FC Torpedo Moscow

Association football club in Russia

Not to be confused with FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow or FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow (2003).

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Football club

Torpedo Moscow

Full name| Torpedo Moscow Football Club
Nickname(s)| Чёрно-белые (The Black and Whites), Автозаводцы (Car factory workers)
Founded| 17 August 1924; 100 years ago (17 August 1924)
Ground| Luzhniki Stadium
Arena Khimki (reserve)
Capacity| 81,000
Chairman| Aleksandr Volnushkin
Manager| Oleg Kononov
League| Russian First League
2023–24| 10th of 18
Website| Club website

Home colours

Current season

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 2006 Russian Premier League season and have only played two campaigns in the top division since, in 2014–15 and 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

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### Name history

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* 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

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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.[citation needed] In 1949, Torpedo won their first professional title, the USSR Cup. 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.[citation needed]

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, 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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 2000 – but were 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.[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 Vladimir Kazakov was hired, who played for Torpedo in the past. Several players with experience of playing at the highest level were acquired. However, in the first 6 matches, Torpedo were able to earn only two points; manager Kazakov took the blame and resigned. In 2013, a team led by Aleksandr 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. 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.

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 Erving Botaka's failed transfer back to Torpedo Moscow made headlines across Europe when it was reported the club canceled his contract because the ultras refused to allow a black footballer to play for the club. Torpedo later denied this via an official statement but the Torpedo ultras were adamant with their own statement.[4] At the end of the 2018–19 season, they were promoted back to the second-tier FNL. Torpedo won the 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

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The fans of Torpedo are "twinned" with the fans of Spartak.[citation needed]

Torpedo's rivalries are with the other Moscow clubs (excluding Spartak), Lokomotiv, 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

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FC Torpedo Moscow kits

in final 1986

in final 1972

in final 1968

in final 1960

in final 1952

in final 1949

## Ownerships, kit suppliers, and Sponsors

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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
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—2024  | Pari
2023—2024  | Wildberries
2024—  | Puma | 2024—  | Tennisi bet

## Honours

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### Domestic competitions

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* Russian Football National League (2nd Tier)
* Winners (1): 2021–22
* Soviet Top League:
* Winners (3): 1960, 1965, 1976 (autumn)
* Runners-up (3): 1957, 1961, 1964
* Soviet Cup / Russian Cup:
* Winners (7): 1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1985–86, 1992–93
* Runners-up (9): 1947, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1977, 1982, 1988–88, 1988–89, 1990–91
* Soviet Super Cup:
* Runners-up (1): 1987

### Non-official

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* Ciutat de Lleida Trophy: 1

1991

## League history

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### Soviet Union

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Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Cup | Europe  | Top scorer
(league)  | Head coach  | Notes

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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  | —  |  Sinyakov – 15
P. Petrov – 15  |  Bukhteev |
1939 | 9 | 26  | 8  | 7  | 11  | 51  | 51  | 23 | R64  | —  |  Zharkov – 13  |  Bukhteev
Kvashnin |
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 – 18  |  V. Maslov |
1947 | 5 | 24  | 9  | 6  | 9  | 36  | 29  | 24 | RU  | —  |  Zharkov – 9  |  V. Maslov |
1948 | 5 | 26  | 15  | 3  | 8  | 58  | 43  | 33 | QF  | —  |  A. Ponomaryov – 19  |  V. Maslov
Nikitin |
1949 | 4 | 34  | 16  | 10  | 8  | 64  | 42  | 42 | W | —  |  A. Ponomaryov – 19  |  Nikitin
Kvashnin |
1950 | 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
Rzhevtsev |
1952 | 10 | 13  | 3  | 6  | 4  | 11  | 15  | 12 | W | —  |  Nechaev – 3
Gabichvadze – 3  |  V. Maslov |
1953 | 3 | 20  | 11  | 3  | 6  | 24  | 24  | 25 | QF  | —  |  Vatskevich – 9  |  V. Maslov
N. Morozov |
1954 | 9 | 24  | 8  | 6  | 10  | 34  | 34  | 22 | R16  | —  |  Vatskevich – 9  |  N. Morozov |
1955 | 4 | 22  | 10  | 8  | 4  | 39  | 32  | 28 | R16  | —  |  Streltsov – 15  |  N. Morozov |
1956 | 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. Maslov |
1958 | 7 | 22  | 7  | 8  | 7  | 51  | 42  | 22 | RU  | —  |  V. Ivanov – 14  |  V. Maslov |
1959 | 5 | 22  | 11  | 3  | 8  | 27  | 23  | 25 | —  | —  |  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  |  Zharkov |
1963 | 10 | 38  | 12  | 16  | 10  | 46  | 41  | 40 | R16  | —  |  V. Ivanov – 17  |  Zolotov
N. Morozov |
1964 | 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  |  N. Morozov
V. Ivanov |
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. Maslov |
1972 | 9 | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 31  | 33  | 31 | W | —  |  Y. Smirnov – 12  |  V. Maslov |
1973 | 13 | 30  | 9  | 1+7  | 13  | 28  | 37  | 19 | R32  | —  |  Y. Smirnov – 8  |  V. Maslov
V. Ivanov |
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  |  Degterev – 5
Sergey V. Grishin – 5  |  V. Ivanov | Spring tourn.
1 | 15  | 9  | 2  | 4  | 20  | 9  | 20 |  Khrabrostin – 5
V. Sakharov – 5  |  V. 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 – 14  |  Salkov |
1980 | 11 | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 28  | 32  | 30 | QF  | —  |  Redkous – 7  |  Salkov |
1981 | 5 | 34  | 14  | 14  | 6  | 41  | 29  | 38 | Qual.  | —  |  Petrakov – 10  |  V. 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 – 11  |  V. 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  | —  |  Grechnev – 9
A. Rudakov – 9  |  V. Ivanov |
1989 | 5 | 30  | 11  | 13  | 6  | 40  | 26  | 35 | RU  | UC | R64  |  Grechnev – 11
Y. Savichev – 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  |  V. Ivanov
Skomorokhov |

### Russia

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Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Cup | Europe  | Top scorer
(league)  | Head coach  | Notes

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1992  | 1st | 11 | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 32  | 30  | 30 | R32  | UC | R32  |  G. Grishin – 10  |  Skomorokhov
Y. Mironov |
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. Ivanov |
1995  | 5 | 30  | 16  | 7  | 7  | 40  | 30  | 55 | QF  | —  |  D. Prokopenko – 6
Agashkov – 6  |  V. 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
IC | R64
SF  |  Jankauskas – 10  |  Tarkhanov |
1998  | 11 | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 38  | 34  | 37 | R16  | —  |  V. Bulatov – 9  |  Tarkhanov
V. Ivanov |
1999  | 4 | 30  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 38  | 33  | 50 | R32  | —  |  Kamoltsev – 12  |  V. Shevchenko |
2000  | 3 | 30  | 16  | 7  | 7  | 42  | 29  | 55 | R32  | —  |  Vyazmikin – 8  |  V. Shevchenko |
2001  | 4 | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 53  | 42  | 52 | QF  | UC | R128  |  Vyazmikin – 17  |  V. Shevchenko |
2002  | 4 | 30  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 47  | 32  | 50 | R32  | UC | R128  |  Semshov – 11  |  V. Shevchenko
Petrenko |
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
Gostenin | Relegated
2007  | 2nd | 6 | 42  | 21  | 6  | 15  | 75  | 59  | 69 | R16  | —  |  Romashchenko – 15  |  R. 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  |  Pavlov | Promoted
2010  | 3rd,
"Centre" | 1 | 30  | 17  | 6  | 7  | 59  | 26  | 57 | R32  | —  |  Burmistrov – 10  |  Chugainov | Promoted
2011–12 | 2nd | 8 | 52  | 17  | 17  | 18  | 63  | 53  | 68 | R32  | —  |  Khozin – 9
Dorozhkin – 9  |  Chugainov
Belov |
2012–13 | 14 | 32  | 6  | 15  | 11  | 29  | 38  | 33 | R32  | —  |  Bezlikhotnov – 7  |  Belov
Ignatyev |
2013–14 | 3 | 36  | 19  | 8  | 9  | 45  | 22  | 65 | Fourth round  | —  |  I. Shevchenko – 8  |  Borodyuk | Promoted
2014–15 | 1st | 15 | 30  | 6  | 11  | 13  | 28  | 45  | 29 | R8  | —  |  Putsila – 4  |  Savichev
Petrakov | Relegated to 3rd level
2015–16 | 3rd | 12 | 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 \- 5  |  Bulatov |
2017–18 | 6 | 26  | 11  | 9  | 6  | 44  | 22  | 42 | Third Round | —  |  Sadykhov \- 8  |  Kolyvanov |
2018–19 | 1 | 26  | 20  | 5  | 1  | 48  | 17  | 65 | Round of 32 | —  |  Sergeyev \- 16  |  Kolyvanov | Promoted
2019–20 | 2nd | 4 | 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

## European campaigns

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Further information: FC Torpedo Moscow in Europe

Torpedo Moscow's best campaigns in Europe were reaching the quarter-finals of the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, losing to Brøndby on penalties, and the quarter-finals of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, losing to Bordeaux on away goals.

## Youth structure

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Torpedo have one of Russia's best and largest football education structures, ranging from the club's academy to several football schools around the city associated with the club, who provide financial and technical support to them.[10] Torpedo's football school, which would later become the club's academy, was founded in 1957 and has traditionally been one of the strongest producers of players in Russia with many players making the step-up to the first team and others being moved onto other clubs after graduating from the academy. Torpedo's school has also been under the jurisdiction of Torpedo-ZIL and FC Moscow at various points in history amid changes in the club's ownership.[11]

The club has produced some of Russia's most important players in history, including national team legends, twin brothers Aleksei Berezutski and Vasili Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, who would later go on to manage the club and Eduard Streltsov, a club legend who would have Torpedo's stadium named after him. Other graduates of the club's famed academy include former Chelsea and Celtic goalkeeper Dmitri Kharine, Zenit goalkeeper Andrey Lunyov, Pavel Mamaev, Kirill Nababkin, Valentin Ivanov, Valery Voronin, Aleksandr Ryazantsev.

Torpedo's reserve squad, the highest level of their academy, has played professionally in the Russian football pyramid 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). They have since returned to youth football with FC Torpedo-M currently the final stage of Torpedo's academy, competing in the youth competitions in Russia.[12]

On January 26, 2022, the Board of Directors of Torpedo Moscow decided to revive the Torpedo-2 for its further participation in Russian Football National League 2.[13]

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 12 September 2024, according to the Russian First League official website

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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2  | DF |  RUS | Yuri Koledin (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
3  | DF |  RUS | Aleksandr Ivankov
4  | DF |  RUS | Sergei Borodin (vice-captain)
7  | FW |  ARM | Arshak Koryan
9  | FW |  RUS | Maksim Maksimov
12  | GK |  RUS | Yegor Baburin (captain)
15  | DF |  RUS | Yegor Danilkin
17  | MF |  RUS | Igor Gorbunov
18  | MF |  RUS | Artyom Sokolov (on loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara)
19  | DF |  RUS | Ruslan Baytukov
20  | MF |  MLI | Mamadou Camara
22  | MF |  RUS | Vladislav Galkin
25  | DF |  RUS | Ivan Kuzmichyov (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
27  | MF |  RUS | Aleksandr Orekhov
32  | FW |  RUS | Vyacheslav Khudoklinov
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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38  | FW |  RUS | Aleksandr Chupayov
51  | GK |  RUS | Vitali Botnar
52  | MF |  RUS | Ravil Netfullin (vice-captain)
58  | MF |  RUS | Maksim Mishutin
69  | MF |  RUS | Irakli Manelov
71  | DF |  RUS | Islamzhan Nasyrov
74  | GK |  RUS | Mikhail Volkov
77  | MF |  RUS | Vitali Shitov (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
81  | MF |  RUS | Vladislav Vilgelm
86  | DF |  RUS | Yelisei Melnikov
87  | MF |  RUS | Andrei Kostin
89  | FW |  RUS | Ruslan Chervyakov
90  | DF |  MNE | Bojan Roganović
97  | MF |  CRO | Mario Ćurić
99  | DF |  BLR | Gleb Shevchenko

### Not declared

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| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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11  | MF |  RUS | Daniil Shamkin

### Out on loan

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| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  RUS | Nikita Kalugin (at Tyumen until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  BLR | Aleksandr Guz (at Sokol Saratov until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  RUS | Vladimir Moskvichyov (at Akron Tolyatti until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  CIV | Néné Gbamblé (at Shinnik Yaroslavl until 30 June 2025)
-- | FW |  PER | Yordy Reyna (at Rodina Moscow until 30 June 2025)

## Personnel

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Position  | Name  | Nationality

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Head coach: | Oleg Kononov |
Senior coach: | Vitali Yatsko |
Trainer: | Pavel Kirilchik |
Goalkeeper coach: | Igor Telkov |
Senior physical trainer: | Ramil Sharipov |
Physical trainer: | Dmitri Goryainov |
Physical trainer: | Artyom Goryainov |
Analyst: | Igor Stebenev |
Team supervisor: | Valeri Skorodumov |
Administrator: | Aleksandr Petrov |
Administrator: | Aleksandr Nikolaev |
Administrator: | Artyom Andreyev |
Chief doctor: | Kirill Ivanov |
Doctor: | Yan Gobedashvili |
Physiotherapist: | Aleksei Zavgorodni |
Rehabilitologist-physiotherapist: | Ilya Nabatchikov |
Masseur: | Aleksandr Krasilnikov |
Masseur: | Stjepko Škreblin |
Team Operator: | Andrei Sherstobitov |

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## Notable players

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

USSR/Russia

* Leonid Buryak
* Vyacheslav Chanov
* Viktor Grachyov
* Valentin Ivanov
* Viktor Losev
* Aleksandr Maksimenkov
* Nikolai Manoshin
* Slava Metreveli
* Nikolai Parshin
* Valeriy Petrakov
* Boris Pozdnyakov
* Sergei Prigoda
* Vladimir Sakharov
* Nikolai Savichev
* Yuri Savichev
* Sergey Shavlo
* Eduard Streltsov
* Yuri Susloparov
* Valery Voronin
* Vasili Zhupikov
* Dmitri Kharine
* Andrei Chernyshov
* Oleg Shirinbekov
* Sergey Shustikov
* Igor Chugainov
* Andrei Afanasyev
* Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
* Sergei Borodin
* Denis Boyarintsev
* Aleksei Bugayev
* Viktor Bulatov
* Yevgeni Bushmanov
* Vyacheslav Dayev
* Vadim Evseev
* Yury Gazinsky
* Lyubomir Kantonistov
* Dmitri Khokhlov
* Oleg Kornaukhov
* Ilya Kutepov
* Andrey Lunyov
* Pavel Mamayev
* Yuri Matveyev
* Ivan Novoseltsev
* Aleksandr Panov
* Nikolai Pisarev
* Aleksandr Podshivalov
* Dmitri Poloz
* Denis Popov
* Aleksandr Ryazantsev
* Igor Semshov
* Ivan Sergeyev
* Aleksandr Shirko
* Roman Shishkin

* Igor Smolnikov
* Andrei Solomatin
* Konstantin Zyryanov
* Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

Former USSR countries
Armenia

* Roman Berezovsky
* Vardan Khachatryan
* Arthur Mkrtchyan
* Tigran Petrosyan
* Albert Sarkisyan
* Artyom Simonyan

Azerbaijan

* Daniel Akhtyamov
* Dmitriy Kramarenko

Belarus

* Radaslaw Arlowski
* Denis Laptev
* Andrei Lavrik
* Dmitry Lentsevich
* Alyaksandar Lukhvich
* Maksim Romaschenko
* Dzmitry Rawneyka
* Valer Shantalosau
* Gleb Shevchenko
* Roman Yuzepchuk
* Yuri Zhevnov

Georgia

* Giorgi Ghudushauri
* Georgi Kipiani
* Lasha Monaselidze
* Edik Sadzhaya

Kazakhstan

* Aleksandr Familtsev

Moldova

* Mihail Caimacov
* Alexandru Namaşco
* Serghei Namaşco
* Adrian Sosnovschi

Tajikistan

* Arsen Avakov
* Igor Cherevchenko
* Valeri Sarychev

Ukraine

* Oleksandr Pryzetko
* Pavlo Shkapenko
* Serhiy Skachenko
* Serhiy Symonenko
* Valeriy Vorobyov

Uzbekistan

* Khojimat Erkinov
* Alexander Geynrikh

* Aleksandr Sayun

Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Igor Savić
* Amir Spahić
* Emir Spahić

Estonia

* Enar Jääger
* Dmitri Kruglov
* Andres Oper
* Andrei Stepanov
* Vladimir Voskoboinikov
* Sergei Zenjov

Iceland

* Arnór Smárason

Latvia

* Juris Laizāns

Lithuania

* Edgaras Jankauskas
* Saulius Klevinskas
* Tomas Mikuckis
* Aidas Preikšaitis
* Tomas Ražanauskas
* Mantas Samusiovas
* Valdas Trakys
* Rimantas Žvingilas

North Macedonia

* Artim Položani

Poland

* Adam Kokoszka
* Marcin Kuś
* Grzegorz Piechna

Romania

* Cristian Dancia
* George Florescu

Serbia

* Đorđe Jokić

Slovenia

* Dalibor Stevanović

South America
Peru

* Yordy Reyna

Africa
Gambia

* Abdou Jammeh

Nigeria

* Augustine Eguavoen

Asia & Oceania
Australia

* Ivan Franjic

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For full list, see Category:FC Torpedo Moscow players

## Player records

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### Most appearances

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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

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

### Most goals scored

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#  | Name  | Career  | Goals

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

## Managerial history

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Year  | Name  | Achievement  | Remarks

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1932–34  | Sergei Bukhteyev (1896–1948)  |  | Russian champion 1922 (SKZ, player)
died in GULAG
1936–37  | Nikolai Nikitin (1895–1960)  |  | organized Moscow youth football school
replaced in July
1937–39  | Sergei Bukhteyev (1896–1948)  |  | replaced in May
1939–40  | Konstantin Kvashnin (1898–1982)  |  |
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  | Fyodor 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 Kvashnin (1898–1982)  | 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  | Georgi Zharkov (1918–81)  |  | 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 (1934–2011)  | 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 (1934–2011)  | 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 (1934–2011)  | Sixth Soviet Cup (Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0),
bronze (Soviet Top League),
Soviet Cup finalist four other times  | replaced in September
1991–92  | Yevgeni 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 (1934–2011)  |  |
1997–98  | Aleksandr Tarkhanov (1954–)  |  | replaced in May
1998  | Valentin Ivanov (1934–2011)  |  |
1999–2002  | Vitaly 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  | Georgi Yartsev (1948–)  |  | replaced in June
2007  | Vyacheslav Dayev (1972–)  |  | Torpedo (1999–2001) 87 games, 8 goals
replaced in July
2007–08  | Ravil Sabitov (1968–)  |  | replaced in May
2008–09  | Vyacheslav Dayev (1972–)  |  |
2010  | Sergei Pavlov (1955–)  |  |
2010–12  | Igor Chugainov (1970–)  |  |
2012  | Mikhail Belov (1966–)  |  |
2012–13  | Boris Ignatyev (1940–)  |  |
2013  | Nikolai Savichev (1965–)  |  |
2013–14  | Aleksandr Borodyuk (1962–)  |  |
2014  | Nikolai Savichev (1965–)  |  |
2014–16  | Valery Petrakov (1958–)  |  |
2016–17  | Viktor Bulatov (1972–)  |  |
2017–19  | Igor Kolyvanov (1968–)  |  |
2019–2020  | Nikolai Savichev (1965–)  |  |
2020–2021  | Sergei Ignashevich (1979–)  |  |
2021–2022  | Aleksandr Borodyuk (1962–)  |  |
2022  | Nikolai Savichev (1965–)  |  |
2022–2023  | Andrei Talalaev (1972–)  |  |
2023  | Pep Clotet (1977–)  |  |
2023  | Artyom Gorlov (1987–)  |  |
2023–2024  | Artyom Gorlov (1987–)  |  |

## References

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2. ^ "Michel Rémon & Associés : Projet : Stade Torpedo Moscou".
3. ^ "Акции переданы. Благодарности объявлены". Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
4. ^ "Erving Botaka-Yobama: Torpedo Moscow cancel deal for black defender but deny racism". BBC Sport. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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6. ^ "Torpedo Moscow given another stadium ban after fans display Nazi symbol". the Guardian. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
7. ^ "Torpedo Moscow punished for fans' Nazi-symbol banner". Sports Illustrated. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
8. ^ "В следующем сезоне "Торпедо" будет играть в Adidas". onedivision.ru. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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## External links

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* Association football portal
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* Official website
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