FC Lokomotiv Moscow
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Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва [link]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow.
It was founded in 1923 as Club of the October Revolution, was renamed to Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) in 1931, and eventually to Lokomotiv in 1936. During the existence of the USSR Lokomotiv Moscow club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society.
The football club won the Russian Premier League in 2002 (ending Spartak Moscow domination) and in 2004, the USSR Cup in 1936 and 1957, and the Russian Cup in 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001. It came second in the league in 1959, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001, it took third place in 1994, 1998 and 2005. It won Russian Super Cup in 2003 and 2005.
In 2004 Lokomotiv Moscow won the Russian Premier League by a single point over city rivals CSKA Moscow. Lokomotiv won the championship by defeating Shinnik Yaroslavl 2-0 in Yaroslavl, a week after CSKA slipped up against city rivals Dynamo Moscow at home.
Lokomotiv reached Cup Winners' Cup semifinals twice (in 1997/1998 and 1998/1999), what were the best achievements of the club in the European cups so far.
In 2005 their head coach for many years, Yuri Syomin, left them to coach the Russian national team and was replaced by Vladimir Eshtrekov. In December 2005 Serbian coach Slavoljub Muslin took over from Eshtrekov.
In the 2005 season, Lokomotiv was leading the league for most of the year, but stumbled in the last games and let CSKA overtake them, ultimately finishing 3rd.
Current squad
As of 16 March 2006, according to the [Russian Premier League official website].
* Plays for Uzbekistan national team, but also has Russian citizenship.
External links
- () [Official site]
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- () [Fanat's site]
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