All Spanish football is suspended, except First and Second

The Spanish Football Federation has issued a statement following the meeting of the Delegate Committee in which it approves the temporary suspension of All male and female futsal and soccer matches in the non-professional field for 14 days, which would include the Second B and Third competitions. Too Leave the date for the final of the Copa del Rey final in the air between Athletic Club and Real Sociedad.

There are already several territorial federations (such as Valencian, Basque, Andalusian, Asturian …) that already support this measure and has invited LaLiga, the Association of Footballers Professionals, the National Futsal Commission and player associations of the latter to join the Monitoring Committee created before this situation and that met today morning urgently.

The measures that the RFEF have been approved by the Delegate Commission, “before the evaluation of the new situation and in accordance with articles 4, 5 and 42 3a) of the Statutes, include to be suspended from today and for within two weeks all matches of non-professional state-level football and futsal competitions. “

The RFEF statement:

Yesterday we sent you a Circular by which we announced that at today's meeting of the Delegate Commission we would propose the adoption of a series of measures that were cited in the Circular.

This decision is taken because from the RFEF we must guarantee the HOMOGENEITY of football competitions, integrity and the necessary competitive balance, and since it has been found that there is a real impossibility to play football matches and develop training in certain cities and / or territories of our country.

The Monitoring Committee, which met urgently this morning, has agreed to elevate to the Delegate Committee, which meets today, the adoption of the following measures as of today, always under the coordination and supervision of the sports and health authorities .

Upon evaluation of the new situation, the RFEF informs all Territorial Federations and other players in the world of football that, in accordance with articles 4, 5 and 42, 3 a) of the RFEF Statutes, they will propose to the Commission Delegate of the RFEF Assembly, which meets today as a matter of urgency, a whole set of measures, including:

– That all matches of the non-professional State Soccer and Futsal Competitions will be suspended as of today for a period of two weeks.

– That all the matches of the Competitions of Soccer and Futsal of Autonomous Field in all the disciplines and in all the categories are recommended to the Territorial Federations that adopt the decision that they consider more opportune depending on the circumstances in each territory and always and In any case, in agreement with the health and sports authorities of each Autonomous Community. However, the RFEF advises the suspension of all matches for a period of two weeks.

These decisions will be subject to the changes that are advised at any time by the health and sports authorities. The proposals we made yesterday will be maintained in relation to the S.M. Cup. the King and S.M. the Queen, as well as the matches of the Spanish National Soccer Team.

At the same time, the LNFP will be invited to join the Monitoring Committee to evaluate jointly and in coordination, as provided by current legislation, the changes that will be necessary to make in professional competitions. In the same way, it will be done with the National Futsal Commission, as well as with the AFE Union and the associations of players and futsal players so that they can join the work and monitoring group.

Any future decision will also be made to the Delegated Commission or to the competent body contemplating that in this commission we will be prepared to respond to Spanish football in any scenario.

The National Futsal League stops for two weeks

The suspension proposed by the RFEF also affects futsal. The National Futsal League has announced that the meetings of the next two weeks will be suspended through a statement.

“The Delegated Commission of the RFEF has met this Wednesday in Madrid to analyze the evolution of the situation generated by the transmission of COVID-19 and has agreed to suspend the LNFS parties for a period of two weeks.

Through a statement, the RFEF has made public its decision to suspend as of today for the period of two weeks all the non-professional football and futsal competitions at the state level, among which are the matches of the LNFS “.

Check the pdf of the RFEF note