FC Dynamo Moscow
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| Full name | Футбольный клуб Динамо Москва (Football Club Dynamo Moscow) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Belo-golubye (White-blues) Dinamiki (Louders) Musora (Cops) Great and Mighty | ||
| Founded | 1923 | ||
| Ground | Arena Khimki | ||
| Capacity | 18,636 | ||
| Owner | VTB Bank | ||
| Chairman | Gennadi Solovyov | ||
| Manager | Dan Petrescu | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2012–13 | 7th | ||
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Dynamo Moscow (Dinamo Moscow, Dinamo Moskva, Russian: Дина́мо Москва́) is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white. Their crest is of a blue letter "D", written in a traditional cursive style, on a white background with the name of their home town "Moscow" written in front of a football underneath. Club's motto "Power in Motion" had been proposed by Maxim Gorky, the famous Russian/Soviet author who once was an active member of the Dynamo sports society.
Dynamo Moscow is the oldest Russian football club and the only one that has always played in the top tier of the Soviet (for the Soviet era – sharing this achievement jointly with Dynamo Kyiv) and the Russian football competitions never being relegated to the lower divisions. Despite this, it has never won today's Russian Premier League title.
During the Soviet era it was affiliated with the MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs – The Soviet Militia) & the KGB[1][2] and was a part of Dynamo sports society. On 10 April 2009, VTB Bank acquired 74% of the stock in the club.[3]
History
Dynamo Moscow has its roots in the club Morozovtsi Orekhovo-Zuevo Moskva founded as a factory team in 1887. The team was renamed OKS Moskva in 1906 and won a series of Moscow league championships from 1910 to 1914.
After the Russian Revolution, the club eventually found itself under the authority of the Interior Ministry and its head Felix Dzerzhinsky, chief of the Soviet Union's first secret police force, the notorious Cheka. The club was renamed Dynamo Moscow in 1923 and developed some infamy for its intimidating association with the Interior Ministry, often being referred to as Garbage, a Russian criminal slang term for police, by the supporters of other clubs.
Dynamo won the first two Soviet Championships in 1936 and 1937, a Soviet Cup in 1937, and another pair of national titles in 1940 and 1945. They were also the first Soviet club to tour the West and put on an impressive display during a goodwill visit to the United Kingdom in 1945. Complete unknowns, the Soviet players delivered a surprising performance, they drew 3–3 against Chelsea, before beating Cardiff City 10–1. They also defeated an Arsenal side reinforced by the presence of Stanley Matthews, Stan Mortensen and Joe Bacuzzi by a score of 4–3, in a match played in thick fog at White Hart Lane, before a 2–2 draw against Rangers.
They continued to be a strong side (debatable) at home after the war, and enjoyed their greatest success through the 1950s. Dynamo captured another five championships between 1949 and 1959, as well as their second Soviet Cup in 1953. Honours were harder to come by after that time. The club continued to enjoy some success in the Soviet Cup, but has not won a national championship since 1976. Even so, Dynamo's 11 national titles make it the country's third most decorated side behind Dynamo Kiev (13 titles) and Spartak Moscow (12 titles).
Dynamo's greatest achievement in Europe to this day was in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final at Camp Nou in Barcelona, losing 3–2 to Scottish side Rangers. This was the first time a Russian side had reached a final in a European competition, until CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup in 2005. At the end of the 2008 season, Dynamo finished third, and qualified for the 2009–10 Champions League preliminary round. This was the first time that the club had taken part in the competition, since its re-branding from the European Cup in 1992. On 29 July 2009, Dynamo Moscow recorded an 1–0 away win against Celtic at Celtic Park,[4] which gave them a strong advantage going into the second leg. However, Celtic comfortably defeated Dynamo 2–0 in Moscow to progress,[5] and send them crashing into the Europa League play-off round, where Dynamo were eliminated by Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia after a 0–0 away draw in Sofia, and a 1–2 home defeat in Moscow.
Rivalries
Dynamo's historical rival is Spartak Moscow. Originated in the late 30's, it was the most important game in the Soviet Union for more than three decades, attracting thousands of fans to every game. Ironically on New Year's Day 1936, a combined Dynamo-Spartak team traveled to Paris to face Racing Club de France, then one of Europe's top teams. Shortly after Dynamo clinched the first ever Soviet League by beating Spartak 1:0 in Kharkov, in front of 60.000 spectators. Spartak responded by winning the next championship thus starting one of the biggest sporting and political rivalries in world football. Following Dynamo's decline in the late 70's the heated rivalry has faded. After the collapse of the Soviet Union CSKA Moscow has emerged as Spartak's nemesis. Other rivalries are with Zenit St.Petersburg, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and most recently with Anzhi Makhachkala.
Stadium
Their ground used to be the historic Dynamo Stadium (Moscow) (1928) in Petrovsky Park, which seats 36,540. In 2008, it was closed for demolition. It is to be replaced by VTB Arena in 2016, which will have a capacity of 33,000 (adjustable up to 45,000). In the meantime, Dynamo have been sharing Arena Khimki with rivals PFC CSKA Moscow since 2010, as they too are awaiting the completion of their own new stadium.
Season 2012-2013
In 2012 after the bad start Dynamo Moscow suffered, losing 5 first league games, they sacked their managing team and signed the Romanian manager Dan Petrescu. He managed to pull Dinamo Moscow out of the relegation spot to a place in the upper part of the table. For some time, team even made into position to grant European competition next season, but failure to win in the last matchday left them 7th with 2 points less than last Europa League place.
Honours
Domestic honours
- Soviet Union
- Soviet Top League
- Soviet Cup
- Winners: 1937, 1953, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1984
- Soviet Super Cup
- Winners: 1977
- Russia
- Russian Cup
- Winners: 1995
UEFA competitions
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Runners-Up: 1972
Friendlies
- Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy
- Winners: 1976
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League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Top Scorer Head Coach 1992 1st 3 26 14 6 6 55 29 34 UC 3rd round (Last 16) 
Gasimov – 16
Gazzaev
1993 1st 3 34 16 10 8 65 38 42 Semi-finals UC 3rd round (Last 16) Simutenkov – 16
Gazzaev Golodets
1994 1st 2 30 13 13 4 55 35 39 Semi-finals UC 1st round Simutenkov – 21
Beskov
1995 1st 4 30 16 8 6 45 29 56 Winner UC 2nd round (Last 32) Terekhin – 11
Beskov Golodets
1996 1st 4 34 20 7 7 60 35 67 Semi-finals CWC Quarter-finals Cheryshev – 17
Golodets
1997 1st 3 34 19 11 4 50 20 68 Runner-Up UC 1st round Terekhin – 17
Golodets
1998 1st 9 30 8 15 7 31 30 39 Quarter-finals Terekhin – 12
Golodets Yartsev
1999 1st 5 30 12 8 10 44 41 44 Runner-Up UC 2nd round (Last 32) Terekhin – 14
Yartsev Petrushin
2000 1st 5 30 14 8 8 45 35 50 Quarter-finals Gusev – 12
Gazzaev
2001 1st 9 30 10 8 12 43 51 38 Round of 16 UC 1st round Khazov – 10
Gazzaev Novikov
2002 1st 8 30 12 6 12 38 33 42 Quarter-finals UC 2nd round 
Koroman – 6
Novikov 
Prokopenko
2003 1st 6 30 12 10 8 42 29 46 Round of 32 Bulykin – 9
Prokopenko 
Hřebík
2004 1st 13 30 6 11 13 27 38 29 Round of 16 Korchagin – 4
Hřebík Bondarenko Romantsev
2005 1st 8 30 12 2 16 36 46 38 Round of 16 
Derlei – 13
Romantsev 
Wortmann Kobelev
2006 1st 14 30 8 10 12 31 40 34 Quarter-finals Derlei – 7
Semin Kobelev
2007 1st 6 30 11 8 11 37 35 41 Quarter-finals Kolodin – 9
Kobelev
2008 1st 3 30 15 9 6 41 29 54 Round of 16 Kerzhakov – 7
Kobelev
2009 1st 8 30 12 6 12 31 37 42 Semi-finals CL
EL3rd qualifying round
Play-off round Kerzhakov – 12
Kobelev
2010 1st 7 30 9 13 8 39 31 40 Round of 8 — 
Kurányi – 9
Kobelev 
Božović
2011/12 1st 4 44 20 12 12 66 50 72 Runner-Up — Kurányi – 13
Božović Silkin
2012/13 1st 7 30 14 6 10 41 34 48 Quarter-finals EL PO Kurányi – 10
Aleksandr Kokorin - 10
Silkin
Dmitri Khokhlov (caretaker)
Dan Petrescu
European campaigns
| Season | Achievement | ||
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| 1971–72 | Final | defeated by Rangers 2–3 | |
| 1977–78 | Semi Final | eliminated by Austria Wien 2–1 in Moscow, 1–2 in Wien | |
| 1979–80 | Quarter Final | eliminated by Nantes 0–2 in Moscow, 3–2 in Nantes | |
| 1984–85 | Semi Final | eliminated by Rapid Wien 1–3 in Wien, 1–1 in Moscow | |
| 1995–96 | Quarter Final | eliminated by Rapid Wien 0–1 in Moscow, 0–3 in Wien | |
Players
Current squad
As of 24 February 2013, according to the club's official website
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Youth squad
The following players are registered with the RFPL and are listed by club's website as youth players. They are eligible to play for the first team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Dynamo's reserve squad played professionally as FC Dynamo-d Moscow (Russian Second League in 1992–1993, Russian Third League in 1994–1997) and FC Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russian Second Division in 1998–2000). A separate team called FC Dynamo-2 Moscow played in the Soviet Second League in 1986–1989, Soviet Second League B in 1990–1991, Russian Second League in 1992–1993 and Russian Third League in 1994–1997.
Notable players
For all Dynamo Moscow players with a Wikipedia article, see List of FC Dynamo Moscow players.
Player records
As of 30 November 2009[update]
- Most league games for Dynamo - Aleksandr Novikov: 327
- Most league goals for Dynamo - Sergei Solovyov: 135
- Highest transfer fee paid - €19 million Anzhi Makhachkala for Balázs Dzsudzsák
- Highest transfer fee received - €30 million FC Zenit St. Petersburg for Danny (also a Russian record)
One-Club Men
| Name | Nationality | Position | Dynamo Debut |
Dynamo Last Match |
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| Vasili Trofimov |  |
FW | 1931 | 1949 |
| Lev Yashin | |
GK | 1949 | 1971 |
| Viktor Tsarev | |
MF | 1955 | 1966 |
| Eduard Mudrik | |
DF | 1957 | 1968 |
| Vladimir Kesarev | |
DF | 1956 | 1965 |
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Dan Petrescu
- Assistant coaches: Dmitri Khokhlov, Cristinel Pojar, Emil Caras, Dumitru Stângaciu (GK coach), Petru Lazarescu (fitness coach), Stergios Fotopoulos (fitness)
- Reserves team coaches: Sergei Chikishev, Yevgeni Plotnikov (GK coach)
Former head coaches
Gallery
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Mikhail Yakushin -
Konstantin Beskov -
Anatoliy Byshovets -
Valery Gazzaev -
Andrey Kobelev
Notable past players
For further list, see List of FC Dynamo Moscow players.
Gallery
References
- ^ James Appell (14 August 2008). "Kiev make mincemeat of Spartak". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Men behaving badly". The Guardian. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ ВТБ получил 74 процента акций московского «Динамо»
- ^ McDaid, David (29 July 2009). "Celtic 0–1 Dynamo Moscow". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ McDaid, David (5 August 2009). "D'mo Moscow 0–2 Celtic (agg 1–2)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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