UEFA confirmed the ban on Crimean clubs from participating in Russian tournaments – 23.08.2022

Yesterday, on August 22, a working group of the FNL was created, which should analyze the readiness of the Crimean teams for integration into Russian football.

“With regard to the situation in Crimea, in accordance with the decision of the UEFA emergency committee of August 22, 2014, the UEFA Executive Committee decided to ban Crimean clubs from playing in competitions organized by the Russian Football Union from January 1, 2015, and that the region be considered a “special zone ”for football purposes until further notice,” a UEFA press release said. RIA Novosti.

Earlier, the new president of the RPL, Alexander Alaev, announced the inevitability of the integration of Crimean clubs into Russian football.

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