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

Torpedo Mogilev
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
2014; 10 years ago (2014) (reformed)
Dissolved2005; 19 years ago (2005)
GroundTorpedo Stadium, Mogilev, Belarus
Capacity3,500
LeagueBelarusian Second League
201610th

History

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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

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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

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

Honours

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League and Cup history

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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 151 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

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