Torpedo Mogilev

Torpedo Mogilev

Leagues Played
Bělorusko - Pohár 2
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Wikipedia - FC Torpedo Mogilev

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.

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
Torpedo Mogilev je běloruský fotbalový klub sídlící ve městě Mohylev. Byl založen v roce 1959 jako Dněpr, ale v průběhu své historie nesl řadu dalších názvů. V současnosti hraje nejvyšší běloruskou fotbalovou soutěž - Vysšaja liga.

Klub získal svůj první národní titul v roce 1960, kdy vyhrál Běloruskou SSR ligu. V následujících letech se stal jedním z nejúspěšnějších klubů v Bělorusku a pravidelně se účastnil sovětského fotbalového poháru.

Po rozpadu Sovětského svazu se Torpedo Mogilev stal členem běloruské Premier League, kde získal svůj druhý národní titul v roce 1995. Klub také vyhrál Běloruský fotbalový pohár v letech 1997 a 2000.

V posledních letech se Torpedo Mogilev potýká s finančními problémy a několikrát byl na pokraji bankrotu. Klub však v současnosti přežil a doufá, že se vrátí na výsluní běloruského fotbalu.

Pozoruhodnými hráči, kteří hráli za Torpedo Mogilev, jsou například Henadz Tumilovich, Sergey Gorenko a Aleksandr Khatskevich.