of amateur football clubs is almost a “proforma“When the requirements are met.
In the case of the club now involved in controversy over the non-payment of wages, the validation corresponded to the AFP – which happened – and therefore the “almost automatic” registration with the FPF, provided that the requirements for it are met.
They are the obligation that the club to be created has a headquarters, playing field, governing bodies and statutes. Because Villa Athletic Club met all these requirements, the application was accepted by both district and national organizations.
The same FPF source points to the TSF This is not the first time such a case has happened, but it is strange that professional players and coaches are involved: Villa is managed by Meyong and has Edinho and André Carvalhas in the squad, three players with passages through the Primeira Liga.
Villa Athletic Club was founded on June 14, 2022 in Ponte de Sor and is going through serious difficulties, since “the planned initial investments did not materialize” and the club now “has some difficulties at the level of direct sponsorships with brands”. , revealed on Tuesday Fábio Lopes, president of the club, in a statement sent to Lusa.
In the second round, on Sunday, in Elvas, Villa appeared with 12 players, without a coaching staff and with equipment provided by the Grupo Desportivo Samora Correia.
Four players also expressed their discontent on Tuesday over alleged salary arrears and lack of conditions of the club president, at the door of the Renascença Group, in Lisbon, according to the online edition of the Récord sports newspaper.
From the 2015/2016 sports season to the present, the Futebol Clube Mosteirense team, from the municipality of Arronches (Portalegre), was crowned district soccer champion three times, but the same team did not compete in the Portuguese Championship.
Source: TSF
