MOSCOW, Mar 23, Andrey Senchenko. Introduction of a moratorium on the relegation of teams from Russia Premier League (RPL) and allegations of violation of the sports principle in the tournament are unfounded, the head of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov told reporters. On Tuesday, the clubs at the general meeting of the Russian Premier League (RPL) voted to increase the number of teams in the tournament from 16 to 18. Later, the executive committee of the RFU did not support this proposal, a source close to the situation said. time we will prepare a proposal and submit it to the executive committee of the RFU.Assessment of this proposal — if we talk about clubs, including the RPL, they are in a difficult situation, but appeal to the fact that the events led to a violation of sports principle, in our opinion, is wrong. Yes, the operating conditions have changed and become more complicated, but all clubs are on an equal footing, talking about a violation of the sports principle and imposing a moratorium is unreasonable,» Dyukov said. We see an increase in interest in RPL matches, so it would be wrong to stop the championship now. The next meeting of the RFU executive committee will be held in May, perhaps a decision will be made at it,» the head of the RFU added. According to the current RPL regulations, the teams that took 15th and 16th places leave, they are replaced by the two strongest teams of the National Football League (FNL) Clubs that take 13th and 14th places play play-offs for the right to remain in the RPL with rivals who finished the FNL championship in third and fourth positions.
