The Russian Premier Liga held a working meeting over FNL club licences, concerning the right to obtain an RFU license for the 2021/22. 

The meeting was attended by RPL President Sergey Pryadkin, Director of Competitions Evgeny Savin, heads of other League departments, as well as representatives of FNL and seven league clubs (Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Nizhny Novgorod, FC Orenburg, Torpedo Moscow, Alania Vladikavkaz, Veles Moscow and Baltika Kaliningrad).

At the meeting, the FNL clubs were told about the directions and goals of RPL development, as well as about the main licensing principles and criteria for which the League is responsible in infrastructure, personnel and administration.

Representatives of the FNL clubs reported on their degree of readiness to participate in the RPL in the event of earning promotion to the league on a sporting basis, and also discussed other issues with the RPL management.