The press release from the Italian Basketball Federation has arrived: “The FIP communicates that, today, the Federal Court, pursuant to articles 59, letter b and 61 of the Justice Regulation, sanctioned the Trapani Shark club with 2 penalty points for the current sports year e the president of the club, Mr. Valerio Antonini, with two years of inhibition for administrative irregularities when registering for the 2025/26 championship.”
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In a letter addressed to the FIP and also distributed via social media, the organized fans who follow Trapani ask not to play the match scheduled for tomorrow evening against Trento to “safeguard the credibility of the championship and the values that Italian basketball is called to represent”
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In the meantime, banners appeared outside the PalaShark during the night with which the local fans contest the actions of president Antonini
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After having withdrawn from last Sunday’s match by not showing up in Bologna against Virtus, Trapani has made it known that it intends to play the home match scheduled for Saturday evening against Trento. At the moment, however, with players settled elsewhere and injured, it is not clear whether Trapani will be able to play without replicating what already happened on Tuesday in the Champions League
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At the moment, president Antonini’s club has already suffered an 8-point penalty in the standings for administrative and fiscal irregularities, as well as a fine of 50,000 for matches played without the minimum requirement of 6+6 (6 Italian players and 6 foreign players on the scoresheet), also the result of the transfer block imposed by the FIP for the aforementioned irregularities and which effectively prevented the club from replacing the resigning coach and the various players who ended their contract with Trapani to settle elsewhere
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Under examination, in the hearing scheduled for today, is the regularity of Trapani’s registration in the championship currently underway. The hearing should represent the culmination of an investigation opened in recent months with the aim of verifying alleged false declarations by the Sicilian club within the registration procedure
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In recent days Trapani had then presented a request for recusal against the Federal College, a request rejected by the Federal Court of Appeal which therefore paved the way for the Federal College scheduled today and with the case of the club of president Valerio Antonini at its center
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On the pitch, the latest development in the issue concerning Trapani arrived on Tuesday, when the FIBA Champions League play-in match ended after just 7 minutes because only one player remained on the pitch for the Sicilians against Hapoel Holon, leading 38-5. FIBA immediately announced the automatic elimination of the club from the competition
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How the ranking changes
This is the new LBA ranking in light of the new penalty in Trapani
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FIP: another 2 penalty points, inhibition for Antonini
The press release from the Italian Basketball Federation has arrived: “The FIP communicates that, today, the Federal Court, pursuant to articles 59, letter b and 61 of the Justice Regulation, sanctioned the Trapani Shark club with 2 penalty points for the current sports year e the president of the club, Mr. Valerio Antonini, with two years of inhibition for administrative irregularities when registering for the 2025/26 championship.”
Trapani fans ask not to play the match against Trento
In a letter addressed to the FIP and also distributed via social media, the organized fans who follow Trapani ask not to play the match scheduled for tomorrow evening against Trento to “safeguard the credibility of the championship and the values that Italian basketball is called upon to represent”
The fans’ protest
In the meantime, banners appeared outside the PalaShark during the night with which the local fans contest the actions of president Antonini
The perspective on the field
After having withdrawn from last Sunday’s match by not showing up in Bologna against Virtus, Trapani has made it known that it intends to play the home match scheduled for Saturday evening against Trento. At the moment, however, with players settled elsewhere and injured, it is not clear whether Trapani will be able to play without replicating what already happened on Tuesday in the Champions League
The situation in Trapani and the risk of new sanctions
At the moment, president Antonini’s club has already suffered an 8-point penalty in the standings for administrative and fiscal irregularities, as well as a fine of 50,000 for matches played without the minimum requirement of 6+6 (6 Italian players and 6 foreign players on the scoresheet), also the result of the transfer block imposed by the FIP for the aforementioned irregularities and which effectively prevented the club from replacing the resigning coach and the various players who ended their contract with Trapani to settle elsewhere
The Federal College hearing
Under examination, in the hearing scheduled for today, is the regularity of Trapani’s registration in the championship currently underway. The hearing should represent the culmination of an investigation opened in recent months with the aim of verifying alleged false declarations by the Sicilian club within the registration procedure
The challenge was rejected
In recent days Trapani had then presented a request for recusal against the Federal College, a request rejected by the Federal Court of Appeal which therefore paved the way for the Federal College scheduled today and with the case of the club of president Valerio Antonini at its center
The Champions League away match and the elimination by default
On the pitch, the latest development in the issue concerning Trapani arrived on Tuesday, when the FIBA Champions League play-in match ended after just 7 minutes because only one player remained on the pitch for the Sicilians against Hapoel Holon, leading 38-5. FIBA immediately announced the automatic elimination of the club from the competition
Trapani ends up on the pitch without players: match ends after 7 minutes
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