:''This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the

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, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and

FC Torpedo-Metallurg FC Torpedo-ZIL (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо-ЗИЛ) was a Russian football club from Moscow. History The team was founded in 1997 after Torpedo Moscow, which played in the Russian Top Division, became a property of SC ...

.'' FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian football club based in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

History

The creation of the team was first announced by the Moscow government on 1 March 2004. FC Moscow was formed on the base of

. The team played in the Russian Cup final in 2007. Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in

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. On 14 December 2007, Oleg Blokhin was announced as FC Moscow's new manager with

Leonid Slutsky Leonid Slutsky may refer to: * Leonid Slutsky (football coach) (born 1971), Russian association football manager and former player * Leonid Slutsky (politician) Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky (russian: Леонид Эдуардович Слуцк� ...

having left at the end of the

season. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding. Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz.Russian Premier League Review
– Goal.com, 12 March 2010. Subsequently FC Moscow folded, ceasing to exist as a professional football club. 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 28 December. Soon after the club was reestablished and continue to compete in the Amateur Football League. During the professional period, E. Streltsov Stadium, in

was used as home ground.

Domestic history

European history

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 made their second appearance in Europe in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, beating Legia Warsaw in the qualifying round.

Nicknames

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 (former Moscow mayor

Yuriy Luzhkov Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov ( rus, Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 201 ...

usually wears a cap).

Notable players

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. ;USSR/Russia * Dmitri Kuznetsov *

Oleg Sergeyev Oleg Vyacheslavovich Sergeyev (russian: Олег Вячеславович Сергеев; born 29 March 1968) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Honours * Soviet Premier League winner: 1991. * Soviet Premier League runner-up: 19 ...

* Aleksandr Borodyuk * Sergei Gorlukovich *

Sergey Shustikov Sergey Viktorovich Shustikov (; 30 September 1970 – 7 January 2016) was a Russian football coach and player who managed FC Solyaris Moscow from 2014 until his death.Dmitri Khlestov *

Roman Adamov Roman Stanislavovich Adamov (russian: Роман Станиславович Адамов; born 21 June 1982) is a retired Russian football player. Career Club career Adamov has been prolific in the Russian Premier League since joining ...

* Dimitri Ananko * Aleksei Arifullin * Aleksei Berezutski * Vasili Berezutski * Pyotr Bystrov *

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* Dmitri Kirichenko * Oleg Kornaukhov *

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* Kirill Nababkin * Andrei Novosadov * Nikolai Pisarev *

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* Aleksei Rebko * Aleksandr Ryazantsev *

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* Aleksandr Sheshukov * Sergei Semak *

Roman Shirokov Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков ; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player. As a player, he was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitu ...

* Dmitri Tarasov ;Former Socialist Republic countries * Sargis Hovsepyan *

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* Andrey Movsisyan *

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* Vyaçeslav Lıçkin * Narvik Sirkhayev * Anton Amelchenko *

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Vladimir Korytko Uladzimir Mihailavich Karytska ( be, Уладзімір Міхайлавіч Карыцька, russian: Владимир Михайлович Корытько, Vladimir Mikhailovich Korytko; born 6 July 1979) is a Belarusian football coach and a ...

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* Yuri Zhevnov *

Gia Grigalava Gia Aleksandrovich Grigalava ( ka, გია გრიგალავა, tr, ; russian: Гиа Александрович Григалава; born 5 August 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer. He also holds Russian citizenship. Career Th ...

* Mikheil Jishkariani *

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* Ruslan Baltiev * Evgeniy Lovchev * Alexandru Curtianu * Alexandru Epureanu * Stanislav Ivanov * Alexandru Popovici *

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Yuri Moroz Yuriy Leontiyovych Moroz ( uk, Юрій Леонтійович Мороз; born 8 September 1970) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. Career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1986 for S ...

* Oleksandr Pomazun * Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov *

Ulugbek Bakayev Ulugbek Bakayev ( uz, Улуғбек Бақоев, Ulug`bek Baqoyev, russian: Улугбек Бакаев) (born 28 November 1978) is a former Uzbekistani footballer and current manager of FC Sogdiana Jizzakh. Career Bakayev played spent most o ...

;Europe *

Ricardo Baiano Ricardo Santos Lago (born 10 September 1980), best known as Ricardo Baiano, is a retired professional football midfielder who is currently the Youth Academy Manager of FC Krasnodar. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina n ...

* Miro Katić * Branislav Krunić * Munever Rizvić *

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* Vladimirs Koļesņičenko * Andris Vaņins *

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* Ignas Dedura *

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* Tadas Gražiūnas *

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* Giedrius Žutautas * Goran Maznov *

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;South America * Pablo Barrientos *

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* Maximiliano Moralez ;Africa *

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Managers

''Information correct as of match played 29 November 2009. Only competitive matches are counted.'' *Notes:

Club records

Top goalscorers

Most appearances

References

External links

*http://www.fcmoscow.ru – Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Moscow, FC Association football clubs established in 2004 Association football clubs disestablished in 2010 Defunct football clubs in Moscow 2004 establishments in Russia 2010 disestablishments in Russia