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| Full name | Football Club Moscow | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Citizens, The Caps | ||
| Founded | 1 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-01) | ||
| Dissolved | 2010; 14 years ago (2010) (refounded 2017) | ||
| Ground | Setun Park No. 1, Moscow | ||
| Capacity | 100 | ||
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FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian football club based in Moscow.
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 FC Torpedo-Metallurg. The team played in the Russian Cup final in 2007.
Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in 2007. 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. 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 Moscow was used as home ground.
League and cup history
As Torpedo-ZIL (1997–2002), Torpedo-Metallurg (2003).
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Top scorer (league) Head coach 1997 4th, Zone 3 3 40 23 8 9 77 29 77 
Lavrentyev – 17
Petrenko
1998 3rd, "Center" 1 40 28 6 6 90 30 90 Round of 128 Snigiryov – 32
Petrenko Ignatyev
1999 2nd 4 42 23 13 6 67 27 82 Round of 32 A. Smirnov – 11
Ignatyev
2000 2 38 24 8 6 62 28 80 Round of 64 Lebed' – 10
Ignatyev
2001 1st 14 30 7 10 13 22 35 31 Round of 32 Piyuk – 6
Kucherevsky
2002 14 30 6 10 14 20 39 28 Quarterfinals D. Smirnov – 7
Nikonov
2003 14 30 8 5 17 25 39 29 Round of 32 Monaryov – 8
Aleinikov Ivanov Ignatenko
2004 9 30 10 10 10 38 39 40 Round of 32 
Bracamonte – 11
Petrakov
2005 5 30 14 8 8 36 26 50 Round of 16 Kirichenko – 14
Petrakov
Slutsky
2006 6 30 10 13 7 41 37 43 Round of 16 IC 3rd round Kirichenko – 12
Slutsky
2007 4 30 15 7 8 40 32 52 Runner-up Adamov – 14
Slutsky
2008 9 30 9 11 10 34 36 38 Quarterfinals Bracamonte – 8
Blokhin
2009 6 30 13 9 8 39 28 48 Semifinals UC 1st round 
Jakubko – 8
Božović
2010 4th, Zone Moscow, Division A 3 28 21 1 6 75 28 64 Agaptsev – 21
Vasilyev
2017 4th, Zone Moscow 11 16 4 5 7 43 52 17 Skopin – 5
Zvezdin
Nicknames
Fans and journalists call FC Moskva The Citizens (Template:Lang-ru). The colloquial nickname for the club is The Caps (Template:Lang-ru), which refers to Moscow government ownership (former Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov usually wears a cap).
FC Moscow in Europe
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.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Intertoto Cup | 2R |
|
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 2–0 1–0 |
| 3R | 
|
Hertha BSC | 0–0 0–2 | ||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | 
|
Legia Warsaw | 2–1 2–0 |
| 1R | 
|
F.C. Copenhagen | 1–2 1–1 |
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.
Former coaches
- Oleg Blokhin
- Leonid Slutsky
- Sergei Petrenko
- Miodrag Božović
- Igor Zvezdin
Club records
As of 1 January 2009. Including FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg seasons.
Most league games for the club
- Héctor Bracamonte: 132
- Konstantin Veselovskiy / Oleg Kuzmin: 115
- Stanislav Ivanov: 112
- Radu Rebeja: 110
- Dmitri Godunok: 100
- Maksim Beletskiy: 96
- Yuri Zhevnov: 95
- Mikhail Sinyov: 94
- Munever Rizvić: 92
- Pompiliu Stoica: 88
- Mariusz Jop: 83
- Valeri Leonov: 81
- Aleksei Melyoshin: 78
- Aleksandr Borodkin / Maksim Mishatkin: 76
- Sergei Lavrentyev: 74
- Sergey Shustikov: 73
- Nikolai Barkalov: 72
- Emin Agaev / Pyotr Bystrov / Aleksei Snigiryov: 70
Most league goals for the club
- Aleksei Snigiryov: 52
- Héctor Bracamonte: 35
- Gleb Panfyorov: 27
- Dmitri Kirichenko: 26
- Roman Adamov: 24
- Sergei Lavrentyev: 21
- Aleksandr Smirnov: 20
- Yuri Yakovenko: 15
- Konstantin Veselovskiy / Valeri Klimov: 13
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - FC Moscow pull out of Russian league – CNN, 5 February 2010.
- Russian Premier League confirm FC Moscow withdrawal – ESPN, 16 February 2010.
- ^ Russian Premier League Review – Goal.com, 12 March 2010.
- FC Moscow go out of business after owners pull plug on funding – The Guardian, 7 March 2010.
- ""Москва" прекратила существование". Sovetsky Sport. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
External links
- http://www.fcmoscow.ru – Official website (in Russian)