
MOSCOW, June 4, Sergey Fuks. Newcomer to the Russian Premier League (RPL) ) Fakel Voronezh football club is currently fixing bugs at the home stadium related to lighting and the fan access and control system, a source familiar with the situation said.Fakel finished second in the Football National League (FNL) last season and received the right to play in the RPL in the 2022/23 season. In May, the Voronezh club received a license from the Russian Football Union (RFU) to play in the RPL. Later it was reported that the issue of accepting the Moscow “Torpedo”, “Fakel” and “Orenburg” as members of the RPL will be considered after receiving all the necessary documents from them. and the access system (ACS), which are now being eliminated, namely: retrofitting the light to 1400 lux (in the FNL the requirement is 1200) and installing a modern system for admitting and controlling fans (in the FNL it is allowed to have the RFU-2 category for the stadium),” said source.» Everything else complies with the regulations. Therefore, the license was issued with a deferred period for these works until the start of the new championship. «Fakel» provided all contracts for this type of work within the time limits specified by the RFU, and operates in accordance with the approved schedule, as well as «Orenburg», — added the interlocutor of the agency.

