The Oldest Russian derby () is a football rivalry played between Moscow rivals FC Spartak Moscow and FC Dynamo Moscow. The derby became less intense as Dynamo Moscow has not won a title since 1976 and only once succeeded in domestic competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union. Spartak missed the 1977 season of the Soviet League due to relegation, while Dynamo missed the 2016–17 season of the Russian Premier League.
History
Game of political importance This Moscow derby has also a political dimension. The teams fought each other for the championship of Moscow, and then for the Soviet Top League. In 1942, the founder and footballer of Spartak, Nikolai Starostin, was arrested, along with his three brothers among other teammates, facing accusations of involvement in a plot to kill Joseph Stalin. After two years of interrogations, the charges were dropped but the Starostin brothers were tried and sentenced to spend 10 years in the camps of Siberia. Throughout all those years, Nikolai Starostin had always believed that Lavrentiy Beria, Dynamo Moscow's chief patron, was the one behind all this. Returning from prison, Nikolai Starostin became chairman of Spartak again and always demanded from his players at all costs to beat Dynamo.
Decline Around the end of the 1970s, the Spartak-Dynamo rivalry had lost its status in Soviet football; the blue-and-whites were slowly declining and Dynamo Kiev became the main rival of the red-and-whites.
Honours
CompetitionSpartakDynamo Soviet Top League 12 times: 1936 Autumn, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1979, 1987, 1989 11 times: 1936 Spring, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1976 Spring Russian Premier League 10 times: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2016/2017 0 Soviet Cup 10 times: 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1991/1992 6 times: 1937, 1953, 1966/1967, 1970,1977, 1984 Russian Cup 3 times: 1993/1994, 1997/1998, 2002/2003 1 time: 1994/1995 USSR Super Cup 0 1 time: 1977 Russian Super Cup 1 time: 2017 0 USSR Federation Cup 1 time: 1987 0 Total 37 19
Crossing the divide
Players who have played for both clubs
Player Date of birth Spartak Dynamo year Matches Goals Years Matches Goals Konstantin Kvashnin 27.12.1898 1923–1927 1928–1930 Sergei Salnikov 25.09.1925 1942–1944, 1946–1949, 1955–1960 202 64 1950–1954 112 29 Jonas Bauža 14.02.1942 1970–1971 21 -23 1969–1970 3 -4 Vadim Ivanov 17.07.1943 1969–1971 75 2 1962–1968 144 3 Yury Syomin 11.05.1947 1965–1967 43 6 1962–1968 95 19 Vladimir Eshtrekov 16.05.1947 1965 8 1 1968–1973 102 11 Evgeny Lovchev 29.01.1949 1969–1978 249 30 1979–1980 19 0 Yuri Gavrilov 03.05.1953 1977–1985 280 90 1972–1977 37 5 Aleksandr Minayev 11.08.1954 1972–1975 92 10 1976–1984 212 21 Nikolai Latysh 02.08.1955 1986 5 0 1979–1984 124 20 Aleksandr Bubnov 10.10.1955 1983–1989 169 3 1974–1982 206 7 Aleksandr Bokiy 03.05.1957 1987–1989 41 0 1978–1980 18 0 Vagiz Khidiyatullin 03.03.1959 1976–1980, 1986–1988 155 14 1994 15 1 Aleksei Prudnikov 20.03.1960 1979–1982, 1989 19 –10 1983–1987 129 –138 Gennady Morozov 30.12.1962 1980–1986, 1989-90 196 3 1987–1988 40 1 Aleksei Yeryomenko 17.01.1964 1986–1987 26 5 1988–1990 36 3 Dmytro Tyapushkin 06.11.1964 1994–1995 22 –15 1997–1998 52 -40 Renat Ataulin 02.05.1965 1986 15 0 1984–1985, 1992 52 1 Andrei Mokh 20.10.1965 1991 20 1 1989–1991 46 2 Andrei Ivanov 06.04.1967 1988–1990, 1991–1994, 1995 109 1 1994 16 1 Andrey Chernyshov 07.01.1968 1992–1993 1988–1991, 1993–1994 Kakhaber Tskhadadze 07.09.1968 1992 7 0 1992 12 0 Vali Gasimov 04.10.1968 1992 6 0 1992 17 16 Nikolai Pisarev 23.11.1968 1992–1995, 1998, 2000–2001 115 32 1999 16 4 Andrei Smetanin 21.06.1969 1998–2001 14 0 1987–1997 129 0 Yuri Kovtun 05.01.1970 1999-2005 122 7 1993–1998 156 5 Vladimir Beschastnykh 01.04.1974 1991–1994, 2001-2002 104 56 2004–2005 21 4 Dmytro Parfyonov 11.09.1974 1998–2005 125 15 2006 3 0 Konstantin Golovskoy 25.04.1975 1996–1998 24 0 1998–2001 49 10 Pyotr Nemov 18.10.1983 2002 2 0 2000–2001 11 1 Pavel Pogrebnyak 08.11.1983 2002–2004 18 2 2015–2018 25 1 Andrey Yeshchenko 09.02.1984 2016–2021 89 1 2006, 2016 18 0 Aleksandr Samedov 19.07.1984 2001–2005 47 6 2010–2012 70 9 Aleksei Rebko 23.04.1986 2001–2007 13 0 2010 19 0 Vladimir Granat 22.01.1987 2015–2016 14 0 2005–2015 219 4 Dmitri Kombarov 22.05.1987 2010–2019 226 21 2006–2010 132 12 Kirill Kombarov 22.05.1987 2010–2016 73 0 2006–2010 101 7 Sergei Parshivlyuk 24.02.1989 2006–2016 148 3 2019– 81 1 Aleksandr Prudnikov 18.03.1989 2007–2008 33 4 2014 6 0 Aleksandr Zotov 27.08.1990 2008–2013 32 0 2016–2018 44 5 Aleksandr Kokorin 19.03.1991 2020–2021 8 2 2008–2016 171 41 Roman Zobnin 11.02.1994 2016– 186 13 2013–2016 48 2 Aleksandr Tashayev 23.06.1994 2018–2019 20 0 2011–2018 76 9
Sort by date of birth A partial list of players
Managers worked in both clubs
ManagerSpartakDynamoKonstantin Kvashnin 1937–1938, 1944, 1948 1935–1936Konstantin Beskov 1977–1988 1967–1972, 1994–1995Georgi Yartsev 1996 1998–1999Oleg Romantsev 1989–1995, 1996–2003 2004–2005Stanislav Cherchesov 2007–2008 2014–2015
Statistics
Head-to-head record
CompetitionCountryGamesSpartakDrawDynamoLeague USSR99283932 Russia5327179Total152555641Cup USSR11623 Russia5203Total16826Federation Cup USSR7052Prize Union Committee USSR1010Moscow Championship USSR22949Other USSR6312 Russia3012Total9324Total207757062
Head-to-head record in Russian Football National League
CompetitionCountryGamesSpartak-2DrawDynamoLeague Russia2011Total2011
Record wins
Spartak biggest wins
1991 — Soviet Top League — Spartak — Dynamo 7:1 1985 —Soviet Top League — Spartak — Dynamo 5:1 2005 — Russian Premier League — Spartak — Dynamo 5:1 2012 — Russian Premier League — Dynamo — Spartak 0:4
Dynamo biggest wins
1946 — Soviet Top League — Dynamo — Spartak 5:0 1940 — Soviet Top League — Spartak — Dynamo 1:5 1945 — Soviet Top League — Dynamo — Spartak 4:0 1948 — Soviet Top League — Dynamo — Spartak 5:1 1966 — Soviet Top League — Dynamo — Dynamo 4:0 2012 — Russian Premier League — Spartak — Dynamo 1:5
Matches list
Soviet Top League 1936 - 1992 Spartak vs Dynamo Dynamo vs Spartak Season Division Venue Atten. Score Venue Atten. Score 1936Group ADynamo Stadium60,000 1–0Dynamo Stadium40,000 3–31937Group ADynamo Stadium60,0000–0Dynamo Stadium60,0000–11938Group ADynamo Stadium60,0001–41939Group ADynamo Stadium75,0000–0Dynamo Stadium80,0001–11940Group ADynamo Stadium85,0001–5Dynamo Stadium80,0002–21941Group ADynamo Stadium80,0001–11945First GroupLokomotiv Stadium35,0001–1Dynamo Stadium60,0004–01946First GroupDynamo Stadium80,0001–4Dynamo Stadium50,0005–01947First GroupDynamo Stadium55,0001–2Dynamo Stadium65,0001–01948First GroupDynamo Stadium50,0003–0Dynamo Stadium70,0005–11949First GroupDynamo Stadium60,0001–4Dynamo Stadium60,0005–41950Class ADynamo Stadium70,0001–3Dynamo Stadium60,0001–11951Class ADynamo Stadium70,0001–3Dynamo Stadium70,0001–21952Class ADynamo Stadium60,0000–01953Class ADynamo Stadium80,0001–1Dynamo Stadium60,0002–21954Class ADynamo Stadium60,0000–2Dynamo Stadium70,0001–01955Class ADynamo Stadium70,0002–1Dynamo Stadium70,0001–41956Class ADynamo Stadium100,0001–1Dynamo Stadium80,0001–11957Class ALuzhniki Stadium103,0001–0Dynamo Stadium70,0001–11958Class ALuzhniki Stadium105,0001–2Luzhniki Stadium90,0000–11959Class ALuzhniki Stadium106,0000–1Luzhniki Stadium103,0001–3 1960 Separated into two groups of 11 teams for the first round1961Class ALuzhniki Stadium103,0003–1Luzhniki Stadium100,0003–11962Class ALuzhniki Stadium104,0001–0Luzhniki Stadium82,0002–01963Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium103,0000–1Luzhniki Stadium100,0000–01964Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium104,0001–0Luzhniki Stadium29,0002–11965Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium24,0000–1Luzhniki Stadium69,0000–21966Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium80,0001–0Luzhniki Stadium55,0004–01967Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium103,0000–0Luzhniki Stadium94,0000–01968Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium73,0002–1Luzhniki Stadium56,0002–11969Class A (1st Group)Luzhniki Stadium56,0002–3Luzhniki Stadium54,0000–21970Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium65,0004–1Dynamo Stadium56,0000–01971Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium47,8001–1Dynamo Stadium52,0000–01972Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium6,5001–0Dynamo Stadium35,0001–41973Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium30,8001–0Dynamo Stadium19,0000–01974Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium35,8000–0Dynamo Stadium45,0001–11975Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium40,8000–0Dynamo Stadium54,0002–11976Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium3,5001–0Dynamo Stadium35,0001–0 1977 There were no games due to the relegation of Spartak to the 2nd Division 1978Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium10,8001–2Lokomotiv Stadium23,0000–01979Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium35,8002–1Torpedo Stadium21,0000–01980Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium50,8000–0Dynamo Stadium54,0002–21981Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium35,2001–2Dynamo Stadium33,5001–11982Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium37,2000–1Dynamo Stadium40,0000–21983Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium42,7003–0Dynamo Stadium27,0000–01984Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium14,8000–0Dynamo Stadium33,6000–01985Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium25,8005–1Dynamo Stadium5,8002–01986Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium45,8002–2Dynamo Stadium33,7002–11987Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium60,8001–1Dynamo Stadium50,0001–11988Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium41,0001–0Dynamo Stadium29,0001–21989Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium42,0001–1Dynamo Stadium43,0000–01990Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium33,8001–2Dynamo Stadium20,0001–11991Supreme LeagueLuzhniki Stadium25,0007–1Dynamo Stadium20,0001–1
Russian League 1992 -