Torpedo
Full name	Football Club Torpedo Moscow
Nickname(s)
Founded	1924
Ground	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity	81,029
Chairman	Vladimir Alyoshin
Manager	Aleksandr Gostenin
League	Russian First Division
2006	RPL, 15th
Home colours Away colours

FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Торпедо" Москва) is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. Founded in 1924, it has had the following names: Image File history File links Logo for FC Torpedo Moscow File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium () in Luzhniki, Moscow, nowadays called Luzhniki Stadium (Стадион Лужники), is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. ... // Russia played two friendly matches under the caretaker coach Aleksandr Borodyuk. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey left arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey right arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ...

• Proletarskaya kuznitsa (1924-1931)
• AMO (1931-1932)
• ZIS (1933-1935)
• Torpedo (1936-1995)
• Torpedo-Luzhniki (1996-1997)
• Torpedo (since 1998)

Originally known as Proletarian Forge before changing their name to Torpedo in 1936. 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. In 1957 Torpedo Moscow, as well as other Soviet sport clubs named "Torpedo", became a part of the republican VSS Trud of the Russian SFSR. Zavod Imeni Likhocheva (ЗиЛ, ZIL, Russian: Likhachov Factory) was an automobile factory, which manufactured armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as trucks, buses and tanks. ... Torpedo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Moscow, Russia. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev Establishment October Revolution   - Declared... Voluntary Sports Societies (VSS) of the USSR (Russian: ) were the main structural parts of the universal sports and physical education system, that existed in the USSR between 1935 and 1991, together with Dinamo and Armed Forces sports societies. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Last Chairman of the Supreme Council Boris Yeltsin Area  - Total  - % water 1st in former Soviet Union 17,075,200 km² 0. ...

Nicknamed the Black-Whites, Torpedo hasn't been a force in Russian football since the days of Eduard Streltsov, the brilliant striker of the 1950s and 1960s, known as "the Russian Pele". Past glories for Torpedo include 3 USSR titles (1960, 1965, and autumn 1976), 6 USSR Cups (1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986), 1 Russian Cup (1993), and 3 appearances in the quarterfinals of European/UEFA Cup competition. Eduard Streltsov (Эдуард Анатольевич Стрельцов, born July 21, 1937; died July 20, 1990) is a former Soviet football (soccer) player, who was nicknamed Russian Pelé. Streltsov played for Torpedo Moscow in the Soviet Elite League. ... The Russian Cup (Кубок России) is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional football clubs. ...

Current squad

As of 1 September 2006, according to the Russian Premier League official website. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

No. Position Player 2 DF Enar Jääger 3 DF Dmitry Lentsevich 5 MF Serhiy Kormiltsev 6 MF Andrey Perov 7 MF Vitali Volkov 8 MF Konstantin Zyryanov 9 FW Aleksandr Geynrikh 15 DF Đorđe Jokić 16 GK Maksim Kabanov 17 MF Pavel Mamayev 18 MF Beka Zhghenti 19 MF Lyubomir Kantonistov 20 DF Cristian Dancia 21 MF Sergei Budylin 22 GK Dmitri Borodin 24 DF Andrey Kolesnikov 25 DF Marcin Kus

No. Position Player 26 DF Denis Tumasyan 27 DF Andrei Stepanov 28 MF Igor Smolnikov 29 MF Viktor Bolihov 30 FW Grzegorz Piechna 32 DF Stjepan Skočibušić 33 FW George Florescu 35 MF Igor Byrlov 38 MF Aleksandr Podymov 48 FW Yevgeni Lutsenko 52 MF Vladimir Yeryomkin 53 MF Ivan Ryakhovsky 54 FW Aleksey Sapogov 77 MF Dmitry Sokolov 85 FW Dmitri Golubov 88 FW Ruslan Tarala

The following players are listed by Torpedo's website as reserve players. They are eligible to play for the first team. Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uzbekistan. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Aleksandr Geynrikh (born 6 October 1984) is an Uzbekistani football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_(state)_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Đorđe Jokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Јокић), (born January 20, 1981 in Raska, Serbia) is a Serbia and Montenegrin football player who, as of 2005 was playing for FC Torpedo Moscow in Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia_(bordered). ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... A goalkeeper. ...

External link

• Club's web site

Russian Premier League 2006 clubs
Amkar Perm | CSKA Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | Krylya Sovetov Samara | Lokomotiv Moscow | Luch-Energia Vladivostok | FC Moskva | FC Rostov | Rubin Kazan | Saturn Moscow Oblast | Shinnik Yaroslavl | Spartak Moscow | Spartak Nalchik | Tom Tomsk | Torpedo Moscow | Zenit Saint Petersburg