MOSCOW, June 3 Anji football club acknowledged the loss of professional club status , according to the website of the Makhachkala team. On Friday, the appeal committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) did not allow Anji to appeal to obtain a license for the upcoming season. Now the club will wait for an official decision from the RFU. «The club's lack of an RFU-2 license means the club will automatically lose its professional status. The entire Anji team made every possible effort to go through the licensing procedure and hoped for a positive outcome until the last moment. The club management understands the reasons for the refusal and adequately assesses the financial condition of the club. A huge amount of effort was made to pay off the existing debts. Unfortunately, without the support of sponsors and partners, they were not enough. «Anji» thanks everyone who contributed to the history of the club's development. Thanks to everyone who «I have been with my favorite team for many years and faithfully believed in the best. We say thanks to all the players, coaches, employees of the club and the staff of the team, who with honor and dignity represented the colors of Anji on the fields of Russia and Europe,» the message says. Anji was founded in 1991. In the 2021/22 season, the Makhachkala team played in the FNL-2. On June 5, the Anji players are to play away against the Rotor-2 club.
