FC Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow
Full name Футбо́льный клуб "Локомоти́в" Москва́
(Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow)
Nickname(s) Krasno-zelyonyye (Red-Greens)
Zheleznodorozhniki (Railroaders)
Parovozy (Steam Locomotives)
Founded 23 July 1923 (1923-07-23)
Ground RZD Arena, Moscow
Ground Capacity 27,320[1]
Owner Russian Railways
Chairman Ilya Gerkus
Head Coach Yuri Semin
League Russian Premier League
2016–17 8th
Website Club website

FC Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбо́льный клуб "Локомоти́в" Москва́, [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj klup ləkəmɐˈtʲif mɐˈskva], English: Locomotive) is a Russian football club based in Moscow.

Lokomotiv won the Russian Premier League in 2002 and 2004, the USSR Cup in 1936 and 1957, and the Russian Cup in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2015 and 2017.The club was the league runner-up in 1959, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001, and finished third in 1994, 1998, 2005, 2006 and 2014. Lokomotiv was the Russian Super Cup holder in 2003 and 2005.

History

Early years

Lokomotiv was founded as Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) in 1922. In 1924, the club united the strongest football players of several roads of the Moscow railway junction as KOR ("Club of the October Revolution"). In 1931, the club was again renamed to Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) and in 1936, it was eventually renamed to as it is known today, Lokomotiv. During the Communist rule, Lokomotiv Moscow club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society and was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways.

Soviet era

Lokomotiv Moscow in final 1936

When the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society was created in 1936, its football team featured the best players of Kazanka, and a number of strong Soviet footballers of that time such as Valentin Granatkin, Nikolay llyin, Alexey Sokolov, Pyotr Terenkov, Mikhail Zhukov, llya Gvozdkov and Ivan Andreev. Lokomotiv debuted in the first-ever Soviet football club championship with a game against Dynamo Leningrad on 22 May 1936. In the first two seasonal championships (spring and autumn), Lokomotiv finished fifth and fourth respectively. The first Lokomotiv success arrived shortly as in 1936, the railwaymen rose up to the occasion to beat Dynamo Tbilisi 2–0 in the Soviet Cup Final, thus winning the first Soviet Cup.

Lokomotiv Moscow in final 1957

The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and in a five-year span, Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually won the promotion to the Soviet Top League. This kicked off the second Lokomotiv's resurgence and until the beginning of the 1960s, Lokomotiv competed for the USSR's top trophies. In 1957, Lokomotiv won the cup for the second time, and two years later, Lokomotiv won the silver medals of the Soviet League. Second place was the highest position ever obtained by Lokomotiv during the Soviet era.

Another important trademark for Lokomotiv was the authorization of playing friendly matches against foreign opposition. Typically, up to the late 1950s, international sports contacts with Soviet teams were extremely rare. However, since in 1955, Lokomotiv became a quasi-"football ambassador" for the Soviet Union abroad, participating in friendly matches in various parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa and even North America. This policy of openness ushered in a great era for Lokomotiv, with the squad including some of the finest Soviet footballers of the era, such as Vladimir Maslachenko, Gennady Zabelin, Eugeny Rogov, Valentin Bubukin, Victor Sokolov, Victor Voroshilov, Igor Zajtsev, Zaur Kaloyev, Yuri Kovalyov and Vitaly Artemyev. When Lokomotiv’s strongest players abandoned the club, however, Lokomotiv fell again from grace and a swing between the first and second divisions followed, instability lasting until the end of the 1980s.

Post-Soviet era

In the beginning of the 1990s, Lokomotiv was considered the "weakest link" amongst the top Moscow clubs. It lacked both results on the pitch and fans' support in the stands. However, head coach Yuri Semin and president Valeri Filatov were able to lead the club's progress, thus installing Lokomotiv as the "fifth wheel of the Moscow cart." Historically, Lokomotiv was not considered to be a big club in the same vein as Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo and Torpedo. With the former Soviet republics and their clubs gone, however, Lokomotiv took the opportunity to shine.

Solid performances in domestic league and several memorable campaigns in European Cups made Lokomotiv a superclub by Russian scales and brought back fans and supporters back to the stands. In 2002, a new stadium—Lokomotiv Stadium—resembling a traditional, compact English one was built. The arena, at that time considered to be one of the most comfortable, if not the best, in Eastern Europe gave a huge boost to the club's fan growth rate. Eventually, by 2009, the average attendance at the stadium was the second highest in Moscow.

In 2002, a "golden match" was needed to decide who will be the champion, as Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow both finished with the same amount of points after Gameweek 30. The game was played at Dynamo Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd. Lokomotiv took an early lead thanks a low drive from captain Dmitry Loskov, and eventually the goal turned out to be enough for Lokomotiv to claim the first title in the club's history.

Two years later, Lokomotiv again won the Russian Premier League, edging city rivals CSKA by a single point; Lokomotiv defeated Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–2 in Yaroslavl, a week after CSKA fell to city rivals Dynamo at home.

In 2005, long-time head coach Yuri Semin left the team to coach the Russian national team, where he was replaced at Lokomotiv by Vladimir Eshtrekov. During the same year, although leading the league for most of the year, Lokomotiv stumbled in the last games of the campaign, allowing CSKA overtake them and claim the title, with Lokomotiv ultimately falling to third. Estrekhov was later sacked and replaced by Slavoljub Muslin, the first foreign manager in the club's history. After a poor start to the new season, Lokomotiv recovered and finished third, but despite the respectable performance, Muslin was sacked; Anatoly Byshovets took the helm as his replacement, with Yury Semin returning to serve as team president. This brought little success to Lokomotiv, who finished the season in seventh, with the only bright spot being the victory of the Russian Cup. These poor performances prompted the Board of Directors to sack both coach Anatoly Byshovets and President Semin. Rinat Bilyaletdinov was subsequently named caretaker coach. This lasted until 6 December 2006, when Lokomotiv brought in Rashid Rakhimov from Amkar Perm on a three-year contract. Again, however, this resulted to be yet another poor decision from the board, as Lokomotiv only finished seventh in 2008, also beginning the 2009 season poorly. Unsurprisingly, on 28 April 2009, Lokomotiv fired Rakhimov; long-serving player Vladimir Maminov was installed as a caretaker manager. A month later, Semin was brought back to the club to take charge. This appointment delivered immediate success to Lokomotiv as after a really poor start, Lokomotiv recovered and finished the season on a high, claiming fourth place in the process.

Before the 2011–12 league season, Semin left the club and was replaced by former Spartak Nalchuk manager Yuri Krasnozhan. On 4 June 2011, rumours spread that Lokomotiv chairman Olga Smorodskaya suspected Krasnozhan of throwing away the 27 May, 1–2 home league defeat to Anzhi Makhachkala, deciding to sack him on the grounds of the suspicion.[2][3][4] Lokomotiv was fifth in the table at the time, just one point away from first-placed CSKA. On 6 July, after a Lokomotiv Committee of Directors meeting, Krasnozhan's contract was officially terminated on the basis of "negligence in his job."[3][4][5][6] The Russian Football Union subsequently refused to investigate the case.[7] Assistant manager Maminov again took over as caretaker for three weeks until a replacement was found in the form of José Couceiro, who had himself just finished a caretaking stint as manager of Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Couceiro, however, lasted just one year in the role, as the club opted not to renew his contract at the end of the 2011–12 season. After Croatian national team head coach Slaven Bilić announced he would step down after his nation's participation at Euro 2012, Loko acted quickly to sign him to a three-year contract. However, Bilić's first season at the helm brought another disappointment, as Loko finished ninth, its lowest-ever finish in the post-Soviet era of Russian domestic football. Just prior to the 2013–14 season, Bilić was sacked and replaced with new head coach Leonid Kuchuk.

In the 2013–14 season, Lokomotiv did not win the league title.

Performances in Europe

Lokomotiv reached the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final twice, in 1997–98 and 1998–99. The club also played in the UEFA Champions League for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, progressing past the group stage in the latter only to fall to eventual finalists AS Monaco in the round of 16.

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Russia GK Guilherme
4 Portugal MF Manuel Fernandes
5 Serbia DF Nemanja Pejčinović
8 Peru MF Jefferson Farfán
9 Brazil FW Ari (on loan from Krasnodar)
11 Russia MF Alan Kasaev
13 Russia FW Arshak Koryan
14 Croatia DF Vedran Ćorluka (captain)
17 Ukraine DF Taras Mykhalyk
18 Russia MF Aleksandr Kolomeytsev
20 Russia MF Vladislav Ignatyev
21 Russia MF Amir Natkho
23 Russia MF Dmitri Tarasov
27 Russia MF Igor Denisov
No. Position Player
28 Finland DF Boris Rotenberg
29 Uzbekistan DF Vitaliy Denisov
30 Russia GK Nikita Medvedev
31 Poland DF Maciej Rybus
33 Georgia (country) DF Solomon Kvirkvelia
34 Russia DF Timofei Margasov
36 Russia MF Dmitri Barinov
41 Russia GK Miroslav Lobantsev
57 Russia FW Artyom Galadzhan
59 Russia MF Aleksei Miranchuk
60 Russia MF Anton Miranchuk
77 Russia GK Anton Kochenkov
84 Russia DF Mikhail Lysov
88 Republic of the Congo MF Delvin N'Dinga

Youth

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

No. Position Player
34 Russia DF Stanislav Magkeyev
38 Russia MF Andrei Shigorev
42 Russia DF Ivan Lapshov
44 Russia DF Aleksandr Vulfov
56 Moldova DF Feodor Andriuhin
61 Russia FW Islam Vagabov
62 Russia DF Vadim Loginov
63 Russia GK Dmitri Landakov
65 Russia MF Vladislav Ignatenko
67 Russia FW Roman Tugarev
68 Russia MF Georgi Kyurdzhiyev
69 Russia MF Daniil Kulikov
71 Russia DF Nikolai Poyarkov
72 Russia GK Maksim Bogatyryov
74 Russia GK Pavel Kovalyov
No. Position Player
78 Russia FW Ilya Rubtsov
79 Russia FW Maksim Chikanchi
80 Russia DF Erving Joe Botaka-Ioboma
81 Russia DF Kamil Salakhetdinov
85 Russia MF Roman Nuriyev
86 Russia FW Ivan Sharov
87 Russia DF Nikita Zhyoltikov
89 Russia MF Nikita Dorofeyev
93 Russia DF Eduard Sholokh
94 Russia MF Dmitri Rybchinsky
95 Russia DF Aleksei Gubochkin
97 Russia DF Dzhamshed Rakhmonov
98 Russia MF Ivan Galanin
99 Russia MF Svyatoslav Muradov

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Russia FW Igor Portnyagin (at Ural Yekaterinburg until 30 June 2018)

League positions

Russian Premier League

Honours

Domestic competitions

2002, 2004
1936, 1957, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2017
2003, 2005
1947, 1964, 1974

International competitions

2005

Stadium

Lokomotiv play their home games at Lokomotiv Stadium. Its total seating capacity is 28,800 seats, all covered. The stadium was opened after reconstruction in 2002.

League and Cup history

Soviet Union Soviet Union

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Top scorer
(league)		 Head coach
1936 (s) 1st 5 6 2 0 4 7 11 10 — Soviet Union Lavrov – 3 Soviet Union Stolyarov
1936 (a) 4 7 4 0 3 18 14 15 W Soviet Union Lavrov – 6 Soviet Union Stolyarov
1937 6 16 5 5 6 18 20 31 SF Soviet Union Andriasyan – 6 France Limbeck
1938 8 25 12 6 7 44 37 30 R64 Soviet Union Lavrov – 11 Soviet Union Sushkov
1939 5 26 12 6 8 42 39 30 R16 Soviet Union Lakhonin – 8 Soviet Union Sushkov
1940 6 24 10 5 9 36 52 25 — Soviet Union Kireev – 8
Soviet Union Kartsev – 8		 Soviet Union Sushkov
1944 no competition R16
1945 12 22 1 3 18 14 54 5 R32 Soviet Union Lakhonin – 4 Soviet Union Sushkov
1946 2nd, "South" 7 24 10 6 8 46 33 26 —
1947 2nd, "Centre" 1 28 21 3 4 56 22 45 Qual.
2nd, Final 1 5 4 1 0 11 4 9
1948 1st 7 26 10 4 12 38 64 24 R16 Soviet Union Obotov – 17 Soviet Union Apukhtin
Soviet Union Maksimov
1949 11 34 11 8 15 59 56 30 R64 Soviet Union Lagutin – 13 Soviet Union Maksimov
Soviet Union Kachalin
1950 15 36 11 8 17 41 73 30 QF Soviet Union Panfilov – 14 Soviet Union Kachalin
1951 2nd 3 34 19 10 5 72 38 48 R64 Soviet Union Kachalin
1952 1st 9 13 5 2 6 19 21 12 R16 Soviet Union Panfilov – 4
Soviet Union I.Petrov – 4		 Soviet Union Kachalin
Soviet Union Arkadyev
1953 6 20 6 6 8 21 28 18 SF Soviet Union Korotkov – 5 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1954 10 24 7 7 10 21 23 21 R16 Soviet Union Goryansky – 6 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1955 5 22 9 7 6 32 27 25 SF Soviet Union Razumovsky – 9 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1956 10 22 5 8 9 38 28 18 — Soviet Union Sokolov – 9 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1957 4 22 12 4 6 39 27 28 W Soviet Union Sokolov – 12 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1958 5 22 9 6 7 48 34 24 SF Soviet Union Voroshilov – 10 Soviet Union Eliseev
1959 2 22 12 5 5 42 25 29 — Soviet Union Sokolov – 14 Soviet Union Eliseev
1960 5 30 14 6 10 45 46 34 R32 Soviet Union Sokolov – 16 Soviet Union Morozov
1961 5 30 13 12 5 58 42 38 QF Soviet Union Voroshilov – 20 Soviet Union Morozov
1962 13 30 8 9 13 38 45 27 R32 Soviet Union Latyshev – 8 Soviet Union Morozov
Soviet Union A. Kostylev
1963 17 38 5 19 14 37 54 29 R32 Soviet Union Syagin – 8
Soviet Union Spiridonov – 8		 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1964 2nd 1 40 19 15 6 45 30 53 R32 Soviet Union Bubukin – 14 Soviet Union Arkadyev
1965 1st 15 32 8 8 16 37 48 24 R16 Soviet Union Gorshkov – 13 Soviet Union Arkadyev
Soviet Union Rogov
1966 17 36 11 5 20 34 49 27 R32 Soviet Union V. Kozlov – 14 Soviet Union Beskov
Soviet Union Bubukin
1967 17 36 7 14 15 33 37 28 QF Soviet Union Kokh – 9 Soviet Union Bubukin
1968 10 38 10 17 11 35 39 37 R32 Soviet Union Kokh – 10 Soviet Union Bubukin
1969 18 34 8 9 17 33 47 25 R32 Soviet Union Atamalyan – 8 Soviet Union Maryenko
1970 2nd 4 42 20 10 12 53 39 50 R32 Soviet Union Atamalyan – 14 Soviet Union Maryenko
Soviet Union Rogov
1971 2 42 25 12 5 81 33 62 R32 Soviet Union A. Kozlov – 22 Soviet Union Rogov
1972 1st 15 30 6 9 15 29 48 21 QF Soviet Union Y. Chesnokov – 8
Soviet Union Piskunov – 8		 Soviet Union Rogov
Soviet Union Volchok
1973 2nd 3 38 20 8 10 47 32 46 R32 Soviet Union Y. Chesnokov – 14 Soviet Union Yakushin
Soviet Union Volchok
1974 1 38 23 7 8 73 33 53 R32 Soviet Union Y. Chesnokov – 20 Soviet Union Volchok
1975 1st 11 30 7 12 11 28 33 26 QF 5x players – 4 Soviet Union Volchok
1976 (s) 15 15 3 3 9 17 23 9 — 3x players – 3 Soviet Union Volchok
1976 (a) 8 15 6 3 6 13 13 15 R16 Soviet Union Averyanov – 3
Soviet Union Nodiya – 3		 Soviet Union Volchok
1977 6 30 9 14 7 27 25 32 R32 Soviet Union Nodiya – 5 Soviet Union Volchok
1978 15 30 7 9 14 26 40 22 SF Soviet Union V. Gazzaev – 6 Soviet Union Volchok, from 27 August Soviet Union Maryenko
1979 12 34 8 12 14 44 57 24 GS Soviet Union Petrakov – 17 Soviet Union Maryenko
1980 18 34 8 9 17 34 44 25 GS Soviet Union Petrakov – 12 Soviet Union Maryenko
1981 2nd 3 46 21 15 10 65 41 54 R16 Soviet Union Mukhanov – 22 Soviet Union A. Sevidov
1982 4 42 21 13 8 63 32 54 GS Soviet Union Mukhanov – 17 Soviet Union A. Sevidov
1983 15 42 13 13 16 51 47 38 R32 Soviet Union Mukhanov – 11
Soviet Union M. Chesnokov – 11		 Soviet Union V. Rodionov
Soviet Union Volchok
1984 6 42 17 13 12 44 37 46 R64 Soviet Union A. Kalashnikov – 8 Soviet Union Volchok
1985 6 42 16 11 15 52 51 43 R64 Soviet Union A. Kalashnikov – 14 Soviet Union Volchok
1986 6 46 21 11 14 63 48 53 R32 Soviet Union Gladilin – 16 Soviet Union Semin
1987 2 42 23 13 6 59 26 58 R128 Soviet Union A. Kalashnikov – 13 Soviet Union Semin
1988 1st 7 30 10 12 8 35 29 30 R32 Soviet Union Rusyaev – 15 Soviet Union Semin
1989 15 30 7 9 14 20 32 23 R32 Soviet Union Rusyaev – 9 Soviet Union Semin
1990 2nd 4 38 19 9 10 52 34 47 RU Soviet Union Sukhov – 11 Soviet Union Semin
1991 1st 16 30 5 8 17 18 47 18 SF Soviet Union Belarus Kondratyev – 7 Soviet Union Russia Filatov
1992 no competition SF Russia Semin

Russia Russia

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)		 Head coach
1992 1st 4 26 13 7 6 34 25 33 — — Tajikistan Mukhamadiev – 7 Russia Semin
1993 5 34 14 11 9 45 29 39 R16 — Russia Al. Smirnov – 9 Russia Semin
1994 3 30 12 12 6 49 28 36 QF UC R64 Russia Garin – 20 Russia Semin
1995 2 30 20 5 5 52 23 55 QF — Russia Garin – 13 Russia Semin
1996 6 34 15 10 9 46 31 55 W UC R64 Russia Kosolapov – 10 Russia Semin
1997 5 34 15 9 10 47 37 54 W CWC R16 Russia Kosolapov – 9 Russia Semin
1998 3 30 16 7 7 45 28 55 RU CWC SF Russia Borodyuk – 8
Georgia (country) Janashiya – 9		 Russia Semin
1999 2 30 20 5 5 62 30 65 R32 CWC SF Russia Loskov – 14 Russia Semin
2000 2 30 18 8 4 50 20 62 W UC R64 Russia Loskov – 15 Russia Semin
2001 2 30 16 8 6 53 24 56 W UC R32 Nigeria Obiorah – 14 Russia Semin
2002 1 31 20 9 2 47 14 69 R32 UC R32 Russia Loskov – 7
Russia Evseev – 7
Russia Pimenov – 7		 Russia Semin
2003 4 30 15 7 8 54 33 52 R16 ECL 2GS Russia Loskov – 14 Russia Semin
2004 1 30 18 7 5 44 19 61 QF ECL R16 Russia Sychev – 15 Russia Semin
2005 3 30 14 14 2 41 18 56 R32 — Russia Bilyaletdinov – 8 Russia Semin
Russia Eshtrekov
2006 3 30 15 8 7 47 34 53 QF UCL
UC		 3Q
R32		 Russia Loskov – 13 Serbia Muslin
Russia Dolmatov
2007 7 30 11 8 11 39 42 41 W UC 1R Russia Sychev – 11 Russia Byshovets
2008 7 30 13 8 9 37 32 47 R32 UC GS Nigeria Odemwingie – 10 Russia Rakhimov
2009 4 30 15 9 6 43 30 54 R32 — Russia Sychev – 12 Russia Rakhimov
Russia Uzbekistan Maminov
Russia Semin
2010 5 30 13 9 8 34 29 48 R32 EL Play-off Round Ukraine Aliyev – 14 Russia Semin
2011–12 7 44 18 12 14 59 48 66 QF EL R32 Russia Glushakov – 11 Russia Krasnozhan
Russia Uzbekistan Maminov
Portugal Couceiro
2012–13 9 30 12 7 11 39 36 43 R16 — Senegal N'Doye – 10 Croatia Bilić
2013–14 3 30 17 8 5 51 23 59 R32 — Senegal N'Doye – 13 Belarus Kuchuk
2014–15 7 30 11 10 9 31 25 43 W EL Play-off Round Portugal Fernandes – 7 Belarus Kuchuk
Tajikistan Cherevchenko
Montenegro Božović
Tajikistan Cherevchenko
2015–16 6 30 14 8 8 43 33 50 R16 EL Round of 32 Russia Samedov – 9 Tajikistan Cherevchenko
2016–17 8 30 10 12 8 39 27 42 W — Portugal Fernandes – 9 Tajikistan Cherevchenko
Uzbekistan Pashinin
Russia Semin
2017–18 R32 EL Group stage Russia Semin

Notable players

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

USSR/Russia
Former USSR countries
Europe
South and Central America
Africa

Club records

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fclm.ru/en/club/stadium
  2. ↑ "Красножан может быть уволен из "Локо" (Krasnozhan may be fired from Loko)" (in Russian). Sport Express. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. 1 2 "Lokomotiv Moscow fires coach who reportedly is suspected of match-fixing". The Canadian Press. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. 1 2 "Lokomotiv Moscow dismiss head coach Yuri Krasnozhan over alleged match fixing". sports.ru. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ↑ "Официальная формулировка увольнения Красножана – "упущения, допущенные при работе" (Official wording of Krasnozhan's dismissal reason is "neglect of duties")" (in Russian). sports.ru. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ↑ "Title contenders Lokomotiv Moscow sack coach". Eurosport. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  7. ↑ "Фурсенко: РФС не собирается вмешиваться в дела "Локомотива" (Fursenko: RFU won't interfere in Lokomotiv affairs)" (in Russian). championat.ru. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  8. ↑ http://www.fclm.ru/ru/team/players/lokoplayers/index.php
  9. ↑ http://rfpl.org/clubs/lokomotiv
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