FC Torpedo Moscow

Torpedo
Full name Football Club Torpedo Moscow
Nickname(s) Чёрно-белые (The Black and Whites), Автозаводцы (Car factory workers)
Founded 1930 (1930)
Ground Spartak Stadium, Moscow
Ground Capacity 5,100
Chairman Aleksandr Tukmanov
Manager Vacant
League Russian Professional Football League, Zone Center
2014–15 Russian Football Premier League, 15th (relegated)

Football Club Torpedo Moscow (Russian: ФК "Торпедо" Москва, FK Torpedo Moskva) is a Russian football club based in Moscow that was founded in 1930 and currently plays in the Russian Professional Football League.

History

Name history

Club history

Torpedo Moscow Football Club (based on Proletarskaya Kuznitsa teams) was formed in 1930 by the AMO automotive plant (soon to be Stalin Automotive Plant – ZIS and later Likhachev Automotive Plant – ZIL).

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.

Torpedo have won the National League Championship on three occasions, and have lifted the National Cup seven times. In 1957 Torpedo Moscow, as well as other Soviet sport clubs named "Torpedo", became a part of the republican VSS Trud of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

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." Past glories for Torpedo include three USSR titles (1960, 1965, and autumn 1976), six USSR Cups (1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986), one Russian Cup (1993) and three appearances in the quarterfinals of European/UEFA Cup competition, and one Ciutat de Lleida Trophy in 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.

Torpedo-Luzhniki logo (1996–1997).

After selling Torpedo Moscow in 1996, ZIL created a new team, Torpedo-ZIL (1997), which debuted in the Third Division and reached the Russian Premier League in 2000. However, ZIL sold the team to MMC Norilsk Nickel in 2003, where it was relaunched as FC Moscow. This new team, however, was eventually dissolved after spending the 2010 season in Amateur Football League when its owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding.

After selling Torpedo-ZIL in 2003, ZIL created another team, Torpedo-ZIL (2003), which began play in the Third Division. This team, however, was also eventually disbanded in 2011 after its efforts to seek promotion to the First Division failed.

Under SC Luzhniki ownership (1996–2009), Torpedo Moscow was relegated to the First Division in 2006 and after two seasons it fell further to the Second Division. In early 2009, Luzhniki sold the team back to ZiL.[1] 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 was again replaced head coach - instead Ignatiev came 42-year-old Vladimir Kazakov, in due time played in Torpedo. Were acquired several players with experience of playing at the highest level. However, in the first 6 matches, black-white were able earn only two points, Kazakov took the blame and resigned.

On 5 September 2013, a team led by A. G. Borodyuk began to become more competitive, ultimately placing third in the 2013–14 season and securing a playoff spot for promotion to the Premier League. The team drew the previous year's 14th-placed Premier League team, Krylia Sovetov Samara, in a game held on 18 May 2014 at the stadium in suburban Ramenskoye, which ended 2–0 for Torpedo. On 22 May, in the tie's second leg at Metallurg Stadium in Samara, Torpedo played to a draw, thus prevailing on aggregate and returning to the Premier League after an eight-year absence.

The 2014–15 season began poorly for Torpedo in the top division; in the first matchday, the club was defeated 1–4 by CSKA Moscow, while in the second, they suffered a heavy defeat to eventual league champions Zenit Saint Petersburg, 1–8. At the end of the season, the team was relegated back to the Russian Football National League after finishing second-last, in 15th. Due to a lack of financing, however, Torpedo could only receive licensing for play in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League for 2015–16 season, thus sealing a two-level relegation.

Supporters and rivalries

The fans of Torpedo are "twinned" with the fans of Spartak Moscow.

Torpedo's historical rivalries are with Lokomotiv Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Torpedo kits

Honours

Domestic competitions

1960, 1965, 1976 Autumn
1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986, 1993
1976

Non-official

1991

League history

Soviet Union 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
Soviet Union Bukhteev
1939 9 26 8 7 11 51 51 23 R64 Soviet Union Zharkov – 13 Soviet Union 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 Soviet Union A. Ponomaryov – 18 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1947 5 24 9 6 9 36 29 24 RU Soviet Union Zharkov – 9 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1948 5 26 15 3 8 58 43 33 QF Soviet Union A. Ponomaryov – 19 Soviet Union V. Maslov
Soviet Union Nikitin
1949 4 34 16 10 8 64 42 42 W Soviet Union 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
Soviet Union V. Maslov
1953 3 20 11 3 6 24 24 25 QF Soviet Union Vatskevich – 9 Soviet Union V. Maslov
Soviet Union N. Morozov
1954 9 24 8 6 10 34 34 22 R16 Soviet Union Vatskevich – 9 Soviet Union N. Morozov
1955 4 22 10 8 4 39 32 28 R16 Soviet Union Streltsov – 15 Soviet Union N. Morozov
1956 5 22 8 7 7 40 37 23 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov – 13 Soviet Union Beskov
1957 2 22 11 6 5 46 23 28 SF Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov – 14 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1958 7 22 7 8 7 51 42 22 RU Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov – 14 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1959 5 22 11 3 8 27 23 25 Soviet Union Falin – 7 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1960 1 30 20 5 5 56 25 45 W Soviet Union Gusarov – 12 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1961 2 30 19 3 8 68 35 41 RU Soviet Union Gusarov – 22 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1962 7 32 15 8 9 64 32 48 QF Soviet Union Gusarov – 15 Soviet Union Zharkov
1963 10 38 12 16 10 46 41 40 R16 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov – 17 Soviet Union Zolotov
Soviet Union N. Morozov
1964 2 33 19 8 6 53 23 46 R32 Soviet Union V. K. 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 Soviet Union N. Morozov
Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1968 3 38 18 4 6 60 32 50 W CWC QF Soviet Union Streltsov – 21 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1969 5 32 13 10 9 36 27 36 QF Soviet Union Pais – 8 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1970 6 32 12 10 10 36 38 34 QF CWC R32 Soviet Union G. Shalimov – 6 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1971 7 30 4 20 6 27 27 28 SF Soviet Union Pais – 6 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1972 9 30 11 9 10 31 33 31 W Soviet Union Y. Smirnov – 12 Soviet Union V. Maslov
1973 13 30 9 1+7 13 28 37 19 R32 Soviet Union Y. Smirnov – 8 Soviet Union V. Maslov
Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1974 4 30 13 7 10 35 28 33 R16 CWC R32 Soviet Union Nikonov – 12 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1975 4 30 13 8 9 42 33 34 R32 Soviet Union Khrabrostin – 7 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1976 12 15 5 4 6 15 20 14 R16 UC R16 Soviet Union Degterev – 5
Soviet Union Sergey V. Grishin – 5
Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov Spring tourn.
1 15 9 2 4 20 9 20 Soviet Union Khrabrostin – 5
Soviet Union V. Sakharov – 5
Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov Autumn tourn.
1977 3 30 12 13 5 30 23 37 RU Soviet Union 4 players – 4 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1978 8 30 11 11 8 36 29 30 SF EC R32 Soviet Union Khrabrostin – 7 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1979 16 34 8 9 17 32 46 24 Qual. UC R32 Soviet Union 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. Soviet Union Petrakov – 10 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1982 8 34 11 12 11 36 33 32 RU Soviet Union Redkous – 12 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1983 6 34 14 11 9 40 34 38 R16 CWC R32 Soviet Union Petrakov – 11 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1984 6 34 15 10 9 43 36 40 QF Soviet Union Redkous – 14 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1985 5 34 13 10 11 42 40 36 R16 Soviet Union Kobzev – 9 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1986 9 30 10 11 9 31 28 30 W Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 12 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1987 4 30 12 12 6 35 25 34 QF CWC QF Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 10 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1988 3 30 17 8 5 39 23 42 RU Soviet Union Grechnev – 9
Soviet Union A. Rudakov – 9
Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1989 5 30 11 13 6 40 26 35 RU UC R64 Soviet Union Grechnev – 11
Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 11
Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1990 4 24 13 4 7 28 24 30 QF CWC R16 Soviet Union Y. Savichev – 8 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
1991 3 30 13 10 7 36 20 36 RU UC QF Soviet Union Tishkov – 8 Soviet Union V. K. Ivanov
Soviet Union Skomorokhov
1992 No competition R32 UC R32

Russia 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 Russia G. Grishin – 10 Russia 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. K. Ivanov
1995 5 30 16 7 7 40 30 55 QF Russia D. Prokopenko – 6
Russia Agashkov – 6
Russia V. K. Ivanov
1996 12 34 10 11 13 42 51 41 R32 Russia Kamoltsev – 9 Russia V. K. 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. K. Ivanov
1999 4 30 13 11 6 38 33 50 R32 Russia Kamoltsev – 12 Russia V. Shevchenko
2000 3 30 16 7 7 42 29 55 R32 Russia Vyazmikin – 8 Russia V. Shevchenko
2001 4 30 15 7 8 53 42 52 QF UC R128 Russia Vyazmikin – 17 Russia V. Shevchenko
2002 4 30 14 8 8 47 32 50 R32 UC R128 Russia Semshov – 11 Russia 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 Belarus 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 Chereshnev – 23 Russia 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
Russia Chugainov
Russia Belov
2012–13 14 32 6 15 11 29 38 33 R32 Russia Bezlikhotnov – 7 Russia 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

European campaigns

For more details on this topic, see FC Torpedo Moscow in Europe.

Current squad

As of 21 March 2016, according to the PFL website

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Russia GK Timur Bagautdinov
Russia GK Nikita Ignatov
Russia DF Nikolai Pogrebnyak
Russia DF Sergei Shumeyko
Russia DF Sergey Shustikov
Russia DF Aleksandr Tsybikov
Russia DF Yevgeni Yezhov
Russia MF Filipp Dvoretskov
Russia MF Konstantin Kertanov
Russia MF Ivan Melnikov
No. Position Player
Russia MF Konstantin Pavlov
Russia MF Yuri Petrakov
Russia MF Konstantin Podkorytov
Russia MF Daniil Savichev
Russia MF Valeri Skorodumov
Russia MF Dmitri Sokolov
Russia FW Viktor Afanasyev
Russia FW Aleksandr Stepanov
Russia FW Sergei Tyupikov

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Torpedo.

USSR/Russia

Former USSR countries

Europe
Africa
Asia & Oceania

For full list, see Category:FC Torpedo Moscow players

Player records

Most appearances for Torpedo Moscow

As of the match played 20 April 2007 and according to official site. Players in bold are still currently playing for Torpedo Moscow.

# Name Career Appearances
1 Soviet Union Viktor Shustikov 1958–72 427
2 Soviet Union Sergei Prigoda 1976–88 325
3 Soviet Union Aleksandr Polukarov 1980–91 319
4 Soviet Union Vladimir Yurin 1970–80 304
5 Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov 1953–66 286
6 Soviet Union Sergei Petrenko 1974–85 276
7 Soviet Union Leonid Pakhomov 1967–76 261
8 Soviet Union Vasiliy Zhupikov 1977–85 255
9 Soviet Union Viktor Kruglov 1975–81, 1984–86 231
10 Soviet Union Vladimir Buturlakin 1970, 1972–80 226

Most goals scored for Torpedo Moscow

# Name Career Goals
1 Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov 1953–66 124
2 Soviet Union Eduard Streltsov 1954–58, 1965–70 100
3 Soviet Union Aleksandr Ponomaryov 1945–50 83
4 Soviet Union Gennadiy Gusarov 1957–62 67
5 Soviet Union Georgiy Zharkov 1939–40, 1945–51 63
6 Soviet Union Pyotr Petrov 1938–40, 1945–49 54
7 Russia Igor Semshov 1998–2005 54
8 Soviet Union Yuri Savichev 1985–90 47
9 Soviet Union Nikolai Vasilyev 1976–85 45
10 Soviet Union Oleg Sergeev 1958–66 43

Coaches

Year Name Achievement Remarks
1932–34 Sergei Bukhteyev (1896–1948) Russian champion 1922 (SKZ, player)
died in GULAG
1936–37 Nikolai Niktin (1895–1960) organized Moscow youth football school
replaced in July
1937–39 Sergei Bukhteev (1896–1948) replaced in May
1939–40 Konstantin Kvashin (1899–1986)
1945 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) player of RDPK (1930), AMO, ZiS (1931–35), Torpedo (1936–40)
for Torpedo 66 games, 1 goal
replaced in August
1945–46 Fedor Selin (1899–1960) Bronze (Soviet Top League)
1946–48 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) Lost in finals to Spartak 1–2 replaced in July
1948–49 Nikolai Nikitin (1895–1960) replaced in May
1949–50 Konstantin Kvashin (1899–1986) First Soviet Cup (FC Dynamo Moscow 2–1) replaced at the end 1950
1951 Vladimir Moshkarin (1914–94) Torpedo (1945–50) 89 games, 2 goals
replaced in July
1951 Andrei Rzhevtsev (1910–98) replaced at the end of 1951
1952–53 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) Second Soviet Cup (Spartak Moscow 1–0) replaced in August
1953–55 Nikolai Morozov (1916–81) Bronze (Soviet Top League) Torpedo (1938–49) 153 games, 5 goals
replaced in October
1956 Konstantin Beskov (1920–2006) coached six Moscow teams at the Top level
1957–61 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) First title (1960),
third Soviet Cup (Dinamo Tbilisi 4–3 aet),
silver twice (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist twice
1962 Georgiy Zharkov (1915–81) Torpedo (1939–51) 191 games, 63 goals
1963 Yuriy Zolotov (1929–98) Torpedo (1950–56) 60 games, 13 goals
part of club's staff (1959–94 with breaks)
replaced in April
1963 Nikolai Morozov (1916–81)
1964–66 Viktor Maryenko (1929–2007) Second title (1965),
Silver (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist (Dynamo Kyiv 0–2)
Torpedo (1954–59) 88 games, 1 goal
coach of youth school 1981, 1988–92
1967 Nikolai Morozov (1916–81) replaced in July
1967–70 Valentin Ivanov (1934–) Fourth Soviet Cup (Paxtakor Toshkent 1–0),
silver (Soviet Top League)
Torpedo (1952–66) 287 games, 124 goals
1971–73 Viktor Maslov (1910–77) Fifth Soviet Cup (Spartak Moscow 0–0, 1–1, pk 5–1) replaced in August
1973–78 Valentin Ivanov (1934–) Third and last title (fall'76),
bronze (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist (FC Dynamo Moscow 0–1)
1979–80 Vladimir Salkov (1937–) replaced in July
1980–91 Valentin Ivanov (1934–) Sixth Soviet Cup (Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0),
bronze (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist four other times
replaced in September
1991–92 Yevgeniy Skomorokhov (1945–2002) Bronze (Soviet Top League) replaced in August
1992–94 Yury Mironov (1948–) First Russian Cup (CSKA Moscow 1–1, pk 5–3) Torpedo (1970–71, 1975–78) 85 games
replaced in July
1994 Sergei Petrenko (1955–) Torpedo (1972–85) 276 games, 23 goals
coached Torpedo-ZiL (later)
replaced in August
1994–96 Valentin Ivanov (1934–)
1997–98 Aleksandr Tarkhanov (1954–) replaced in May
1998 Valentin Ivanov (1934–)
1999–2002 Vitaliy Shevchenko (1951–) Bronze (Russian Premier League) replaced in July
2002–06 Sergei Petrenko (1955–) replaced in September
2006 Aleksandr Gostenin (1955–) Torpedo (1981–86) 145 games
replaced in November
2007 Georgiy Yartsev (1948–) replaced in June
2007 Viacheslav Dayev (1972–) Torpedo (1999–2001) 87 games, 8 goals
replaced in July
2007–08 Ravil Sabitov (1968–) replaced in May
2008 Viacheslav Dayev (1972–)

Reserve squad

Torpedo's reserve squad played professionally as FC Torpedo-d Moscow (Russian Second League in 1992–93, Russian Third League in 1994–95), FC Torpedo-Luzhniki-d Moscow (Russian Third League in 1996–97) and FC Torpedo-2 Moscow (Russian Second Division in 1998–2000).

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