sɪmˈɑːnjən lˈɛft ˈɑːfɪs ˌɔn θɹˈiː sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, wˌɛn nˈɪkəlˌaɪ tˈɑːlstɪk wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən fˈʊtbɔːl jˈuːniən.
Simonyan left office on 3 September 2012, when Nikolai Tolstykh was elected president of the Russian Football Union.