FC Moscow

History

The creation of the team was first announced by the Moscow government on 1 March 2004. FC Moscow was formed on the base of FC Torpedo-Metallurg. The team played in the Russian Cup final in 2007.

Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in 2007.

On 14 December 2007, Oleg Blokhin was announced as FC Moscow's new manager with Leonid Slutsky having left at the end of the 2007 season. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding. Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz. Subsequently, FC Moscow folded, ceasing to exist as a professional football club. They played in 2010 in the fourth level of the Russian football pyramid, the Amateur Football League, and after that season the team was dissolved altogether on 28 December. Soon after the club was reestablished and continue to compete in the Amateur Football League.

During the professional period, E. Streltsov Stadium, in Moscow was used as home ground.

Domestic history

European history

FC Moscow in its first appearance on the European arena reached the third round of 2006 Intertoto Cup and was eliminated by Hertha BSC Berlin. FC Moscow made their second appearance in Europe in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, beating Legia Warsaw in the qualifying round.

Nicknames

Fans and journalists called FC Moskva The Citizens (). The colloquial nickname for the club is The Caps (), which refers to Moscow government ownership (former Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov usually wears a cap).

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Moscow/Torpedo-ZIL/Torpedo-Metallurg. ;USSR/Russia

• USSR CIS Russia Dmitri Kuznetsov
• USSR CIS Russia Oleg Sergeyev
• USSR Russia Aleksandr Borodyuk
• USSR Russia Sergei Gorlukovich
• CIS Sergey Shustikov
• CIS Russia Dmitri Khlestov
• Russia Roman Adamov
• Russia Dimitri Ananko
• Russia Aleksei Arifullin
• Russia Aleksei Berezutski
• Russia Vasili Berezutski
• Russia Pyotr Bystrov
• Russia Aleksandr Filimonov
• Russia Dmitri Kirichenko
• Russia Oleg Kornaukhov
• Russia Oleg Kuzmin
• Russia Vladimir Lebed
• Russia Kirill Nababkin
• Russia Andrei Novosadov
• Russia Nikolai Pisarev
• Russia Sergei Podpaly
• Russia Aleksei Rebko
• Russia Aleksandr Ryazantsev
• Russia Aleksandr Samedov
• Russia Aleksandr Sheshukov
• Russia Sergei Semak
• Russia Roman Shirokov
• Russia Dmitri Tarasov ;Former Socialist Republic countries
• Armenia Sargis Hovsepyan
• Armenia Yervand Krbachyan
• Armenia Andrey Movsisyan
• Azerbaijan Emin Agaev
• Azerbaijan Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
• Azerbaijan Narvik Sirkhayev
• Belarus Anton Amelchenko
• Belarus Barys Haravoy
• Belarus Vladimir Korytko
• Belarus Andrei Ostrovskiy
• Belarus Syarhey Yaskovich
• Belarus Yuri Zhevnov
• Georgia Gia Grigalava
• Georgia Mikheil Jishkariani
• Georgia Alexander Rekhviashvili
• Kazakhstan Ruslan Baltiev
• Kazakhstan Evgeniy Lovchev
• Moldova Alexandru Curtianu
• Moldova Alexandru Epureanu
• Moldova Stanislav Ivanov
• Moldova Alexandru Popovici
• Moldova Radu Rebeja
• Tajikistan Oleg Shirinbekov
• Ukraine Yuri Moroz
• Ukraine Oleksandr Pomazun
• Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
• Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakayev

;Europe

• BIH Ricardo Baiano
• BIH Miro Katić
• BIH Branislav Krunić
• BIH Munever Rizvić
• CZE Roman Hubník
• Latvia Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
• Latvia Andris Vaņins
• Lithuania Edgaras Česnauskis
• Lithuania Ignas Dedura
• Lithuania Rolandas Džiaukštas
• Lithuania Tadas Gražiūnas
• Lithuania Saulius Mikalajūnas
• Lithuania Irmantas Stumbrys
• Lithuania Giedrius Žutautas
• Macedonia Goran Maznov
• Poland Damian Gorawski
• Poland Mariusz Jop
• Romania Pompiliu Stoica
• Serbia Zvonimir Vukić
• Slovakia Martin Jakubko
• Slovenia Amir Karič
• Slovenia Branko Ilič
• Sweden Jonas Wallerstedt

;South America

• Argentina Pablo Barrientos
• Argentina Héctor Bracamonte
• Argentina Maxi López
• Argentina Maximiliano Moralez

;Africa

• Cameroon Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
• Ghana Baba Adamu
• Nigeria Isaac Okoronkwo
• South Africa Stanton Fredericks

Managers

Information correct as of match played 29 November 2009. Only competitive matches are counted.

• Notes: W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against

%W – Percentage of matches won}}

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Club records

Top goalscorers

Most appearances

References

References

1. "Спорт Экспресс - Матч 'Локомотив' - 'Челси' Семин Хотел Бы Провести В Черкизове = 'Торпедо-Металлург' Меняет Название На 'Москву'".
2. (14 December 2007). "Blokhin takes command at Moskva". UEFA.
3. [http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/02/05/football.moscow.russia.withdrawal/index.html FC Moscow pull out of Russian league] – [[CNN]], 5 February 2010.
4. link. (2012-10-21 – [[ESPN]], 16 February 2010.)
5. [http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1956/europe/2010/03/12/1829768/russian-premier-league-preview Russian Premier League Review] – Goal.com, 12 March 2010.
6. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/07/fc-moscow-norilsk-nickel FC Moscow go out of business after owners pull plug on funding] – ''[[The Guardian]]'', 7 March 2010.
7. ""Москва" прекратила существование". [[Sovetsky Sport]].