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Facts/Procedure
On 26 April 2013, the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) first instance body refused to grant League 1 license to Rapid. The FRF’s decision was appealed by Rapid before the FRF appeal body.
The FRF appeal body stated that Rapid, for which insolvency proceedings have been initiated on 7 December 2012, had outstanding debts for which no payment evidence has been produced by 31 March 2013, which was the relevant deadline for the evaluation of the financial situation of Romanian clubs. Furthermore, it was stated that Rapid was involved in several disputes with other football clubs and players concerning financial claims, which were admitted, in full or in part.
Based on the standing of the debts and with regard to the capacity to perform the activity in compliance with the further work principle, the FRF appeal body found that Rapid had insufficient available funds for the payment...
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