Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Moscow. Moscow has several of Russia's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.
History
Clubs
There are many successful football clubs in Moscow including FC Spartak Moscow, PFC CSKA Moscow,Tradition and success at CSKA FC Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Torpedo Moscow.
The table below lists all Moscow's clubs.
Moscow City Division Club Founded Status Note Russian Premier League PFC CSKA Moscow 1911 Professional Russian Premier League FC Spartak Moscow 1922 Professional Russian Premier League FC Dynamo Moscow 1923 Professional Russian Premier League FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1923 Professional Russian First League FC Torpedo Moscow 1924 Professional Russian Premier League FC Rodina Moscow 2016 Professional Russian Second League Division A FC Dynamo-2 Moscow 1986 Professional Russian Second League Division A FC Veles Moscow 2016 Professional Russian Second League Division A FC Rodina-2 Moscow 2022 Professional Russian Second League Division B FC Strogino Moscow 1990 Professional Russian Second League Division B FC Chertanovo Moscow 1993 Professional Russian Second League Division B FC Spartak-2 Moscow 2013 Professional Russian Second League Division B FC Rodina-M Moscow 2022 Professional Russian Amateur Football League FC Serp i Molot Moscow 1923 Amateur Russian Amateur Football League FC FShM Moscow 1950 Amateur Russian Amateur Football League FC Sportakademklub Moscow 1992 Amateur Russian Amateur Football League FC Nika Moscow 1999 Amateur Russian Amateur Football League FC Zelenograd 2002 Amateur Russian Amateur Football League FC Kazanka Moscow 2008 Amateur Dissolved in 1923 Zamoskvoretsky Sports Club 1910 Professional Dissolved in 1934 FC Dukat Moscow 1924 Professional Dissolved in 1952 VVS Moscow 1945 Professional Dissolved in 1953 FC MVO Moscow 1945 Professional Dissolved in 1992 FC Agtala Moscow 1992 Professional Dissolved in 1993 FC Pele Moscow 1992 Professional Dissolved in 1993 FC Trestar Ostankino 1992 Professional Dissolved in 1998 FC Roda Moscow 1995 Professional Dissolved in 1998 FC MEPhI Moscow 1996 Professional Dissolved in 1999 FC Krasnogvardeyets Moscow 1994 Professional Dissolved in 2000 FC Monolit Moscow 1993 Professional Dissolved in 2000 FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow 1998 Professional Dissolved in 2001 FC Servis-Kholod-Smena Moscow 1994 Professional Dissolved in 2003 FC Uralan Plus Moscow 1997 Professional Dissolved in 2003 FC Mostransgaz Gazoprovod 2000 Professional Dissolved in 2004 FC Almaz Moscow 1972 Professional Dissolved in 2004 FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 1997 Professional Dissolved in 2006 FC Presnya Moscow（FC Asmaral Moscow） 1978 Professional Dissolved in 2010 Maccabi Moscow 2003 Professional Dissolved in 2010 FC Moscow 2004 Professional Dissolved in 2011 FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow (2003) 2003 Professional Dissolved in 2012 FC MVD Rossii Moscow 2007 Professional Dissolved in 2017 FC Solyaris Moscow 2014 Professional Dissolved in 2019 FC Chertanovo-2 Moscow 2018 Professional Dissolved in 2020 FC Ararat Moscow 2017 Professional Dissolved in 2022 FC Kairat Moscow 2021 Professional Dissolved in 2022 FC Krasava 2021 Professional Dissolved in 2024 FC Sakhalinets Moscow 2022 Professional Dissolved in 2024 FC Torpedo-2 2022 Professional
Moscow Oblast Division Club Founded Status Note Russian Second League Division B FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo 1909 Professional Russian Second League Division B FC Saturn Ramenskoye 1946 Professional Dissolved in 2025 FC Khimki 1997 Professional
Honours Soviet and Russian football champion (7) FC Spartak Moscow (22) PFC CSKA Moscow (13) FC Dynamo Moscow (11) FC Lokomotiv Moscow (3) FC Torpedo Moscow (3) UEFA Cup PFC CSKA Moscow (1)
Moscow derby
Stadia
Introduction Luzhniki Stadium, It was the home venue of the Russia national football team.
Luzhniki Stadium Lukoil Arena VEB Arena VTB Arena RZD Arena Eduard Streltsov Stadium
References
See also Football in Russia