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Football In Moscow
Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Moscow. Moscow has several of Russia's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs. History Clubs There are many successful football clubs in Moscow including FC Spartak Moscow, PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Torpedo Moscow. The table below lists all Moscow's clubs. Moscow City Moscow Oblast Honours * Soviet and Russian football champion (7) **FC Spartak Moscow (22) ** PFC CSKA Moscow (13) ** FC Dynamo Moscow (11) ** FC Lokomotiv Moscow (3) ** FC Torpedo Moscow (3) * UEFA Cup ** PFC CSKA Moscow (1) Moscow derby Stadia Introduction Luzhniki Stadium, It was the home venue of the Russia national football team. * Luzhniki Stadium * Lukoil Arena * VEB Arena * VTB Arena * RZD Arena RZD Arena () is a association football, football stadium in Moscow, Russia. Formerly known as ''Lokomotiv Stadium'', it is the home stadium o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL; ; РФПЛ) and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian league system was the Russian Football Championship (, ''Chempionat Rossii po Futbolu''). There are 16 teams in the competition. As of the 2021/22 season, the league had two Champions League qualifying spots for the league winners and league runners-up, and two spots in the UEFA Conference League were allocated to the third- and fourth-placed teams. However, those have all been suspended due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with the national team's participation in international competitions. The last two teams are relegated to the Russian First Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Nika Moscow
FC Nika Moscow () is a Russian association football club from Moscow, founded in 1999. It played professionally in the Russian Second Division in 2001 and from 2005 to 2010. Currently it plays in the Amateur Football League Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) () is the fifth overall tier of the Russian football league system. Sometimes it is called Amateur Football League, after the organization that holds the competition (). The league .... External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nika Moscow, FC Association football clubs established in 1999 Defunct football clubs in Moscow 1999 establishments in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Sportakademklub Moscow
FC Sportakademklub Moscow () is a Russian professional association football club, based in Moscow. It played professionally overall from 1994 to 2010. One of its known players was Ilyos Zeytulayev, playing in the youth squad. History The football club was founded in 1992. In that year, the football team Mashinostroitel was organised in the town of Sergiyev Posad near Moscow at the local machine-building plant and they stayed there until 1997. Despite finishing outside the Russian First Division relegation zone in 2008 (the only season the team spent in the second-tier competition), the club could not afford to participate in the 2009 season in the division and volunteered to get relegated to the Russian Second Division for 2009 season. In 2010 season they were relegated from the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Division A) and fourth level (Division B) of Russian professional Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC FShM Moscow
FC FSHM Moscow () is a Russian football team from Moscow. It played professionally from 1979 to 1996. FShM stands for "Football School of Youth" (Futbolnaya Shkhola Molodyozhi) and during Soviet times many junior players from Moscow played on the team to gain their initial professional experience. Their best result was 10th place in Zone 1 of the Soviet Second League in 1986. It plays in the Russian Amateur Football League Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) () is the fifth overall tier of the Russian football league system. Sometimes it is called Amateur Football League, after the organization that holds the competition (). The league ... which have a semi-pro status. Team name history * 1950–1984: FShM Moscow * 1985–1986: SK FShM Moscow * 1987–1989: SK EShVSM Moscow * 1990–1991: FC Zvezda Moscow * 1992–1998: FC TRASKO Moscow * 1999–present: FC FSHM Moscow External links Team historyat KLISF Association football clubs established i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Serp I Molot Moscow
The Serp i Molot Moscow sports club (, meaning " Sickle and Hammer") was a Soviet and now Russian sports club in the city of Moscow. The club represents the Moscow Metallurgical Plant Serp i Molot since 1922 initially as the Astakhov Club of Sports (AKS) and the Astakhov district club (Rayony klub imeni Astakhova, RKimA). The club became better known for its football team that since 1936 participated in the All-Union (Soviet) football league competitions as a team of masters (the Soviet newspeak for professional team). Following the World War II, the football team competed at amateur level. Members of the club were such players who later made and impact as notable football coaches and football functionaries as Boris Arkadyev, Konstantin Beskov, Valentin Granatkin, Grigoriy Fedotov and many others. Name changes *1923—1924 — AKS *1925—1930 — RkimA *1936 — Serp i Molot *1937—1962 — Metallurg *1963-19?? — Serp i Molot *2000 — Serp i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Amateur Football League
Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) () is the fifth overall tier of the Russian football league system. Sometimes it is called Amateur Football League, after the organization that holds the competition (). The league has amateur/semi-pro status. At the end of each season ten teams are promoted from the Amateur Football League to the fully-professional Second Division Division B, located one step above (even though often the winning teams voluntarily choose to stay in the AFL due to higher financial commitments in the Second Division). Bottom-ranked clubs in the first divisions of Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and Siberia may be or are relegated to the second (fifth tier). The league is divided into ten regional divisions. From 1994 to 1997 a professional fourth-level Russian Third League existed. Its teams moved back to amateur competition in 1998. For more details, see 1994 Russian Third League, 1995 Russian Third League, 1996 Russian Third League, 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Rodina-M Moscow
FC Rodina-M Moscow () is a Russian football team based in Moscow. It was founded in 2022. It is a farm club for FC Rodina Moscow. Club history Moscow-based club FC Rodina Moscow was promoted to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2022–23 season. Following that, Rodina received a professional license for the 2022–23 season of the Russian Second League The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Division A) and fourth level (Division B) of Russian professional Association football, football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the :ru: ... for its two farm-teams, Rodina-M and FC Rodina-2 Moscow. Current squad As of 29 March 2025, according to thSecond League website References Association football clubs established in 2022 Football clubs in Russia Football clubs in Moscow 2022 establishments in Russia {{Russia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Spartak-2 Moscow
FC Spartak-2 Moscow () is a Russian football team from Moscow, founded in 1964. It is the reserve club of Russian Premier League team FC Spartak Moscow. History The club has participated in professional competition in the past, as FC Spartak-d Moscow (Russian Second League in 1992–1993, Russian Third Division in 1994–1997) and as FC Spartak-2 Moscow (Russian Second Division in 1998–2000). It started playing professionally again in 2013 in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. On 24 May 2015, they secured the top spot in the West Zone of the PFL and promotion for the first time in history to the second-tier Russian Football National League for the 2015–16 season. On 23 May 2022, FC Spartak Moscow announced that Spartak-2 will be dissolved and not participate in the 2022–23 season for budgetary reasons. On 25 December 2023, Spartak announced the revival of the team and their plans to enter the Russian Second League The Russian Second League (), formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Rodina-2 Moscow
FC Rodina-2 Moscow () is a Russian football team based in Moscow. It was founded in 2022. It is a farm club for FC Rodina Moscow. Club history Moscow-based club FC Rodina Moscow was promoted to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2022–23 season. Following that, Rodina received a professional license for the 2022–23 season of the Russian Second League for its two farm-teams, FC Rodina-M Moscow FC Rodina-M Moscow () is a Russian football team based in Moscow. It was founded in 2022. It is a farm club for FC Rodina Moscow. Club history Moscow-based club FC Rodina Moscow was promoted to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2022– ... and Rodina-2. Current squad As of 5 March 2025, according to thSecond League website References Association football clubs established in 2022 Football clubs in Russia Football clubs in Moscow 2022 establishments in Russia {{Russia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow () is a Russian football team from Moscow. It is the farm-club for FC Dynamo Moscow. History In 2016, it was revived after the parent club, Dynamo, was relegated from the Russian Football Premier League (which holds its own competition for the Under-21 teams of the Premier League clubs) and licensed to play in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League for the 2016–17 season. Majority of the squad participated in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League as well. On 17 June 2017, the parent club announced that, following Dynamo's return to the Premier League, the reserves squad will now again play in the youth tournament conducted by the Premier League, and the separate professional Dynamo-2 squad is therefore dissolved. For the 2020–21 season, the team re-entered the Russian Professional Football League once again. The team previously played on the professional levels as FC Dynamo-d Moscow (Russian Second League in 1992–1993, Russian Third League in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Second League
The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Division A) and fourth level (Division B) of Russian professional Association football, football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the :ru:Профессиональная футбольная лига (Россия), Professional Football League. The 2011–12 season was run by the Department of Professional Football of the Russian Football Union (). From 2013 to 2021 season the league was again run by the Professional Football League and the name Second Division was no longer used, the league was just called PFL. Before the 2021–22 season, the league was merged organizationally with the second-tier Russian First League, First League and renamed to FNL2. Before the 2022–23 season, its short name was changed again, to a historical name "Russian Second League", even though the league's full title ("Second Division of the Football National League") remained the same. The Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
