FC Moscow
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| Full name | Football Club Moscow |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Citizens, The Caps |
| Founded | 1 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004年03月01日) |
| Dissolved | 2010; 15 years ago (2010) |
| Ground | Eduard Streltsov Stadium |
| Capacity | 13,450 |
FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian football club based in Moscow.
History
[edit ]The creation of the team was first announced by the Moscow government on 1 March 2004.[1] 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.[2] In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding.[3] [4] Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz.[5] Subsequently, FC Moscow folded, ceasing to exist as a professional football club.[5] [6] 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.[7] 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
[edit ]| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Round of 32 | Argentina Bracamonte – 11 | Russia Petrakov | ||
| 2005 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 50 | Round of 16 | Russia Kirichenko – 14 | Russia Petrakov Russia Slutsky | |||
| 2006 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 43 | Round of 16 | IC | 3rd round | Russia Kirichenko – 12 | Russia Slutsky | |
| 2007 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 52 | Runner-up | Russia Adamov – 14 | Russia Slutsky | |||
| 2008 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 38 | Quarterfinals | Argentina Bracamonte – 8 | Ukraine Blokhin | |||
| 2009 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 48 | Semifinals | UC | 1st round | Slovakia Jakubko – 8 | Montenegro Božović | |
| 2010 | 4th, Zone Moscow, Division A | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 28 | 64 | Russia Agaptsev – 21 | Russia Vasilyev | |||
| 2017 | 4th, Zone Moscow | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 52 | 17 | Russia Skopin – 5 | Russia Zvezdin | |||
European history
[edit ]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.
- As of match played 11 March 2020
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round | Belarus MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Third round | Germany Hertha BSC | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Poland Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Third round | Denmark Copenhagen | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Nicknames
[edit ]Fans and journalists called FC Moskva The Citizens (Russian: Горожане). The colloquial nickname for the club is The Caps (Russian: Кепки), which refers to Moscow government ownership (former Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov usually wears a cap).
Notable players
[edit ]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
- Soviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States Russia Dmitri Kuznetsov
- Soviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States Russia Oleg Sergeyev
- Soviet Union Russia Aleksandr Borodyuk
- Soviet Union Russia Sergei Gorlukovich
- Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Shustikov
- Commonwealth of Independent States 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 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 (country) Gia Grigalava
- Georgia (country) Mikheil Jishkariani
- Georgia (country) 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
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Ricardo Baiano
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Miro Katić
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Branislav Krunić
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Munever Rizvić
- Czech Republic 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
- North 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
[edit ]Information correct as of match played 29 November 2009. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valery Petrakov | Russia | 1 January 2004 | 14 July 2005 | 50 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 67 | 55 | 038.00 | ||
| Leonid Slutsky | Russia | 15 July 2005 | 11 November 2007 | 94 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 131 | 108 | 045.74 | ||
| Oleg Blokhin | Ukraine | 14 December 2007[2] | 27 November 2008 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 036.11 | ||
| Miodrag Božović | Montenegro | 1 January 2009 | 1 March 2010 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 047.06 |
- Notes:
P – Total of played matches
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
[edit ]Top goalscorers
[edit ]- As of Match played 29 November 2009
| Name | Years | League | Russian Cup | Europe | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina Héctor Bracamonte | 2004–2009 | 30 (136) | 5 (13) | 1 (8) | 36 (157) |
| 2 | Russia Dmitri Kirichenko | 2005–2007 | 26 (54) | 4 (5) | 0 (4) | 30 (63) |
| 3 | Russia Roman Adamov | 2006–2008 | 23 (63) | 3 (9) | 2 (4) | 28 (76) |
| 4 | Russia Sergei Semak | 2006–2007 | 12 (57) | 3 (12) | 0 (4) | 15 (73) |
| 5 | Russia Aleksei Melyoshin | 2004–2008 | 10 (78) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 11 (83) |
| 6 | Argentina Pablo Barrientos | 2006–2008 | 6 (33) | 4 (9) | 0 (0) | 10 (42) |
| 6 | Moldova Stanislav Ivanov | 2004–2008 | 9 (112) | 1 (15) | 0 (6) | 10 (133) |
| 6 | Russia Pyotr Bystrov | 2006–2008 | 7 (69) | 2 (11) | 1 (8) | 10 (88) |
| 9 | Argentina Maxi López | 2007–2009 | 9 (22) | 0 (2) | 0 (1) | 9 (25) |
| 9 | Russia Aleksandr Samedov | 2008–2009 | 2 (44) | 0 (5) | 2 (4) | 9 (53) |
| 9 | Russia Oleg Kuzmin | 2004–2008 | 6 (115) | 2 (15) | 1 (7) | 9 (137) |
| 9 | Lithuania Edgaras Česnauskis | 2008–2009 | 5 (35) | 3 (6) | 1 (3) | 9 (44) |
Most appearances
[edit ]- As of Match played 29 November 2009
| Name | Years | League | Russian Cup | Europe | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina Héctor Bracamonte | 2004–2009 | 136 (30) | 13 (5) | 8 (1) | 157 (36) |
| 2 | Belarus Yuri Zhevnov | 2005–2009 | 124 (0) | 13 (0) | 7 (0) | 144 (0) |
| 3 | Russia Oleg Kuzmin | 2004–2008 | 115 (6) | 15 (2) | 7 (1) | 137 (9) |
| 4 | Moldova Stanislav Ivanov | 2004–2008 | 112 (9) | 15 (1) | 6 (0) | 133 (10) |
| 5 | Moldova Radu Rebeja | 2004–2008 | 110 (3) | 13 (0) | 4 (0) | 127 (3) |
| 6 | Russia Dmitri Godunok | 2005–2008 | 100 (3) | 11 (1) | 8 (0) | 119 (4) |
| 7 | Poland Mariusz Jop | 2004–2009 | 86 (4) | 10 (0) | 4 (0) | 100 (4) |
| 8 | Romania Pompiliu Stoica | 2004–2008 | 88 (0) | 11 (0) | 0 (0) | 99 (0) |
| 9 | Russia Pyotr Bystrov | 2006–2008 | 69 (7) | 15 (2) | 4 (1) | 88 (10) |
| 10 | Moldova Alexandru Epureanu | 2007–2009 | 71 (3) | 12 (1) | 3 (0) | 86 (4) |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Спорт Экспресс - Матч 'Локомотив' - 'Челси' Семин Хотел Бы Провести В Черкизове = 'Торпедо-Металлург' Меняет Название На 'Москву'". Archived from the original on 2008年06月28日. Retrieved 2007年12月21日.
- ^ a b "Blokhin takes command at Moskva". uefa.com/. UEFA. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ FC Moscow pull out of Russian league – CNN, 5 February 2010.
- ^ Russian Premier League confirm FC Moscow withdrawal Archived 2012年10月21日 at the Wayback Machine – ESPN, 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b Russian Premier League Review – Goal.com, 12 March 2010.
- ^ FC Moscow go out of business after owners pull plug on funding – The Guardian , 7 March 2010.
- ^ ""Москва" прекратила существование". Sovetsky Sport . Retrieved 2010年12月29日.
External links
[edit ]- http://www.fcmoscow.ru Archived 2009年02月28日 at the Wayback Machine – Official website (in Russian)