FC Presnya Moscow (russian: ФК «Пресня» Москва) was a Russian

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team based in Moscow. It was founded in 1978 as FC Krasnaya Presnya Moscow. It participated in the third-tier Soviet Second League and was notable for giving the start for the careers of Oleg Romantsev,

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and

Aleksandr Mostovoi Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Мостово́й ; born 22 August 1968) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known as ''O Zar de ...

History

In 1990, when

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policies allowed the creation of private enterprises in the Soviet Union, the club was purchased by an Iraqi businessman Hussam Al-Khalidi who renamed the club to Asmaral (after the initials of his three children – daughters Asil and Mariam and son Alan). It was the first privately owned club in Russia. Al-Khalidi hired an acclaimed coach

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and a former Spartak Moscow star Yuri Gavrilov. After the 1991 season, the club was promoted to the second-tier Soviet First League. However, due to the dissolution of the USSR, the new Russian league system was organized, and Asmaral was accepted into the top-flight Russian Top Division, where it reached the 7th place in the inaugural 1992 season. In the next 1993 season, it was relegated to the

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, then suffered two consecutive relegations in 1995 and 1996, ending up in the

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. Following the 1998 season, it lost the professional status (entering amateur leagues) and was dissolved altogether after the 1999 season, and being declared bankrupt in September 2003. Asmaral's farm club participated in the Russian Second League and Russian Third League in 1992 as FC Asmaral-d Moscow and from 1993 to 1995 as FC Presnya Moscow. A separate club called FC Presnya Moscow participated on the professional level in the Russian Second Division from 2004 to 2006.

League and cup

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Asmaral/Krasnaya Presnya. ;USSR/Russia * Yuri Gavrilov *

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* Sergey Rodionov * Andrei Yakubik * Sergey Grishin * Sergei Semak *

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;Former USSR countries * Algimantas Briaunis

References

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