:''This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the

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, see

FC Torpedo-ZIL FC Torpedo-ZIL (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо-ЗИЛ) was a Russian football (soccer), football club from Moscow. History The team was founded in 1997 after Torpedo Moscow, which played in the Russian Premier League, Rus ...

and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.'' FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian

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club based in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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

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. On 14 December 2007,

Oleg Blokhin Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin ( uk, Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, rus, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a former Ukrainian and Soviet footbal ...

was announced as FC Moscow's new manager with Leonid Slutsky having left at the end of the

season. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor,

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, withdrew funding. Their place in the league was taken by

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...

.Russian Premier League Review
– Goal.com, 12 March 2010. 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

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, and after that season the team was dissolved altogether on 28 December. Soon after the club was reestablished and continue to compete in the

. During the professional period, E. Streltsov Stadium, in

was used as home ground.

Domestic history

European history

FC Moscow in its first appearance on the European arena reached the third round of 2006 Intertoto Cup and was eliminated by

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. FC Moscow made their second appearance in Europe in the

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, beating

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in the qualifying round.

Nicknames

Fans and journalists call FC Moskva ''The Citizens'' (russian: Горожане). The colloquial nickname for the club is ''The Caps'' (russian: Кепки), which refers to Moscow government ownership (former Moscow mayor

Yuriy Luzhkov Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov ( rus, Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010 ...

usually wears a cap).

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 Kuznetsov * Oleg Sergeyev *

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* Pyotr Bystrov *

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* Aleksandr Samedov *

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* Dmitri Tarasov ;Former Socialist Republic countries *

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* Emin Agaev *

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* Gia Grigalava *

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* Alexander Rekhviashvili *

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* Stanislav Ivanov * Alexandru Popovici * Radu Rebeja * Oleg Shirinbekov * Yuri Moroz *

Oleksandr Pomazun Aleksandr Vasil'evich Pomazun (russian: Александр Васильевич Помазун; uk, Олександр Васильович Помазун; born 11 October 1971) is a Russian-Ukrainian former goalkeeper and a Russian football ...

* Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov * Ulugbek Bakayev ;Europe * Ricardo Baiano *

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* Damian Gorawski *

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* Amir Karič *

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* Jonas Wallerstedt ;South America *

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* Héctor Bracamonte *

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;Africa * Jerry-Christian Tchuissé *

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* Isaac Okoronkwo * Stanton Fredericks

Managers

''Information correct as of match played 29 November 2009. Only competitive matches are counted.'' *Notes:

Club records

Top goalscorers

Most appearances

References

External links

*http://www.fcmoscow.ru – Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Moscow, FC Association football clubs established in 2004 Association football clubs disestablished in 2010 Defunct football clubs in Moscow 2004 establishments in Russia 2010 disestablishments in Russia