Partizan sets out EuroLeague franchise funding and a new training-centre plan

Partizan has presented a financing plan for a possible EuroLeague franchise place from 2027/28, alongside a long-term training-centre investment. The franchise step remains dependent on a positive EuroLeague Board decision expected in early October. At the same assembly, Ostoja Mijailovic received a new mandate as club president.

The EuroLeague decision has not yet been made

The club's assembly statement describes progress towards franchise status and the funding needed if approval follows. It does not announce that the EuroLeague Board has already granted the place. The distinction is important because the proposed start season, 2027/28, is tied to a process that still includes an external decision.

Mijailovic presented a plan to secure the first and largest instalment of 12.5 million euros within the required deadline if the Board gives a positive answer. The figure is an instalment, not a confirmed total price for every part of the arrangement. Nor does the statement say that this amount has already been transferred.

A training centre would bring every selection together

The infrastructure proposal combines a long-term lease with investment in a new training base. Under the plan presented to members, Partizan would have four basketball courts, two gyms, a medical area, a restaurant and supporting office space. The target is for the facility to become available from June 2027.

The club says its senior and youth teams would train in the same building. That would change the organisation of training and support services across age groups, rather than merely adding another court for the senior squad. A shared base can provide a common working environment for coaches, players and medical staff, although the announcement sets out a project rather than reporting a completed facility.

The planned investment is separate from the match venue

Partizan puts the long-term infrastructure investment at about 4.5 million euros. The wording concerns a lease and improvements, so it should not be simplified into a claim that the club has bought a new arena. The training centre and the first team's venue for games serve different purposes.

The statement explicitly says the senior team will continue playing its matches in the Belgrade Arena. Supporters should therefore not read the training-centre plan as a relocation announcement for EuroLeague or other home fixtures. The proposed change concerns daily preparation and the organisation of the club's teams.

Mijailovic receives 29 votes from 30 voting members

The presidential vote was added to the assembly agenda shortly before the meeting began, following an initiative from a majority of members. The explanation given was the need for management continuity during a period of major strategic and investment decisions.

Mijailovic's continuation was supported by 29 of the 30 members present with voting rights at that point, with one abstention. After the vote, he said he would return his mandate for another vote once the entrusted strategic tasks had been completed. The club's statement does not provide a separate completion date for all those tasks.

The overall budget rises without a higher first-team salary allocation

Members approved the planned 2026/27 budget, which the club says is 2.5 percent higher than in the previous season. At the same time, the planned allocation for first-team salaries remains unchanged. Those are different measures: an increase in the overall budget does not automatically mean an increase in the player wage budget.

The assembly was also told that Partizan had no overdue debts. That is a financial statement reported by the club, not an independent audit presented with the announcement. Keeping that attribution clear avoids turning a club communication into a broader verification of every aspect of its finances.

Competitive aims continue alongside the longer-term projects

Partizan's stated sporting targets remain competing for domestic and regional trophies and reaching the EuroLeague playoffs. These are objectives for the coming season, not outcomes secured by the assembly decisions. The financing and infrastructure plans concern the conditions in which future teams would operate.

The next concrete point in the franchise process is the expected EuroLeague Board decision. Until then, the accurate picture is one of preparation: a funding plan for a conditional instalment, a proposed training base and a renewed presidential mandate. None of those steps should be described as a completed franchise agreement or a finished building.