If the present championship will not be played, none of the teams will fly out and from the championship belonging to rise the two teams, and in season 2021/22 the tournament will be held with the participation of 18 clubs. In this scenario, because of the tight calendar of the Cup of Russia will be skipped. However, in the next season of participants of RPL will again be 16.
If this year the tournament will fail to finish, then it results in division two will leave the club without the play-offs, but instead they directly rise the two best teams from the first division.
it is Noted that these options are in development working group of the RFU and RPL. The final decision will be made by the Executive Committee of the RFU.
the matches of the championship of Russia on football suspended in mid-March Mar the pandemic coronavirus. Later, the RFU has suspended all tournaments under its aegis until the end of may. At the same time, even before RPL clubs voted for the expansion of the League, which was created after the working group.
