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FC Torpedo Moscow is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. Founded in 1924, it had following names: Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...
Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskvá) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ...
- 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 (or Smithy, for you fans of Olde English), 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. This means they have to play in the monster of a stadium, despite their tiny fan base. 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. ...
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, "the Russian Pele". Past glories for Torpedo include 3 USSR titles (1960, 1965, & fall 1976), 6 USSR Cups (1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986), 1 Russian Cup (1993), & 3 appearances in the quarterfinals of Eurpopean/UEFA Cup competition. Eduard Streltsov 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. ...
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