CSKA Moscow
Russian army club who reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
CSKA Moscow are a Russian club from Moscow, the former Central Sports Club of the Army.
Quick Facts
- Nickname
- Koni (Horses)
- Krasno-sinie (Red-blues)
- Armeitsy (Army Men)
- Founded
- 1911
- Ground
- VEB Arena
- Capacity
- 30,457
- Owner
- VEB.RF
- Chairman
- Evgeniy Giner
- Manager
- Dmitriy Igdisamov
- League
- Russian Premier League
Lore & Background
As 1991 champions CSKA entered the 1992-93 Champions League, beat Vikingur Reykjavik and played a group with Marseille, Rangers and Club Brugge. They reached the group stage again in 2006-07 and 2007-08, and later made the quarter-finals for the first time after beating Sevilla 3-2.
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