FC Torpedo Moscow
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Full name | Torpedo Moscow Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Чёрно-белые (The Black and Whites), Автозаводцы (Car factory workers) |
Founded | 17 August 1924 |
Ground | Luzhniki Stadium Arena Khimki (reserve) |
Capacity | 81,000 |
Chairman | Aleksandr Volnushkin |
Manager | Oleg Kononov |
League | Russian First League |
2022–23 | Russian Premier League, 16th (relegated) |
Website | Club website |
Football Club Torpedo Moscow (Russian: ФК "Торпедо" Москва, FK Torpedo Moskva), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that competes in the Russian First League, the second tier of Russian football, after being relegated from the Russian Premier League in the 2022–23 season.[1] Their colours are white and black, with green also commonly being associated with the club. They play their home games at Eduard Streltsov Stadium, but have been playing at Luzhniki Stadium since their home stadium began a reconstruction project in 2021.
The new stadium is designed by the architects Michel REMON and Alexis PEYER from the French office MR&A.[2]
Torpedo are historically one of the big Moscow clubs who enjoyed great domestic success during the Soviet era. In recent history, however, the club has suffered from financial troubles and poor management which has seen them drop down the divisions. A top flight club since promotion in 1938, Torpedo were relegated for the first time in their history following the
History
Name history
- AMO (1930–1932) – owned by Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO).
- ZIS (1933–1936) – after owner's name AMO was changed to Zavod Imeni Stalina (ZIS).
- Torpedo Moscow (1936–July 1996) – when they became one of the founding members of the Soviet 'B' League.
- Torpedo-Luzhniki (August 1996 – 1998) – as they became property of the Luzhniki corporation.
- Torpedo Moscow (1998–present)
Club history
Torpedo Moscow Football Club (based on Proletarskaya Kuznitsa teams) was formed in 1924 by the AMO automotive plant (later known as "Stalin Automotive Plant – ZIS" and later "Likhachev Automotive Plant – ZIL").[citation needed]
They played in the Moscow League until 1936 when they became one of the founder members of the Soviet 'B' League and changed their name to Torpedo Moscow. In 1938, they were promoted to the 'A' League.[
Nicknamed "the Black-Whites," Torpedo has not been a major force in Russian football since the days of Eduard Streltsov, the brilliant striker of the 1950s and 1960s, known as "the Russian Pelé." In 1960, Torpedo won the double; the Top League and the USSR Cup.
Torpedo had its glory period in the 1980's and early 90s, when they made six Soviet/Russian Cup finals, winning the 1985–86 Soviet Cup and the 1992–93 Russian Cup, and finished in the top 6 7/8 times from 1983 to 1991.
The club used to belong to the
After selling Torpedo Moscow in 1996, ZIL created a new team,
After selling Torpedo-ZIL in 2003, ZIL created another team,
Under SC Luzhniki ownership (1996–2009), the team had some high points that had not been reached since the Soviet era, such as finishing in the top four of the Russian Premier League from 1999 to 2002 – including a third-placed finish in
For most of this era, the team played at Luzhniki Stadium. It was speculated that ZIL would merge Torpedo Moscow and Torpedo-ZIL (2003), but instead an independent Torpedo Moscow spent 2009 in the Amateur Football League, later earning two consecutive promotions to gain a spot in theIn the 2012–13 season, Torpedo barely avoided relegation to the second division. At the end of the championship the head coach was replaced once again when 42-year-old
The
In 2017 Torpedo got a new owner – Roman Avdeev, who is a Russian billionaire and the head of Ingrad real estate development company and Rossium concern.
The Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Torpedo's home stadium, is also owned by Rossium. In 2017 Roman Avdeev announced the reconstruction of the stadium. Work began in 2021, once completed, the capacity will be 15,000 (all-seated).
In July 2018
Supporters and rivalries
The fans of Torpedo are "twinned" with the fans of Spartak.[citation needed]
Torpedo's rivalries are with the other Moscow clubs (excluding Spartak),
It has been reported that some fans have displayed far-right symbols and banners both during and outside of matches, such as the Celtic Cross and the Swastika, which has been reported negatively by media on several occasions.[6][7]
Torpedo kits
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Ownerships, kit suppliers, and Sponsors
Period | Kit manufacturers |
Period | Title sponsors |
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1976—1990 | Adidas | 1976—1987 | No Sponsors |
1988—1990 | Danieli | ||
1990—1996 | Umbro | 1990—1991 | Kodak Copiers
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1991—1996 | Holsten
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1997—1998 | Reebok | 1997 | No sponsors |
1998 | Reebok | ||
1999—2003 | Diadora | 1999 | No sponsors |
2000 | Rosneft | ||
2001—2003 | No sponsors | ||
2004 | Le Coq Sportif | 2004 | |
2005—2009 | Umbro | 2005—2008 | |
2009 | Energy Consulting | ||
2010 | Adidas[8] | 2010 | |
2011—2012 | Umbro | 2011—2012 | Agent.ru |
2012—2013 | Adidas | 2012—2013 | ZiL |
2013—2018 | Legea | 2013 | No sponsors |
2014—2015 | Gorenje[9] | ||
2018—2019 | Joma | 2018—2022 | INGRAD |
2019—2020 | Macron | ||
2020—2022 | Nike | ||
2022—2023 | Puma | 2022— | Pari |
2023— | Wildberries |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Russian Football National League(2nd Tier)
- Winners (1): –22
- Winners (1):
- Soviet Top League:
- Soviet Cup / Russian Cup:
- Soviet Super Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1987
Non-official
League history
Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)Head coach Notes 1936 2nd 2 6 3 1 2 10 7 13 — — Spring tourn. 4 7 4 0 3 11 7 15 — — Autumn tourn. 1937 6 12 4 4 4 16 18 24 R16 — Promoted due to
league expansion1938 1st 9 25 9 11 5 51 38 29 R16 — Sinyakov – 15
P. Petrov – 15Bukhteev1939 9 26 8 7 11 51 51 23 R64 — Zharkov – 13 1940 11 24 6 6 12 36 50 18 — — Zharkov – 9 Kvashnin 1941 did not participate No league and cup competitions in 1942–1943 1944 No competition SF — 1945 1st 3 22 12 3 7 41 21 27 R16 — Panfilov – 14 1946 4 22 11 5 6 44 29 27 SF — A. Ponomaryov– 18V. Maslov1947 5 24 9 6 9 36 29 24 RU — Zharkov – 9 V. Maslov1948 5 26 15 3 8 58 43 33 QF — A. Ponomaryov– 191949 4 34 16 10 8 64 42 42 W — A. Ponomaryov– 19Nikitin
Kvashnin1950 10 36 13 10 13 57 60 36 R32 — V. Ponomaryov – 12 Kvashnin 1951 12 28 8 8 12 37 48 24 R32 — Nechaev – 8 Moshkarkin
Rzhevtsev1952 10 13 3 6 4 11 15 12 W — Nechaev – 3
Gabichvadze – 3V. Maslov1953 3 20 11 3 6 24 24 25 QF — Vatskevich – 9 N. Morozov1954 9 24 8 6 10 34 34 22 R16 — Vatskevich – 9 N. Morozov1955 4 22 10 8 4 39 32 28 R16 — Streltsov – 15 N. Morozov1956 5 22 8 7 7 40 37 23 — — V. Ivanov – 13 Beskov 1957 2 22 11 6 5 46 23 28 SF — V. Ivanov – 14 V. Maslov1958 7 22 7 8 7 51 42 22 RU — V. Ivanov – 14 V. Maslov19595 22 11 3 8 27 23 25 — — Falin – 7 V. Maslov1960 1 30 20 5 5 56 25 45 W — Gusarov– 12V. Maslov1961 2 30 19 3 8 68 35 41 RU — Gusarov– 22V. Maslov1962 7 32 15 8 9 64 32 48 QF — Gusarov– 15Zharkov 1963 10 38 12 16 10 46 41 40 R16 — V. Ivanov – 17 N. Morozov1964 2 33 19 8 6 53 23 46 R32 — V. Ivanov – 14 Zolotov 1965 1 32 22 7 3 55 21 51 R32 — Streltsov – 12 Maryenko 1966 6 36 15 10 11 55 39 40 RU — Streltsov – 12 Maryenko 1967 12 36 12 9 15 38 47 33 QF EC R32 4 players – 6 1968 3 38 18 4 6 60 32 50 W CWC QF Streltsov – 21 V. Ivanov 1969 5 32 13 10 9 36 27 36 QF — Pais – 8 V. Ivanov 1970 6 32 12 10 10 36 38 34 QF CWC R32 G. Shalimov – 6 V. Ivanov 1971 7 30 4 20 6 27 27 28 SF — Pais – 6 V. Maslov1972 9 30 11 9 10 31 33 31 W — Y. Smirnov – 12 V. Maslov1973 13 30 9 1+7 13 28 37 19 R32 — Y. Smirnov – 8 1974 4 30 13 7 10 35 28 33 R16 CWC R32 Nikonov – 12 V. Ivanov 1975 4 30 13 8 9 42 33 34 R32 — Khrabrostin – 7 V. Ivanov 1976 12 15 5 4 6 15 20 14 R16 UC R16 Sergey V. Grishin– 5V. Ivanov Spring tourn. 1 15 9 2 4 20 9 20 Khrabrostin – 5
V. Sakharov – 5V. Ivanov Autumn tourn. 1977 3 30 12 13 5 30 23 37 RU — 4 players – 4 V. Ivanov 1978 8 30 11 11 8 36 29 30 SF EC R32 Khrabrostin – 7 V. Ivanov 1979 16 34 8 9 17 32 46 24 Qual. UC R32 N. Vasilyev– 14Salkov 1980 11 34 10 11 13 28 32 30 QF — Redkous – 7 Salkov 1981 5 34 14 14 6 41 29 38 Qual. — Petrakov– 10V. Ivanov 1982 8 34 11 12 11 36 33 32 RU — Redkous – 12 V. Ivanov 1983 6 34 14 11 9 40 34 38 R16 CWC R32 Petrakov– 11V. Ivanov 1984 6 34 15 10 9 43 36 40 QF — Redkous – 14 V. Ivanov 1985 5 34 13 10 11 42 40 36 R16 — Kobzev – 9 V. Ivanov 1986 9 30 10 11 9 31 28 30 W — Y. Savichev – 12 V. Ivanov 1987 4 30 12 12 6 35 25 34 QF CWC QF Y. Savichev – 10 V. Ivanov 1988 3 30 17 8 5 39 23 42 RU — A. Rudakov– 9V. Ivanov 1989 5 30 11 13 6 40 26 35 RU UC R64 – 11 V. Ivanov 1990 4 24 13 4 7 28 24 30 QF CWC R16 Y. Savichev – 8 V. Ivanov 1991 3 30 13 10 7 36 20 36 RU UC QF Tishkov – 8 Skomorokhov
Russia
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)Head coach Notes 1992 1st 11 30 12 6 12 32 30 30 R32 UC R32 G. Grishin – 10 1993 7 34 15 8 11 35 40 38 W UC R32 Borisov – 7 Y. Mironov 1994 11 30 7 12 11 28 37 26 R32 CWC R32 Afanasyev – 8 Y. Mironov
Petrenko
V. Ivanov1995 5 30 16 7 7 40 30 55 QF — D. Prokopenko – 6
Agashkov – 6V. Ivanov 1996 12 34 10 11 13 42 51 41 R32 — Kamoltsev – 9 V. Ivanov 1997 11 34 13 6 15 50 46 45 QF UC
ICR64
SFJankauskas – 10 Tarkhanov 1998 11 30 9 10 11 38 34 37 R16 — V. Bulatov – 9 Tarkhanov
V. Ivanov1999 4 30 13 11 6 38 33 50 R32 — Kamoltsev – 12 V. Shevchenko2000 3 30 16 7 7 42 29 55 R32 — Vyazmikin – 8 V. Shevchenko2001 4 30 15 7 8 53 42 52 QF UC R128 Vyazmikin – 17 V. Shevchenko2002 4 30 14 8 8 47 32 50 R32 UC R128 Semshov – 11 2003 8 30 11 10 9 42 38 43 R32 — Shirko – 7 Petrenko 2004 5 30 16 6 8 53 37 54 R32 UC R32 Panov – 15 Petrenko 2005 7 30 12 9 9 37 33 45 QF — Semshov – 12 Petrenko 2006 15 30 3 13 14 22 40 22 QF — Budylin – 4 Petrenko
GosteninRelegated 2007 2nd6 42 21 6 15 75 59 69 R16 — Romashchenko– 15R. Sabitov 2008 18 42 14 7 21 47 69 49 R32 — Popov – 9 Dayev Relegated to 4th level due
to financial irregul.2009 LFL (4th),
"Moscow"1 32 30 0 2 128 19 90 R64 — Aleksei Chereshnev – 23 PavlovPromoted 2010 3rd,
"Centre"1 30 17 6 7 59 26 57 R32 — Burmistrov – 10 Chugainov Promoted 2011–12 2nd8 52 17 17 18 63 53 68 R32 — Khozin – 9
Dorozhkin – 9Belov2012–13 14 32 6 15 11 29 38 33 R32 — Bezlikhotnov – 7 2013–143 36 19 8 9 45 22 65 Fourth round — I. Shevchenko – 8 Borodyuk Promoted 2014–15 1st15 30 6 11 13 28 45 29 R8 — Putsila – 4 Savichev
PetrakovRelegated to 3rd level 2015–16 3rd12 26 8 6 12 21 28 30 Second round — Tyupikov - 5 Petrakov 2016–17 3 24 11 9 4 36 19 42 Fourth round — Gonezhukov - 5
Chernyshov - 5Bulatov 2017–18 6 26 11 9 6 44 22 42 Third Round — Sadykhov- 8Kolyvanov 2018–19 1 26 20 5 1 48 17 65 Round of 32 — Sergeyev - 16 Kolyvanov Promoted 2019–20 2nd4 27 16 5 6 39 25 53 Quarterfinal — Sergeyev - 14 S. Ignashevich 2020–21 6 42 21 9 12 65 41 72 R64 — Kalmykov - 12 2021–22 1 38 20 15 3 65 36 75 R32 — Sultonov - 15 Promoted