FC Torpedo-ZIL (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо-ЗИЛ) was a Russian football club from Moscow.
History
The team was founded in 1997 after Torpedo Moscow, which played in the Russian Top Division, became a property of SC Luzhniki and was not related to the automobile plant anymore. Soon afterwards ZiL decided to revive their own team.
Torpedo-ZIL made a debut in the Third Division in 1997. The club won promotion to the Premier League in 2000. In both 2001 and 2002, Torpedo-ZIL finished 14th out of 16 teams. In the beginning of 2003, due to inability to finance a Premier League team, ZIL had to sell first 55 percent, and two months later all remaining stock to Norilsk Nickel. Metallurgy giant renamed the team FC Torpedo-Metallurg, and a year later used it to form a new club, FC Moscow. At the same time, ZIL created another team in the Third Division which was originally known as FC Torpedo-RG and was later renamed back to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow. That team has also since been disbanded.
Domestic history Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic CupEuropeTop scorer (league)Head coach19974th, Zone 33402389772977 Lavrentyev – 17 Petrenko19983rd, "Center"1402866903090Round of 128 Snigiryov – 32 Petrenko Ignatyev19992nd44223136672782Round of 32 A. Smirnov – 11 Ignatyev20002382486622880Round of 64 Lebed' – 10 Ignatyev20011st143071013223531Round of 32 Piyuk – 6 Kucherevsky2002143061014203928Quarterfinals D. Smirnov – 7 Nikonov200314308517253929Round of 32 Monaryov – 8 Aleinikov Ivanov Ignatenko
References
External links Torpedo. Nostalgia and reality (archived)