FC Moskva
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This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League
, see FC Torpedo-ZIL
and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.
FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва), was a Russia
n football
club, based in Moscow
, formerly of the Russian Premier League
. 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 December 28.
(1997–2002), Torpedo-Metallurg (2003).
Russia
usually wears a cap).
.
FC Moscow is now making their second appearance in Europe in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup
, beating Legia Warsaw in the qualifying round.
USSR/Russia
Dmitri Kuznetsov
Oleg Sergeyev
Aleksandr Borodyuk
Sergei Gorlukovich
Sergey Shustikov
Dmitri Khlestov
Roman Adamov
Dimitri Ananko
Aleksei Arifullin
Aleksei Berezutski Vasili Berezutski Pyotr Bystrov
Aleksandr Filimonov
Dmitri Kirichenko Oleg Kornaukhov
Vladimir Lebed
Andrei Novosadov
Nikolai Pisarev
Sergei Podpaly
Aleksei Rebko
Aleksandr Ryazantsev
Aleksandr Samedov Aleksandr Sheshukov
Sergei Semak
Roman Shirokov
Former USSR countries Sargis Hovsepyan Yervand Krbachyan
Andrey Movsisyan
Emin Agaev
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
Narvik Sirkhayev Anton Amelchenko
Barys Haravoy
Vladimir Korytko
Andrei Ostrovskiy
Syarhey Yaskovich
Yuri Zhevnov
Gia Grigalava
Mikheil Jishkariani
Alexander Rekhviashvili
Ruslan Baltiev
Evgeniy Lovchev
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Andris Vaņins
Edgaras Česnauskis
Ignas Dedura
Rolandas Džiaukštas
Tadas Gražiūnas
Saulius Mikalajūnas
Irmantas Stumbrys
Giedrius Žutautas
Alexandru Curtianu
Alexandru Epureanu
Stanislav Ivanov
Alexandru Popovici
Radu Rebeja
Oleg Shirinbekov
Yuri Moroz Oleksandr Pomazun
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
Ulugbek Bakayev
Europe
Ricardo Baiano
Miro Katić
Branislav Krunić
Munever Rizvić
Roman Hubník
Goran Maznov
Damian Gorawski
Mariusz Jop
Pompiliu Stoica
Zvonimir Vukić
Martin Jakubko
Amir Karič
Branko Ilič
Jonas Wallerstedt
South America Maximiliano Moralez
Africa Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Baba Adamu
Isaac Okoronkwo
Stanton Fredericks
Leonid Slutsky Sergei Petrenko
Miodrag Božović
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
, see FC Torpedo-ZIL
FC Torpedo-ZIL
This article refers to the Torpedo-ZIL which existed from 1997 to 2003 and was known as Torpedo-Metallurg during its final season. For the successors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Moscow...
and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.
FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва), was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, based in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, formerly of the Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
. Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in 2007
2007 in Russian football
-National team:-Russian Cup 2007-08:...
. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel
MMC Norilsk Nickel
MMC Norilsk Nickel is a nickel and palladium mining and smelting company. Its largest operations are located in the Norilsk–Talnakh area, in northern Russia. MMC stands for "Mining and Metallurgical Company"....
, 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 December 28.
History
The creation of the team was firstly 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.League and cup history
As Torpedo-ZILFC Torpedo-ZIL
This article refers to the Torpedo-ZIL which existed from 1997 to 2003 and was known as Torpedo-Metallurg during its final season. For the successors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Moscow...
(1997–2002), Torpedo-Metallurg (2003).
RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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| 1997 1997 in Russian football 1997 was the sixth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fifth time... |
4th, Zone 3 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 29 | 77 | Lavrentyev Sergei Lavrentyev Sergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow.-References:... - 17 |
Petrenko Sergei Petrenko Serhiy Anatoliiovych "Sergei" Petrenko is a retired Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the seventh round, 168th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.... |
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| 1998 1998 in Russian football -National team:Russia national football team began their qualification for the Euro 2000.-Leagues:The Russian league system underwent reorganization for the 1998 season. The "leagues" were renamed "divisions". The Second Division was extended to six zones with 16-22 teams , while the Third League... |
3rd, "Center" Russian Second Division The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League.... |
1 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 30 | 90 | Round of 128 | Snigiryov Aleksei Snigiryov Aleksei Anatolyevich Snigiryov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Dynamo Moscow.... - 32 |
Petrenko Sergei Petrenko Serhiy Anatoliiovych "Sergei" Petrenko is a retired Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the seventh round, 168th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.... IgnatyevBoris Ignatyev Boris Petrovich Ignatyev is a Russian football manager and former player. In 1996-1998 he coached the Russia national team. As of July 2009, he is an assistant manager with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.... |
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| 1999 1999 in Russian football 1999 in Russian football was marked by the national team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2000. Spartak Moscow won the league title, while Zenit were the victors of the Russian Cup.-National team:... |
2nd | 4 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 27 | 82 | Round of 32 | Al. Smirnov Aleksandr Vladimirovich Smirnov Aleksandr Vladimirovich Smirnov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who last managed FC Dynamo Bryansk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1988 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League bronze: 1990.... - 11 |
Ignatyev Boris Ignatyev Boris Petrovich Ignatyev is a Russian football manager and former player. In 1996-1998 he coached the Russia national team. As of July 2009, he is an assistant manager with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.... |
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| 2000 2000 in Russian football 2000 in Russian football saw the eighth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the third Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.- National team :... |
2 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 28 | 80 | Round of 64 | Lebed' Vladimir Lebed Vladimir Anatolyevich Lebed is a retired Russian football player.-International career:Lebed played in one game for Russia on 6 May 1995 in UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier against the Faroe Islands.-External links:*... - 10 |
Ignatyev Boris Ignatyev Boris Petrovich Ignatyev is a Russian football manager and former player. In 1996-1998 he coached the Russia national team. As of July 2009, he is an assistant manager with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.... |
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| 2001 2001 in Russian football 2001 in Russian football saw the ninth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the fourth Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-National team:... |
1st Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
14 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 31 | Round of 32 | Piyuk Igor Piyuk Igor Vasilyevich Piyuk is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Rusichi Oryol. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 2002.... - 6 |
 KucherevskyEvgeny Kucherevsky Yevhen Mefodiyovych Kucherevskyi was a Ukrainian football coach. He is most famous for his spells managing Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, which, under his helm, won the Soviet Championship in 1988, took 2nd place twice in 1987 and 1989, as well as the USSR Cup in 1989... |
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| 2002 2002 in Russian football 2002 in Russian football was the first season of the Premier League, which was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow... |
14 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 28 | Quarterfinals | D. A. Smirnov Dmitri Aleksandrovich Smirnov Dmitri Aleksandrovich Smirnov is a Russian footballer. He currently plays for FC Volyn Lutsk.- Career :He holds the record for Luch for most league goals in a year and left on 7 January 2009 the club and moved to FC Terek Grozny.- Personal :His father, Aleksandr Smirnov, played in the Soviet Top... - 7 |
Nikonov Vadim Nikonov Vadim Stanislavovich Nikonov is a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.-International career:Nikonov made his debut for USSR on March 28, 1973 in a friendly against Bulgaria.-External links:... |
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| 2003 2003 in Russian football 2003 in Russian football saw the first title for PFC CSKA Moscow. Spartak Moscow, the Cup winners, had the worst league finish since 1976. The national team qualified for Euro 2004.-National team:Russia national football team qualified for the Euro 2004... |
14 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 29 | Round of 32 | Monaryov Roman Monaryov Roman Hennadiovych Monaryov is a Ukrainian footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Nizhny Novgorod.-Honours:* Russian Cup winner: 2002.* Russian Premier League runner-up: 2002.* Ukrainian Premier League bronze: 1999.-External links:... - 8 |
 AleinikovSergei Aleinikov Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov is a former football player from Belarus, now coach.-Career:He played for the USSR national football team, making 77 appearances for the USSR, scoring six goals, from 1984–91, when USSR made the final of Euro 88, losing to the Netherlands 0-2... IvanovValentin Kozmich Ivanov Valentin Kozmich Ivanov was a football winger/striker, co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup and co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.Ivanov appeared 59 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 26 goals... IgnatenkoAleksandr Ignatenko Aleksandr Viktorovich Ignatenko is an Ukrainian-born Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1970 for Zarya Voroshilovgrad.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1972.... |
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| 2004 2004 in Russian football 2004 in Russian football was marked with Lokomotiv's second championship, Terek's cup victory, and national team playing at Euro 2004.-National team:... |
9 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Round of 32 |  BracamonteHéctor Bracamonte Héctor Andrés Bracamonte, is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.- Career :... - 11 |
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| 2005 2005 in Russian football 2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. Later, CSKA completed the treble, winning the Russian Cup and the Russian Premier League title... |
5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 50 | Round of 16 | Kirichenko - 14 |
Petrakov Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who currently coaches PFC CSKA Moscow.- Playing career :Slutsky's playing career was ended at just 19... |
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| 2006 2006 in Russian football -National team:Russia played two friendly matches under the caretaker coach Aleksandr Borodyuk. On 1 March, they lost 0–1 to Brazil in Moscow, and on 27 May drew 0–0 with Spain in Albacete.... |
6 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 43 | Round of 16 | IC UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup... |
3rd Round | Kirichenko - 12 |
Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who currently coaches PFC CSKA Moscow.- Playing career :Slutsky's playing career was ended at just 19... |
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| 2007 2007 in Russian football -National team:-Russian Cup 2007-08:... |
4 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 52 | Runner-Up | Adamov Roman Adamov Roman Stanislavovich Adamov is a Russian football player.- Club career :Adamov has been prolific in the Russian Premier League since joining FC Moscow, he was signed from Terek Grozny.... - 14 |
Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky is a Russian professional football coach and a former player, who currently coaches PFC CSKA Moscow.- Playing career :Slutsky's playing career was ended at just 19... |
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| 2008 2008 in Russian football -Overview:*Russian Super Cup 2008 was held on 9 March at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Zenit St. Petersburg won the trophy for the first time, beating Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1.*Russian Premier League 2008 started on 14 March.... |
9 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 38 | Quarterfinals | Bracamonte Héctor Bracamonte Héctor Andrés Bracamonte, is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.- Career :... - 8 |
Blokhin Oleg Blokhin Oleh Volodymyrovych "Oleg" Blokhin is a Ukrainian football coach and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team... |
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| 2009 2009 in Russian football -Club competitions:FC Rubin Kazan won the league for the second time in a row.For more details, see:*2009 Russian Premier League*2009 Russian First Division*Russian Second Division 2009-Russian Cup 2008–09:-2009 Russian Super Cup:... |
6 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 48 | Semifinals | UC | 1st Round |  JakubkoMartin Jakubko Martin Jakubko is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Superliga club Dukla Banská Bystrica. He played for the Slovakia national football team 25 games and scored 4 goals.-International career:... - 8 |
 BožovićMiodrag Božovic Miodrag Božović is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. He manages FC Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.- Playing career :... |
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| 2010 | 4th, Zone Moscow, Division A | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 28 | 64 | Agaptsev Dmitri Agaptsev Dmitri Alekseyevich Agaptsev is a Russian football striker, who currently plays for FC Zenit Penza.He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Zenit Penza on August 5, 2011 in a game against FC Sokol Saratov.-References:... - 21 |
Vasilyev Nikolai Viktorovich Vasilyev Nikolai Viktorovich Vasilyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*... |
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Nicknames
Fans and journalists call FC Moskva The Citizens . The colloquial nickname for the club is The Caps , which refers to Moscow government ownership (Moscow mayor Yuriy LuzhkovYuriy Luzhkov
Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov is a Russian politician who was the Mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. He was also vice-chairman and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia party....
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 BerlinHertha BSC Berlin
Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
.
FC Moscow is now making their second appearance in Europe in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, beating Legia Warsaw in the qualifying round.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | |
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| 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup... |
Intertoto Cup | 2R | |
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2-0 1-0 |
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Hertha BSC | 0-0 0-2 | ||
| 2008/09 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
2Q |  |
Legia Warsaw | 2-1 2-0 |
| 1R |  |
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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.USSR/Russia
Dmitri KuznetsovDmitri Kuznetsov
Dmitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov is an association football coach and a former player.During his club career he played for CSKA Moscow, RCD Espanyol, UE Lleida, Deportivo Alavés and CA Osasuna. He earned 28 caps and scored 2 goals for USSR, CIS and Russia from 1990 to 1994, and played in the 1992 UEFA...
Oleg SergeyevOleg Sergeyev
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Sergeyev is a retired Russian football player. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Salyut Belgorod.-Honours:* Soviet Premier League winner: 1991.* Soviet Premier League runner-up: 1990....
Aleksandr BorodyukAleksandr Borodyuk
Aleksandr Genrikhovich Borodyuk is a Russian football manager and former international player for USSR and Russia ....
Sergei GorlukovichSergei Gorlukovich
Sergei Vadimovich Gorlukovich is an association footballer who played manager and former international player.-International career:In international football, Gorlukovich played at the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, and also in Euro 1996. He made his debut for USSR on 19 October 1988 in a 1990...
Sergey Shustikov
Sergey Shustikov
Sergey Viktorovich Shustikov is a Russian football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant manager with PFC CSKA Moscow. He is the son of Viktor Shustikov.-International career:...
Dmitri KhlestovDmitri Khlestov
Dmitri Alekseyevich Khlestov is a retired Russian football player.He played for FC Spartak Moscow, Beşiktaş J.K. , FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow and Sokol Saratov....
Roman Adamov
Roman Adamov
Roman Stanislavovich Adamov is a Russian football player.- Club career :Adamov has been prolific in the Russian Premier League since joining FC Moscow, he was signed from Terek Grozny....
Dimitri Ananko
Dimitri Ananko
Dmitri Vasilyevich Ananko is a retired association football player.-Honours:* Russian Premier League winner in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001* Russian Cup winner in 1992, 1994, 1998...
Aleksei Arifullin
Aleksei Arifullin
Aleksei Sayarovich Arifullin is a retired association footballer.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995, 1999.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1994, 1998.* Russian Cup winner: 1996, 1997, 2000....
Aleksei Berezutski Vasili Berezutski Pyotr Bystrov
Pyotr Bystrov
Pyotr Aleksandrovich Bystrov is an association footballer, currently playing for FC Rubin Kazan. He usually plays as a central, left-sided or offensive midfielder. He has played for Russia. He has previously played for Saturn Ramenskoye , FC Dinamo Moskva , Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod and FC...
Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Filimonov is a retired association football goalkeeper who currently plays for the beach soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national beach soccer team, with which he won the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup....
Dmitri Kirichenko Oleg Kornaukhov
Oleg Kornaukhov
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kornaukhov is an association football player who is currently playing for FC Dmitrov.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999....
Vladimir Lebed
Vladimir Lebed
Vladimir Anatolyevich Lebed is a retired Russian football player.-International career:Lebed played in one game for Russia on 6 May 1995 in UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier against the Faroe Islands.-External links:*...
Andrei Novosadov
Andrei Novosadov
Andrey Nikolaevich Novosadov is an association football coach and a former goalkeeper. Currently, he works as an assistant manager with FC Vityaz Podolsk. He is the only goalkeeper to score a goal in Russian Premier League....
Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Pisarev
Nikolai Nikolayevich Pisarev is a retired association football player. Currently he coaches the Russia national under-21 football team...
Sergei Podpaly
Sergei Podpaly
Sergei Ivanovich Podpaly is a retired association football player and now coach...
Aleksei Rebko
Aleksei Rebko
Aleksei Vasilyevich Rebko is an association footballer who played midfielder. He currently plays for FC Rostov.-Career:He broke the record of youngest players record for Spartak in 2002, previously held by Aleksandr Pavlenko....
Aleksandr Ryazantsev
Aleksandr Ryazantsev
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Ryazantsev is an Russian footballer who plays as a winger for Rubin Kazan. He scored the team's first goal on October 20, 2009, a thunderous 30-yard strike in their shock 2–1 away victory at the Camp Nou against Barcelona in an Champions League group stage match...
Aleksandr Samedov Aleksandr Sheshukov
Aleksandr Sheshukov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sheshukov is an association footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Moscow.-International career:...
Sergei Semak
Sergei Semak
Sergei Bogdanovich Semak is a Russian international football midfielder of Ukrainian origins.-Early life:Semak was born in the selo Sychanskoye in the Voroshilovgradskaya Oblast into a peasant family of modest economical background. He was an excellent student and had an ideal behavior...
Roman Shirokov
Roman Shirokov
Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov is an association football defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Zenit in the Russian Premier League and for the Russia national football team.-Early career:...
Former USSR countries Sargis Hovsepyan Yervand Krbachyan
Yervand Krbachyan
Yervand Krbachyan is an Armenian former football defender and current manager. He was also capped for the USSR U-20 team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.-External links:* at National Football Teams*...
Andrey Movsisyan
Andrey Movsisyan
Andrey Movsisyan is a Russia born Armenian football striker. He was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 18 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut in away friendly match against Lithuania on June 3, 2000....
Emin Agaev
Emin Agaev
Emin Rafael-ogly Agaev is a retired Azerbajiani professional football player. Currently, he manages FC Dagdizel Kaspiysk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow...
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin is a retired Azerbaijani professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Termist Baku.-Honours:* Azerbaijan Premier League champion: 1998.* Azerbaijan Premier League runner-up: 2005....
Narvik Sirkhayev Anton Amelchenko
Anton Amelchenko
Anton Amelchenko ; ; born 27 March 1985 in Gomel) is a Belarusian football player who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League.-External links:*...
Barys Haravoy
Barys Haravoy
Barys Alehavich Haravoy is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1991 for FC Torpedo Taganrog.Since 2006 he works as a referee.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 2001....
Vladimir Korytko
Vladimir Korytko
Uladzimir Mihailavich Karytska is a Belarusian footballer. In 2009 he signed a contract with Metalurh Donetsk. Vova has become a member of the Belarussian national side in 2002.-International goals:-External links:*...
Andrei Ostrovskiy
Andrei Ostrovskiy
Andrey Mikalayavich Astrowski is a former Belarusian footballer.Astrowski made 52 appearances for the Belarus national football team from 1994 to 2005.-External links:...
Syarhey Yaskovich
Syarhey Yaskovich
Syarhey Yaskovich is a retired Belarusian professional footballer.-Honours:* Belarusian Premier League champion: 1995.* Belarusian Premier League runner-up: 1994.* Russian Cup finalist: 2001.* Kazakhstan Premier League runner-up: 2006.-External links:...
Yuri Zhevnov
Yuri Zhevnov
Yuri Zhevnov is a professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League.-Career:...
Gia Grigalava
Gia Grigalava
Gia Aleksandrovich Grigalava is a professional Russian footballer of Georgian ethnic origin, he plays for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.-Career:The Russian-Georgian started his career at FC Rostov, who made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2007. In January 2010 SKA Rostov loaned the left-back...
Mikheil Jishkariani
Mikheil Jishkariani
Mikheil Dzhishkariani is a Georgian footballer who is currently a free agent. He has played mostly in Georgia and Russia, except for a spell at FC Dynamo Kyiv in 1993–1995 and a recent spell in Germany with Wormatia Worms...
Alexander Rekhviashvili
Alexander Rekhviashvili
Alexandr Roland Rekhviashvili is a football midfielder from Georgia. He plays on the national team and has been capped 21 times since his debut in 1999....
Ruslan Baltiev
Ruslan Baltiev
Ruslan Tahirovich Baltiev is a Kazakh football midfielder who currently plays for Kazakhstani club FC Kairat. He is a former Kazakh international whom is the most capped player and the top goalscorer of all-time for.-Club career:...
Evgeniy Lovchev
Evgeniy Lovchev
Not to be confused with Evgeny LovchevEvgeniy Lovchev is a Kazakh football midfielder. He currently plays for the club FC Shakhter and he has capped for Kazakhstan national football team 8 times scoring 1 goal Not to be confused with Evgeny LovchevEvgeniy Lovchev (born 6 August 1975) is a Kazakh...
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Vladimirs Kolesnicenko
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :...
Andris Vaņins
Andris Vanins
Andris Vaņins is a football goalkeeper from Latvia. He is a Latvian international. Since 2009 his club is FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.-FK Ventspils:...
Edgaras Česnauskis
Edgaras Cesnauskis
Edgaras Česnauskis is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays for FC Rostov. In March 2006 Česnauskis signed a three-year deal with Saturn Ramenskoe...
Ignas Dedura
Ignas Dedura
Ignas Dedura is a football player who plays for FK Ekranas in Lithuania.-Club career:Dedura began his career at FBK Kaunas in 1997, scoring 13 goals in 105 appearances, before moving to Russia in 2001 where he played for FC Torpedo-ZIL...
Rolandas Džiaukštas
Rolandas Džiaukštas
Rolandas Džiaukštas is a Lithuanian professional footballer who is retired.- International career :Džiaukštas made 40 appearances for the Lithuania national football team from 1998 to 2007.-References:...
Tadas Gražiūnas
Tadas Gražiūnas
Tadas Gražiūnas is a Lithuanian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FK Vindava Ventspils. He made his professional debut in the A Lyga in 1995 for JR Alsa Vilnius...
Saulius Mikalajūnas
Saulius Mikalajūnas
Saulius Mikalajūnas is a retired Lithuanian international football midfielder. He obtained a total number of 42 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring one goal. His last club was FK Atlantas. He also played in Russia during his professional career.-Honours:* Baltic Cup** 1994* A...
Irmantas Stumbrys
Irmantas Stumbrys
Irmantas Stumbrys was a Lithuanian football player who played as a midfielder. He has played for a number of first division Lithuanian teams and for some Russian sides including Zenit.-Death:...
Giedrius Žutautas
Giedrius Žutautas
Giedrius Žutautas is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the A Lyga in 1992 for FK ROMAR Mažeikiai.His younger brother Darius Žutautas is also a professional footballer.-References:...
Alexandru Curtianu
Alexandru Curtianu
Alexandru Curtianu is a Moldovan professional football coach and a former player. As of October 2011, Curtianu was hired as head coach of the Moldovan national under-21 side...
Alexandru Epureanu
Alexandru Epureanu
Alexandru Epureanu is a Moldovan footballer. He plays for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Career:Epureanu joined FC Sheriff Tiraspol in summer 2004.He won Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2007....
Stanislav Ivanov
Stanislav Ivanov
Stanislav Ivanov is a Moldovan footballer. He currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.- Career :Ivanov began his career by FC Sheriff Tiraspol, before 2004 transferred to FC Moscow...
Alexandru Popovici
Alexandru Popovici (Moldovan footballer)
Alexandru Popovici is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays for FC Iskra Stali.Popovici previously played for CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol and FC Dacia Chişinău....
Radu Rebeja
Radu Rebeja
Radu Rebeja is a retired Moldovan football defensive midfielder or centre-back. He has been capped many times for Moldova and was the captain of FC Moscow. He joined FC Moscow in 2004. Before that he played for Saturn Ramenskoye , Uralan Elista and Zimbru Chisinau . He finished his football...
Oleg Shirinbekov
Oleg Shirinbekov
Oleg Khakimbekovich Shirinbekov is a Tajikistani football coach and a former Soviet and Tajikistani player.-European club competitions:With FC Torpedo Moscow.* European Cup Winners' Cup 1986–87: 2 games, 1 goal....
Yuri Moroz Oleksandr Pomazun
Oleksandr Pomazun
Aleksandr Vasil'evich Pomazun is a Ukrainian football coach and a former goalkeeper.He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.-European club competitions:* UEFA Champions League 1993–94 with FC Spartak Moscow: 6 games....
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov is an Uzbekistani football defender. He now plays for Xorazm FK Urganch.-International career:...
Ulugbek Bakayev
Ulugbek Bakayev
Ulugbek Bakayev is a Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FC Zhetysu as a striker.He is a member of the Uzbekistan national football team...
Europe
Ricardo BaianoRicardo Santos Lago
Ricardo Santos Lago , best known as Ricardo Baiano, is a Brazilian-born Bosnian football midfielder who last played for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi.-Biography:...
Miro Katić
Miro Katic
Miro Katić is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for RNK Split.-External links: *...
Branislav Krunić
Branislav Krunic
Branislav Krunić is a Bosnian football player currently playing for FK Borac Banja Luka. He is a midfielder or a playmaker.-International career:...
Munever Rizvić
Munever Rizvic
-External links:...
Roman Hubník
Roman Hubník
Roman Hubník is a Czech football defender who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He also plays for the Czech national team. His brother Michal Hubník is also a footballer.- Club career :...
Goran Maznov
Goran Maznov
Goran Maznov is a Macedonian football striker who currently plays for Kerkyra F.C.....
Damian Gorawski
Damian Gorawski
Damian Gorawski is a Polish footballer who plays as a right winger in midfield. He is currently with Górnik II Zabrze.-Club:Previously he played for Ruch Chorzów, Wisła Kraków and FC Moscow...
Mariusz Jop
Mariusz Jop
Mariusz Jop is a retired Polish footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Jop started out playing for KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. He won the Polish League Championship with Wisła Kraków in the 2000/01, 2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons. While playing in FC Moscow he become the first Pole to score a...
Pompiliu Stoica
Pompiliu Stoica
Pompiliu Stoica is a Romanian football defender. He has a few caps for Romania.- Notes : The 2009-2010 appearances and goals made for Petrolul Ploieşti are unavailable.-External links:*...
Zvonimir Vukić
Zvonimir Vukic
Zvonimir Vukić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for FK Partizan.-Club career:...
Martin Jakubko
Martin Jakubko
Martin Jakubko is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Superliga club Dukla Banská Bystrica. He played for the Slovakia national football team 25 games and scored 4 goals.-International career:...
Amir Karič
Amir Karic
Amir Karić is a Bosnian-Slovenian footballer.-Club career:After the Euro 2000 was brought to English football by Ipswich Town in September 2000 for £700k....
Branko Ilič
Branko Ilic
Branko Ilič is a Slovenian footballer, who plays for FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League.Usually a right defender, he can also operate in the middle.-Club career:...
Jonas Wallerstedt
Jonas Wallerstedt
Jonas Wallerstedt is a Swedish football striker, known for his aerial and goal scoring abilities, playing for Swedish side GIF Sundsvall. He is nicknamed "Walle" by both fans and teammates. During his career he has represented three clubs in the Swedish top flight, Allsvenskan, and was a part of...
South America Maximiliano Moralez
Maximiliano Moralez
Maximiliano Nicolás Moralez is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Atalanta B.C. in the Serie A.At , Moralez is the shortest player in the Italian league...
Africa Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé is a retired Cameroonian football fullback, who holds Russian citizenship. He used to play for Chernomorets Novorossiysk, Spartak Moscow, FC Moscow, FC Terek Grozny and FC Vityaz Podolsk.- Club career :...
Baba Adamu
Baba Adamu
Baba Adamu known occasionally simply by his nickname "Armando", is a Ghanaian International football Striker, who playing for Bechem Chelsea.- International :...
Isaac Okoronkwo
Isaac Okoronkwo
Isaac Okoronkwo is a professional football player who currently plays as a defender for FC Rostov in Russia.Okoronkwo started his career at FC Lagos before moving to the Nigerian topclub Julius Berger FC...
Stanton Fredericks
Stanton Fredericks
Stanton "Stiga" Fredericks is a South African football player who plays as midfielder for Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League and has previously represented South Africa....
Former coaches
Oleg BlokhinOleg Blokhin
Oleh Volodymyrovych "Oleg" Blokhin is a Ukrainian football coach and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team...
Leonid Slutsky Sergei Petrenko
Sergei Petrenko (footballer)
Sergei Anatolyevich Petrenko is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1972 for FC Torpedo Moscow....
Miodrag Božović
Miodrag Božovic
Miodrag Božović is a Montenegrin football manager and former player. He manages FC Amkar Perm in the Russian Premier League.- Playing career :...
Most league games for the club
- Héctor BracamonteHéctor BracamonteHéctor Andrés Bracamonte, is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.- Career :...
: 132 - Konstantin Veselovskiy / Oleg KuzminOleg KuzminOleg Aleksandrovich Kuzmin is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Rubin Kazan. He is a full back.-International:...
: 115 - Stanislav IvanovStanislav IvanovStanislav Ivanov is a Moldovan footballer. He currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.- Career :Ivanov began his career by FC Sheriff Tiraspol, before 2004 transferred to FC Moscow...
: 112 - Radu RebejaRadu RebejaRadu Rebeja is a retired Moldovan football defensive midfielder or centre-back. He has been capped many times for Moldova and was the captain of FC Moscow. He joined FC Moscow in 2004. Before that he played for Saturn Ramenskoye , Uralan Elista and Zimbru Chisinau . He finished his football...
: 110 - Dmitri GodunokDmitri GodunokDmitri Vladimirovich Godunok is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Akademiya Togliatti.-External links:...
: 100 - Maksim Beletskiy: 96
- Yuri ZhevnovYuri ZhevnovYuri Zhevnov is a professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League.-Career:...
: 95 - Mikhail SinyovMikhail SinyovMikhail Yuryevich Sinyov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for PFC CSKA Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1991.* Russian Premier League bronze: 2003....
: 94 - Munever RizvićMunever Rizvic-External links:...
: 92 - Pompiliu StoicaPompiliu StoicaPompiliu Stoica is a Romanian football defender. He has a few caps for Romania.- Notes : The 2009-2010 appearances and goals made for Petrolul Ploieşti are unavailable.-External links:*...
: 88 - Mariusz JopMariusz JopMariusz Jop is a retired Polish footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Jop started out playing for KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. He won the Polish League Championship with Wisła Kraków in the 2000/01, 2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons. While playing in FC Moscow he become the first Pole to score a...
: 83 - Valeri LeonovValeri LeonovValeri Viktorovich Leonov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Prialit Reutov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow.-References:*...
: 81 - Aleksei MelyoshinAleksei MelyoshinAleksei Vladislavovich Melyoshin is a retired Russian footballer. Currently, he works as a coach at FC Spartak Moscow football academy.-Achievements:* Russian Premier League winner: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999....
: 78 - Aleksandr BorodkinAleksandr BorodkinAleksandr Anatolyevich Borodkin is a Russian football coach and a former player. As of April 2009, he is an assistant coach for the reserve team of FC Moscow...
/ Maksim Mishatkin: 76 - Sergei LavrentyevSergei LavrentyevSergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow.-References:...
: 74 - Sergey ShustikovSergey ShustikovSergey Viktorovich Shustikov is a Russian football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant manager with PFC CSKA Moscow. He is the son of Viktor Shustikov.-International career:...
: 73 - Nikolai BarkalovNikolai BarkalovNikolai Anatolyevich Barkalov is a retired Russian professional footballer. In 2009, he played for FC Zelenograd. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1995 for FC Torpedo Moscow.-External links:...
: 72 - Emin AgaevEmin AgaevEmin Rafael-ogly Agaev is a retired Azerbajiani professional football player. Currently, he manages FC Dagdizel Kaspiysk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow...
/ Pyotr BystrovPyotr BystrovPyotr Aleksandrovich Bystrov is an association footballer, currently playing for FC Rubin Kazan. He usually plays as a central, left-sided or offensive midfielder. He has played for Russia. He has previously played for Saturn Ramenskoye , FC Dinamo Moskva , Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod and FC...
/ Aleksei SnigiryovAleksei SnigiryovAleksei Anatolyevich Snigiryov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Dynamo Moscow....
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Most league goals for the club
- Aleksei SnigiryovAleksei SnigiryovAleksei Anatolyevich Snigiryov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1991 for FC Dynamo Moscow....
: 52 - Héctor BracamonteHéctor BracamonteHéctor Andrés Bracamonte, is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.- Career :...
: 35 - Gleb PanfyorovGleb PanfyorovGleb Nikolayevich Panfyorov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Chayka-CSKA Moscow. He played for the main team of PFC CSKA Moscow in the USSR Federation Cup.-References:...
: 27 - Dmitri Kirichenko: 26
- Roman AdamovRoman AdamovRoman Stanislavovich Adamov is a Russian football player.- Club career :Adamov has been prolific in the Russian Premier League since joining FC Moscow, he was signed from Terek Grozny....
: 24 - Sergei LavrentyevSergei LavrentyevSergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow.-References:...
: 21 - Aleksandr SmirnovAleksandr Vladimirovich SmirnovAleksandr Vladimirovich Smirnov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who last managed FC Dynamo Bryansk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1988 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League bronze: 1990....
: 20 - Yuri Yakovenko: 15
- Konstantin Veselovskiy / Valeri KlimovValeri Klimov (footballer)Valeri Aleksandrovich Klimov is a Russian professional footballer. He currently plays for FC Tom Tomsk, which he is the team captain of. Klimov is a midfielder, who can play either in the centre or on the wings. In Tom he wears a T-shirt with number 3...
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