Immediately after the New Year holidays, the regional media picked up the official statement from the press service of the Temp football club that in the coming summer season the team plans to compete in the Russian football championship among teams of the Second League “Division B”, that is, they were talking about the club’s transition to a professional level.
But, as they say, it was smooth on paper. On January 30, Temp disseminated information that they would still spend 2026 in the Third League.
“During the certification process, issues emerged that currently do not allow the club to make the transition to professional football. The day before, the Tempa management had already held a meeting with the team, during which they informed the players about the prospects for the coming season,” reports the Tempa telegram channel.
“We really believed in our dream. We hoped that everything would work out and really just wanted to play football. But it turned out that in the Second League there would be too many weights on the legs. I understand perfectly well that there is no risk in new projects, but relying only on chance is wrong. We have a great responsibility to the players and fans. We don’t want to lose our good name. We will not give up the idea of playing in the Second League, we will try to prepare even better for next year,” he addressed the fans club president Alexander Brodnikov.
Club director Anton Kiselyov did a great job during the certification, working through a considerable number of options for solving key issues, but some of them turned out to be impossible to “win” in the shortest possible time.
“It was an invaluable experience. It seemed to us that we had calculated and thought through everything, but it turned out that there were many nuances that we still did not know about. And I would like to thank the employees of the RFU and FNL for their advice, help and communication. Unfortunately, there are financial and organizational regulations that we are simply not able to fulfill now.
Already now it is necessary to guarantee the club’s budget of at least 50 million rubles, and last year it was 20 million, to ensure the participation of six children’s teams of different ages in RFU tournaments, to provide all the documents for the stadium, including certification of temporary stands and much, much more. We hoped to have time to do all this by the beginning of the season; we were counting on income from tickets and season tickets. You can say that we tried to “jump into the last car,” but we cannot ignore many issues that could ruin the club during the season. We are very sad. But you need to think soberly and like an adult,” he added. Director “Temp” Anton Kiselev.
“I would like to appeal to our heart and soul – our fans. To the “Burgundy Tribune” and other sectors. Together with you, we have been dreaming of promotion in class for the last few years. And last season they took a big step towards this. At some point, it seemed that a good idea and maximum sporting results would outweigh all the difficulties of this path. But the reality is harsh… Temp has always been an honest club, it has always spoken frankly with fans, including in difficult times. Now I ask you to support us in this difficult moment. We, too, have already seen how we gather full stands, how new teams arrive, how the city is saturated with football. But in my life I have always been guided by one principle: either do it well or not at all. I hope that you will continue to support the team in the Third League as powerfully and brightly as you can, and we will make every effort to make it interesting for you to do this in the coming season,” concluded Head of the press service and media group Mikhail Melamed.
At the moment, it is known that in 2026 Temp plans to compete in the Third League, the Siberian Cup, the FONBET Russian Cup and the new RFU Cup of Regions tournament.
Press service of FC Temp.
