FC MVO Moscow
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FC MVO Moscow (Russian: Московский военный округ, Moskovskiy Voyennyi Okrug (MVO)) was a Soviet football club from Moscow, Soviet Union. The club existed after World War II between 1945 and 1953. In 1951–52 it represented the city of Kalinin (today – Tver).
MVO is a Russian abbreviation that stands for the Moscow Military District. Until 1951 it competed in the Class B (Soviet First League) when it received promotion to the Class A (Soviet Top League) for the 1952 season. Next year in 1953, after the death of Joseph Stalin, the club withdrew from competitions after playing only six games.
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- Football clubs in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Defunct football clubs in Moscow
- Association football clubs established in 1945
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1953
- Armed Forces sports society
- Military association football clubs in Russia
- Soviet Top League clubs
- Soviet football club stubs