FC Moscow
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| Full name | Football Club Moscow |
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| Nickname(s) | The Citizens, The Caps |
| Founded | 1 March 2004 |
| Dissolved | 28 December 2010 |
| Ground | E. Streltsov Stadium, Moscow |
| Capacity | 13,200 |
This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.
FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва), was a Russian football club, based in Moscow, formerly of the Russian Premier League. Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in 2007. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding. Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz. Subsequently FC Moscow folded, ceasing to exist as a professional football club. They played in 2010 in the fourth level of the Russian football pyramid, the Amateur Football League, and after that season the team was dissolved altogether on 28 December.
The creation of the team was first announced by the Moscow government on 1 March 2004. FC Moscow was formed on the base of FC Torpedo-Metallurg. The team played in the Russian Cup final in 2007.
As Torpedo-ZIL (1997–2002), Torpedo-Metallurg (2003).
Fans and journalists call FC Moskva The Citizens (Russian: Горожане). The colloquial nickname for the club is The Caps (Russian: Кепки), which refers to Moscow government ownership (Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov usually wears a cap).
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