The Rugby Football League has terminated English club Bradford's membership following its decision to go into administration.
Marc Green, chairman of the Kingstone Press Championship club, announced on Monday he had placed the Bulls into administration to protect themselves from a winding-up petition brought by HM Revenue and Customs for unpaid taxes.
On Wednesday the RFL announced its decision to withdraw the club's membership and warned they could face automatic relegation to League 1.
In a statement the RFL board said it would consider any proposals put forward by the administrators to secure the future of the club.
"This is clearly a distressing time for supporters, players and employees of Bradford Bulls. We will aim to keep them updated of any progress as and when we can."
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Bradford were also put into administration in 2012 and 2014 and tax officials said at a hearing in a Bankruptcy and Companies Court in London last month that the club owes around STG350,000 ($A577,000).
However, Bradford bosses estimated the debt at nearer AGBP133,000 - and barrister Rowena Page told a judge that more than AGBP100,000 had already been paid.
Bradford dominated the early years of Super League and were crowned world club champions in 2006 but were relegated two years ago and in 2016 failed to reach the top four of the Championship.
