FC Moscow

FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian football club based in Moscow.

This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.
Moscow
Full nameFootball Club Moscow
Nickname(s)The Citizens, The Caps
Founded1 March 2004 (2004-03-01)
Dissolved2010 (2010)
GroundEduard Streltsov Stadium
Capacity13,450
Away colours

History

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
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 Bracamonte – 11 Petrakov
2005 5 30 14 8 8 36 26 50 Round of 16 Kirichenko – 14 Petrakov
Slutsky
2006 6 30 10 13 7 41 37 43 Round of 16 IC 3rd round Kirichenko – 12 Slutsky
2007 4 30 15 7 8 40 32 52 Runner-up Adamov – 14 Slutsky
2008 9 30 9 11 10 34 36 38 Quarterfinals Bracamonte – 8 Blokhin
2009 6 30 13 9 8 39 28 48 Semifinals UC 1st round Jakubko – 8 Božović
2010 4th, Zone Moscow, Division A 3 28 21 1 6 75 28 64 Agaptsev – 21 Vasilyev
2017 4th, Zone Moscow 11 16 4 5 7 43 52 17 Skopin – 5 Zvezdin

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.

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 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 2–0 1–0 3–0
Third round Hertha BSC 0–0 0–2 0–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup Second round Legia Warsaw 2–0 2–1 4–1
Third round Copenhagen 1–2 1–1 2–3

Nicknames

Fans and journalists call 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).

FC Moscow players in 2008.

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.

Managers

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

Top goalscorers
As of Match played 29 November 2009
Héctor Bracamonte was FC Moscow's leading goalscorer, scoring 36 goals in 157 games during his 5.5-years at the club.
Name Years League Russian Cup Europe Total
1 Héctor Bracamonte2004–200930 (136)5 (13)1 (8)36 (157)
2 Dmitri Kirichenko2005–200726 (54)4 (5)0 (4)30 (63)
3 Roman Adamov2006–200823 (63)3 (9)2 (4)28 (76)
4 Sergei Semak2006–200712 (57)3 (12)0 (4)15 (73)
5 Aleksei Melyoshin2004–200810 (78)1 (5)0 (0)11 (83)
6 Pablo Barrientos2006–20086 (33)4 (9)0 (0)10 (42)
6 Stanislav Ivanov2004–20089 (112)1 (15)0 (6)10 (133)
6 Pyotr Bystrov2006–20087 (69)2 (11)1 (8)10 (88)
9 Maxi López2007–20099 (22)0 (2)0 (1)9 (25)
9 Aleksandr Samedov2008–20092 (44)0 (5)2 (4)9 (53)
9 Oleg Kuzmin2004–20086 (115)2 (15)1 (7)9 (137)
9 Edgaras Česnauskis2008–20095 (35)3 (6)1 (3)9 (44)

Most appearances
As of Match played 29 November 2009
Name Years League Russian Cup Europe Total
1 Héctor Bracamonte2004–2009136 (30)13 (5)8 (1)157 (36)
2 Yuri Zhevnov2005–2009124 (0)13 (0)7 (0)144 (0)
3 Oleg Kuzmin2004–2008115 (6)15 (2)7 (1)137 (9)
4 Stanislav Ivanov2004–2008112 (9)15 (1)6 (0)133 (10)
5 Radu Rebeja2004–2008110 (3)13 (0)4 (0)127 (3)
6 Dmitri Godunok2005–2008100 (3)11 (1)8 (0)119 (4)
7 Mariusz Jop2004–200986 (4)10 (0)4 (0)100 (4)
8 Pompiliu Stoica2004–200888 (0)11 (0)0 (0)99 (0)
9 Pyotr Bystrov2006–200869 (7)15 (2)4 (1)88 (10)
10 Alexandru Epureanu2007–200971 (3)12 (1)3 (0)86 (4)

References
  1. "Спорт Экспресс - Матч 'Локомотив' - 'Челси' Семин Хотел Бы Провести В Черкизове = 'Торпедо-Металлург' Меняет Название На 'Москву'". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  2. "Blokhin takes command at Moskva". uefa.com/. UEFA. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. FC Moscow pull out of Russian league – CNN, 5 February 2010.
  4. Russian Premier League confirm FC Moscow withdrawal – ESPN, 16 February 2010.
  5. Russian Premier League Review – Goal.com, 12 March 2010.
  6. FC Moscow go out of business after owners pull plug on funding – The Guardian, 7 March 2010.
  7. ""Москва" прекратила существование". Sovetsky Sport. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.