Rustam Minnikhanov meets Kazan Rubin Club ahead of start of the season of the Russian Premier League

On 16 July ahead of start of the 2025/2026 season of the Russian Premier League the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the team of the Kazan Rubin Football Club at the team base area, where he stated that in the last season footballers demonstrated a stable and confident play. “First of all I would like to thank players and the coaches for the last season. It was a difficult one but our team was worthy. You showed real dedication on the pitch, the players fought hard. Thank you so much for your perseverance and diligence,” he said. 

The Rais of the republic emphasized that the players have all necessary conditions for drilling and playing and large work is being done for renovating the Rubin base infrastructure. “You are our team and we are always with you. We all wish you successful new season and not to get any traumas. Rubin is a decent brand of our republic,” he concluded. 

In his turn the President of the Rubin Club Board Marat Safiullin thanked the leadership of the republic for supporting the team and the Chief Coach Rashid Rakhimov said: “We have very good support and all opportunities and that is why the requirements for ourselves must be very strict. We should go ahead. Having come to the team I promised that there will be no indifferent people here. We will try to keep those qualities which have made us strong.”

The Rubin will have its first play with Akhmat from Groznyy on 20 July.