Unpaid since the start of the season, the players have chosen an unusual way to protest the management
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published on Monday, 03 November 2025, 14:41 / Updated on Monday, 03 November 2025 14:57
Incredible scenes at a match in the second league of Serbia! The players of the Dubocica team chose a unique way to protest to the management, for the fact that they have not received any salary since the start of the championship.
Immediately after the starting whistle of the match between Dubocica and Borac, the players of the home team sat down on the lawn. The break lasted about 20 seconds, and the guests respected the moment, and then gave them the ball back, reports sportal.blic.rs.
The players sat on the pitch at the start of the match to protest the management
Dubocica's players, unpaid since the beginning of this seasonthey chose to protest the management, sitting on the turf for a few seconds in the match with Borac, from the 16th stage of the second echelon in Serbia.
The football players from Borac respected their opponents' decision, and after the moment of protest, they even returned the ball to them.
In addition to being unpaid this season, Dubocica's players are forced to play their home games 55 kilometers away.
The team's ground, which is located in Leskovac, is not in a suitable condition after the match between Serbia and Albania, in the preliminaries of the 2026 World Cup. Thus, the team is forced to play 55 kilometers away, in Surdulica, at the stadium of Radnik, a team from the first division of Serbia.
After the first 15 stages, Dubocica achieved only 3 victories and is in 14th place with 16 points. In addition to the mentioned successes, Dubocica recorded 7 draws and 5 defeats.
