Zenit chief denies alleged plans to introduce the playoff system in the RPL

Zenit St. Petersburg director general Maxim Mitrofanov responded to RFU head Sergey Fursenko’s comments that the Russian authorities plan to introduce a playoff system in the latter stages of next season’s championship.

«As far as we are concerned, there has been no activity in this direction, the football institutions of Russia are not considering the playoff system for the next season of the RPL. So there is nothing to talk about here,» Mitrofanov told Sport-Express.

Some reports in the Russian media earlier suggested that Fursenko’s reference to the «playoffs» may have stemmed from a misunderstanding of the term.