Football Club Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) 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.FC Moscow pull out of Russian league – CNN, 5 February 2010.Russian Premier League confirm FC Moscow withdrawal – ESPN, 16 February 2010. Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz.Russian Premier League Review – Goal.com, 12 March 2010. Subsequently, FC Moscow folded, ceasing to exist as a professional football club.FC Moscow go out of business after owners pull plug on funding – The Guardian, 7 March 2010. 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 Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic CupEuropeTop scorer (league)Head coach20041st930101010383940Round of 32 Bracamonte – 11 Petrakov20055301488362650Round of 16 Kirichenko – 14 Petrakov Slutsky200663010137413743Round of 16IC3rd round Kirichenko – 12 Slutsky20074301578403252Runner-up Adamov – 14 Slutsky200893091110343638Quarterfinals Bracamonte – 8 Blokhin20096301398392848SemifinalsUC1st round Jakubko – 8 Božović20104th, Zone Moscow, Division A32821 16752864 Agaptsev – 21 Vasilyev20174th, Zone Moscow1116457435217 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.
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 Aggregate2006UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round MTZ-RIPO Minsk 2–0 1–0 3–0 Third round Hertha BSC 0–0 0–2 0–22008–09UEFA Cup Second round Legia Warsaw 2–0 2–1 4–1 Third round Copenhagen 1–2 1–1 2–3
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 Dmitri Kuznetsov Oleg Sergeyev Aleksandr Borodyuk Sergei Gorlukovich Sergey Shustikov Dmitri Khlestov Roman Adamov Dimitri Ananko Aleksei Arifullin Aleksei Berezutski Vasili Berezutski Pyotr Bystrov Aleksandr Filimonov Dmitri Kirichenko Oleg Kornaukhov Oleg Kuzmin Vladimir Lebed Kirill Nababkin Andrei Novosadov Nikolai Pisarev Sergei Podpaly Aleksei Rebko Aleksandr Ryazantsev Aleksandr Samedov Aleksandr Sheshukov Sergei Semak Roman Shirokov Dmitri Tarasov Former Socialist Republic countries Sargis Hovsepyan
Yervand Krbachyan Andrey Movsisyan Emin Agaev Vyaçeslav Lıçkin Narvik Sirkhayev Anton Amelchenko Barys Haravoy Vladimir Korytko Andrei Ostrovskiy Syarhey Yaskovich Yuri Zhevnov Gia Grigalava Mikheil Jishkariani Alexander Rekhviashvili Ruslan Baltiev Evgeniy Lovchev Alexandru Curtianu Alexandru Epureanu Stanislav Ivanov Alexandru Popovici Radu Rebeja Oleg Shirinbekov Yuri Moroz Oleksandr Pomazun Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Ulugbek Bakayev
Europe Ricardo Baiano Miro Katić Branislav Krunić
Munever Rizvić Roman Hubník Vladimirs Koļesņičenko Andris Vaņins Edgaras Česnauskis Ignas Dedura Rolandas Džiaukštas Tadas Gražiūnas Saulius Mikalajūnas Irmantas Stumbrys Giedrius Žutautas Goran Maznov Damian Gorawski Mariusz Jop Pompiliu Stoica Zvonimir Vukić Martin Jakubko Amir Karič Branko Ilič Jonas Wallerstedt
South America Pablo Barrientos Héctor Bracamonte Maxi López Maximiliano Moralez
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%WHonoursNotesValery Petrakov1 January 200414 July 2005Leonid Slutsky15 July 200511 November 2007Oleg Blokhin14 December 200727 November 2008Miodrag Božović1 January 20091 March 2010 Notes:
Club records Top goalscorers
NameYearsLeagueRussian CupEuropeTotal1 Héctor Bracamonte2004–20092 Dmitri Kirichenko2005–20073 Roman Adamov2006–20084 Sergei Semak2006–20075 Aleksei Melyoshin2004–20086 Pablo Barrientos2006–20086 Stanislav Ivanov2004–20086 Pyotr Bystrov2006–20089 Maxi López2007–20099 Aleksandr Samedov2008–20099 Oleg Kuzmin2004–20089 Edgaras Česnauskis2008–2009
Most appearances
NameYearsLeagueRussian CupEuropeTotal1 Héctor Bracamonte2004–20092 Yuri Zhevnov2005–20093 Oleg Kuzmin2004–20084 Stanislav Ivanov2004–20085 Radu Rebeja2004–20086 Dmitri Godunok2005–20087 Mariusz Jop2004–20098 Pompiliu Stoica2004–20089 Pyotr Bystrov2006–200810 Alexandru Epureanu2007–2009
References
External links http://www.fcmoscow.ru – Official website