FC Torpedo Moscow

FC Torpedo Moscow
Football Club Torpedo Moscow (FK Torpedo Moskva), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that currently plays in the Russian First League, the second tier of Russian football, after being relegated from the Russian Premier League in the 2022-23 season. 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.
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
Name history
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
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").
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. 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.
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.
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), 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. 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. 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. They were relegated after one season at the top level.
Supporters and rivalries
The fans of Torpedo are "twinned" with the fans of Spartak.
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.
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.
Torpedo kits
Ownerships, kit suppliers, and Sponsors
Honours
Domestic competitions
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
Ciutat de Lleida Trophy: 1
1991
League history
Soviet Union
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Season
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
!Cup
!colspan=2|Europe
!Top scorer (league)
!Head coach
!Notes
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1936
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2nd
|align=center|2
|align=center|6
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|align=center|10
|align=center|7
|align=center|13
|align=center|—
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left|
|align=left|
|align=center|Spring tourn.
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|align=center|4
|align=center|0
|align=center|3
|align=center|11
|align=center|7
|align=center|15
|align=center|—
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left|
|align=left|
|align=center|Autumn tourn.
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|1937
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|6
|align=center|12
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|align=center|16
|align=center|18
|align=center|24
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left|
|align=left|
|align=center|Promoted due to league expansion
|-
|align=center|1938
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|1st
|align=center|9
|align=center|25
|align=center|9
|align=center|11
|align=center|5
|align=center|51
|align=center|38
|align=center|29
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Sinyakov – 15 P. Petrov – 15
|align=left| Bukhteev
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1939
|align=center|9
|align=center|26
|align=center|8
|align=center|7
|align=center|11
|align=center|51
|align=center|51
|align=center|23
|align=center|R64
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Zharkov – 13
|align=left| Bukhteev Kvashnin
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1940
|align=center|11
|align=center|24
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|align=center|12
|align=center|36
|align=center|50
|align=center|18
|align=center|—
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Zharkov – 9
|align=left| Kvashnin
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1941
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="15"|did not participate
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="16"|No league and cup competitions in 1942–1943
|-
|align=center|1944
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="9"|No competition
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|SF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left|
|align=left|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1945
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="48"|1st
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|22
|align=center|12
|align=center|3
|align=center|7
|align=center|41
|align=center|21
|align=center|27
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Panfilov – 14
|align=left|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1946
|align=center|4
|align=center|22
|align=center|11
|align=center|5
|align=center|6
|align=center|44
|align=center|29
|align=center|27
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|SF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| A. Ponomaryov – 18
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1947
|align=center|5
|align=center|24
|align=center|9
|align=center|6
|align=center|9
|align=center|36
|align=center|29
|align=center|24
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Zharkov – 9
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1948
|align=center|5
|align=center|26
|align=center|15
|align=center|3
|align=center|8
|align=center|58
|align=center|43
|align=center|33
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| A. Ponomaryov – 19
|align=left| V. Maslov Nikitin
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1949
|align=center|4
|align=center|34
|align=center|16
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|64
|align=center|42
|align=center|42
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| A. Ponomaryov – 19
|align=left| Nikitin Kvashnin
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1950
|align=center|10
|align=center|36
|align=center|13
|align=center|10
|align=center|13
|align=center|57
|align=center|60
|align=center|36
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Ponomaryov – 12
|align=left| Kvashnin
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1951
|align=center|12
|align=center|28
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|align=center|12
|align=center|37
|align=center|48
|align=center|24
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Nechaev – 8
|align=left| Moshkarkin Rzhevtsev
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1952
|align=center|10
|align=center|13
|align=center|3
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|11
|align=center|15
|align=center|12
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Nechaev – 3 Gabichvadze – 3
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1953
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|20
|align=center|11
|align=center|3
|align=center|6
|align=center|24
|align=center|24
|align=center|25
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Vatskevich – 9
|align=left| V. Maslov N. Morozov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1954
|align=center|9
|align=center|24
|align=center|8
|align=center|6
|align=center|10
|align=center|34
|align=center|34
|align=center|22
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Vatskevich – 9
|align=left| N. Morozov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1955
|align=center|4
|align=center|22
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|4
|align=center|39
|align=center|32
|align=center|28
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Streltsov – 15
|align=left| N. Morozov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1956
|align=center|5
|align=center|22
|align=center|8
|align=center|7
|align=center|7
|align=center|40
|align=center|37
|align=center|23
|align=center|—
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Ivanov – 13
|align=left| Beskov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1957
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|22
|align=center|11
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|align=center|46
|align=center|23
|align=center|28
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|SF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Ivanov – 14
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1958
|align=center|7
|align=center|22
|align=center|7
|align=center|8
|align=center|7
|align=center|51
|align=center|42
|align=center|22
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Ivanov – 14
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1959
|align=center|5
|align=center|22
|align=center|11
|align=center|3
|align=center|8
|align=center|27
|align=center|23
|align=center|25
|align=center|—
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Falin – 7
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1960
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|30
|align=center|20
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|align=center|56
|align=center|25
|align=center|45
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Gusarov – 12
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1961
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|30
|align=center|19
|align=center|3
|align=center|8
|align=center|68
|align=center|35
|align=center|41
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Gusarov – 22
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1962
|align=center|7
|align=center|32
|align=center|15
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|64
|align=center|32
|align=center|48
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Gusarov – 15
|align=left| Zharkov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1963
|align=center|10
|align=center|38
|align=center|12
|align=center|16
|align=center|10
|align=center|46
|align=center|41
|align=center|40
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Ivanov – 17
|align=left| Zolotov N. Morozov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1964
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|33
|align=center|19
|align=center|8
|align=center|6
|align=center|53
|align=center|23
|align=center|46
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Ivanov – 14
|align=left| Zolotov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1965
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|32
|align=center|22
|align=center|7
|align=center|3
|align=center|55
|align=center|21
|align=center|51
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Streltsov – 12
|align=left| Maryenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1966
|align=center|6
|align=center|36
|align=center|15
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|55
|align=center|39
|align=center|40
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Streltsov – 12
|align=left| Maryenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1967
|align=center|12
|align=center|36
|align=center|12
|align=center|9
|align=center|15
|align=center|38
|align=center|47
|align=center|33
|align=center|QF
|align=center|EC
|align=center|R32
|align=left|4 players – 6
|align=left| N. Morozov V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1968
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|38
|align=center|18
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|align=center|60
|align=center|32
|align=center|50
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|QF
|align=left| Streltsov – 21
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1969
|align=center|5
|align=center|32
|align=center|13
|align=center|10
|align=center|9
|align=center|36
|align=center|27
|align=center|36
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Pais – 8
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1970
|align=center|6
|align=center|32
|align=center|12
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|align=center|36
|align=center|38
|align=center|34
|align=center|QF
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| G. Shalimov – 6
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1971
|align=center|7
|align=center|30
|align=center|4
|align=center|20
|align=center|6
|align=center|27
|align=center|27
|align=center|28
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|SF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Pais – 6
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1972
|align=center|9
|align=center|30
|align=center|11
|align=center|9
|align=center|10
|align=center|31
|align=center|33
|align=center|31
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Y. Smirnov – 12
|align=left| V. Maslov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1973
|align=center|13
|align=center|30
|align=center|9
|align=center|1+7
|align=center|13
|align=center|28
|align=center|37
|align=center|19
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Y. Smirnov – 8
|align=left| V. Maslov V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1974
|align=center|4
|align=center|30
|align=center|13
|align=center|7
|align=center|10
|align=center|35
|align=center|28
|align=center|33
|align=center|R16
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| Nikonov – 12
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1975
|align=center|4
|align=center|30
|align=center|13
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|42
|align=center|33
|align=center|34
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Khrabrostin – 7
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1976
|align=center|12
|align=center|15
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|align=center|15
|align=center|20
|align=center|14
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|R16
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|UC
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|R16
|align=left| Degterev – 5 Sergey V. Grishin – 5
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|Spring tourn.
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|15
|align=center|9
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|20
|align=center|9
|align=center|20
|align=left| Khrabrostin – 5 V. Sakharov – 5
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|Autumn tourn.
|-
|align=center|1977
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|30
|align=center|12
|align=center|13
|align=center|5
|align=center|30
|align=center|23
|align=center|37
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| 4 players – 4
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1978
|align=center|8
|align=center|30
|align=center|11
|align=center|11
|align=center|8
|align=center|36
|align=center|29
|align=center|30
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|SF
|align=center|EC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| Khrabrostin – 7
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1979
|align=center|16
|align=center|34
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|17
|align=center|32
|align=center|46
|align=center|24
|align=center|Qual.
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| N. Vasilyev – 14
|align=left| Salkov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1980
|align=center|11
|align=center|34
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|13
|align=center|28
|align=center|32
|align=center|30
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Redkous – 7
|align=left| Salkov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1981
|align=center|5
|align=center|34
|align=center|14
|align=center|14
|align=center|6
|align=center|41
|align=center|29
|align=center|38
|align=center|Qual.
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Petrakov – 10
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1982
|align=center|8
|align=center|34
|align=center|11
|align=center|12
|align=center|11
|align=center|36
|align=center|33
|align=center|32
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Redkous – 12
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1983
|align=center|6
|align=center|34
|align=center|14
|align=center|11
|align=center|9
|align=center|40
|align=center|34
|align=center|38
|align=center|R16
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| Petrakov – 11
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1984
|align=center|6
|align=center|34
|align=center|15
|align=center|10
|align=center|9
|align=center|43
|align=center|36
|align=center|40
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Redkous – 14
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1985
|align=center|5
|align=center|34
|align=center|13
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|42
|align=center|40
|align=center|36
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Kobzev – 9
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1986
|align=center|9
|align=center|30
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|9
|align=center|31
|align=center|28
|align=center|30
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Y. Savichev – 12
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1987
|align=center|4
|align=center|30
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|align=center|6
|align=center|35
|align=center|25
|align=center|34
|align=center|QF
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|QF
|align=left| Y. Savichev – 10
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1988
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|30
|align=center|17
|align=center|8
|align=center|5
|align=center|39
|align=center|23
|align=center|42
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Grechnev – 9 A. Rudakov – 9
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1989
|align=center|5
|align=center|30
|align=center|11
|align=center|13
|align=center|6
|align=center|40
|align=center|26
|align=center|35
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R64
|align=left| Grechnev – 11 Y. Savichev – 11
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1990
|align=center|4
|align=center|24
|align=center|13
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|align=center|28
|align=center|24
|align=center|30
|align=center|QF
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|R16
|align=left| Y. Savichev – 8
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1991
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|30
|align=center|13
|align=center|10
|align=center|7
|align=center|36
|align=center|20
|align=center|36
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|RU
|align=center|UC
|align=center|QF
|align=left| Tishkov – 8
|align=left| V. Ivanov Skomorokhov
|align=center|
|}
Russia
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Season
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
!Cup
!colspan=2|Europe
!Top scorer (league)
!Head coach
!Notes
|-
|align=center|1992
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="15"|1st
|align=center|11
|align=center|30
|align=center|12
|align=center|6
|align=center|12
|align=center|32
|align=center|30
|align=center|30
|align=center|R32
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| G. Grishin – 10
|align=left| Skomorokhov Y. Mironov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1993
|align=center|7
|align=center|34
|align=center|15
|align=center|8
|align=center|11
|align=center|35
|align=center|40
|align=center|38
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|W
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| Borisov – 7
|align=left| Y. Mironov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1994
|align=center|11
|align=center|30
|align=center|7
|align=center|12
|align=center|11
|align=center|28
|align=center|37
|align=center|26
|align=center|R32
|align=center|CWC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| Afanasyev – 8
|align=left| Y. Mironov Petrenko V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1995
|align=center|5
|align=center|30
|align=center|16
|align=center|7
|align=center|7
|align=center|40
|align=center|30
|align=center|55
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| D. Prokopenko – 6 Agashkov – 6
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1996
|align=center|12
|align=center|34
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|13
|align=center|42
|align=center|51
|align=center|41
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Kamoltsev – 9
|align=left| V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1997
|align=center|11
|align=center|34
|align=center|13
|align=center|6
|align=center|15
|align=center|50
|align=center|46
|align=center|45
|align=center|QF
|align=center|UCIC
|align=center|R64SF
|align=left| Jankauskas – 10
|align=left| Tarkhanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1998
|align=center|11
|align=center|30
|align=center|9
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|38
|align=center|34
|align=center|37
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| V. Bulatov – 9
|align=left| Tarkhanov V. Ivanov
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|1999
|align=center|4
|align=center|30
|align=center|13
|align=center|11
|align=center|6
|align=center|38
|align=center|33
|align=center|50
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Kamoltsev – 12
|align=left| V. Shevchenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2000
| style="text-align:center; background:#deb678;"|3
|align=center|30
|align=center|16
|align=center|7
|align=center|7
|align=center|42
|align=center|29
|align=center|55
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Vyazmikin – 8
|align=left| V. Shevchenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2001
|align=center|4
|align=center|30
|align=center|15
|align=center|7
|align=center|8
|align=center|53
|align=center|42
|align=center|52
|align=center|QF
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R128
|align=left| Vyazmikin – 17
|align=left| V. Shevchenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2002
|align=center|4
|align=center|30
|align=center|14
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|align=center|47
|align=center|32
|align=center|50
|align=center|R32
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R128
|align=left| Semshov – 11
|align=left| V. Shevchenko Petrenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2003
|align=center|8
|align=center|30
|align=center|11
|align=center|10
|align=center|9
|align=center|42
|align=center|38
|align=center|43
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Shirko – 7
|align=left| Petrenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2004
|align=center|5
|align=center|30
|align=center|16
|align=center|6
|align=center|8
|align=center|53
|align=center|37
|align=center|54
|align=center|R32
|align=center|UC
|align=center|R32
|align=left| Panov – 15
|align=left| Petrenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2005
|align=center|7
|align=center|30
|align=center|12
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|align=center|37
|align=center|33
|align=center|45
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Semshov – 12
|align=left| Petrenko
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2006
| style="text-align:center; background:pink;"|15
|align=center|30
|align=center|3
|align=center|13
|align=center|14
|align=center|22
|align=center|40
|align=center|22
|align=center|QF
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Budylin – 4
|align=left| Petrenko Gostenin
|align=center|Relegated
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2007
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2nd
|align=center|6
|align=center|42
|align=center|21
|align=center|6
|align=center|15
|align=center|75
|align=center|59
|align=center|69
|align=center|R16
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Romashchenko – 15
|align=left| R. Sabitov
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2008
| style="text-align:center; background:pink;"|18
|align=center|42
|align=center|14
|align=center|7
|align=center|21
|align=center|47
|align=center|69
|align=center|49
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Popov – 9
|align=left| Dayev
|align=center|Relegated to 4th level dueto financial irregul.
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center|2009
|align=center|LFL (4th),"Moscow"
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|1
|align=center|32
|align=center|30
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|align=center|128
|align=center|19
|align=center|90
|align=center|R64
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Aleksei Chereshnev – 23
|align=left| Pavlov
|align=center|Promoted
|-bgcolor=PowderBlue
|align=center|2010
|align=center|3rd, "Centre"
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|1
|align=center|30
|align=center|17
|align=center|6
|align=center|7
|align=center|59
|align=center|26
|align=center|57
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Burmistrov – 10
|align=left| Chugainov
|align=center|Promoted
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2011–12
|align=center rowspan=3|2nd
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|align=center|52
|align=center|17
|align=center|17
|align=center|18
|align=center|63
|align=center|53
|align=center|68
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Khozin – 9 Dorozhkin – 9
|align=left| Chugainov Belov
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2012–13
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|align=center|32
|align=center|6
|align=center|15
|align=center|11
|align=center|29
|align=center|38
|align=center|33
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Bezlikhotnov – 7
|align=left| Belov Ignatyev
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2013–14
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|3
|align=center|36
|align=center|19
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|45
|align=center|22
|align=center|65
|align=center|Fourth round
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| I. Shevchenko – 8
|align=left| Borodyuk
|align=center| Promoted
|-
|align=center|2014–15
|align=center|1st
| style="text-align:center; background:pink;"|15
|align=center|30
|align=center|6
|align=center|11
|align=center|13
|align=center|28
|align=center|45
|align=center|29
|align=center|R8
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Putsila – 4
|align=left| Savichev Petrakov
|align=center|Relegated to 3rd level
|-bgcolor=PowderBlue
|align=center|2015–16
|align=center rowspan=4|3rd
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|align=center|26
|align=center|8
|align=center|6
|align=center|12
|align=center|21
|align=center|28
|align=center|30
|align=center|Second round
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Tyupikov - 5
|align=left| Petrakov
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=PowderBlue
|align=center|2016–17
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|24
|align=center|11
|align=center|9
|align=center|4
|align=center|36
|align=center|19
|align=center|42
|align=center|Fourth round
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Gonezhukov - 5 Chernyshov - 5
|align=left| Bulatov
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=PowderBlue
|align=center|2017–18
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|align=center|26
|align=center|11
|align=center|9
|align=center|6
|align=center|44
|align=center|22
|align=center|42
|align=center|Third Round
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Sadykhov - 8
|align=left| Kolyvanov
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=PowderBlue
|align=center|2018–19
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|1
|align=center|26
|align=center|20
|align=center|5
|align=center|1
|align=center|48
|align=center|17
|align=center|65
|align=center|Round of 32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Sergeyev - 16
|align=left| Kolyvanov
|align=center|Promoted
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2019–20
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2nd
|align=center|4
|align=center|27
|align=center|16
|align=center|5
|align=center|6
|align=center|39
|align=center|25
|align=center|53
|align=center|Quarterfinal
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Sergeyev - 14
|align=left| S. Ignashevich
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2020–21
|align=center|6
|align=center|42
|align=center|21
|align=center|9
|align=center|12
|align=center|65
|align=center|41
|align=center|72
|align=center|R64
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Kalmykov - 12
|align=left|
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2021–22
|style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|1
|align=center|38
|align=center|20
|align=center|15
|align=center|3
|align=center|65
|align=center|36
|align=center|75
|align=center|R32
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|—
|align=left| Sultonov - 15
|align=left|
|align=center|Promoted
|}
European campaigns
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
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. 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.
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.
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.
Players
Current squad
As of 14 September 2023, according to the Russian First League official website
Reserve team
Out on loan
Personnel
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
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
For full list, see :Category:FC Torpedo Moscow players
Player records
Most appearances
As of the match played 20 April 2007 and according to official site. Players in bold are still currently playing for Torpedo Moscow.
Most goals scored
Managerial history
References
External links
A Farewell to Arms: Goodbye Torpedo Moscow
Association football clubs established in 1930
Football clubs in Moscow
1930 establishments in Russia
Soviet Top League clubs
Works association football clubs in Russia