Russia: Alexander Dyukov succeeds Vitali Mutko as president of the Football Union (2019-2021)

Alexander Dyukov, CEO of JSC Gazprom Neft, the oil division of the Russian gas group Gazprom, was unanimously appointed president of the RFS (Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz/Football Union of Russia) at an extraordinary assembly held at the Lotte Hotel in Moscow (RUS) on 22/02/2019.

Elected until 09/02/2021, Dyukov succeeds Vitali Mutko, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, who was banned from the Olympic Games for life because of the doping scandal involving Russia, and had announced that he was leaving his position as president of the Russian Football Union on 19/12/2018. Vitali Mutko had been replaced on an interim basis by Alexander Alaev, general secretary of the Union.

Alexander Dyukov was the only candidate. Dyukov was previously Chairman of the Board of Directors at FC Zenit St Petersburg (Russian Premier League), announced that he would be stepping down, as promised, from his position on 25/02/2019.

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