One of Levski's projected opponents in BIBL drops out


July 22, 2008
One of Levski's projected opponents in the first season of the Balkan International Basketball League (Group B) - the team of Strumica from F.Y.R. of Macedonia - has been dropped. The Sports Director of the tournament Mr. Shay Shtriks confirmed that the club, which was given a wild card at the beginning of June, will not be allowed to take part in the competition. BC Strumica 2005 got a deadline until today to solve its financial problems, as it was announced yesterday.
"The final decision is that we can't risk anymore", said Mr. Shtriks, who added earlier, that this doesn't mean, that another team from F.Y.R. of Macedonia will replace Strumica. "Most probably we will have a third club from Bulgaria", commented BIBL's Sports Director. 
 
The new team has to fill in the spot, which is left empty in Group B - together with Levski Sofia, Dinamo Bucharest, Fersped Rabotnicki, Mega Aqua Monta and ...



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Levski will play in Group B of the Balkan league together with teams of Rabotnicki Skopje, Mega Monta Aqua, Strumica 2005, Dinamo Bucharest and one more greek team. This is what the president of the ...

Results from the draw for the opening season in Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL)

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The draw for the opening season in Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL) took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. Here are the results from the draw as the competition will start on October ...

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The President of BC Levski Yulia Boyanova learned today that her team was chosen to be  one of the Bulgarian participants in newly formed Balkan League.
 
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The Board of the Balkan International Basketball League decided to increase the number of the clubs, which are going to participate in the first season of the tournament. Instead of previously ...

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7Tundja Yambol11-21
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