Odes Baysultanov, Deputy Minister of Sports of Russia, spoke about the intention to create a single football league for clubs from the Crimea, DPR and LPR. His words convey DEA News”.
“Taking into account the positive experience of the Crimean Football Union and the region in organizing matches of the National Student Football League, it is planned to create an organization that will ensure the holding of a unified championship based on this structure,” Baysultanov said. Said. .
In addition, clubs from Abkhazia, Kherson, Zaporozhye, South Ossetia and teams from Russian universities will be able to participate in the competition. The tournament will not be held under the auspices of the Russian Football Union (RFU). It is planned to create a separate structure.
Now the teams of Crimea and Sevastopol play in the championship of the Crimean Football Union Premier League. A similar question arose in Abkhazia. Representatives of one of the local clubs were to play in the Second Division next season.
Recall that on May 2, the decision of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to exclude the Russian national team from the League of Nations and Russian clubs from European competitions in the 2022/23 season became known.
Alexander Alaev, Former Deputy Chairman of the Russian Premier League (RPL) spoke About the prospects for inclusion of Crimean clubs in the RFU.