Editing PFC CSKA Moscow (section)

====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}}