Source: Fan ID will not be at Zenit games in the first round of the new season

At the St. Petersburg Stadium will not test the Fan ID system in the matches of the first round of the 2022/23 season, a source said, sign familiar with the situation.Earlier, Maxim Mitrofanov, Development Director of the Russian Football Union (RFU), said that the Fan ID system should start working from the start of the new season of the Russian Premier League (RPL) at six stadiums that previously hosted the 2018 World Cup.Fan ID is a football fan identification system designed to provide spectators with a comfortable access to the stadium. Previously, it was used at the 2017 Confederations Cup, the 2018 World Cup, as well as at the Russian matches of the European Championship in 2021. The law on the introduction of Fan ID will come into force on June 1. The boycott of matches due to the adoption of the law was announced, in particular, by fan associations of Moscow Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo and Lokomotiv, as well as Zenit and other clubs.