There is no fundamental difference between Voronezh and Ufa stadiums, says CEO of Fakel

CEO of “Fakel” Roman Askhabadze said the team stadium is not much different from the arena “Ufa” and also noted the stable attendance at matches in Voronezh.

Earlier, it was reported that the RFU issued the club with a temporary license due to problems with the stadium. Maxim Mitrofanov, chairman of the RFU Commission on Club Licensing, said he was confident on Tuesday that the main criteria for obtaining the certificate of the first category stadium “Fakel” would be met in time.

– The license was issued not only to Fakel, we are no exception this season. Other clubs are also carrying out a number of works to eliminate the comments indicated by the RFU and RPL Licensing Department.

Today there was an RPL commission under the leadership of Cheban, they met with the leaders of the region. All assurances that the works will be completed within the deadlines set by the RFU have again been given. I hope the commission has seen the full extent of the work in progress and, together with counterparties and contractors, has heard and seen that everything will be completed before the start of the championship. Yes, the stadium is not new, but there is no cardinal difference between the arenas of Ufa, Tula and Orenburg. He meets the rest of the criteria and will collect 15-20,000 per game.

Entering RPL is a historic event for Fakel, the city, the region and the fans. I hope the team and Voronezh will see the Premier League, and nothing will stop us from doing so. We won the toughest victory by sporting principle, our fans deserve the best, we are striving to achieve this, Askhabadze said on MATCH PREMIER.

“Torch” at the end of last season, he took second place in the FNL and won the right to play in the RPL.