ɔnðə sˈeɪm dˈeɪ, ðə lˈiːɡ ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd ɹˈʌʃən fˈʊtbɔːl jˈuːniən tə ɹᵻnˈeɪm ðə lˈiːɡ tʊ ɪts hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl nˈeɪm ʌv ɹˈʌʃən fˈɜːst lˈiːɡ.
On the same day, the league requested Russian Football Union to rename the league to its historical name of Russian First League.