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The teams of CSKA and Lokomotiv Sofia, as well as Marek (Dupnitsa) and Haskovo have been denied licences for both the domestic A Group and the European tournaments, the Bulgarian Football Union, BFS, announced on Wednesday
The team of Cherno More has been licensed for competing in the European tournaments, BFS said in a statement.
The decision of the Licensing Committee can be appealed within a week, BFS said in a statement.
BFS didn’t elaborate on the reasons why the teams had been denied licences but according to gong.bg Sofia-based CSKA and Lokomotov hadn’t managed to settle outstanding debt to the state before the March 31 deadline.
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