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	vacant
Manager	Oleg Kononov
League	Russian First League
2023–24	10th of 18
Website	http://www.torpedo.ru/
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.

• 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)

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]}

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]

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]

FC Torpedo Moscow kits
in final 1986 in final 1972 in final 1968 in final 1960 in final 1952 in final 1949

• 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

• Ciutat de Lleida Trophy: 1

1991

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	—		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

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	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

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.

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]

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 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 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 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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  RUS Daniil Shamkin 71 DF  RUS Islamzhan Nasyrov

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — 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)

Position	Name	Nationality
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

^[14]

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

For full list, see Category:FC Torpedo Moscow players

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	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

#	Name	Career	Goals
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

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