Why won’t Deportivo Municipal be relegated despite losing their second game in the table?

The economic problems that plague municipal sport In this 2023 season, they are far from being corrected. The non-payment resulted in the FPF Licensing Commission (CL-FPF), by Resolution No. 072-CL-FPF-2023, suspending Municipal’s license for a League 1 appointment. Therefore, the players led by “Rafo” Castillo could not play against Carlos Mannucci on the third day of the Clausura, and there was much speculation about a possible relegation.

At the start of the season, the infamous date of losing several games to away games sparked much talk about the possibility of more than one administrative relegation in the 1. Liga. According to the tournament rules, if a team adds two runs in the same season, it will be automatically demoted. However, the councilors remain in first place despite losing at the table with Mannucci.

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What did the Licensing Commission decide on Carlos Mannucci vs.? Municipal sport?

The FPF Licensing Commission had annulled Resolution No. 072-CL-FPF-2023 that it issued last Friday, July 7th. Things changed when the facility itself ratified the municipal license suspension today, Friday 14 July. This means that Muni was not eligible to play, which is why the game against Carlos Mannucci was also suspended.

The Carlos Mannucci vs. Deportivo Municipal will not be postponed. Because of this, the residents of Trujillo get the three points for the game. So why isn’t the administrative lineage of the Ediles consummated? The CL-FPF ruled that the game was suspended and therefore does not count as a walkover.

Why wont Deportivo Municipal be relegated despite losing their secondThe decision of the FPF Licensing Commission to suspend the municipal sports license. Photo: FPF

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Why doesn’t Deportivo Municipal’s loss count as a walkover at the table?

The fact that the game was suspended implies that it was “not scheduled”. Article 114.3 of the League 1 Foundations states the following:

“The term walkover (WO) only applies in cases where a team fails to show up for a scheduled game.”

In this sense, if one takes what the regulation says literally, one would argue that Deportivo Municipal did not fail to show up because the match was stopped, which would have rendered the original programming ineffective. However, as the lack of a playing license due to a club offense (non-compliance with payments) was the cause, Carlos Mannucci is entitled to points.