The format of the BetPlay Dimayor League has generated multiple debates in the Colombian soccer environment. For and against, since the home runs have generated excitement for the fans, increasing the tension on the auction of the contest. However, there are also those who reject this.
And it is that they refer to the international participation of Colombian clubs, which, in recent years, have not been the best. Fernando Jaramillo, president of the Dimayor, has raised on several occasions the other options to be analyzed among the participating clubs.
In an interview with ESPN F90, the president of the entity referred to the options of seeing a change in format, the discussions for television rights and the issue of relegation.
Distribution of television rights: here there is a mixture of everything, there are class A and class B clubs. Resources are distributed differently there, in terms of television rights they are distributed the same. Only with the previous difference, but it is definitely distributed equally among all those who are categorized. It is true that sports performance plays an important issue, I think that it is just among those who are better qualified, they would be entitled to more income.
For this, we need more income so that all clubs benefit and not just a few. It is that the ‘cake’ grows and we work on that. Surely we will propose something to distribute it in another way, recognizing the rights that the 36 participating clubs already have.
Relegation issue: it continues to be raised, my opinion is that the best option is direct relegation without averaging, but it is not easy. There are historical clubs that can have bad seasons and that can happen to anyone. That has happened. It is a way of protecting them and in many leagues the descent is direct. That would be interesting from a competitive point of view and they would force the clubs to carry out a serious process. That must be defined by the 36 clubs in advance, according to the statutes.
Option to change the championship system: if there is interest, we have just created a sports commission and it will work on those issues. We will make a judicious analysis, with comparisons to other leagues and what is best for the League from a competitive point of view. From a financial point of view, it does not change today. If we can have a financial recovery, have a one-year approach and have more revenue, we will have that discussion.
It is already on the table and I have raised it. There are clubs that say that you have to analyze it. It is working for a good period of time, to offer more alternatives.
2023-07-21 05:06:01
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