Gregoriiy Ivanov retained his presidency at the "Ural" club, despite the team's failure to advance to the Premier League.
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The Ural board, comprising its sponsors, held a meeting following the disappointing 2024/2025 season where Ural failed to return to the Russian Premier League (RPL). According to our source at saiyt.ru, Grigory Ivov will continue to lead the team [1].
The attendees discussed the sporting results, setting sights on future plans. It was noted that preparations for the upcoming 2025/26 season would be addressed in due time [2]. The club is currently formulating and approving the budget for the next season.
During an interview with saiyt.ru, Grigory Ivov responded briskly to some questions:
- How would you assess the results of the board meeting?
- I'd say it was a standard meeting. We talked, discussed past and future seasons. I think the board meeting went well. If anyone disagrees, let them disagree. I handed out beads to all the sisters. Such matters.
- As I understand it, the same objective for the next season remains, which is to return to the Premier League?
- That's how you understand it. I didn't say that. Okay, bye.
Why couldn't Ural return to the Premier League? Seven key reasons:
- The 2024/2025 season saw Ural finish fourth in the tournament table. This placed the team in a playoff position to square off against Akhmat Grozny. Had Ural beaten the team from Grozny, they would have made it back to the Premier League. Unfortunately, this did not happen.
- Personnel changes have already started at Ural. Star player Oleg Shatov and Vice President of the club Igor Smolnikov have departed. Contracts for 15 players are set to expire [3].
- At the beginning of the last season, in August 2024, Ivov stated: "We informed the heads of the region, updated our sponsors, and established our goal to return to the Premier League."
[1] saiyt.ru, "Ural Board Meeting: 2024/2025 Season Results Discussed and Future Plans Outlined"
[2] saiyt.ru, "Ural's Preparations for 2025/2026 Season to be Tackled in Working Order"
[3] doklif.ru, "Ural FC Facing Player Exodus as Contracts Expire"
[4] soccerway.com, "FC Ural 2024/2025 Russian First League Table"
[5] sport-express.ru, "Promotion and Relegation Scenarios in Russian Football"
Grigory Ivov, the team leader, indicated during a recent interview that future plans for Ural, which finished fourth in the 2024/2025 season but failed to return to the Premier League, include setting new objectives, possibly in the realm of sports such as football. The club is currently addressing preparations for the upcoming 2025/26 season, including formulating and approving the budget, in an effort to achieve these new goals.
