Dynamo Moscow (Dinamo Moscow, Dinamo Moskva, Russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. The team play in the Dynamo Stadium in the Russian Premier League, and wear blue and white strips. During the Soviet era it was affiliated with the MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs) and was a part of Dynamo sports society.
History
Dynamo Moscow has its roots in the club Morozovtsi Orekhovo Suevo Moskva founded as a factory team in 1887 by Englishman Clement Charnock. The team was re-named OKS Moskva in 1906 and won a series of Moscow league championships from 1910 to 1914. After the Russian revolution of 1917 the club eventually found itself under the authority of the Interior Ministry and its head Felix Dzerzhinsky, chief of the Soviet Union's first secret police force, the notorious Cheka. The club was re-named Dinamo Moskva in 1923 and developed some infamy for its intimidating association with the Interior Ministry, often being referred to as Garbage, a Russian criminal slang term for police, by the supporters of other clubs. Dinamo won the first two Soviet Championships in 1936 and 1937, a Soviet Cup in 1937, and another pair of national titles in 1940 and 1945. They were also the first Soviet club to tour the West and put on an impressive display during a goodwill visit to the United Kingdom in 1945. Complete unknowns, the Soviet players delivered a surprising performance: they drew 3:3 at Chelsea, rode roughshod 10:1 over Cardiff City, beat an Arsenal side reinforced by the presence of Stanley Matthews, Stan Mortensen and Joe Bacuzzi by a score of 4:3 in a match played in thick fog, and finally, drew 2:2 with Rangers. They continued to be a strong side at home after the war and enjoyed their greatest success through the 50's. Dinamo captured another five championships between 1949 and 1959, as well as their second Soviet Cup in 1953. Honours were harder to come by after that time. The club continued to enjoy some success in the Soviet Cup (now the Russian Cup), but has not won a national championship since 1976. Even so, Dinamo's 11 national titles make it the country's third most decorated side behind Dynamo Kiev (13 titles) and Spartak Moscow (12 titles). Dinamo's greatest achievement in Europe to this day was in the 1972 UEFA Cup Winners Cup. They got to the final at the Nou Camp in Barcelona where they lost to Scottish side Rangers 3-2. However after playing most of the game with 10 men due to their star number 10 being hit by a bottle thrown by the Rangers fans plus the fact the referee blew for time 3 minutes early as the Rangers fans invaded the pitch. This was a Russian side's greatest achievement in Europe until CSKA Moscow won the 2005 UEFA Cup.
Stadium
Their ground is the historic Dinamo Stadium in Petrovsky Park, which seats 36,540. Despite not having won a league title in over thirty years the club still has a quite extensive, though aging, fan base.
Team trivia
Honours
- Soviet championship: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1976
- Soviet Cup champions: 1937, 1953, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1984
- Russian Cup champions: 1995
- USSR Super Cup champions: 1977
- Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy Champions: 1976
- Cup Winners Cup finalist: 1972
Notable players
Lev Yashin, voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS.[1], spent his entire career with Dinamo.
Current squad
As of 1 September 2007, according to the Russian Premier League official website.
The following players are listed by club's website as reserve players. They are eligible to play for the first team.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 31 |
 |
DF |
Denis Burnashkin |
| 32 |
|
DF |
Andrei Bychkov |
| 33 |
|
MF |
Nail Zamaliyev |
| 34 |
|
MF |
Rushan Khasyanov |
| 35 |
|
MF |
Aleksei Batanov |
| 36 |
|
MF |
Aleksandr Kuzyutin |
| 37 |
|
MF |
Aleksandr Denisov |
| 38 |
|
MF |
Andrei Altunin |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 39 |
|
FW |
Aleksandr Bebikh |
| 40 |
|
FW |
Fyodor Smolov |
| 41 |
|
GK |
Fyodor Burdykin |
| 44 |
|
MF |
Nikolai Lipatkin |
| 48 |
|
MF |
Aleksandr Arsoyev |
| 51 |
|
MF |
Vakhtang Morgoshiya |
| 54 |
|
MF |
Viktor Svezhov |
| 61 |
|
GK |
Aleksei Karasevich |
|
See also
References
External links
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