Russian Premier League (RPL) President Alexander Alaev said that the format of the tournament will not change next year. “Championship”.
“I don’t see any options at the moment to change the format next year. RPL is now one of the most interesting championships. There are some interesting things according to the results of the first half. That’s what’s important,” said Alaev.
Krasnodar entered the winter break of the Russian Championship as the leader by collecting 38 points. In the 18th round, Vladimir Ivich’s team defeated CSKA Moscow with a score of 1:0. St. Petersburg Zenit is in second place with two points missing. The capital’s Dynamo (32 points) closed the top three. Sochi is in last place, the team has only 11 points. The penultimate Kaliningrad “Baltika” has two more points.
The season will continue with Russian Cup matches in February. The 19th week of the Russian Premier League starts on March 3.
Lack of a clear leader in RPL before is called plus for football.