Odes Baysultanov, Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, said that the football championship will be held in 2023 with the participation of clubs from the Crimea, DPR, LPR, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. His words were reported by the press service of the Ministry of Sports.
“The Ministry of Sports of Russia will be the founder of this organization. “It is proposed to hold the first combined football championship from March to November 2023 with the participation of at least 13 teams,” Baisultanov said.
Match TV Deputy General Producer Vasily Konov said the previous day that football clubs from the Crimea, DPR, LPR, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Kherson, Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions will take part in the Commonwealth League. Also on the eve, Deputy Chairman of the National Football League (FNL) Nail Izmailov promised to admit clubs from the Crimea into the structure of their championships if they successfully pass the licenses.
Boris Paykin, former member of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sport of the Russian Federation declarationHe said that Crimean clubs will be integrated into the Russian football system.