FC Moscow


FC Moscow was a Russian football club based in 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.
CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
UEFA Intertoto Cup421132
UEFA Cup421164
Total842296

Nicknames

Fans and journalists called FC Moskva The Citizens. The colloquial nickname for the club is The Caps, which refers to Moscow government ownership.
Image:fcmoscow.jpg|center|664px|thumb|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.
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;Former Socialist Republic countries
;Europe
;South America
;Africa
  • Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
  • Baba Adamu
  • Isaac Okoronkwo
  • '''Stanton Fredericks'''

    Managers

Information correct as of match played 29 November 2009. Only competitive matches are counted.
NameNat.FromToPWDLGSGA%WHonoursNotes
Valery Petrakov1 January 200414 July 2005
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Leonid Slutsky15 July 200511 November 2007
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Oleg Blokhin14 December 200727 November 2008
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Miodrag Božović1 January 20091 March 2010
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    Club records

Top goalscorers

NameYearsLeagueRussian CupEuropeTotal
1sort|30|30 sort|5|5 sort|1|1 sort|36|'''36'''

Most appearances

NameYearsLeagueRussian CupEuropeTotal
1sort|136|136 sort|13|13 sort|8|8 sort|157|'''157'''