CSKA Moscow Football Wallpapers
Full Name:
Professional Football Club Central Sports Club of Army Moscow
CLUB COUNTRY:
RUSSIA
Nickname(s):
Horses, Army men of Moscow, Red-blue
Founded:
1911
Ground:
Luzhniki Stadium - (Capacity: 89,000)
CLUB INFORMATION:
Officially, CSKA is not a section of the military CSKA sports club. But the Russian Ministry of Defense is one of shareholders of PFC CSKA, while the central club claims them as their own (see CSKA Moscow). The Moscow Army men won their 10th national title back in 2006 and they are one of the most successful clubs in the Russian football, having an extensive legacy in the Soviet football as well. CSKA won the Soviet championship seven times (1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970, 1991), silver - 1938, 1945, 1949, 1990, bronze - 1939, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1965; the Soviet Cup five times (1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1991); the Russian Cup in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009; won the Russian Premier League champions title in 2003, 2005 and 2006, finishing second in 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010, bronze 1999, 2007, and the Russian Super Cup in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Back in 2004, the club received a major financial infusion from a sponsorship deal with Sibneft, an oil company owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Abramovich did not take an ownership interest in the club, as he was the owner of English Premiership power Chelsea and UEFA rules allow only one club controlled by any one entity (person or corporation) to participate in European club competition in a given season. The partnership with Sibneft lasted until 2006, when VTB became the sponsor of the club. CSKA started 2009 without a shirt sponsor. СDKA,СDSA 1945,1948,1951,1955 Soviet Cup final.
CSKA won the 2005 UEFA Cup by beating Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 in the Final at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. It became the first Russian club to win a major European title, as well as the first one to complete a treble.
In 2010, the club is due to move into a new stadium.
On 16 March 2010, CSKA qualified for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League after defeating Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate.