PARIS —
Sheriff Tiraspol, who stunned
Real Madrid during last season’s Champions
League, have been told to find a new ‘home’ ground for European games after
UEFA announced Friday that none of their matches could be played in Moldova’s
breakaway region of Transnistria.
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“In light of the
large-scale military escalation resulting in the invasion of the Ukrainian
territory by the Russian army, the UEFA executive committee has today decided
that no UEFA competition match shall be played in the region of Transnistria,
in Moldova, until further notice,” the European football body said in a
statement.
This decision
mainly concerns Transnistria’s flagship club, Sheriff Tiraspol, who played
their Champions League debut last season when they claimed a 2-1 win against
eventual champions Real Madrid at
Santiago Bernabeu in the group stage.
Sheriff, who
play in the Moldovan championship, are due to play in the first qualifying
round of this year’s Champions League against Bosnian club Zrinjski Mostar on
July 6 and 13.
The second leg
was originally scheduled at their home Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena stadium in
Tiraspol, capital of the breakaway region.
“FC Sheriff
Tiraspol... have been invited to propose an alternative venue/stadium outside
the region of Transnistria for its home matches in
UEFA club competitions for
as long as the prohibition to play in the region remains in force,” UEFA said.
Russian-speaking
Transnistria, which is not recognized internationally, is a narrow strip of
land located between southern Ukraine and Moldova, from which it seceded after
a brief civil war.
Sheriff Tiraspol have
won the Moldovan title for the sixth season in a row, their 19th title since
2001.
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