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Torpedo Moscow
Full nameTorpedo Moscow Football Club
Nickname(s)Чёрно-белые (The Black and Whites), Автозаводцы (Car factory workers)
Founded17 August 1924; 99 years ago (17 August 1924)
GroundLuzhniki Stadium
Arena Khimki (reserve)
Capacity81,000
ChairmanAleksandr Volnushkin
ManagerOleg Kononov
LeagueRussian First League
2022–23Russian Premier League, 16th (relegated)
WebsiteClub 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

2022-23
, being relegated in both top-flight seasons after finishing in relegation spots, while spending the other seasons bouncing around between the second and third tiers.

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

ZIL automobile plant until a fallout in the mid-1990s that resulted in Torpedo leaving their historic ground and moving across town to Luzhniki, as they became property of the Luzhniki corporation and its name was changed to Torpedo-Luzhniki between (1996–1997) before it was renamed Torpedo Moscow. [citation needed
]

Torpedo-Luzhniki logo (1996–1997).

After selling Torpedo Moscow in 1996, ZIL created a new team,

Amateur Football League when its owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding.[citation needed
]

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

Second Division. In early 2009, Luzhniki sold the team back to ZiL.[3]
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 the
First Division
in 2011. In their first season back in the First Division, the team finished eighth during the first half of the tournament at the end of 2011, taking them through to a Top 8 Promotion playoff during the season's second half.

In 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

Samara
, Torpedo played to a draw, thus prevailing on aggregate and returning to the Premier League after an eight-year absence.

The

Russian Professional Football League
for 2015–16 season, thus sealing a two-level relegation.

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

2021–22 Russian Football National League to secure the return to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years on 21 May 2022.[5] They were relegated after one season at the top level.[1]

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),

CSKA, and Dynamo, with whom they contest the Moscow derbies, as well as FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[citation needed
]

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

Ownerships, kit suppliers, and Sponsors

Period Kit
manufacturers
Period Title
sponsors
1976—1990 Adidas 1976—1987 No Sponsors
1988—1990 Danieli
1990—1996 Umbro 1990—1991
Kodak Copiers
1991—1996
Holsten
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

Non-official

1991

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 expansion
1938 1st 9 25 9 11 5 51 38 29 R16 Soviet Union Sinyakov – 15
Soviet Union P. Petrov – 15
Bukhteev
1939 9 26 8 7 11 51 51 23 R64 Soviet Union Zharkov – 13
Bukhteev
Soviet Union Kvashnin
1940 11 24 6 6 12 36 50 18 Soviet Union Zharkov – 9 Soviet Union 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 Soviet Union Panfilov – 14
1946 4 22 11 5 6 44 29 27 SF
A. Ponomaryov
– 18
V. Maslov
1947 5 24 9 6 9 36 29 24 RU Soviet Union Zharkov – 9
V. Maslov
1948 5 26 15 3 8 58 43 33 QF
A. Ponomaryov
– 19
V. Maslov
Soviet Union Nikitin
1949 4 34 16 10 8 64 42 42 W
A. Ponomaryov
– 19
Soviet Union Nikitin
Soviet Union Kvashnin
1950 10 36 13 10 13 57 60 36 R32 Soviet Union V. Ponomaryov – 12 Soviet Union Kvashnin
1951 12 28 8 8 12 37 48 24 R32 Soviet Union Nechaev – 8 Soviet Union Moshkarkin
Soviet Union Rzhevtsev
1952 10 13 3 6 4 11 15 12 W Soviet Union Nechaev – 3
Soviet Union Gabichvadze – 3
V. Maslov
1953 3 20 11 3 6 24 24 25 QF Soviet Union Vatskevich – 9
N. Morozov
1954 9 24 8 6 10 34 34 22 R16 Soviet Union Vatskevich – 9
N. Morozov
1955 4 22 10 8 4 39 32 28 R16 Soviet Union Streltsov – 15
N. Morozov
1956 5 22 8 7 7 40 37 23 Soviet Union V. Ivanov – 13 Soviet Union Beskov
1957 2 22 11 6 5 46 23 28 SF Soviet Union V. Ivanov – 14
V. Maslov
1958 7 22 7 8 7 51 42 22 RU Soviet Union V. Ivanov – 14
V. Maslov
1959
5 22 11 3 8 27 23 25 Soviet Union Falin – 7
V. Maslov
1960 1 30 20 5 5 56 25 45 W
Gusarov
– 12
V. Maslov
1961 2 30 19 3 8 68 35 41 RU
Gusarov
– 22
V. Maslov
1962 7 32 15 8 9 64 32 48 QF
Gusarov
– 15
Soviet Union Zharkov
1963 10 38 12 16 10 46 41 40 R16 Soviet Union V. Ivanov – 17
N. Morozov
1964 2 33 19 8 6 53 23 46 R32 Soviet Union V. Ivanov – 14 Soviet Union Zolotov
1965 1 32 22 7 3 55 21 51 R32 Soviet Union Streltsov – 12 Soviet Union Maryenko
1966 6 36 15 10 11 55 39 40 RU Soviet Union Streltsov – 12 Soviet Union Maryenko
1967 12 36 12 9 15 38 47 33 QF EC R32 4 players – 6
N. Morozov
Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1968 3 38 18 4 6 60 32 50 W CWC QF Soviet Union Streltsov – 21 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1969 5 32 13 10 9 36 27 36 QF Soviet Union Pais – 8 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1970 6 32 12 10 10 36 38 34 QF CWC R32 Soviet Union G. Shalimov – 6 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1971 7 30 4 20 6 27 27 28 SF Soviet Union Pais – 6
V. Maslov
1972 9 30 11 9 10 31 33 31 W Soviet Union Y. Smirnov – 12
V. Maslov
1973 13 30 9 1+7 13 28 37 19 R32 Soviet Union Y. Smirnov – 8
V. Maslov
Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1974 4 30 13 7 10 35 28 33 R16 CWC R32 Soviet Union Nikonov – 12 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1975 4 30 13 8 9 42 33 34 R32 Soviet Union Khrabrostin – 7 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1976 12 15 5 4 6 15 20 14 R16 UC R16
Sergey V. Grishin
– 5
Soviet Union V. Ivanov Spring tourn.
1 15 9 2 4 20 9 20 Soviet Union Khrabrostin – 5
Soviet Union V. Sakharov – 5
Soviet Union V. Ivanov Autumn tourn.
1977 3 30 12 13 5 30 23 37 RU Soviet Union 4 players – 4 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1978 8 30 11 11 8 36 29 30 SF EC R32 Soviet Union Khrabrostin – 7 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1979 16 34 8 9 17 32 46 24 Qual. UC R32
N. Vasilyev
– 14
Soviet Union Salkov
1980 11 34 10 11 13 28 32 30 QF Soviet Union Redkous – 7 Soviet Union Salkov
1981 5 34 14 14 6 41 29 38 Qual.
Petrakov
– 10
Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1982 8 34 11 12 11 36 33 32 RU Soviet Union Redkous – 12 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1983 6 34 14 11 9 40 34 38 R16 CWC R32
Petrakov
– 11
Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1984 6 34 15 10 9 43 36 40 QF Soviet Union Redkous – 14 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1985 5 34 13 10 11 42 40 36 R16 Soviet Union Kobzev – 9 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1986 9 30 10 11 9 31 28 30 W Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 12 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1987 4 30 12 12 6 35 25 34 QF CWC QF Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 10 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1988 3 30 17 8 5 39 23 42 RU
A. Rudakov
– 9
Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1989 5 30 11 13 6 40 26 35 RU UC R64
Grechnev – 11
Soviet Union Y. Savichev
– 11
Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1990 4 24 13 4 7 28 24 30 QF CWC R16 Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 8 Soviet Union V. Ivanov
1991 3 30 13 10 7 36 20 36 RU UC QF Soviet Union 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 Russia G. Grishin – 10
Skomorokhov
Russia Y. Mironov
1993 7 34 15 8 11 35 40 38 W UC R32 Russia Borisov – 7 Russia Y. Mironov
1994 11 30 7 12 11 28 37 26 R32 CWC R32 Russia Afanasyev – 8 Russia Y. Mironov
Russia Petrenko
Russia V. Ivanov
1995 5 30 16 7 7 40 30 55 QF Russia D. Prokopenko – 6
Russia Agashkov – 6
Russia V. Ivanov
1996 12 34 10 11 13 42 51 41 R32 Russia Kamoltsev – 9 Russia V. Ivanov
1997 11 34 13 6 15 50 46 45 QF UC
IC
R64
SF
Lithuania Jankauskas – 10 Russia Tarkhanov
1998 11 30 9 10 11 38 34 37 R16 Russia V. Bulatov – 9 Russia Tarkhanov
Russia V. Ivanov
1999 4 30 13 11 6 38 33 50 R32 Russia Kamoltsev – 12
V. Shevchenko
2000 3 30 16 7 7 42 29 55 R32 Russia Vyazmikin – 8
V. Shevchenko
2001 4 30 15 7 8 53 42 52 QF UC R128 Russia Vyazmikin – 17
V. Shevchenko
2002 4 30 14 8 8 47 32 50 R32 UC R128 Russia Semshov – 11
V. Shevchenko
Russia Petrenko
2003 8 30 11 10 9 42 38 43 R32 Russia Shirko – 7 Russia Petrenko
2004 5 30 16 6 8 53 37 54 R32 UC R32 Russia Panov – 15 Russia Petrenko
2005 7 30 12 9 9 37 33 45 QF Russia Semshov – 12 Russia Petrenko
2006 15 30 3 13 14 22 40 22 QF Russia Budylin – 4 Russia Petrenko
Russia Gostenin
Relegated
2007
2nd
6 42 21 6 15 75 59 69 R16
Romashchenko
– 15
Russia R. Sabitov
2008 18 42 14 7 21 47 69 49 R32 Russia Popov – 9 Russia Dayev Relegated to 4th level due
to financial irregul.
2009
LFL (4th),
"Moscow"
1 32 30 0 2 128 19 90 R64 Russia Aleksei Chereshnev – 23
Pavlov
Promoted
2010
3rd,
"Centre"
1 30 17 6 7 59 26 57 R32 Russia Burmistrov – 10 Russia Chugainov Promoted
2011–12
2nd
8 52 17 17 18 63 53 68 R32 Russia Khozin – 9
Russia Dorozhkin – 9
Belov
2012–13 14 32 6 15 11 29 38 33 R32 Russia Bezlikhotnov – 7
Belov
Russia Ignatyev
2013–14
3 36 19 8 9 45 22 65 Fourth round Russia I. Shevchenko – 8 Russia Borodyuk Promoted
2014–15
1st
15 30 6 11 13 28 45 29 R8 Belarus Putsila – 4 Russia Savichev
Russia Petrakov
Relegated to 3rd level
2015–16
3rd
12 26 8 6 12 21 28 30 Second round Russia Tyupikov - 5 Russia Petrakov
2016–17 3 24 11 9 4 36 19 42 Fourth round Russia Gonezhukov - 5
Russia Chernyshov - 5
Russia Bulatov
2017–18 6 26 11 9 6 44 22 42 Third Round
Sadykhov
- 8
Russia Kolyvanov
2018–19 1 26 20 5 1 48 17 65 Round of 32 Russia Sergeyev - 16 Russia Kolyvanov Promoted
2019–20
2nd
4 27 16 5 6 39 25 53 Quarterfinal Russia Sergeyev - 14 Russia S. Ignashevich
2020–21 6 42 21 9 12 65 41 72 R64 Russia Kalmykov - 12
2021–22 1 38 20 15 3 65 36 75 R32 Tajikistan Sultonov - 15 Promoted

European campaigns