Editing PFC CSKA Moscow (section)

==History==
===Names===
CSKA Moscow was founded in 1911 and, like many clubs in the former [[Soviet Union]], has seen a number of name changes. From 1928 to 1950 the association was called ''CDKA Moscow'' ({{lang|ru|ЦДКА Москва}}). In 1951 its name was changed to ''CDSA Moscow'' ({{lang|ru|ЦДСА Москва}}). In 1957 the [[sports society]] was renamed again into ''CSK MO Moscow'' ({{lang|ru|ЦСК МО Москва}}). The current name of club's football department, ''PFC CSKA Moscow'' ({{lang|ru|ПФК ЦСКА Москва}}) has been used since 1994.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

* 1911–22: ''Amateur Society of Skiing Sports'' ([[OLLS Moscow]]) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Общество Любителей Лыжного Спорта}})
* 1923: ''Experimental & Demonstrational Playground of Military Education Association'' (OPPV) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Опытно-Показательная Площадка Всеобуча}})
* 1924–27: ''Experimental & Demonstrational Playground of Military Administration'' (OPPV) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Опытно-Показательная Площадка Военведа}})
* 1928–50: ''Sports Club of Central House of the Red Army'' (CDKA) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Спортивный Клуб Центрального Дома Красной Армии}})
* 1951–56: ''Sports Club of Central House of the Soviet Army'' (CDSA) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Спортивный Клуб Центрального Дома Советской Армии}})
* 1957–59: ''Central Sports Club of the Ministry of Defense'' (CSK MO) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Центральный Спортивный Клуб Министерства Обороны}})
* 1960–: ''Central Sports Club of Army'' (CSKA) ({{langx|ru|link=no|Центральный Спортивный Клуб Армии}})

===Foundation and first successes===
The history of CSKA football club began in 1911, when a football section was organized in the Amateur Society of Skiing Sports (OLLS).
[[File:OPPV Moskva.jpg|thumb|100px|OPPV emblem]]
After the 1917 season, part of the reserve OLLS team moved to the first.  In 1921, the champion of the autumn Moscow championship (winner of [[Robert Fulda|Fulda]] Cup) was determined in the final match, in which teams OLLS and KFS took part. The KFS team won 6:0. In the 1922 season, OLLS players won the spring Moscow championship and took second place in the fall championship.<ref name="Among strongest">{{cite web|url=http://www.pfc-cska.com/club/history/?id=11&page=4|title=Among strongest, p.4|publisher=Pfc-cska.com|language=ru|date=|access-date=2011-12-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519181559/http://pfc-cska.com/club/history/?id=11&page=4|url-status=live|archivedate=2011-05-19}}</ref> In the same year, OLLS won KFS-Kolomyagi Cup, in the final of which, according to the regulations, the winners of the first and second leagues of the Moscow championship met, and Tosmen Cup, where the champions of [[Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] met.<ref name="Among strongest" />

===Soviet period===
====Until 1970: Peaks and troughs====
The club had its most successful period immediately after the end of the [[Second World War]]. At this time, one of the best players in its history and the best scorer in the history of the team, [[Grigory Fedotov]], played for the club. The army men were runners-up in the first edition of the resumed [[Soviet Top League|Vysschaya Liga]] in 1945. 
[[File:CDKA Moskva.jpg|thumb|left|100px|CDKA emblem]][[Three-peat|Three consecutive championship titles]] followed for the first time in league history, including club's first [[Double (association football)|double]] in 1948. This year the army team won their second [[Soviet Cup|USSR Cup]]. In the semifinals, as a result of a replay, CDKA snatched victory from [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], and in the final they defeated the current cup holders, [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]. By that time the main army team became dubbed as the "Team of Lieutenants" ({{langx|ru|«Команда Лейтенантов»}}). After finishing second in 1949, in 1950, the army team became champions again, and in 1951, playing under the new name CDSA (Central House of the Soviet Army), they won a double again, winning both the championship and the cup. The history of the football department from this time is closely linked to the [[ice hockey]] department of the club, [[HC CSKA Moscow]], because the leading players like [[Vsevolod Bobrov]] played both sports in parallel.
[[File:Arkadyev.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Boris Arkadyev]], CDKA coach]]
After successful times [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games 1952]] in Helsinki marked the beginning of the decline of CDSA Moscow. The club's players formed the core of the [[Soviet Union national football team|national team]], which, after tough negotiations, joined [[FIFA]] shortly before the Olympic football tournament. [[Boris Arkadiev]] became the coach of both the national team and the army club. The first meeting between the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] and [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in football is still amongst the most famous matches. On the political level, the Soviet leader [[Joseph Stalin]] and the Yugoslav leader [[Josip Broz Tito|Josip Tito]] [[Tito–Stalin Split|split in 1948]], which resulted in [[Yugoslavia]] being excluded from the [[Informbiro period|Communist Information Bureau]]. Before the match, both Tito and Stalin sent telegrams to their national teams, which showed just how important it was for the two head of states. Yugoslavia led 5–1, but a Soviet comeback in the last 15 minutes resulted in a 5–5 draw. The match was replayed, Yugoslavia winning 3–1. The defeat to the archrivals hit Soviet football hard, especially CDSA and its players. After just three games played in the season, CDSA was forced to withdraw from the [[Soviet Top League|league]] and later disbanded. Furthermore, Boris Arkadiev was stripped of his [[Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR and Russia|Merited Master of Sports]] of the USSR title.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Piskor |first1=Tommy | title=USSR – Yugoslavia, the Story of Two Different Football Conceptions| work=russianfootballnews.com | url=http://russianfootballnews.com/ussr-yugoslavia-the-story-of-two-different-football-conceptions/ | date=December 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170424080019/http://russianfootballnews.com/ussr-yugoslavia-the-story-of-two-different-football-conceptions/ |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> For intelligence chief [[Lavrentiy Beria]], the Olympic elimination was the perfect opportunity to eliminate the successful city rival.  As head of the [[KGB]], he was also honorary president of [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] - the main rival of CDSA.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
[[File:Albert Shesternyov (1967).png|thumb|left|170px|[[Albert Shesternyov]], one of the best Soviet players and CDSA captain]]
After two seasons of oblivion and after Stalin's death in the spring of 1953 CDSA Moscow was re-established in 1954 on the initiative of then [[Soviet Defense Minister]] [[Nikolai Bulganin]]. Shortly thereafter, the team won the [[Soviet Cup]] in 1955, defeating Dynamo Moscow in the final with the legendary goalkeeper [[Lev Yashin]] being sent off. The fans had to wait 15 years for the next trophy.  In [[1970 Soviet Top League|1970 season]], CSKA became Soviet champions for the sixth time, gaining the same number of points with Dynamo. The first gold match held on December 5, 1970 in [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic|Uzbek SSR]] ended without goals. The next day CSKA won the second match against Dynamo 4:3 after 1:3 deficit. By winning the championship, CSKA qualified for the first round of the [[1971–72 European Cup|European Cup]]. CSKA defeated Turkish club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in the first round, but lost to Belgian champion [[Standard Liège]] in the second round and was eliminated from the tournament.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

====1971 to 1991: Two decades drought====
With only 19 points out of a possible 68 in the [[1984 Soviet Top League|1984 season]], the club had to endure the first ever relegation to the [[Soviet First League|second division]], where CSKA spent two seasons. After returning to the Higher league, the club did not manage to stay in it for a long time, and in the [[1987 Soviet Top League|1987 season]], a second relegation followed. Nevertheless CSKA was able to fight its way back after two seasons in the First League, immediately secured the runner-up and even won the last edition of the football championship of the Soviet Union in the [[1991 Soviet Top League|1991 season]]. Having also won the [[1990–91 Soviet Cup|Soviet cup]], the club thus secured the last golden double in the history of the USSR football. With the championship title from the 1991 season, CSKA Moscow qualified for the first round of the [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League]], where they defeated the Icelandic team [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur Reykjavík]]. In the second round the Spanish top club [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] with coach [[Johan Cruyff]] was defeated. The opponents in Group A were the current Champions League winners [[Olympique Marseille]], [[Rangers F.C.|Glasgow Rangers]] and [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]. CSKA was unable to build on the results of the matches with Barcelona, becoming the fourth in the group with two draws and four defeats, and was eliminated from the tournament.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

===Modern period===
====1992 to 2004: Back to the top====
CSKA Moscow was one of the founding members of the newly formed [[Russian Top Division]] after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]. In the first six seasons, the team occupied the places in the middle of the table. In the [[1998 Russian Top Division|1998 season]], the club was runner-up and in the [[1999 Russian Top Division|next season]] finished third. In the following two seasons, CSKA Moscow again occupied places in the middle of the table. In the 2002 season, the team trained by [[Valery Gazzaev]] took second place again, winning the [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]]. In 2003, the team won its first championship in the history of the [[Russian Premier League]]. After that, the head coach Valery Gassayev was sacked surprisingly and the Portuguese coach [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1946)|Artur Jorge]] was signed as his successor. Under the new coach, the team could not build on the performances from the previous season. After falling to fifth place in July 2004, Arthur Jorge was sacked after only eight months at the helm of the club. After the return of Valery Gassaev, CSKA was able to save the season and become vice-champion.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

====2005 to 2010: Golden years====
{{football squad on pitch|align=right
|  GK_nat = RUS|  GK = [[Igor Akinfeev|'''Akinfeev''']]
|  RB_nat = RUS|  RB = [[Vasili Berezutski|'''V.Berezutski''']]
| RCB_nat = RUS| RCB = [[Sergei Ignashevich|'''Ignashevich''']]
| LCB_nat = RUS| LCB = [[Aleksei Berezutski|'''A.Berezutski''']]
|  LB_nat = RUS|  LB = [[Yuri Zhirkov|'''Zhirkov''']]
|  RM_nat = NGR|  RM = [[Chidi Odiah|'''Odiah''']]
|  DM_nat = RUS|  DM = [[Evgeni Aldonin|'''Aldonin''']]
|  LM_nat = BIH|  LM = [[Elvir Rahimić|'''Rahimić''']]
|  AM_nat = BRA|  AM = [[Daniel Carvalho|'''Carvalho''']]
| RCF_nat = CRO| RCF = [[Ivica Olić|'''Olić''']]
| LCF_nat = BRA| LCF = '''[[Vágner Love]]'''
| caption = The [[2005 UEFA Cup Final]] starting lineup.
}}

In the 2004 season, after qualifying for the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]], the team finished third at the group stage and therefore took part in the [[UEFA Cup]] play-off. The UEFA Cup for CSKA began with a home match against Portugal's [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in the round of 32, which ended in a 2-0 victory for CSKA, in the away match CSKA drew 1-1. The next rival of CSKA was the Serbian club [[FK Partizan|Partizan]], the away match in Belgrade ended with a score of 1-1, and the home match in [[Krasnodar]] - 2-0 in favor of the red-blue team. In the next round, the army team defeated the French side [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] 4-0. Despite the 2-0 away defeat, CSKA was able to continue playing in the UEFA Cup. In the semifinals, CSKA's opponent was the Italian side [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], after beating which (0-0, 3-0), the Muscovites reached the final.
[[File:Gazzaev.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Valery Gazzaev]], coach during the golden era of the club]]
Then, on May 18, 2005, the team became the first Russian team ever to win a European competition, the [[2004-05 UEFA Cup]] at the [[José Alvalade Stadium]] in [[Lisbon]], Portugal, winning [[Sporting CP|Sporting]] 3-1. The team failed to consolidate their success, losing the [[UEFA Super Cup]] to English club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 26 August 2005 at [[Stade Louis II]], in [[Monaco]]. Nevertheless, this year, CSKA become the first Russian club to complete a [[Treble (association football)|treble]] after winning the [[2005 Russian Premier League|second Russian championship title]] and the Russian Cup.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

The team had qualified for the third qualifying round of the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League]] by winning the championship in 2005 and progressed to the group stage over [[MFK Ružomberok]]. At the group stage, CSKA finished in third place and qualified for the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup, but was eliminated there against the Israeli representative [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]. In the 2006 season, CSKA won domestic treble, as the team won all three national titles: the [[2006 Russian Premier League|Premier League]], the Russian Cup and the [[Russian Super Cup]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

As Russian champions, CSKA qualified for the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League]]. At the group stage, CSKA finished fourth and last with just one draw out of five defeats and was eliminated. In the Premier League, CSKA occupied the third place, but won the Russian Super Cup.
[[File:CSKA Russian Cup 2008.jpg|thumb|CSKA players celebrating their victory in the [[2007–08 Russian Cup|2008 Russian Cup]]]]
In the first half of the 2008 season, CSKA played below expectations and even finished in seventh place at the break of the season.  After the [[UEFA Euro 2008|European Championship]], Valery Gazzaev, who announced his retirement at the end of the season, switched the game tactics to four defenders and let the young [[Alan Dzagoev]], who was considered one of the greatest talents in Russian football, show himself. As a result, CSKA ended its negative series and from then on showed effective football. But it was no longer enough to win the championship, and CSKA took the runner-up behind [[Rubin Kazan]]. In the [[2008-09 UEFA Cup]], CSKA was the only team to achieve twelve points from four group matches. Then the team advanced to the round of 16, where they were defeated by the eventual UEFA Cup winners [[Shakhtar Donetsk]] from [[Ukraine]] after a 1-0 home win and subsequent 0-2 away defeat. The team also won the Russian Cup for the [[2007–08 Russian Cup|fourth time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/2160626|title=Кубок России по футболу-2008 завоевал ЦСКА|website=vesti.ru|access-date=2021-11-14|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114005512/https://www.vesti.ru/article/2160626|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Vágner Love with Russian Super Cup 2013.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Vágner Love]], club's legend]]
In January 2009, the Brazilian [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]] took over the position of head coach at CSKA. After the half of the 2009 season, the club was only fourth. At the end of the 2009 season, fifth place was just enough for participation in the [[2010-11 UEFA Europa League]]. As a result, the Brazilian head coach was dismissed in September 2009.  In the same month, the Spaniard [[Juande Ramos]] was signed as his successor, but only lasted 47 days before being released on October 26 and replaced by [[Leonid Slutsky (football coach)|Leonid Slutsky]]. The club won the Russian Supercup for the fourth time and became the Russian Cup winner for the [[2008–09 Russian Cup|fifth time]]. The team had also qualified for the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|quarter-finals]] of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] for the first time after defeating [[Sevilla FC]] 3–2 on aggregate. They were later eliminated from competition by the eventual winners [[Inter Milan]], losing by 1–0 scorelines in both [[Milan]] and Moscow.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

====Slutsky era====
[[Leonid Slutsky (football coach)|Leonid Slutsky]] was introduced as the new head coach in October 2009. In the [[2010 Russian Premier League]] season, the team was runner-up. In the Russian Cup, the team was eliminated in the round of 32 against the second division [[Ural Ekaterinburg]]. In the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], CSKA made it to the round of 16, where the team lost to the eventual winners [[FC Porto|Porto]] after two defeats (0-1 and 1-2).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
[[File:Spar-csk (10).jpg|thumb|170px|[[Leonid Slutsky (football coach)|Leonid Slutsky]]]]
Finishing as the runners-up in the previous season, the club qualified for the group stage of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]]. The opponents in Group B were [[Inter Milan]], [[Trabzonspor]] and [[Lille OSC|Lille]]. On 7 December 2011, CSKA qualified for the knockout phase after winning crucial 3 points by defeating Inter Milan with scoreline 1–2 in [[Milan]]  and finishing as the runners-up in the group behind the Milanese. In the round of 16 the team met Spanish top club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], to which CSKA lost 2-5 on aggregate.  In the [[2011–12 Russian Premier League|2011–12 Russian championship]], CSKA could only reach third place despite finishing second after the first phase of the season. By the 100th anniversary of the club, CSKA could not leave its fans without a trophy and won its [[2010–11 Russian Cup|sixth Russian Cup]], beating [[FC Alania Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]] in the final 2-1 on May 22, 2011.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

In the 2012–13 season, CSKA took part in the play-off round of the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League]], where they were eliminated against Swedish side [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] after 1-0 in [[Moscow]] and 0-2 in [[Stockholm]]. At the end of the season, however, CSKA were crowned the [[2012–13 Russian Premier League|champions of Russia]]. It was the eleventh championship title in club history. The team won the [[2012–13 Russian Cup|Russian Cup]] and thus achieving a double.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

As Russian champions CSKA took part in the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]]. The club was eliminated from the competition after the group stage against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň]] with only one win and five defeats resulting in the fourth place. In the domestic League, however, the club celebrated the [[2013–14 Russian Premier League|second championship title]] in a row after [[Zoran Tošić]] scored the decisive goal against [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] on the last Matchday of the season for the tenth victory in the league in a row.
[[File:CSKA-MC (6).jpg|thumb|left|250px|CSKA Moscow team in 2014 against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at a [[UEFA Champions League]] match]]
In the 2015–16 season, CSKA advanced to the Champions League [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|group stage]] over [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] and [[Sporting CP|Sporting]].  With [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]], CSKA completed Group B of the competition, but wasn't able to advance to the round of 16. In the [[2015–16 Russian Premier League|Premier League]], the club started with six consecutive wins, with the first four games being won without conceding a single goal. At the end of the season, the army club finished two points ahead of the second-placed [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] and won its sixth Russian title (and 13th overall). {{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

As a result, CSKA took part in the group stage of the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]]. Opponents in Group E were [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. On 6 October 2016, during the group stage,  [[Finland national football team|Finland]] announced that [[Roman Eremenko]] had been handed a 30-day ban from football by [[UEFA]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko väliaikaiseen pelikieltoon|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/roman-eremenko-valiaikaiseen-pelikieltoon|website=palloliitto.fi|publisher=Palloliitto|access-date=6 October 2016|language=fi|date=6 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009123936/https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/roman-eremenko-valiaikaiseen-pelikieltoon|archive-date=9 October 2016}}</ref> with UEFA announcing on 18 November 2016, that Eremenko had been handed a two-year ban from football due to testing positive for cocaine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko: CSKA Moscow midfielder handed two-year ban for taking cocaine|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38026273|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 November 2016|date=18 November 2016|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120072848/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38026273|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the ban of one of the team leaders CSKA couldn't win a single game and was therefore eliminated from the tournament. After the last group game against Tottenham and after a negative run in the league, longtime head coach Leonid Slutsky left the club at his own request.<ref name="Slutsky Leaves">{{cite web|script-title=ru:Леонид Слуцкий покидает ПФК ЦСКА|url=http://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/leonid-slutskiy-pokidaet-pfk-cska/|website=pfc-cska.com|publisher=CSKA Moscow|access-date=6 December 2016|language=ru|date=6 December 2016|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903140127/http://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/leonid-slutskiy-pokidaet-pfk-cska/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 December, [[Viktor Goncharenko]] was announced as the club's new manager, signing a two-year contract.<ref name="Goncharenko Appointed">{{cite web|script-title=ru:Виктор Ганчаренко возглавил ПФК ЦСКА|url=http://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/viktor-gancharenko-vozglavil-pfk-cska/|website=pfc-cska.com|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|access-date=12 December 2016|language=ru|date=12 December 2016|archive-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822095749/http://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/viktor-gancharenko-vozglavil-pfk-cska/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Under Goncharenko====
As CSKA finished second in the [[2016–17 Russian Premier League|2016–17 Premier League]], they started their way in the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League]] from the third qualifying round, defeating [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] there and then [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] in the play-off round. In Group A, the army club met [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[FC Basel|Basel]] and finished in third place. As a result, CSKA continued to play in the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] and advanced to the quarter-finals, losing to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].
[[File:Viktor Goncharenko.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Viktor Goncharenko]]]]
On 21 July 2018, Goncharenko extended his contract until the end of the 2019/20 season.<ref name="Goncharenko Contract">{{cite web |script-title=ru:Виктор Ганчаренко подписал новый контракт с ПФК ЦСКА |url=https://www.pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/viktor-gancharenko-podpisal-novyy-kontrakt-s-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=21 July 2018 |language=ru |date=19 July 2018 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184936/https://www.pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/viktor-gancharenko-podpisal-novyy-kontrakt-s-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the summer of 2018 CSKA lost many of its leaders: [[Aleksei Berezutski|Aleksei]] and [[Vasili Berezutski]] and [[Sergei Ignashevich]] finished their careers as professional players; [[Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)|Alexandr Golovin]] was bought by [[AS Monaco]]; [[Pontus Wernbloom]] became a [[PAOK]] player and [[Bibras Natcho]] went to [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]. However, at the start of that season CSKA showed good results, being at the top-three in Russian champions table and beating [[Real Madrid]] in [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] group stage in both home and away matches (1–0 in Moscow and 3–0 in Madrid).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On 13 December 2019, state-owned development corporation [[VEB.RF]] announced they will take control of over 75% of club shares that were used as collateral by previous owners for the [[VEB Arena]] financing.<ref name="VEBOwners" />

On 22 March 2021, [[Viktor Goncharenko]] left his role as head coach of CSKA Moscow by mutual consent.<ref name="Goncharenko Leaves">{{cite web |title=Виктор Ганчаренко покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/viktor-gancharenko-pokinul-post-glavnogo-trenera-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=22 March 2021 |language=Russian |date=22 March 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322123754/https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/viktor-gancharenko-pokinul-post-glavnogo-trenera-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Under Olić, Berezutski and Fedotov====
On 23 March 2021, CSKA appointed their former striker [[Ivica Olić]] as their new head coach.<ref name="Ivica Olić">{{cite web |title=Ивица Олич — главный тренер ПФК ЦСКА! |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/ivica-olic-glavnyy-trener-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=23 March 2021 |language=Russian |date=23 March 2021 |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323105009/https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/ivica-olic-glavnyy-trener-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After just nine games, culminating in a 6th place finish in the [[2020–21 Russian Premier League]], missing the European competitions for the first time in 20 years, Olić left CSKA by mutual consent on 15 June 2021 with [[Aleksei Berezutski]] being placed in temporary charge.<ref name="Ivica Olić 2">{{cite web |title=Ивица Олич покидает ПФК ЦСКА |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/ivica-olic-pokidaet-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=Russian |date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615191323/https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/ivica-olic-pokidaet-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 July 2021, Berezutski was confirmed as CSKA's new permanent head coach.<ref name="Aleksei Berezutski">{{cite web |title=Алексей Березуцкий утвержден главным тренером ПФК ЦСКА |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/aleksey-berezutskiy-utverzhden-glavnym-trenerom-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=19 July 2021 |language=Russian |date=19 July 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719090410/https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/aleksey-berezutskiy-utverzhden-glavnym-trenerom-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2022, CSKA were hit by sanctions from the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] as a consequence of the ongoing [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. CSKA is owned by Russian state-controlled [[VEB.RF]] and was sanctioned as its asset.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0602 |title=U.S. Treasury Imposes Immediate Economic Costs in Response to Actions in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions &#124; U.S. Department of the Treasury |publisher=Home.treasury.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-03-08 |archive-date=2022-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223000050/https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0602 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US economic sanctions hit Russian top flight side CSKA Moscow |url=https://en.as.com/en/2022/02/23/soccer/1645619844_974988.html |website=en.as.com/ |publisher=Diario AS |access-date=23 February 2022 |date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223154132/https://en.as.com/en/2022/02/23/soccer/1645619844_974988.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the [[European Club Association]] suspended the team.<ref name="bbc.com">{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/60568139|title = Which sports have banned Russian athletes?|work = BBC Sport|access-date = 2022-03-20|archive-date = 2022-03-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220320172203/https://www.bbc.com/sport/60568139|url-status = live}}</ref> CSKA won season-best 6 consecutive league games (last two before the winter break and the first four after), Berezutski was selected league's coach of the month for March 2022<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Premier League]]|url=https://premium.premierliga.ru/news-and-media/novosti-i-media_143.html|title=ЯЗЫДЖИ, БЕРЕЗУЦКИЙ И ПРОМЕС – ЛУЧШИЕ В ФЕВРАЛЕ И МАРТЕ!|date=25 March 2022|language=ru|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510222410/https://premium.premierliga.ru/news-and-media/novosti-i-media_143.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the club moved up to the 3rd position in the standings within 6 points of league-leading Zenit Saint Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports.ru|url=https://www.sports.ru/football/1107732375-czska-vyigral-6-matchej-podryad-v-rpl-obshhij-schet-142.html|title=ЦСКА выиграл 6 матчей подряд в РПЛ, общий счет – 14:2|date=20 March 2022|language=ru|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524000027/https://www.sports.ru/football/1107732375-czska-vyigral-6-matchej-podryad-v-rpl-obshhij-schet-142.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, CSKA won only twice in the remaining 8 games of the league season and finished in 5th place. On 15 June 2022, Berezutski left his role as Head Coach after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, with [[Vladimir Fedotov (footballer, born 1966)|Vladimir Fedotov]] being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach the same day.<ref name="Aleksei Berezutski Leaves">{{cite news |title=Алексей Березуцкий покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/aleksey-berezutskiy-pokinul-post-glavnogo-trenera-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=15 June 2022 |language=Russian |date=15 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615074130/https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/aleksey-berezutskiy-pokinul-post-glavnogo-trenera-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Vladimir Fedotov">{{cite web |title=Владимир Федотов — новый главный тренер ПФК ЦСКА! |url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/vladimir-fedotov-novyy-glavnyy-trener-pfk-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=15 June 2022 |language=Russian |date=15 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615073453/https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/vladimir-fedotov-novyy-glavnyy-trener-pfk-cska/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  Fedotov led CSKA to the 2nd place in the [[2022–23 Russian Premier League]]. CSKA also won the [[2022–23 Russian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/218314|title=Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти|date=11 June 2023|language=ru}}</ref>