FC Torpedo Moscow

Association football clubhouse in Russia

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Football Club Torpedo Moscow ( russian : ФК “ Торпедо ” Москва, FK Torpedo Moskva ), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a russian professional football club based in Moscow that was founded in 1924 and presently plays in the Russian Football National League, the second tier of russian football. Their colors are white and black, with park besides normally being associated with the baseball club. Torpedo is the only professional club located in confederacy Moscow, based in Avtozovodskaya in southeast Moscow, with CSKA and Spartak located in northwest Moscow, Dynamo in union Moscow and Lokomotiv in northeast Moscow.

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Torpedo are historically one of the big Moscow clubs who enjoyed bang-up success during the Soviet earned run average, both domestically and in Europe. In late history, however, the clubhouse has suffered from fiscal troubles and poor management which has seen them drop down the divisions. A top escape golf club since 1938, Torpedo were relegated for the first meter in their history following the 2006 russian Premier League season and have only played one campaign in the top division since, in 2014–15, spending the other seasons bouncing around between the irregular and third tiers .

history [edit ]

name history [edit ]

AMO (1930–1932) – owned by Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO).
ZIS (1933–1936) – after owner’s name AMO was changed to Zavod Imeni Stalina (ZIS).
Torpedo Moscow (1936–July 1996) – when they became one of the founding members of the Soviet ‘B’ League.
Torpedo-Luzhniki (August 1996–1998) – as they became property of the Luzhniki corporation.
Torpedo Moscow (1998–)

Club history [edit ]

Torpedo Moscow Football Club ( based on Proletarskaya Kuznitsa teams ) was formed in 1924 by the AMO automotive plant ( subsequently known as “ Stalin Automotive Plant – ZIS ” and later “ Likhachev Automotive Plant – ZIL ” ). They played in the Moscow League until 1936 when they became one of the founder members of the Soviet ‘B ‘ League and changed their name to Torpedo Moscow. In 1938, they were promoted to the ‘A ‘ League. Torpedo have won the National League Championship on three occasions, and have lifted the National Cup seven times. In 1957 Torpedo Moscow, a well as other soviet sport clubs named “ Torpedo ”, became a part of the republican VSS Trud of the russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Nicknamed “ the Black-Whites, ” Torpedo has not been a major force in russian football since the days of Eduard Streltsov, the brilliant hitter of the 1950s and 1960s, known as “ the russian Pelé. ” past glories for Torpedo include three USSR titles ( 1960, 1965, and fall 1976 ), six USSR Cups ( 1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986 ), one russian Cup ( 1993 ) and three appearances in the quarterfinals of European/UEFA Cup rival, and one Ciutat de Lleida Trophy in 1991. The club used to belong to the ZIL car plant until a fallout in the mid-1990s that resulted in Torpedo leaving their historic ground and moving across town to Luzhniki, as they became place of the Luzhniki corporation and its name was changed to Torpedo-Luzhniki between ( 1996–1997 ) before it was renamed Torpedo Moscow .
Torpedo-Luzhniki logo ( 1996–1997 ). After selling Torpedo Moscow in 1996, ZIL created a fresh team, Torpedo-ZIL (1997), which debuted in the Third Division and reached the russian Premier League in 2000. however, ZIL sold the team to MMC Norilsk Nickel in 2003, where it was relaunched as FC Moscow. This new team, however, was finally dissolved after spending the 2010 season in Amateur Football League when its owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew fund. After selling Torpedo-ZIL in 2003, ZIL created another team, Torpedo-ZIL (2003), which began play in the Third Division. This team, however, was besides finally disbanded in 2011 after its efforts to seek forwarding to the First Division failed. Under SC Luzhniki possession ( 1996–2009 ), Torpedo Moscow was relegated to the First Division in 2006 and after two seasons it fell further to the Second Division. In early 2009, Luzhniki sold the team back to ZiL. [ 1 ] It was speculated that ZIL would merge Torpedo Moscow and Torpedo-ZIL ( 2003 ), but alternatively an autonomous Torpedo Moscow exhausted 2009 in the Amateur Football League, late earning two consecutive promotions to gain a position in the First Division in 2011. In their inaugural temper back in the First Division, the team finished one-eighth during the first half of the tournament at the end of 2011, taking them through to a top 8 Promotion playoff during the season ‘s moment half. In the 2012–13 season, Torpedo scantily avoided relegation to the moment division. At the end of the championship head coach was replaced once again when 42-year-old Vladimir Kazakov was hired, who played for Torpedo in the past. several players with experience of playing at the highest level were acquired. however, in the beginning 6 matches, black-white were able to earn only two points, Kazakov took the blasted and resigned. In 2013, a team led by Aleksandr Borodyuk began to become more competitive, ultimately placing third base in the 2013–14 season and securing a playoff position for promotion to the Premier League. The team drew the previous year ‘s 14th-placed Premier League team, Krylia Sovetov Samara, in a game held on 18 May 2014 at the stadium in suburban Ramenskoye, which ended 2–0 for Torpedo. On 22 May, in the tie ‘s second leg at Metallurg Stadium in Samara, Torpedo played to a draw, frankincense prevailing on aggregate and returning to the Premier League after an eight-year absence. The 2014–15 temper began ill for Torpedo in the top division ; in the first matchday, the baseball club was defeated 1–4 by CSKA Moscow. At the goal of the season, the team was relegated back to the Russian Football National League after finishing second-last, in 15th. Due to a miss of financing, however, Torpedo could lone receive license for play in the third-tier russian Professional Football League for 2015–16 season, frankincense sealing a two-level delegating. In 2017 Torpedo club got another owner – Roman Avdeev, the Russian billionaire, head of Ingrad actual estate development company and Rossium concern. The Edward Streltsov stadium, Torpedo ‘s home plate stadium, is besides owned by Rossium. In 2017 Roman Avdeev declared the reconstruction of the stadium. It will be reconstructed in 2019–2020, once completed, 15,000 fans would be able to watch the game in the stadium. In July 2018 Erving Botaka ‘s failed remove back to Torpedo Moscow caused a stimulate when it was reported the baseball club canceled his contract because the ultras refused to allow a black football player to play for the baseball club. Torpedo late denied this via an official statement but the Torpedo ultras were adamant with their own statement. [ 2 ] Torpedo is sponsored by Credit Bank of Moscow and Ingrad. At the end of the 2018–19 season, they were promoted back to the second-tier FNL .

Supporters and rivalries [edit ]

The fans of Torpedo are “ twin ” with the fans of Spartak. Torpedo ‘s rivalries are with the other Moscow clubs ( excluding Spartak ), Lokomotiv, CSKA, and Dynamo, with whom they contest the Moscow derbies, ampere well as FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Some fans have been known to show identical reactionary symbols and banners both during and outside of matches, such as the Celtic Cross and the Swastika, which has been reported negatively by media on several occasions .

Torpedo kits [edit ]

FC Torpedo Moscow kits

in final 1986

in final 1972

in final 1968

in final examination 1960
in concluding 1952

in final 1949

Honours [edit ]

domestic competitions [edit ]

Ciutat de Lleida Trophy: 1

League history [edit ]

Soviet Union [edit ]

russia [edit ]

european campaigns [edit ]

youth structure [edit ]

Torpedo have one Russia ‘s best and largest football education structures, ranging from the club ‘s academy to several football schools around the city associated with the club, who provide fiscal and technical patronize to them. [ 3 ] Torpedo ‘s football school, which would later become the golf club ‘s academy, was founded in 1957 and has traditionally been one of the strongest producers of players in Russia with many players making the increase to the first gear team and others being moved onto other clubs after graduating from the academy. Torpedo ‘s school has besides been under the jurisdiction of Torpedo-ZIL and FC Moscow at diverse points in history amid changes in the club ‘s ownership. [ 4 ] The club has produced some of Russia ‘s most authoritative players in history, including national team legends, twin brothers Aleksei Berezutski and Vasili Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, who would belated go on to manage the baseball club and Eduard Streltsov, a club caption who would have Torpedo ‘s stadium named after him. other graduates of the club ‘s celebrated academy include former Chelsea and Celtic goalkeeper Dmitri Kharine, Zenit goalkeeper Andrey Lunyov, Pavel Mamaev, Kirill Nababkin, Valentin Ivanov, Valery Voronin, Aleksandr Ryazantsev. Torpedo ‘s reserve squad, the highest level of their academy, has played professionally in the russian football pyramid as FC Torpedo-d Moscow ( russian Second League in 1992–93, russian Third League in 1994–95 ), FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow ( russian Third League in 1996–97 ) and FC Torpedo-2 Moscow ( russian Second Division in 1998–2000 ). They have since returned to youth football with FC Torpedo-M presently the final phase of Torpedo ‘s academy, competing in the youth competitions in Russia. [ 5 ]

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

As of 23 September 2021, according to the FNL website
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loan [edit ]

note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Personnel [edit ]

Club Staff [edit ]

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celebrated players [edit ]

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose mention is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Torpedo .
For full list, see Category:FC Torpedo Moscow players

player records [edit ]

Most appearances [edit ]

As of the match played 20 April 2007 and according to official site. Players in bold are still currently playing for Torpedo Moscow.