10 foreigners and no relegation: fan rebellion against league plans



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On the occasion of an extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders of National League AG have the following persons in the Board of Directors chosen: Raphaël Berger (Freiburg), Markus Bütler (SCRJ Lakers), Marc Gianola (Davos), Patrick Lengwiler (Zug), Marc Lüthi (Bern), Nicola Mona (Ambri), Peter Müller (SCL Tigers), Laurent Strawson (Servette ), Daniel Villard (Biel), Sacha Weibel (Lausanne), Marco Werder (Lugano), Peter Zahner (ZSC Lions). Along with President Matthias Berner and CEO Denis Vaucher, the National League AG’s board of directors now consists of 14 people.

Then he Board of Directors with the Future of the league concerned, he says in a press release. “As part of the 2022 strategic orientation, the content of the shareholders’ agreement was widely discussed and approved. The details of the topics (admission of new clubs to the league or exclusion of existing clubs, regulations for foreigners, agents, financial regulations of fair play) will now be worked together over the next few months and will be recorded in future regulations.

On the one hand, the shareholders’ agreement regulates cooperation between the clubs, and on the other, it establishes the principles on the aforementioned issues. «The intention is a Financial fairplay introduce a moderate Increase in the number of foreigners player do (connected with the Abolition of “Like Swiss” status of the 2022/23 season), in addition to respecting the existing gentlemen’s agreement with the agents of all the clubs ”.

In the 2021/22 season, the currently existing foreign regulation (4 foreigners eligible to play, a maximum of 8 licenses for foreign players) will apply without change. It was decided unanimously that it would be the end of the season 2021/22 due to economic uncertainties (Covid-19) no descent of the National League will give.

In addition, in the near future a cooperation agreement with Swiss Ice Hockey must be negotiated, “which will regulate the mutual provision of services and the corresponding financial compensation.”

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