Here is the information regarding the Second Board Meeting of Eurohold BIBL that recently  took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Executive Director of the BIBL shall be:

Mr. Assen Christov

The Sports Director of the BIBL shall be:

Mr. Shay Shtriks

The Marketing Manager of the BIBL shall be:

Mr. Stefan Avgustinov

The Competition Manager of the BIBL shall be:

Ms. Lubomira Genova

The Coordinator between the Federations and BIBL for 2009/10 shall be:

Mr. Ivan Tsenov

System for Season 2009/10

The number of the clubs to participate in the BIBL season 2009/10 will be between 10-12, but maximum 12 as follows:

Bulgaria: Rilski Sportist, the other team is still being waited for to be announced by the BFB

FYR Macedonia: Fersped Rabotnicki + Feni Industries

Montenegro: Mornar Bar + Lovcen Cetinje

Romania: Municipal Timisoara + Cuadripol Brasov

Serbia: up to 20 June

Israel: up to 20 June – 1 team

Bosnia & Herzegovina: no team. KK “Sloboda Dita” officially informed the League that the main Sponsor “Dita” will no longer finance the club and they cannot assure their participation for season 2009-2010.

The Board voted and with 100% consensus took decision to invite Israel to be member of BIBL. Only after the official approval by the Board of FIBA Europe, shall BIBL accept Israel as a member of its Board.

The Board took decision to invite a team from Israel to take 1 (one) of the wild cards and play as a guest team in Season 2009/10.

At the end of the month of May (29-30) in "SPA Hotel Tsarsko Selo" in Sofia The Board of Directors of Eurohold Balkan International Basketball League will have official meeting with all federations that will participate in the new 2009/2010 season of second edition of Eurohold Balkan League. So far there is already few names known to take place in the next season:

Romania

CSU Brasov

Timisoara

Montenegro

Mornar Bar

Lovcen Cetinje

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sloboda Dita

Serbia

Mega Hypo Leasing

Vojvodina Novi Sad

Bulgaria

Rilski Sportist (winner of last edintion)

FYR of Macedonia

Feni Industries

Fersped Rabotnicki

Bulgaria will have at least one more spot but there is chance also to have third team together with Serbia if Board of Directors of Eurohold BIBL decide to go with a format of 14 teams (2 Groups by 7 teams each).

Also Israel will have one representative in the Eurohold BIBL for next season. The team will be decided after the end of the Final Four of Israeli League next week in Nikoa Arena in Tel Aviv.

Asen Hristov - Chairman of the Board of Directors of EUROHOLD i Lubomira Genova - Competition Manager and Shay Shtriks - Sports Director of the Balkan League will attend the venue and will have a meeting with Avner Kopel - Chairman of Israei Winner League, Shimon Misrahi - Chairman of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Danny Klein - Chairman na Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem, Eduardo Portela - ULEB President, Jose Vendrell - ULEB Director of Public Relations, Joan Roca - ULEB Director of Scouting, Jan Pommer - Chairman of the German League.

Five new teams will play in the next edition of Eurohold Balkan League – season 2009/2010. Vojvodina Novi Sad from Serbia, Sloboda Dita from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mornar Bar and Lovcen Cetinje from Montenegro and Timisoara from Romania will be part of the league. Team from Israel will be announced in second half of May when the season in this country is over.

Vojvodina Novi Sad played in Adriatic League this season and ended on 14th place with 4 wins from 18 games. In the Serbian Superleague couldn’t get enough wins to reach the playoffs. Finished third in Group A with biggest favorites Partizan and FMP Zeleznik. The biggest success for Vojvodina was fourth place in regular group stage of FIBA Eurocup back in 2006/07 but later lost to UNICS Kazan in the Eightfinals. Team is playing their games in beautiful Spens centar with capacity of 9000 seats.

Sloboda Dita is one of the best teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are fighting to get better place before the start of the playoffs in their country. Won the championship in Bosnia and Herzegovina back in 1997, 2000 and 2001. Winner of the Cup of the same country in 1997 and 2001. Home court is “Mejdan” hall with capacity of 7000 seats.

Mornar Bar is coming from Montenegro where they won the Cup back in 2004. In 2006 KK Primorka Bar merged with KK Mornar Bar. Same year they moved from Serbia and Montenegro League to newly created Montenegrin League. Mornar Bar played in the semifinal of the league and the cup in 2007.  Jugoslavija is the name of their hall with capacity of 1500 seats.

Lovcen Cetinje is also coming from Montenegro. They played in Korac Cup of FIBA Europe back in season 1998/1999. Reached the final of local league and the cup as well in 2007. Playing in Lovcen hall for 1500 spectators.