FC Torpedo Mogilev

Torpedo Mogilev

Founded	1959; 65 years ago (1959) 2014; 10 years ago (2014) (reformed)
Dissolved	2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Ground	Torpedo Stadium, Mogilev, Belarus
Capacity	3,500
League	Belarusian Second League
2016	10th
Home colours Away colours

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 the Belarusian SSR League, before submerging to regional and city level competitions. In 1979, the club was renamed to Torpedo Mogilev and joined the 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 the 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 the Belarusian First League. After playing 5 seasons in the First League (2001–2005), Torpedo-Kadino was disbanded.

In 2014, the club was reformed with the original name Torpedo Mogilev to play in the Mogilev city league, and in 2015, the club joined the Belarusian Second League. However, due to financial struggles, the club withdrew from the league after the 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 Mogilev

Honours

• Belarusian SSR League champions (1): 1982
• Belarusian Cup runners-up (1): 1995

League and Cup history

Season	Level	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	Points	Domestic Cup	Notes
1992	1st	7	15	4	8	3	16–14	16	Round of 32
1992–93	1st	8	32	10	13	9	35–30	33	Round of 16
1993–94	1st	14	30	5	10	15	20–23	20	Round of 32
1994–95	1st	11	30	8	12	10	28–32	28	Runners-up
1995	1st	11	15	4	5	6	17–21	17	Round of 16
1996	1st	14	30	7	6	17	27–64	27
1997	1st	15^1	30	7	7	16	29–59	28	Round of 16
1998	1st	12	28	7	8	13	30–40	29	Round of 16
1999	1st	14	30	6	5	19	30–69	23	Round of 16
2000	1st	15	30	5	2	23	31–71	17	Round of 32	Relegated
2001	2nd	5	28	14	4	10	29–29	46	Quarter-finals
2002	2nd	10	30	9	7	14	41–44	34	Round of 32
2003	2nd	9	30	11	9	10	37–37	42	Round of 32
2004	2nd	12	30	7	11	12	31–45	32	Round of 32
2005	2nd	12	30	7	8	15	22–45	29	Round of 64	Disbanded
2006									Round of 64

• ¹ Saved from relegation due to withdrawal of two higher-placed clubs.

References

1. "Torpedo Mogilev history". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.

External links

• Official website (archived 31 January 2016)