Rio Branco and Foz do Iguaçu are relegated in Paranaense 2023

With one round in advance, White River It is Foz do Iguacu were relegated to the Second Division of the Campeonato Paranaense. The teams will compete in the Access Division in 2024.

Foz do Iguaçu was the first to be relegated after losing to Operário by 2-0, on Wednesday night (15). The border team only won one and lost another nine games. The team had just risen to the elite, but failed to maintain.

Club president Arif Ahmad Osman expressed himself on social media and said that the club will close professional activities.

“We are unfortunately out of the first division. There are several causes, but, the main one, my incompetence to discover in time what was wrong. I apologize to the fans, friends, and businessmen who sponsor us, and all those who They were by my side supporting me. The cycle of Arif Ahmad Osman, president of our city’s professional football club, in the professional football team ends in this championship”, declared the president of Foz do Iguaçu.

The club’s focus will now only be on the base categories and on women’s football. Arif announced the implementation of a football school to serve athletes from 13 to 18 years old and the participation of Foz in the Paraná Under-20, Under-17 and Under-15 championships. The team will also compete in the Brasileirinho Sub-16 in Minas Gerais and the Campeonato Paranaense Feminino (Adult).

“Don’t come and complain to me that we will be out of professional football in 2024. I’m going to record today’s date, February 16, 2023, as my warning to all fans, businessmen, mayor, secretaries, councilors, press in general, so that , if you want, worry about the fate of professional football now. Leaving it to complain next year, that the city of Foz will not have professional football, will not bother me. Until then, the money from Pepê and the other 10 players that I sold will be in the club’s account, and if there isn’t an honest group that wants to play the professional, we will use 100% to structure the base“, he declared.

Leão da Estradinha, on the other hand, ended up relegated after the defeat to São Joseense by 2-0, this Thursday afternoon (16), for the 10th round. The coastal team had not played in the local Premiership since 1993.

Despite the long period in Serie A, the team was constantly fighting between the last positions of the championship. In the 2023 competition, the club won only one, drew another and lost eight matches.

Rio Branco and Foz now meet the table in the last round of the State. Leão faces Azuriz on Sunday, the 26th, at 4 pm, at Estádio Os Pioneiros. On the same day and time, Azulão da Fronteira will visit Cascavel in the Regional Olympics.