BeNeLiga (merge of Belgian and Dutch competition)

[Marcel Proust]

Going ahead

 

[moomba]

Going ahead

Details?

 

[Marcel Proust]

Plannen Belgisch-Nederlandse voetbalcompetitie worden concreter

Terwijl het nog niet duidelijk is hoe de Belgische voetbalcompetitie er komend seizoen uit zal zien, denken de topclubs weer aan de BeNeLiga. De komende weken krijgen AA Gent, Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Racing Genk en Standard een update van een onderzoeksbureau. Dat melden Het Nieuwsblad en de...

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[jd2010]

Plannen Belgisch-Nederlandse voetbalcompetitie worden concreter

Terwijl het nog niet duidelijk is hoe de Belgische voetbalcompetitie er komend seizoen uit zal zien, denken de topclubs weer aan de BeNeLiga. De komende weken krijgen AA Gent, Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Racing Genk en Standard een update van een onderzoeksbureau. Dat melden Het Nieuwsblad en de...

sporza.be

Got an English link/source. Very interested in the merged comp. Good for both domestic scenes I reckon

 

[Zidane98]

Does it include a team from Luxembourg?

 

[11kgm]

extremely smart idea stengthens the two leagues

 

[banzai]

How do they work out relegation? Or dont they have it.

 

[jd2010]

Switzerland and Austria considering a merged Alpine League

 

[Zidane98]

Switzerland and Austria considering a merged Alpine League

Norf/Sth Korea unity league next?

 

[Kompany]

Plannen Belgisch-Nederlandse voetbalcompetitie worden concreter

Terwijl het nog niet duidelijk is hoe de Belgische voetbalcompetitie er komend seizoen uit zal zien, denken de topclubs weer aan de BeNeLiga. De komende weken krijgen AA Gent, Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Racing Genk en Standard een update van een onderzoeksbureau. Dat melden Het Nieuwsblad en de...

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This article only says that Deloitte will have finished its study on the matter by the end of August. The proposal is a league with 10 Dutch and 8 Belgian clubs. Once the report is ready, clubs will come together and take it from there. Nothing's been decided yet, but it looks like this is what the big clubs want, while a year ago I had the impression that the Dutch clubs were looking down at this Belgian idea.

 

[Marcel Proust]

This article only says that Deloitte will have finished its study on the matter by the end of August. The proposal is a league with 10 Dutch and 8 Belgian clubs. Once the report is ready, clubs will come together and take it from there. Nothing's been decided yet, but it looks like this is what the big clubs want, while a year ago I had the impression that the Dutch clubs were looking down at this Belgian idea.

Why would Ajax not like the idea?

 

[Marcel Proust]

Switzerland and Austria considering a merged Alpine League

Wonder if Celtic will ever move to England as previously proposd

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Wonder if Celtic will ever move to England as previously proposd

Doubtful

 

[jd2010]

Wonder if Celtic will ever move to England as previously proposd

Never. English league wouldn't want them unless they started low down and Celtic wouldn't want to do that

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Never. English league wouldn't want them unless they started low down and Celtic wouldn't want to do that

SPFL would oppose. Death sentence.

 

[jd2010]

SPFL would oppose. Death sentence.

It would only work if it was a permanent move. But too much of a risk for Celtic even if they decided to accept stating in league one or two

 

[Bomberboyokay]

It would only work if it was a permanent move. But too much of a risk for Celtic even if they decided to accept stating in league one or two

Celtic (and Rangers) would move if admitted directly to EFL League Two. Outspending those clubs would be relatively straightforward and by the time they get to EFL Championship the move is already worthwhile.

It's getting everyone else to see what they'd get out of it that's the hard part.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Never. English league wouldn't want them unless they started low down and Celtic wouldn't want to do that

It would only work if it was a permanent move. But too much of a risk for Celtic even if they decided to accept stating in league one or two

how do you figure?

im sure they would be fine playing division 3 or 4 for a couple years

 

[jd2010]

how do you figure?

im sure they would be fine playing division 3 or 4 for a couple years

Sure league two will be a piece of cake. But league one and a 46 game season plus cups won't be as easy as many think. Plus EFL ffp rules they can't just throw money at it to go up

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Sure league two will be a piece of cake. But league one and a 46 game season plus cups won't be as easy as many think. Plus EFL ffp rules they can't just throw money at it to go up

Their ticket revenue dwarfs most EFL clubs.

 

[jd2010]

Their ticket revenue dwarfs most EFL clubs.

Ticket revenues make up a small portion of a club's total revenue. Tv and sponsorship money would drop massively going down to those comps

 

[Kompany]

Why would Ajax not like the idea?

I think they do now. But a year ago the BeNeLiga idea was also being discussed publicly and back then it felt like the Dutch were seeing it as Belgian clubs taking advantage of the success of the better Dutch league. The Netherlands are bigger than Belgium and the average standard of their league and top clubs has on average been better historically.

This whole things is pretty difficult to organise by the way. The smaller clubs of both leagues, who are in the majority, won't be in favour, and also, in Belgium it's only the Flemish clubs (and Anderlecht, who are in the Brussels region) who are interested. Then again, only 4 out of the 16 clubs this season are from the Walloon region.

Apart from that, there are also the legal differences between both countries, like players' minimum wages. And at the moment, the Belgian clubs can't even agree to how many clubs will be in the top division next season.

Personally, I'd like to see 2 national leagues until January, followed by a BeNeLiga with 10-12 clubs for the rest of the season.

 

[Zidane98]

I think they do now. But a year ago the BeNeLiga idea was also being discussed publicly and back then it felt like the Dutch were seeing it as Belgian clubs taking advantage of the success of the better Dutch league. The Netherlands are bigger than Belgium and the average standard of their league and top clubs has on average been better historically.

This whole things is pretty difficult to organise by the way. The smaller clubs of both leagues, who are in the majority, won't be in favour, and also, in Belgium it's only the Flemish clubs (and Anderlecht, who are in the Brussels region) who are interested. Then again, only 4 out of the 16 clubs this season are from the Walloon region.

Apart from that, there are also the legal differences between both countries, like players' minimum wages. And at the moment, the Belgian clubs can't even agree to how many clubs will be in the top division next season.

Personally, I'd like to see 2 national leagues until January, followed by a BeNeLiga with 10-12 clubs for the rest of the season.

No chance of a Luxembourg club being included?

 

[Kompany]

No chance of a Luxembourg club being included?

I'd like that, but I haven't heard anything about it yet. Actually, the Luxembourg teams should've joined the Belgian leagues decades ago.

 

[Zidane98]

I'd like that, but I haven't heard anything about it yet. Actually, the Luxembourg teams should've joined the Belgian leagues decades ago.

Tax haven wages an attraction, bit like Monaco before rules were changed.