Serbian first division side Vojvodina Novi Sad will pull out of European competition next season unless local authorities in the northern city improve stadium facilities, the club’s president Ratko Butorovic said.
Vojvodina are third in the league, seven points behind leaders Partizan, and will qualify for at least the Europa League preliminary rounds if they hold their current position or win the cup, where they hold a 1-0 semi-final first-leg advantage over OFK Belgrade.
“We will be able to play only one home game if we finish third in the league and none if we win the cup because our dilapidated stadium falls short of UEFA standards,” Butorovic said.
“The changing rooms, the anti-doping test room, the delegates’ room and other facilities were deemed sub-standard by UEFA.”
Vojvodina, who last won the league title in 1989, have regularly played in the Europa League as Serbia’s perennial third-best team, behind Belgrade’s big two Partizan and Red Star.