Since this year’s European EHF European Cup final was judged out of the field and the Alkalide was crowned champion without the second match being held at Northern Macedoniawith the fault of AEK that did not appear on the court, heavy ‘bell’ was expected.
OR “Join”after all the story unfolded and the choice he made not to play as soon as It was not allowed to its followers to cross the border And to be by her side, she was strictly punished.
The decision is two -year exclusion from Europe; With the second year of the sentence being suspendedwhich means that the team will be absent from European competitions in the new season.
At the same time, the Greek team is called upon to pay the amount of 20,000 euros in the form of a fine. Of course there is and appeal by AEKin which, at this stage, they probably expected such a negative development …
In detail the announcement:
The EHF Handball Court issued a further ruling on the case that began after the annulment of the repetitive match of the EHF European Cup Men 2024/25 final between HC Alkaloid and AEK Athens HC, which was originally scheduled for May 25 2025 in Skopje of North Macedonia.
Handball court ruled that AEK had violated the club’s fundamental task of participating in a scheduled race. Handball court concluded that the refusal of a fight is not only a serious unprofessional behavior towards all other opposing groups, but also leads to rigorous consequences described in the Rules of the event and the EHF penalty list.
As a result, the Handball Court imposed a fine of 20,000 euros on AEK Athens HC. In addition, the club is excluded from participating in EHF events for two seasons. Half of the prohibition (one season) is imposed by suspension for a two -year test. Appeal may be appealed to the EHF Court of Appeal within 7 days.
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