FC Torpedo Mogilev

Torpedo Mogilev
Full name FC Torpedo Mogilev
Short name Torpedo
Founded 1959
2014 (reformed)
Dissolved 2005
Ground Torpedo Stadium, Mogilev, Belarus
Capacity 3,500
Chairman Aleksandr Belov
Manager Aleksandr Vopsev
League Belarusian Second League
2016 10th

FC Torpedo Mogilev is a Belarusian football club based in Mogilev.

History

The club was formed in 1959 as Kirovets Mogilev. During 1962–1963 the team played in Belarusian SSR League, before submerging to regional and city level competitions. In 1979 the club was renamed to Torpedo Mogilev and joined Belarusian SSR top league once again. They were third in 1979 and won their only championship title in 1982.[1]

The team began playing in Belarusian Premier League in 1992. The first two seasons were most successful when they finished 7th (1992) and 8th (1992–93). After that Torpedo could not get higher than 11th and mostly were struggling against relegation.

In 1996 Torpedo were renamed to Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev. In 2000 the team finished 15th and were relegated to Belarusian First League. After playing 5 seasons in the First League (2001–2005), Torpedo-Kadino was disbanded.

In 2014 the club was reformed with original name Torpedo Mogilev to play in Mogilev city league, and in 2015 the club joined Belarusian Second League. However, due to financial struggles, the club withdrew from the league after 2016 season and is currently represented by a youth team on a city level.

Notable players

Sergei Gorlukovich, a future Olympic champion who went on to play for Spartak Moscow and Borussia Dortmund, started his youth career at Torpedo Mogilev. A number of notable Belarusian players and managers, such as Igor Kriushenko, Andrey Skorobogatko, Aleksandr Sednev, Vyacheslav Geraschenko, Oleg Kubarev, Eduard Baltrushevich, were once players of the club.

Name changes

  • 1959: Kirovets
  • 1974: Torpedo
  • 1996: Torpedo-Kadino
  • 2005: disbanded
  • 2014: Torpedo

Honours

Current squad

As of May 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Belarus GK Stanislav Astapov
Belarus GK Ilya Nesterov
Belarus GK Ivan Filipchenko
Belarus DF Dmitry Androsov
Belarus DF Dmitry Babakov
Belarus DF Vadim Golos
Belarus DF Petr Dayneko
Belarus DF Denis Dekhtyar
Belarus DF Kiryl Knyazew
Belarus DF Ilya Klimov
Belarus DF Vladislav Lapitskiy
Belarus DF Artemiy Matyushenko
Belarus DF Nikita Vorobyov
Belarus DF Artem Scherbakov
Belarus DF Yevgeniy Utkin
Belarus DF Andrey Manyukov
Belarus MF Dmitry Kolosovskiy
No. Position Player
Belarus MF Artur Lyavitski
Belarus MF Mikhail Torop
Belarus MF Gennady Preis
Belarus MF Dmitry Shpyrna
Belarus MF Nikita Khomchenko
Belarus MF Artem Guleshov
Belarus MF Aleksandr Zakharyev
Belarus MF Ilya Loborev
Belarus MF Andrey Koteshev
Belarus MF Artem Korshunov
Belarus MF Sergey Lapikov
Belarus MF Ivan Pavlovskiy
Belarus FW Syarhey Filipaw
Belarus FW Anton Kondratovich
Belarus FW Pavel Kuptsov
Belarus FW Vladislav Bely
Belarus FW Vital Lanko

League and Cup history

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19921st71548316–1416Round of 32
1992–931st8321013935–3033Round of 16
1993–941st14305101520–2320Round of 32
1994–951st11308121028–3228Runners-up
19951st111545617–2117Round of 16
19961st1430761727–6427
19971st15130771629–5928Round of 16
19981st1228781330–4029Round of 16
19991st1430651930–6923Round of 16
20001st1530522331–7117Round of 32Relegated
20012nd5281441029–2946Quarterfinals
20022nd1030971441–4434Round of 32
20032nd9301191037–3742Round of 32
20042nd12307111231–4532Round of 32
20052nd1230781522–4529Round of 64Disbanded
2006Round of 64
  • 1 Saved from relegation due to withdrawal of two higher-placed clubs.

References

  1. ↑ Torpedo Mogilev history


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