| Full name | Football Club Moscow | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Citizens, The Caps | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Dissolved | 2010 | ||
| Ground | E. Streltsov Stadium, Moscow (Capacity: 13,200) |
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| League | - | ||
| 2010 | 3rd (Amateur Football League, Zone Moscow, Division A) | ||
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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.
FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва), was a Russian football club, based in Moscow, formerly of the Russian Premier League. Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in 2007. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding.[1][2] Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz.[3] Subsequently FC Moscow folded, ceasing to exist as a professional football club.[3][4] 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 December 28.[5]
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The creation of the team was firstly announced by the Moscow government on 1 March 2004.[6] FC Moscow was formed on the base of FC Torpedo-Metallurg. The team played in the Russian Cup final in 2007.
As Torpedo-ZIL (1997–2002), Torpedo-Metallurg (2003).
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Head coach | |
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| 1997 | 4th, Zone 3 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 29 | 77 | Lavrentyev - 17 | Petrenko | |||
| 1998 | 3rd, "Center" | 1 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 30 | 90 | Round of 128 | Snigiryov - 32 | Petrenko Ignatyev |
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| 1999 | 2nd | 4 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 27 | 82 | Round of 32 | Al. Smirnov - 11 | Ignatyev | ||
| 2000 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 28 | 80 | Round of 64 | Lebed' - 10 | Ignatyev | |||
| 2001 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 31 | Round of 32 | Piyuk - 6 | Kucherevsky | ||
| 2002 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 28 | Quarterfinals | D. A. Smirnov - 7 | Nikonov | |||
| 2003 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 29 | Round of 32 | Monaryov - 8 | Aleinikov Ivanov Ignatenko |
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| 2004 | 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 |
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| 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 | |||
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 (Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov usually wears a cap).
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 is now making their second appearance in Europe in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, beating Legia Warsaw in the qualifying round.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | |
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| 2006 | Intertoto Cup | 2R | FC MTZ-RIPO | 2-0 1-0 | |
| 3R | Hertha BSC | 0-0 0-2 | |||
| 2008/09 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | Legia Warsaw | 2-1 2-0 | |
| 1R | F.C. Copenhagen | 1-2 1-1 |
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.
As of January 1, 2009. Including FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg seasons.