FC Torpedo Moscow

Torpedo
Full name Football Club Torpedo Moscow
Nickname(s) Black-Whites
Founded 1930
Ground Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow
(Capacity: 13,450)
Chairman Aleksandr Tukmanov
Manager Igor Chugainov
League Russian First Division
2010 Russian Second Division,
Zone Center, 1st (Promoted)
Home colours
Away colours

FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Торпедо" Москва) is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League (the organization that conducts competition in the Russian First Division and Russian Second Division) and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009.[1] On April 3, 2009 representatives of the new owner of FC Torpedo Moscow, ZiL, appealed that decision.[2] As deadline for 2009 registration passed, FC Torpedo Moscow was not reinstated in the Second Division and Torpedo-ZIL remained the only professional Torpedo for 2009. Torpedo Moscow won the Moscow Region of Amateur Football League in 2009. On December 22, 2009 Torpedo passed licensing and plays in the Russian Second Division in 2010 (Zone Center).[3] They beat 1-0 Gubkin at home on October 30, 2010 and became champions Zone Center of Second Division in 2010 season. This meant Torpedo elevated to Russian First Division after 3 seasons with making 2 successive promotions.

Contents

History

Name history

in final 1986
in final 1972
in final 1968
in final 1960
in final 1952
in final 1949


Club history

Torpedo Moscow Football Club (based on Proletarskaya Kuznitsa teams) was formed in 1930 by the AMO automotive plant (soon to be 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, as well as other Soviet sport clubs named "Torpedo", became a part of the republican VSS Trud of the Russian SFSR. Nicknamed the Black-Whites, Torpedo hasn't been a major force in Russian football since the days of Eduard Streltsov, the brilliant striker of the 1950s and 1960s, known as "the Russian Pele". Past glories for Torpedo include 3 USSR titles (1960, 1965, and autumn 1976), 6 USSR Cups (1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986), 1 Russian Cup (1993), and 3 appearances in the quarterfinals of European/UEFA Cup competition, and one Ciutat de Lleida Trophy in 1991. The club used to belong to the ZIL automobile 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 property of the Luzhniki corporation and its name was changed to Torpedo-Luzhniki between (1996–1997) before it was renamed as Torpedo Moscow.

After selling Torpedo Moscow in 1997, ZIL created a new team Torpedo-ZIL (1997), which made a debut in the Third Division and reached the Russian Premier League in 2000. However, ZIL sold the team to MMC Norilsk Nickel in 2003 and it was relaunched as FC Moscow. Eventually this team was dissolved after spending 2010 season in Amateur Football League when their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel withdrew funding.

After selling Torpedo-ZIL (1997) in 2003, ZIL created another team Torpedo-ZIL (2003), which also started in the Third Division, yet this team was eventually disbanded in 2011 after its efforts to seek promotion to the First Division did not succeed.

Under SC Luzhniki ownership (1997–2009), Torpedo Moscow relegated to the First Division in 2006 and after 2 seasons it further relegated to the Second Division. In early 2009, Luzhniki sold the team back to ZiL.[4] It was speculated that ZIL would merge Torpedo Moscow & Torpedo-ZIL (2003). However, this did not happen and rather Torpedo Moscow spent 2009 in the Amateur Football League and they achieved 2 consecutive promotions to gain a spot in the First Division from 2011.

Achievements

Soviet Union

Russia

European

League history

Soviet Union

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer
(League)
Head Coach Notes
1936 2nd 2 6 3 1 2 10 7 13 Spring tourn.
4 7 4 0 3 11 7 15 Autumn tourn.
1937 6 12 4 4 4 16 18 24 R16 promoted due to
league expansion
1938 1st 9 25 9 11 5 51 38 29 R16 Sinyakov - 15
P.Petrov - 15
Bukhteev
1939 9 26 8 7 11 51 51 23 R64 Zharkov - 13 Bukhteev
Kvashnin
1940 11 24 6 6 12 36 50 18 Zharkov - 9 Kvashnin
1941 not participated
no league and cup competitions in 1942-1943
1944 no competition SF
1945 1st 3 22 12 3 7 41 21 27 R16 Panfilov - 14
1946 4 22 11 5 6 44 29 27 SF A.Ponomaryov - 18 V.Maslov
1947 5 24 9 6 9 36 29 24 RU Zharkov - 9 V.Maslov
1948 5 26 15 3 8 58 43 33 QF A.Ponomaryov - 19 V.Maslov
Nikitin
1949 4 34 16 10 8 64 42 42 W A.Ponomaryov - 19 Nikitin
Kvashnin
1950 10 36 13 10 13 57 60 36 R32 V.Ponomaryov - 12 Kvashnin
1951 12 28 8 8 12 37 48 24 R32 Nechaev - 8 Moshkarkin
Rzhevtsev
1952 10 13 3 6 4 11 15 12 W Nechaev - 3
Gabichvadze - 3
V.Maslov
1953 3 20 11 3 6 24 24 25 QF Vatskevich - 9 V.Maslov
N.Morozov
1954 9 24 8 6 10 34 34 22 R16 Vatskevich - 9 N.Morozov
1955 4 22 10 8 4 39 32 28 R16 Streltsov - 15 N.Morozov
1956 5 22 8 7 7 40 37 23 V.K.Ivanov - 13 Beskov
1957 2 22 11 6 5 46 23 28 SF V.K.Ivanov - 14 V.Maslov
1958 7 22 7 8 7 51 42 22 RU V.K.Ivanov - 14 V.Maslov
1959 5 22 11 3 8 27 23 25 Falin - 7 V.Maslov
1960 1 30 20 5 5 56 25 45 W Gusarov - 12 V.Maslov
1961 2 30 19 3 8 68 35 41 RU Gusarov - 22 V.Maslov
1962 7 32 15 8 9 64 32 48 QF Gusarov - 15 Zharkov
1963 10 38 12 16 10 46 41 40 R16 V.K.Ivanov - 17 Zolotov
N.Morozov
1964 2 33 19 8 6 53 23 46 R32 V.K.Ivanov - 14 Zolotov
1965 1 32 22 7 3 55 21 51 R32 Streltsov - 12 Maryenko
1966 6 36 15 10 11 55 39 40 RU Streltsov - 12 Maryenko
1967 12 36 12 9 15 38 47 33 QF EC R32 4x players - 6 N.Morozov
V.K.Ivanov
1968 3 38 18 4 6 60 32 50 W CWC QF Streltsov - 21 V.K.Ivanov
1969 5 32 13 10 9 36 27 36 QF Pais - 8 V.K.Ivanov
1970 6 32 12 10 10 36 38 34 QF CWC R32 G.Shalimov - 6 V.K.Ivanov
1971 7 30 4 20 6 27 27 28 SF Pais - 6 V.Maslov
1972 9 30 11 9 10 31 33 31 W Y.Smirnov - 12 V.Maslov
1973 13 30 9 1+7 13 28 37 19 R32 Y.Smirnov - 8 V.Maslov
V.K.Ivanov
1974 4 30 13 7 10 35 28 33 R16 CWC R32 Nikonov - 12 V.K.Ivanov
1975 4 30 13 8 9 42 33 34 R32 Khrabrostin - 7 V.K.Ivanov
1976 12 15 5 4 6 15 20 14 R16 UC R16 Degterev - 5
Sergey V. Grishin - 5
V.K.Ivanov Spring tourn.
1 15 9 2 4 20 9 20 Khrabrostin - 5
V.Sakharov - 5
V.K.Ivanov Autumn tourn.
1977 3 30 12 13 5 30 23 37 RU 4x players - 4 V.K.Ivanov
1978 8 30 11 11 8 36 29 30 SF EC R32 Khrabrostin - 7 V.K.Ivanov
1979 16 34 8 9 17 32 46 24 Qual. UC R32 N.Vasilyev - 14 Salkov
1980 11 34 10 11 13 28 32 30 QF Redkous - 7 Salkov
1981 5 34 14 14 6 41 29 38 Qual. Petrakov - 10 V.K.Ivanov
1982 8 34 11 12 11 36 33 32 RU Redkous - 12 V.K.Ivanov
1983 6 34 14 11 9 40 34 38 R16 CWC R32 Petrakov - 11 V.K.Ivanov
1984 6 34 15 10 9 43 36 40 QF Redkous - 14 V.K.Ivanov
1985 5 34 13 10 11 42 40 36 R16 Kobzev - 9 V.K.Ivanov
1986 9 30 10 11 9 31 28 30 W Y.Savichev - 12 V.K.Ivanov
1987 4 30 12 12 6 35 25 34 QF CWC QF Y.Savichev - 10 V.K.Ivanov
1988 3 30 17 8 5 39 23 42 RU Grechnev - 9
A.Rudakov - 9
V.K.Ivanov
1989 5 30 11 13 6 40 26 35 RU UC R64 Grechnev - 11
Y.Savichev - 11
V.K.Ivanov
1990 4 24 13 4 7 28 24 30 QF CWC R16 Y.Savichev - 8 V.K.Ivanov
1991 3 30 13 10 7 36 20 36 RU UC QF Tishkov - 8 V.K.Ivanov
Skomorokhov
1992 no competition R32 UC R32

Russia

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer
(League)
Head Coach Notes
1992 1st 11 30 12 6 12 32 30 30 G.Grishin - 10 Skomorokhov
Yu. Mironov
1993 7 34 15 8 11 35 40 38 W UC R32 Borisov - 7 Yu. Mironov
1994 11 30 7 12 11 28 37 26 R32 CWC R32 Afanasyev - 8 Yu. Mironov
Petrenko
V.K.Ivanov
1995 5 30 16 7 7 40 30 55 QF D.Prokopenko - 6
Agashkov - 6
V.K.Ivanov
1996 12 34 10 11 13 42 51 41 R32 Kamoltsev - 9 V.K.Ivanov
1997 11 34 13 6 15 50 46 45 QF UC
IC
R64
SF
Jankauskas - 10 Tarkhanov
1998 11 30 9 10 11 38 34 37 R16 V.Bulatov - 9 Tarkhanov
V.K.Ivanov
1999 4 30 13 11 6 38 33 50 R32 Kamoltsev - 12 V.Shevchenko
2000 3 30 16 7 7 42 29 55 R32 Vyazmikin - 8 V.Shevchenko
2001 4 30 15 7 8 53 42 52 QF UC R128 Vyazmikin - 17 V.Shevchenko
2002 4 30 14 8 8 47 32 50 R32 UC R128 Semshov - 11 V.Shevchenko
Petrenko
2003 8 30 11 10 9 42 38 43 R32 Shirko - 7 Petrenko
2004 5 30 16 6 8 53 37 54 R32 UC R32 Panov - 15 Petrenko
2005 7 30 12 9 9 37 33 45 QF Semshov - 12 Petrenko
2006 15 30 3 13 14 22 40 22 QF Budylin - 4 Petrenko
Gostenin
relegated
2007 2nd 6 42 21 6 15 75 59 69 R16 Romashchenko - 15 R.Sabitov
2008 18 42 14 7 21 47 69 49 R32 Den.Popov - 9 Vyacheslav Dayev relegated to 4th level due
to financial irregul.
2009 LFL(4th),
"Moscow"
1 32 30 0 2 128 19 90 R64 Chereshnev - 23 Sergei Pavlov promoted
2010 3rd,
"Centre"
1 30 17 6 7 59 26 57 R32 Burmistrov - 10 Igor Chugainov promoted

European campaigns

Current squad

As of August 31, 2011, according to the official FNL website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 DF Vladimir Khozin
3 DF Mikhail Mischenko
4 DF Artyom Samsonov
5 DF Aleksandr Malygin
6 MF Alexandru Namaşco
7 DF Elbrus Zurayev
8 MF Denis Bolshakov
9 MF Artur Rylov
10 MF Artim Položani
11 MF Nikita Bezlikhotnov
15 MF Andrei Konovalov
16 GK Andrei Ryzhikov
17 MF Yevgeni Andreyev
No. Position Player
20 MF Vadim Steklov
22 GK Andrei Lunev
23 FW Nikita Satalkin
26 DF Igor Chernyshov
27 DF Maksim Zinovyev
30 FW Denis Dorozhkin
47 MF Sergey Belousov
54 MF Aleksei Vasilyev (on loan from Sibir)
55 GK Saulius Klevinskas
81 MF Volodymyr Bondarenko
93 FW Vladislav Ivanov
97 FW Aleksandr Yerkin (on loan from Shinnik)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
24 FW Mikhail Tynyany (at FC Spartak Tambov)
DF Artyom Sergeyev (at FC Zenit Penza)
FW Daniil Chertov (at FC Vityaz Podolsk)
No. Position Player
MF Mikhail Svetozarov (at FC Dnepr Smolensk)
MF Vladimir Yeryomkin (at FC Istra)

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Torpedo.

USSR/Russia
Former USSR countries
Europe
Africa

For full list, see Category:FC Torpedo Moscow players

Player records

Most appearances for Torpedo Moscow

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

# Name Career Appearances
1 Viktor Shustikov 1958–1972 427
2 Sergei Prigoda 1976–1988 325
3 Aleksandr Polukarov 1980–1991 319
4 Vladimir Yurin 1970–1980 304
5 Valentin Ivanov 1953–1966 286
6 Sergei Petrenko 1974–1985 276
7 Leonid Pakhomov 1967–1976 261
8 Vasiliy Zhupikov 1977–1985 255
9 Viktor Kruglov 1975–1981, 1984–1986 231
10 Vladimir Buturlakin 1970, 1972–1980 226

Most goals scored for Torpedo Moscow

# Name Career Goals
1 Valentin Ivanov 1953–1966 124
2 Eduard Streltsov 1954–1958, 1965–1970 100
3 Aleksandr Ponomaryov 1945–1950 83
4 Gennadiy Gusarov 1957–1962 67
5 Georgiy Zharkov 1939–1940, 1945–1951 63
6 Pyotr Petrov 1938–1940, 1945–1949 54
7 Igor Semshov 1998–2005 54
8 Yuri Savichev 1985–1990 47
9 Nikolai Vasilyev 1976–1985 45
10 Oleg Sergeev 1958–1966 43

Coaches

Year Name Achievement Remarks
1932-34 Sergei Bukhteev (1896-48) Russian Champion 1922 (SKZ, player)
died in GULAG
1936-37 Nikolai Niktin (1895-60) organized Moscow youth football school
replaced in July
1937-39 Sergei Bukhteev (1896-48) replaced in May
1939–1940 Konstantin Kvashin (1899-86)
1945 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) player of RDPK(1930), AMO, ZiS(1931–35), Torpedo(1936–40)
for Torpedo 66 games, 1 goal
replaced in August
1945-46 Fedor Selin (1899-60) Bronze (Soviet Top League)
1946-48 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) Lost in finals to Spartak 1:2 replaced in July
1948-49 Nikolai Nikitin (1895-60) replaced in May
1949-50 Konstantin Kvashin (1899-86) First Soviet Cup (FC Dynamo Moscow 2:1) replaced at the end 1950
1951 Vladimir Moshkarin (1914–94) Topedo(1945–50) 89games, 2goals
replaced in July
1951 Andrei Rzhevtsev (1910–98) replaced at the end of 1951
1952-53 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) Second Soviet Cup (Spartak Moscow 1:0) replaced in August
1953–1955 Nikolai Morozov (1916–81) Bronze (Soviet Top League) Torpedo(1938–49) 153games, 5goals
replaced in October
1956 Konstantin Beskov (1920-06) coached six Moscow teams at the Top level
1957-61 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) First title(1960),
Third Soviet Cup (Dinamo Tbilisi 4:3aet),
Silver twice(Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup fianalist twice
1962 Georgiy Zharkov (1915–81) Torpedo(1939–51) 191games, 63goals
1963 Yuriy Zolotov (1929–98) Torpedo(1950–56) 60games, 13 goals
part of club's staff (1959-94 with breaks)
replaced in April
1963 Nikolai Morozov (1916–81)
1964-66 Viktor Maryenko (1929-07) Second title(1965),
Silver (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist (Dynamo Kyiv 0:2)
Torpedo(1954–59) 88games, 1goal
coach of youth school 1981, 1988–92
1967 Nikolai Morozov (1916–81) replaced in July
1967-70 Valentin Ivanov (1934-) Fourth Soviet Cup (Paxtakor Toshkent 1:0),
Silver (Soviet Top League)
Torpedo(1952–66) 287games, 124goals
1971-73 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) Fifth Soviet Cup (Spartak Moscow 0:0, 1:1, pk 5:1) replaced in August
1973-78 Valentin Ivanov (1934-) Third and last title(fall'76),
Bronze (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist (FC Dynamo Moscow 0:1)
1979-80 Vladimir Salkov (1937-) replaced in July
1980-91 Valentin Ivanov (1934-) Sixth Soviet Cup (Shakhtar Donetsk 1:0),
Bronze (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist four other times
replaced in September
1991-92 Yevgeniy Skomorokhov (1945-02) Bronze (Soviet Top League) replaced in August
1992-94 Yury Mironov (1948-) First Russian Cup (CSKA Moscow 1:1, pk 5:3) Torpedo(1970–71, 1975–78) 85games
replaced in July
1994 Sergei Petrenko (1955-) Torpedo(1972–85) 276games, 23goals
coached Torpedo-ZiL (later)
replaced in August
1994-96 Valentin Ivanov (1934-)
1997-98 Aleksandr Tarkhanov (1954-) replaced in May
1998 Valentin Ivanov (1934-)
1999–2002 Vitaliy Shevchenko (1951-) Bronze (Russian Premier League) replaced in July
2002-06 Sergei Petrenko (1955-) replaced in September
2006 Aleksandr Gostenin (1955-) Torpedo(1981–86) 145games
replaced in November
2007 Georgiy Yartsev (1948-) replaced in June
2007 Viacheslav Dayev (1972-) Torpedo(1999–2001) 87games, 8 goals
replaced in July
2007-08 Ravil Sabitov (1968-) replaced in May
2008 Viacheslav Dayev (1972-)

Reserve squad

Torpedo's reserve squad played professionally as FC Torpedo-d Moscow (Russian Second League in 1992-1993, Russian Third League in 1994-1995), FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow (Russian Third League in 1996-1997) and FC Torpedo-2 Moscow (Russian Second Division in 1998-2000).

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