Thanh Hoa president: 'Thanh Hoa cannot play in the Third Division'

In the afternoon of August 5, Thanh Hoa club sent a dispatch to VPF and VFF to withdraw from V-League 2020. The Thanh Hoa team decided not to continue participating in the remaining matches of the tournament due to the uncertain schedule of V-League. Meanwhile, the operation of the team is facing many difficulties, especially financial resources to maintain operations.

Facing the news that Thanh Hoa could be fined and dropped to the third place, Mr. De shared with VNE: "I studied the rules and hired a lawyer to look into them, before deciding to stop playing in the V-League 2020. No one can fine or push Thanh Hoa club to third place in the next season ".

"We are not giving up to withdraw, we want to stop here, taking the results of the past 11 rounds to calculate for the whole season, with the championship for the team leading Saigon FC.

This is due to Covid-19, which is force majeure, this year's V-League has been postponed for the third time, with more and more widespread cases of nCoV, it will be very dangerous to return. The prize definitely can't be completed. If it's done, just slap me. It won't end anyway, it's best to stop early to reduce the loss, prepare for next season. "

"VFF and VPF don't spend money on clubs so they don't understand. Each season usually takes about seven months, but with this situation it will take a long time to end. Now I do not pay the players' wages, but I have to pay, I have to borrow. Now every business is in difficulty, calling them for support is very embarrassing ".

Mr De also wishes to receive economic support from VFF and VPF for the teams. The President of Thanh Hoa Club said that the amount of support would be nothing compared to the money the bosses spend to support the team. However, what the manager of the Thanh team wants to receive is attention.

Having a team quit will lead to many changes, the organizers must calculate the number of promotions and relegation in the tournament. At the same time, the results of matches involving that team will also be canceled, including scores and goals.