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. On April 3, 2009 representatives of the new owner of FC Torpedo Moscow, ZiL, appealed that decision. 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). 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.

History

Name history

• AMO (1930–1932) - founded & owned by Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO).
• ZIS (1933–1935) - after owner's name AMO was changed to Zavod Imeni Stalina (ZIS).
• Torpedo Moscow (1936–1995) - when they became one of the founding members of the Soviet 'B' League.
• Torpedo-Luzhniki (1996–1997) - as they became property of the Luzhniki corporation.
• Torpedo Moscow (since 1998)

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.

Torpedo-Luzhniki logo (1996-1997)

After selling Torpedo Moscow in 1996, 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 (1996–2009), 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. 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

• Soviet Top League
  • Winners: (3) 1960, 1965, 1976 Autumn
  • Runners-Up: (3) 1957, 1961, 1964
• Soviet Cup
  • Winners: (6) 1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986
  • Runners-Up: (9) 1947, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991
  • Semi-Finalists: (5) 1944, 1946, 1957, 1971, 1978
• Soviet First League
  • Promoted: (1) 1937

Russia

• Russian Cup
  • Winners: (1) 1993
• Amateur Football League (Zone Moscow)
  • Winners: (1) 2009
• Russian Second Division (Zone Center)
  • Winners: (1) 2010

European

• Ciutat de Lleida Trophy
  • Winners: (1) 1991

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

For more details on this topic, see FC Torpedo Moscow in Europe.

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 23 FW Nikita Satalkin 26 DF Igor Chernyshov 27 DF Maksim Zinovyev 28 MF Aleksandr Stolyarenko 30 FW Denis Dorozhkin 47 MF Sergey Belousov 55 GK Saulius Klevinskas 56 GK Aleksandr Dovbnya 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 Leonid Buryak Vyacheslav Chanov Viktor Grachyov Valentin Ivanov Viktor Losev Aleksandr Maksimenkov Nikolai Manoshin Slava Metreveli Nikolai Parshin Valeriy Petrakov Boris Pozdnyakov Sergei Prigoda Vladimir Sakharov Nikolai Savichev Yuri Savichev Sergey Shavlo Eduard Streltsov Yuri Susloparov Valery Voronin Vasili Zhupikov Dmitri Kharine Andrei Chernyshov Oleg Shirinbekov Sergey Shustikov Igor Chugainov Andrei Afanasyev Aleksei Bugayev Viktor Bulatov Yevgeni Bushmanov Vyacheslav Dayev Vadim Evseev Lyubomir Kantonistov Dmitri Khokhlov Oleg Kornaukhov

Pavel Mamayev Yuri Matveyev Aleksandr Panov Nikolai Pisarev Aleksandr Podshivalov Denis Popov Igor Semshov Andrei Solomatin Aleksandr Shirko Konstantin Zyryanov Former USSR countries Roman Berezovsky Vardan Khachatryan Arthur Mkrtchyan Tigran Petrosyan Albert Sarkisyan Daniel Axtyamov Dmitriy Kramarenko Radaslaw Arlowski Andrei Lavrik Dmitry Lentsevich Alyaksandar Lukhvich Maksim Romaschenko Dzmitry Rawneyka Valer Shantalosau Enar Jääger Dmitri Kruglov Andres Oper Andrei Stepanov Vladimir Voskoboinikov Giorgi Ghudushauri Georgi Kipiani Lasha Monaselidze Edik Sadzhaya

Aleksandr Familtsev Juris Laizāns Edgaras Jankauskas Saulius Klevinskas Aidas Preikšaitis Tomas Ražanauskas Mantas Samusiovas Valdas Trakys Rimantas Žvingilas Serghei Namaşco Adrian Sosnovschi Arsen Avakov Igor Cherevchenko Mukhsin Mukhamadiev Valeri Sarychev Oleksandr Pryzetko Pavlo Shkapenko Serhiy Skachenko Serhiy Symonenko Valeriy Vorobyov Sergei Kormiltsev Alexander Geynrikh Aleksandr Sayun Europe Emir Spahić Artim Položani Marcin Kuś Grzegorz Piechna Cristian Dancia Đorđe Jokić Africa Abdou Jammeh Augustine Eguavoen

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).

External links

• Club's web site
• A Farewell to Arms: Goodbye Torpedo Moscow