FC Torpedo Mogilev is a
Belarus
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ian
football club based in
Mogilev
Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...
.
History
The club was formed in 1959 as Kirovets Mogilev. During 1962–1963, the team played in the Belarusian SSR League, before submerging to regional and city level competitions. In 1979, the club was renamed to Torpedo Mogilev and joined the Belarusian SSR top league once again. They were third in 1979 and won their only championship title in 1982.
The team began playing in the
Belarusian Premier League in 1992. The first two seasons were most successful when they finished 7th (1992) and 8th (1992–93). After that, Torpedo could not get higher than 11th and mostly were struggling against relegation.
In 1996, Torpedo were renamed to Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev. In 2000, the team finished 15th and were relegated to the
Belarusian First League. After playing 5 seasons in the
First League (2001–2005), Torpedo-Kadino was disbanded.
In 2014, the club was reformed with the original name Torpedo Mogilev to play in the Mogilev city league, and in 2015, the club joined the
Belarusian Second League. However, due to financial struggles, the club withdrew from the league after the 2016 season and is currently represented by a youth team on a city level.
Notable players
Sergei Gorlukovich
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, a future
Olympic champion
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who went on to play for
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and
Borussia Dortmund
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, started his youth career at Torpedo Mogilev. A number of notable Belarusian players and managers, such as
Igor Kriushenko,
Andrey Skorobogatko,
Aleksandr Sednev
Aleksandr Sednyov ( be, Аляксандр Сяднёў; russian: Александр Седнёв; born 16 August 1973) is a Belarusian association football coach and former defender. He is the manager of Ordabasy in Kazakhstan.
Honours
MPKC M ...
,
Vyacheslav Geraschenko,
Oleg Kubarev,
Eduard Baltrushevich, were once players of the club.
Name changes
*1959: Kirovets
*1974: Torpedo
*1996: Torpedo-Kadino
*2005: disbanded
*2014: Torpedo Mogilev
Honours
*
Belarusian SSR League champions (1): 1982
*
Belarusian Cup
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Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winnin ...
runners-up (1):
1995
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League and Cup history
*
1 Saved from relegation due to withdrawal of two higher-placed clubs.
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Belarus
Association football clubs established in 1974
Association football clubs disestablished in 2005
1974 establishments in Belarus
2005 disestablishments in Belarus
Sport in Mogilev
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