FC Torpedo-ZIL was a Russian

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club from

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. The club, however, is related to but should not be confused with former

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club FC Torpedo-ZIL, renamed Torpedo-Metallurg in 2003 (''the club that later served as a base for the creation of

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''). It was founded in 2003 under the name FC Torpedo-ZIL and was known as Torpedo-RG Moscow until 2009 when it was renamed back to Torpedo-ZIL.Official PFL website
On April 3, 2009,

ZiL OJSC AMO ZiL, known fully as the Public Joint-Stock Company – Likhachov Plant () and more commonly called ZiL (, was a major Russian automobile, truck, military vehicle, and heavy equipment manufacturer that was based in Moscow. The last ZiL ...

bought

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from their previous owner, Luzhniki. It was speculated at the time that the two teams could possibly be merged (ZiL was a minority owner in FC Torpedo-ZIL as of early 2009, with majority interest owned by

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). 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. In early 2011, after FC Saturn Moscow Oblast dropped out of the

for financial reasons, its place was taken up by

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, creating a vacancy in the

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. Torpedo-ZIL applied for the spot. After it was announced the spot will be awarded to

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, Torpedo-ZIL owner Alexander Mamut announced that Torpedo-ZIL will be disbanded.

History

The club was founded as a joint foundation by the Russian newspaper ''"

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"'' and the automobile plant ''"

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"'', the company that previously owned FC Torpedo-ZIL. The club started in the local regional Moscow championship, but was eventually promoted to the

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External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torpedo-Zil Moscow (2003), Fc Defunct football clubs in Moscow Association football clubs established in 2003 Association football clubs disestablished in 2011 2003 establishments in Russia 2011 disestablishments in Russia