FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Full name | Футбо́льный клуб "Локомоти́в" Москва́ (Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow) |
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Nickname(s) | Krasno-zelyonyye (Red-Greens) Zheleznodorozhniki (Railroaders) Parovozy (Steam Locomotives) |
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Founded | 23 July 1923 | ||
Ground | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow | ||
Capacity | 28,800 | ||
Owner | Russian Railways | ||
Chairman | Ilya Gerkus | ||
Head Coach | Yuri Semin | ||
League | Russian Premier League | ||
2015–16 | 6th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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FC Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбо́льный клуб "Локомоти́в" Москва́, [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj klup ləkəmɐˈtʲif mɐˈskva], English: Locomotive) is a Russian football club based in Moscow.
Lokomotiv won the Russian Premier League in 2002 and 2004, the USSR Cup in 1936 and 1957, and the Russian Cup in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2015. The club was the league runner-up in 1959, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001, and finished third in 1994, 1998, 2005, 2006 and 2014. Lokomotiv was the Russian Super Cup holder in 2003 and 2005.
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History[edit]
Early years[edit]
Lokomotiv was originally founded as Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) in 1923. In 1924, the club united the strongest football players of several roads of the Moscow railway junction as KOR ("Club of the October Revolution"). In 1931, the club was again renamed to Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) and in 1936, it was eventually renamed to as it is known today, Lokomotiv. During the Communist rule, Lokomotiv Moscow club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society and was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways.
Soviet era[edit]
When the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society was created in 1936, its football team featured the best players of Kazanka, and a number of strong Soviet footballers of that time such as Valentin Granatkin, Nikolay llyin, Alexey Sokolov, Pyotr Terenkov, Mikhail Zhukov, llya Gvozdkov and Ivan Andreev. Lokomotiv debuted in the first-ever Soviet football club championship with a game against Dynamo Leningrad on 22 May 1936. In the first two seasonal championships (spring and autumn), Lokomotiv finished fifth and fourth respectively. The first Lokomotiv success arrived shortly as in 1936, the railwaymen rose up to the occasion to beat Dynamo Tbilisi 2–0 in the Soviet Cup Final, thus winning the first Soviet Cup.
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and in a five-year span, Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually won the promotion to the Soviet Top League. This kicked off the second Lokomotiv's resurgence and until the beginning of the 1960s, Lokomotiv competed for the USSR's top trophies. In 1957, Lokomotiv won the cup for the second time, and two years later, Lokomotiv won the silver medals of the Soviet League. Second place was the highest position ever obtained by Lokomotiv during the Soviet era.
Another important trademark for Lokomotiv was the authorization of playing friendly matches against foreign opposition. Typically, up to the late 1950s, international sports contacts with Soviet teams were extremely rare. However, since in 1955, Lokomotiv became a quasi-"football ambassador" for the Soviet Union abroad, participating in friendly matches in various parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa and even North America. This policy of openness ushered in a great era for Lokomotiv, with the squad including some of the finest Soviet footballers of the era, such as Vladimir Maslachenko, Gennady Zabelin, Eugeny Rogov, Valentin Bubukin, Victor Sokolov, Victor Voroshilov, Igor Zajtsev, Zaur Kaloyev, Yuri Kovalyov and Vitaly Artemyev. When Lokomotiv’s strongest players abandoned the club, however, Lokomotiv fell again from grace and a swing between the first and second divisions followed, instability lasting until the end of the 1980s.
Post-Soviet era[edit]
In the beginning of the 1990s, Lokomotiv was considered the "weakest link" amongst the top Moscow clubs. It lacked both results on the pitch and fans' support in the stands. However, head coach Yuri Semin and president Valeri Filatov were able to lead the club's progress, thus installing Lokomotiv as the "fifth wheel of the Moscow cart." Historically, Lokomotiv was not considered to be a big club in the same vein as Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo and Torpedo. With the former Soviet republics and their clubs gone, however, Lokomotiv took the opportunity to shine.
Solid performances in domestic league and several memorable campaigns in European Cups made Lokomotiv a superclub by Russian scales and brought back fans and supporters back to the stands. In 2002, a new stadium—Lokomotiv Stadium—resembling a traditional, compact English one was built. The arena, at that time considered to be one of the most comfortable, if not the best, in Eastern Europe gave a huge boost to the club's fan growth rate. Eventually, by 2009, the average attendance at the stadium was the second highest in Moscow.
In 2002, a "golden match" was needed to decide who will be the champion, as Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow both finished with the same amount of points after Gameweek 30. The game was played at Dynamo Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd. Lokomotiv took an early lead thanks a low drive from captain Dmitry Loskov, and eventually the goal turned out to be enough for Lokomotiv to claim the first title in the club's history.
Two years later, Lokomotiv again won the Russian Premier League, edging city rivals CSKA by a single point; Lokomotiv defeated Shinnik Yaroslavl 0–2 in Yaroslavl, a week after CSKA fell to city rivals Dynamo at home.
In 2005, long-time head coach Yuri Semin left the team to coach the Russian national team, where he was replaced at Lokomotiv by Vladimir Eshtrekov. During the same year, although leading the league for most of the year, Lokomotiv stumbled in the last games of the campaign, allowing CSKA overtake them and claim the title, with Lokomotiv ultimately falling to third. Estrekhov was later sacked and replaced by Slavoljub Muslin, the first foreign manager in the club's history. After a poor start to the new season, Lokomotiv recovered and finished third, but despite the respectable performance, Muslin was sacked; Anatoly Byshovets took the helm as his replacement, with Yury Semin returning to serve as team president. This brought little success to Lokomotiv, who finished the season in seventh, with the only bright spot being the victory of the Russian Cup. These poor performances prompted the Board of Directors to sack both coach Anatoly Byshovets and President Semin. Rinat Bilyaletdinov was subsequently named caretaker coach. This lasted until 6 December 2006, when Lokomotiv brought in Rashid Rakhimov from Amkar Perm on a three-year contract. Again, however, this resulted to be yet another poor decision from the board, as Lokomotiv only finished seventh in 2008, also beginning the 2009 season poorly. Unsurprisingly, on 28 April 2009, Lokomotiv fired Rakhimov; long-serving player Vladimir Maminov was installed as a caretaker manager. A month later, Semin was brought back to the club to take charge. This appointment delivered immediate success to Lokomotiv as after a really poor start, Lokomotiv recovered and finished the season on a high, claiming fourth place in the process.
Before the 2011–12 league season, Semin left the club and was replaced by former Spartak Nalchuk manager Yuri Krasnozhan. On 4 June 2011, rumours spread that Lokomotiv chairman Olga Smorodskaya suspected Krasnozhan of throwing away the 27 May, 1–2 home league defeat to Anzhi Makhachkala, deciding to sack him on the grounds of the suspicion.[1][2][3] Lokomotiv was fifth in the table at the time, just one point away from first-placed CSKA. On 6 July, after a Lokomotiv Committee of Directors meeting, Krasnozhan's contract was officially terminated on the basis of "negligence in his job."[2][3][4][5] The Russian Football Union subsequently refused to investigate the case.[6] Assistant manager Maminov again took over as caretaker for three weeks until a replacement was found in the form of José Couceiro, who had himself just finished a caretaking stint as manager of Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Couceiro, however, lasted just one year in the role, as the club opted not to renew his contract at the end of the 2011–12 season. After Croatian national team head coach Slaven Bilić announced he would step down after his nation's participation at Euro 2012, Loko acted quickly to sign him to a three-year contract. However, Bilić's first season at the helm brought another disappointment, as Loko finished ninth, its lowest-ever finish in the post-Soviet era of Russian domestic football. Just prior to the 2013–14 season, Bilić was sacked and replaced with new head coach Leonid Kuchuk.
In the 2013–14 season, Lokomotiv did not win the league title.
Performances in Europe[edit]
Lokomotiv reached the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final twice, in 1997–98 and 1998–99. The club also played in the UEFA Champions League for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, progressing past the group stage in the latter only to fall to eventual finalists AS Monaco in the round of 16.
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[edit]
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Youth[edit]
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Out on loan[edit]
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League positions[edit]
Honours[edit]
Domestic competitions[edit]
- Soviet Cup / Russian Cup: 8
International competitions[edit]
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- Runners-up: none
- European Railways Cup: 5
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- 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987
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- Runners-up (1): 1963
Stadium[edit]
Lokomotiv play their home games at Lokomotiv Stadium. Its total seating capacity is 28,800 seats, all covered. The stadium was opened after reconstruction in 2002.
- Highest attendance recorded: 32,333 people
- Address: 107553, Moscow, Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya, 125
- Telephone: +7 (495) 161-4283
- Fax: +7 (495) 161-9977
League and Cup history[edit]
Soviet Union[edit]
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Top scorer
(league)Head coach 1936 (s) 1st 5 6 2 0 4 7 11 10 — Lavrov – 3 Stolyarov 1936 (a) 4 7 4 0 3 18 14 15 W Lavrov – 6 Stolyarov 1937 6 16 5 5 6 18 20 31 SF Andriasyan – 6 Limbeck 1938 8 25 12 6 7 44 37 30 R64 Lavrov – 11 Sushkov 1939 5 26 12 6 8 42 39 30 R16 Lakhonin – 8 Sushkov 1940 6 24 10 5 9 36 52 25 — Kireev – 8
Kartsev – 8Sushkov 1944 no competition R16 1945 12 22 1 3 18 14 54 5 R32 Lakhonin – 4 Sushkov 1946 2nd, "South" 7 24 10 6 8 46 33 26 — 1947 2nd, "Centre" 1 28 21 3 4 56 22 45 Qual. 2nd, Final 1 5 4 1 0 11 4 9 1948 1st 7 26 10 4 12 38 64 24 R16 Obotov – 17 Apukhtin
Maksimov1949 11 34 11 8 15 59 56 30 R64 Lagutin – 13 Maksimov
Kachalin1950 15 36 11 8 17 41 73 30 QF Panfilov – 14 Kachalin 1951 2nd 3 34 19 10 5 72 38 48 R64 Kachalin 1952 1st 9 13 5 2 6 19 21 12 R16 Panfilov – 4
I.Petrov – 4Kachalin
Arkadyev1953 6 20 6 6 8 21 28 18 SF Korotkov – 5 Arkadyev 1954 10 24 7 7 10 21 23 21 R16 Goryansky – 6 Arkadyev 1955 5 22 9 7 6 32 27 25 SF Razumovsky – 9 Arkadyev 1956 10 22 5 8 9 38 28 18 — Sokolov – 9 Arkadyev 1957 4 22 12 4 6 39 27 28 W Sokolov – 12 Arkadyev 1958 5 22 9 6 7 48 34 24 SF Voroshilov – 10 Eliseev 1959 2 22 12 5 5 42 25 29 — Sokolov – 14 Eliseev 1960 5 30 14 6 10 45 46 34 R32 Sokolov – 16 Morozov 1961 5 30 13 12 5 58 42 38 QF Voroshilov – 20 Morozov 1962 13 30 8 9 13 38 45 27 R32 Latyshev – 8 Morozov
A. Kostylev1963 17 38 5 19 14 37 54 29 R32 Syagin – 8
Spiridonov – 8Arkadyev 1964 2nd 1 40 19 15 6 45 30 53 R32 Bubukin – 14 Arkadyev 1965 1st 15 32 8 8 16 37 48 24 R16 Gorshkov – 13 Arkadyev
Rogov1966 17 36 11 5 20 34 49 27 R32 V. Kozlov – 14 Beskov
Bubukin1967 17 36 7 14 15 33 37 28 QF Kokh – 9 Bubukin 1968 10 38 10 17 11 35 39 37 R32 Kokh – 10 Bubukin 1969 18 34 8 9 17 33 47 25 R32 Atamalyan – 8 Maryenko 1970 2nd 4 42 20 10 12 53 39 50 R32 Atamalyan – 14 Maryenko
Rogov1971 2 42 25 12 5 81 33 62 R32 A. Kozlov – 22 Rogov 1972 1st 15 30 6 9 15 29 48 21 QF Y. Chesnokov – 8
Piskunov – 8Rogov
Volchok1973 2nd 3 38 20 8 10 47 32 46 R32 Y. Chesnokov – 14 Yakushin
Volchok1974 1 38 23 7 8 73 33 53 R32 Y. Chesnokov – 20 Volchok 1975 1st 11 30 7 12 11 28 33 26 QF 5x players – 4 Volchok 1976 (s) 15 15 3 3 9 17 23 9 — 3x players – 3 Volchok 1976 (a) 8 15 6 3 6 13 13 15 R16 Averyanov – 3
Nodiya – 3Volchok 1977 6 30 9 14 7 27 25 32 R32 Nodiya – 5 Volchok 1978 15 30 7 9 14 26 40 22 SF V. Gazzaev – 6 Volchok, from 27 August Maryenko 1979 12 34 8 12 14 44 57 24 GS Petrakov – 17 Maryenko 1980 18 34 8 9 17 34 44 25 GS Petrakov – 12 Maryenko 1981 2nd 3 46 21 15 10 65 41 54 R16 Mukhanov – 22 A. Sevidov 1982 4 42 21 13 8 63 32 54 GS Mukhanov – 17 A. Sevidov 1983 15 42 13 13 16 51 47 38 R32 Mukhanov – 11
M. Chesnokov – 11V. Rodionov
Volchok1984 6 42 17 13 12 44 37 46 R64 A. Kalashnikov – 8 Volchok 1985 6 42 16 11 15 52 51 43 R64 A. Kalashnikov – 14 Volchok 1986 6 46 21 11 14 63 48 53 R32 Gladilin – 16 Semin 1987 2 42 23 13 6 59 26 58 R128 A. Kalashnikov – 13 Semin 1988 1st 7 30 10 12 8 35 29 30 R32 Rusyaev – 15 Semin 1989 15 30 7 9 14 20 32 23 R32 Rusyaev – 9 Semin 1990 2nd 4 38 19 9 10 52 34 47 RU Sukhov – 11 Semin 1991 1st 16 30 5 8 17 18 47 18 SF Kondratyev – 7 Filatov 1992 no competition SF Semin
Russia[edit]
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)Head coach 1992 1st 4 26 13 7 6 34 25 33 — — Mukhamadiev – 7 Semin 1993 5 34 14 11 9 45 29 39 R16 — Al. Smirnov – 9 Semin 1994 3 30 12 12 6 49 28 36 QF UC R64 Garin – 20 Semin 1995 2 30 20 5 5 52 23 55 QF — Garin – 13 Semin 1996 6 34 15 10 9 46 31 55 W UC R64 Kosolapov – 10 Semin 1997 5 34 15 9 10 47 37 54 W CWC R16 Kosolapov – 9 Semin 1998 3 30 16 7 7 45 28 55 RU CWC SF Borodyuk – 8
Janashiya – 9Semin 1999 2 30 20 5 5 62 30 65 R32 CWC SF Loskov – 14 Semin 2000 2 30 18 8 4 50 20 62 W UC R64 Loskov – 15 Semin 2001 2 30 16 8 6 53 24 56 W UC R32 Obiorah – 14 Semin 2002 1 31 20 9 2 47 14 69 R32 UC R32 Loskov – 7
Evseev – 7
Pimenov – 7Semin 2003 4 30 15 7 8 54 33 52 R16 ECL 2GS Loskov – 14 Semin 2004 1 30 18 7 5 44 19 61 QF ECL R16 Sychev – 15 Semin 2005 3 30 14 14 2 41 18 56 R32 — Bilyaletdinov – 8 Semin
Eshtrekov2006 3 30 15 8 7 47 34 53 QF UCL
UC3Q
R32Loskov – 13 Muslin
Dolmatov2007 7 30 11 8 11 39 42 41 W UC 1R Sychev – 11 Byshovets 2008 7 30 13 8 9 37 32 47 R32 UC GS Odemwingie – 10 Rakhimov 2009 4 30 15 9 6 43 30 54 R32 — Sychev – 12 Rakhimov
Maminov
Semin2010 5 30 13 9 8 34 29 48 R32 EL Play-off Round Aliyev – 14 Semin 2011–12 7 44 18 12 14 59 48 66 QF EL R32 Glushakov – 11 Krasnozhan
Maminov
Couceiro2012–13 9 30 12 7 11 39 36 43 R16 — N'Doye – 10 Bilić 2013–14 3 30 17 8 5 51 23 59 R32 — N'Doye – 13 Kuchuk 2014–15 7 30 11 10 9 31 25 43 W EL Play-off Round Fernandes – 7 Kuchuk
Cherevchenko
Božović
Cherevchenko
Notable players[edit]
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Lokomotiv.
Club records[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Красножан может быть уволен из "Локо" (Krasnozhan may be fired from Loko)" (in Russian). Sport Express. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ a b "Lokomotiv Moscow fires coach who reportedly is suspected of match-fixing". The Canadian Press. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ a b "Lokomotiv Moscow dismiss head coach Yuri Krasnozhan over alleged match fixing". sports.ru. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Официальная формулировка увольнения Красножана – "упущения, допущенные при работе" (Official wording of Krasnozhan's dismissal reason is "neglect of duties")" (in Russian). sports.ru. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Title contenders Lokomotiv Moscow sack coach". Eurosport. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Фурсенко: РФС не собирается вмешиваться в дела "Локомотива" (Fursenko: RFU won't interfere in Lokomotiv affairs)" (in Russian). championat.ru. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ http://www.fclm.ru/ru/team/players/lokoplayers/index.php
- ^ http://rfpl.org/clubs/lokomotiv
External links[edit]
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