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| Full name | Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Loko Parovoz (Steam Locomotive) Parovozy (Steam Locomotives) Krasno-zelyonyye (Red-Greens) Zheleznodorozhniki (Railroaders) |
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| Founded | 12 August 1923 | ||
| Ground | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (Capacity: 28,800) |
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| Chairman |  Nikolay Naumov |
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| Head Coach | Yuri Semin |
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| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2009 | 4th | ||
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Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва[1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv Moscow won the Russian Premier League two times and the Russian Cup a record of five times.
Lokomotiv 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, 2001 and 2007. The club was the runner-up in 1959, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001, and finished third in 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2006. Lokomotiv was the Russian Super Cup holder in 2003 and 2005.
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History
Lokomotiv was originally founded as Club of the October Revolution on 12 August 1923, and it united the strongest football players of several roads of the Moscow railway junction. In 1931, the club was renamed to Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) and in 1936, it was eventually renamed to as it is known today, Lokomotiv. During the Communist rule, Lokomotiv Moscow club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society and it was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transportation through the Russian Railways.
Soviet Era
When the [[Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society was created in 1936, its football team featured the best players of Kazanka, and a number of strong Soviet footballers of that time such as Valentin Granatkin, Nikolay llyin, Alexey Sokolov, Pyotr Terenkov, Mikhail Zhukov, llya Gvozdkov, Ivan Andreev. Lokomotiv debuted in the first ever Soviet football club championship with a game against Dynamo Leningrad on 22 May 1936. In the first two seasonal championships (spring and autumn), Lokomotiv finished fifth and fourth respectively. The first Lokomotiv success arrived shortly as in 1936, the railwaymen rised up to the occasion to beat Dynamo Tbilisi by 2 goals to nil in the Soviet Cup Final, and thus proclaim the first ever Soviet Cup.
The following years were rather succesful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually won the promotion to the Soviet Top League. This kicked off the second Lokomotiv's resurgence and till the beginning of the sixties, the Lokomotiv competed for the highest trophies. Actually in 1957, Lokomotiv won the cup cup for the second time, and two years later, Lokomotiv won the silver medals of the Soviet League. Eventually the second place was the highest position ever obtained by Lokomotiv in Soviet era.
Another important trademark for Lokomotiv was the authorization of playing friendly matches against foreign opposition. This because up to the late fifties, international sports contacts of the Soviet teams were extremely rare. However, since in 1955 Lokomotiv became an original football ambassador of the Soviet Union abroad, Lokomotiv were allowed to play friendly matches in various parts of the world such as Europe, Asia, Africa and even North America. This resulted to be a great era for Lokomotiv and the squad included some of the finest Russian footballers of all time such as Vladimir Maslachenko, Gennady Zabelin, Eugeny Rogov, Valentin Bubukin, Victor Sokolov, Victor Voroshilov, Igor Zajtsev, Zaur Kaloyev, Yuri Kovalyov, and Vitaly Artemyev. When Lokomotiv’s strongest players abandoned the club, Lokomotiv fell again from grace. A swing between the first and second division followed. This lasted till the end of the 80s.
Post-Soviet Era
In the beginning of 1990s Lokomotiv was considered the "weakest link" among top Moscow clubs. It lacked both results on the pitch and fans support in the stands. However, head coach Yuri Semin and president Valeri Filatov were able to put the club's progress on a right track and thus installing Lokomotiv as the fifth wheel of the Moscow cart. All this because historically Lokomotiv wasn't considered to be a big club as Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo and Torpedo.
Solid performances in domestic league and several memorable campaigns in European Cups made Lokomotiv a superclub by Russian scales and brought back fans and supporters back to the stands. In 2002, a new stadium resembling a traditional, compact English one was built. The arena, still considered as being one of the most, if not the best and comfortable in Eastern Europe gave a huge boost to a club's fan growth rate. Actually nowadays, the average attendance of Lokomotiv home games is one of the highest in Moscow. Eventually in 2009, the average attendance at the [[Lokomotiv stadium (Moscow)|stadiumm was the second highest in Moscow.
Golden Match
In 2002 a "golden match" was needed to decide who will be the champion, as Lokomotiv Moscow and PFC CSKA Moscow both finished with the same amount of points after Gameweek 30. The game was played at Dynamo in front of a sold-out crowd. Lokomotiv took an early lead thanks a low drive from captain Dmitry Loskov, and eventually the goal turned out to be enough for Lokomotiv to claim the first title in the club's history.
Second Title
Two years late, Lokomotiv Moscow won again 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.
Post-Semin
In 2005 their head coach for many years, Yuri Semin, left them to coach the Russian national team and was replaced by Vladimir Eshtrekov. During that same year, although leading the league for most of the year, Lokomotiv, under Estrekhov stumbled in the last games and eventually let CSKA to overtake them and claim the title. Ultimately Lokomotiv finishing 3rd. Estrekhov was sacked and Slavoljub Muslin was called in to replace. Eventually this was Loko's first foreign manager in the club's history. After a poor start, Lokomotiv recovered and finished third. Despite a respectable performance, Muslin was sacked. Anatoly Byshovets replaced at the helm and Yury Semin returned to Lokomotiv as a president. This brought little success to Lokomotiv as the season was rather a disappointing one as Lokomotiv finished in the 7th place. The only bright point was the winning of the Cup. These poor performances prompted the Board of Directors to sack both coach Anatoly Byshovets and president Yury Semin. Subsequently Rinat Bilyaletdinov acted as a caretaker coach. This lasted till 6 December 2006 as Lokomotiv brought Rashid Rakhimov from Amkar on a three year contract. However, this resulted to be yet another false move from the board as Lokomotiv were only capable of finishing 7th in 2008 and starting poorly the 2009 season. Unsurprisinly on 28 April 2009 Lokomotiv fired Rakhimov. Long-time serving player Vladimir Maminov was installed as a Caretaker manager. A month later, Lokomotiv appointed fan-favourite Yuri Semin. This brought immediate success to Lokomotiv as after a really poor start, Lokomotiv recovered and finished the season on a high, claiming the 4th place in the process.
Performances in Europe
Lokomotiv reached the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final twice (in 1997/98 and 1998/99). The club also played in the 2nd group stage of the Champions league in 2002/03 season and lost by the away goal in the Champions League last 16 tie against AS Monaco FC in 2004. These were the best achievements of the club in the European cups so far.
Current squad
As of 25 December 2009
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For recent transfers, see List of Russian football transfers summer 2009 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2009–10.
Players In
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Players Out
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Players on loan
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Technical staff
- As of 27 May 2009
| Name | Role |
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| Yuri Semin |
Head Coach |
 Vladimir Maminov |
Assistant Coach |
| Oleg Pashinin |
Fitness Coach |
 Vincenzo Pincolini |
Fitness Coach |
| Zaur Khapov |
Goalkeeper Coach |
 Igor Cherevchenko |
Coach |
 Sergey Mandreko |
Coach |
| Sergey Korotkov |
Team Director |
| Dmitri Balashov |
Team Manager |
| Anatoliy Mashkov |
Administrator |
| Alexandr Pozhidaev |
Administrator |
| Sergey Grishin |
Administrator |
| Saveliy Myshalov |
Doctor |
 Alexander Yardoshvili |
Doctor |
| Alexandr Gasov |
Masseur |
| Vladimir Tkachenko |
Massuer |
| Sergey Semakin |
Massuer |
Youth squad
As of 31 August 2009 as registered with Russian Premier League. Players are eligible to play for the main squad.
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League positions
Honours
Winners
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- 2002, 2004
- Russian Cup: 5 (record)
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- 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007
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- 2003, 2005
- USSR Cup: 2
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- 1936, 1957
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- 2005
Other Notable Achievements
Stadium
Lokomotiv play their home games at Lokomotiv Stadium. It's total seating capacity is 28,800 seats, all covered. The stadium was opened in 2002.
- Highest Attendance Recorded: 32,333 people
- Address: 107553, Moscow, Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya, 125
- Telephone: +7 (495) 161-4283
- Fax = +7 (495) 161-9977
League and Cup history
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1936 1st 5 6 2 0 4 7 11 10 Spring tournament 1936 1st 4 7 4 0 3 18 14 15 Winner Autumn tournament 1937 1st 6 16 5 5 6 18 20 31 Semi-final 1938 1st 8 25 12 6 7 44 37 30 Round of 64 1939 1st 5 26 12 6 8 42 39 30 Round of 16 1940 1st 6 24 10 5 9 36 52 25 1944 Round of 16 1945 1st 12 22 1 3 18 14 54 5 Round of 32 Relegated 1946 2nd 7 1947 2nd 1 Qual. round Promoted 1948 1st 7 26 10 4 12 38 64 24 Round of 16 1949 1st 11 34 11 8 15 59 56 30 Round of 64 1950 1st 15 36 11 8 17 41 73 30 Quarter-final Relegated 1951 2nd 3 Round of 64 Promoted 1952 1st 9 13 5 2 6 19 21 12 Round of 16 1953 1st 6 20 6 6 8 21 28 18 Semi-final 1954 1st 10 24 7 7 10 21 23 21 Round of 16 1955 1st 5 22 9 7 6 32 27 25 Semi-final 1956 1st 10 22 5 8 9 38 28 18 1957 1st 4 22 12 4 6 39 27 28 Winner 1958 1st 5 22 9 6 7 48 34 24 Semi-final 1959 1st 2 22 12 5 5 42 25 29 1960 1st 5 30 14 6 10 45 46 34 Round of 32 1961 1st 5 30 13 12 5 58 42 38 Quarter-final 1962 1st 13 30 8 9 13 38 45 27 Round of 32 1963 1st 17 38 5 19 14 37 54 29 Round of 32 Relegated 1964 2nd 1 40 19 15 6 45 30 53 Round of 32 Promoted 1965 1st 15 32 8 8 16 37 48 24 Round of 16 1966 1st 17 36 11 5 20 34 49 27 Round of 32 1967 1st 17 36 7 14 15 33 37 28 Quarter-final 1968 1st 10 38 10 17 11 35 39 37 Round of 32 1969 1st 18 34 8 9 17 33 47 25 Round of 32 Relegated 1970 2nd 4 42 20 10 12 53 39 50 Round of 32 1971 2nd 2 42 25 12 5 81 33 62 Round of 32 Promoted 1972 1st 15 30 6 9 15 29 48 21 Quarter-final Relegated 1973 2nd 3 38 20 8 10 47 32 46 Round of 32 1974 2nd 1 38 23 7 8 73 33 53 Round of 32 Promoted 1975 1st 11 30 7 12 11 28 33 26 Quarter-final 1976 1st 15 15 3 3 9 17 23 9 Spring tournament 1976 1st 8 15 6 3 6 13 13 15 Round of 16 Autumn tournament 1977 1st 6 30 9 14 7 27 25 32 Round of 32 1978 1st 15 30 7 9 14 26 40 22 Semi-final 1979 1st 12 34 8 12 14 44 57 24 Group stage 1980 1st 18 34 8 9 17 34 44 25 Group stage Relegated 1981 2nd 3 46 21 15 10 65 41 54 Round of 16 1982 2nd 4 42 21 13 8 63 32 54 Group stage 1983 2nd 15 42 13 13 16 51 47 38 Round of 32 1984 2nd 6 42 17 13 12 44 37 46 Round of 64 1985 2nd 6 42 16 11 15 52 51 43 Round of 64 1986 2nd 6 46 21 11 14 63 48 53 Round of 32 1987 2nd 2 42 23 13 6 59 26 58 Round of 128 Promoted 1988 1st 7 30 10 12 8 35 29 30 Round of 32 1989 1st 15 30 7 9 14 20 32 23 Round of 32 Relegated 1990 2nd 4 38 19 9 10 52 34 47 Runner up Promoted 1991 1st 16 30 5 8 17 18 47 18 Semi-final 1992 Semi-final
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes Top Scorer Head Coach 1992 1st 4 26 13 7 6 34 25 33 Yuri Semin1993 1st 5 34 14 11 9 45 29 39 Round of 16 Yuri Semin1994 1st 3 30 12 12 6 49 28 36 Quarter-final UC Round of 64 Yuri Semin1995 1st 2 30 20 5 5 52 23 55 Quarter-final Yuri Semin1996 1st 6 34 15 10 9 46 31 55 Winner UC Round of 64 Yuri Semin1997 1st 5 34 15 9 10 47 37 54 Winner CWC Round of 16 Yuri Semin1998 1st 3 30 16 7 7 45 28 55 Runner-Up CWC Semi-final Yuri Semin1999 1st 2 30 20 5 5 62 30 65 Round of 32 CWC Semi-final Loskov - 14 Yuri Semin2000 1st 2 30 18 8 4 50 20 62 Winner UC Round of 64 Loskov - 15 Yuri Semin2001 1st 2 30 16 8 6 53 24 56 Winner UC Round of 32 
Obiorah - 14 Yuri Semin2002 1st 1 31 20 9 2 47 14 69 Round of 32 UC Round of 32 Loskov/Evseev/Pimenov - 7 Yuri Semin2003 1st 4 30 15 7 8 54 33 52 Round of 16 ECL 2nd Group Stage Loskov - 14 Yuri Semin2004 1st 1 30 18 7 5 44 19 61 Quarter-final ECL Round of 16 Sychev - 15 Yuri Semin2005 1st 3 30 14 14 2 41 18 56 Round of 32 Bilyaletdinov - 8 Yuri Semin, Vladimir Eshtrekov2006 1st 3 30 15 8 7 47 34 53 Quarter-final UC Round of 32 Loskov - 13
Slavoljub Muslin, Oleg Dolmatov2007 1st 7 30 11 8 11 39 42 41 Winner UC 1st Round Sychev - 11 Anatoliy Byshovets2008 1st 7 30 13 8 9 37 32 47 Round of 32 UC Group Stage Odemwingie - 10 Rashid Rakhimov2009 1st 4 30 15 9 6 43 30 54 Round of 32 Sychev - 12 Rashid Rakhimov, Vladimir Maminov, Yuri Semin
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Lokomotiv.
Club records
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See also
References
External links
- (Russian) Official site
- (English) Official site
- (Russian) Fans organization UnitedSouth
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