The Norwegian club Vipers Kristiansand announced this Monday on its social networks its cessation of activities, due to major financial difficulties which had lasted for many months. In October, bankruptcy had already been declared but an extraordinary general meeting had decided to continue activities due to financial guarantees provided by external third parties, ultimately deemed “not real, which makes the continuation of the club’s activities irresponsible”. is indicated in the press release.
Winner of the Champions League in 2021 (against Brest in the final), 2022 and 2023, it is therefore a great European who collapses: “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that the council of administration of Vipers has decided to cease activities and declare the club bankrupt, continues the CA. This decision was taken after a thorough assessment of the financial situation and the lack of prospects for the continuation of its activities.
No return match Vipers – Brest
Beaten in Buducnost in the Champions League this weekend, the Norwegians were due to play a match against Oppsal on Tuesday. But they were removed from the ranking and this will also be the case in Group B of the Champions League, where the BBH appears, third after its success against Bucharest.
In the opening match, on September 7, Brest beat Vipers at the Arena 30 to 27. The return match should have taken place on the weekend of February 22-23. The EHF should soon communicate on the consequences in terms of points and ranking, due to the withdrawal of Vipers from the European competition. Last summer, Russian Anna Vyakhireva was transferred from Vipers to Brest for an amount of around 170,000 euros, when the Scandinavian club was already in financial difficulties and was seeking in particular to save on payroll.
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