Petrograd

August 1914:  2 matches featuring Petrograd champions Kolomyagi. The first against  Moscow champions KFS, the second, as far as I can make out, against a team from Samara (KVOD).

Bohemian Corinthians in Russia 1910

In 1910 a Bohemian representative side drawn from 4 clubs visited St Petersburg, Moscow and then London.  This was during a period when Bohemia (or the Czechs) were without representation in the international arena. Of the tourists Richard Veselý had represented Bohemia whilst they were recognized by FIFA (1906-08).  Inspired, no doubt, by the visits of Corinthian FC to Prague during the 1900s the team styled themselves Corinthians. When they played in London, the tourists were billed as Bohemia 

The squad was as follows- some of the players first names are not recorded.

Jan Hejda	Slavia
Schtrempel	Pardubice
Richard Veselý	Slavia
Čech	Slavia
Vopálecký	Slavia
Karel Bukovský	Slavia
Franya	Union Žižkov
Kovarchik	Union Žižkov
Josef Beneš	Novoměstský
Ladislav Medek	Slavia
Vykhanovský	Union Žižkov
Zdeněk Jahn	Slavia

15.10.10	St.Petersburg B	0	15	Corinthians	St. Petersburg Sport SK ground
16.10.10	St. Petersburg	5	4	Corinthians
18.10.10	Sport (спорт)	0	6	Corinthians
21.10.10	SKS (CKC)	1	5	Corinthians	Moscow SKS ground
23.10.10	Moscow	1	0	Corinthians
28.10.10	AFA XI	2	1	Bohemia	London

all dates New Style. 

Ladislav Medek is reported to have scored 14 goals in the opening match.

The Moscow team that inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the tourists was made up of 9 Britons and 2 Russians. The Russian press at the time referred to the match as an 'international'. The game attracted 3,000 spectators, and was played on a hard, frozen pitch.  Medek dislocated his shoulder.  Newman headed the Moscow goal in the 70th minute. 

Moscow XI

Whilst hailing the win as a triumph for football in Russia, contemporary reports  conceded that result flattered the victors, and that the Czechs had been over confident in their approach to the game.

Russia 1912-13

A poster advertising 2 matches in St Petersburg in April 1912- Sweden  against an All St Petersburg and a Russian Select Team.

1912 was a big year in Russian Football. In January the All-Russian Football Union was founded. Russia joined FIFA, and played their first official international at the Stockholm Olympics on 30th June . Moscow and St Petersburg were the major centres of football, and the national team was drawn from SKS Moscow, KSO Moscow, Union Moscow, KFS Moscow, ZKS Moscow, Kolomyagi St. Petersburg, Unitas St. Petersburg and Sport St. Petersburg.
It was a hard first year on the international scene- at the Olympics Russia lost 2-1 to Finland and were thrashed 16-0 by Germany in the consolation round. In July they lost two friendlies against Hungary in Moscow, 9-0 and 12-0.
Both St Petersburg and Moscow had well developed league systems by this time. In an attempt to 'nationalize' the game, a City Selections championship was arranged. Judging from the retirements, byes and forfeits and the ultimate non- award of the 1913 trophy, this venture was not a success, probably because of the logistical difficulties imposed by such a massive country.

Russia, 1912

Russian Championship (City Selections)

1912 

Quarterfinals 

Moscow 6-1 Kharkov 

St. Petersburg bt Kiev [forfeit] 

Odessa bye 

Odessa retired, therefore there were no semifinals.

 Final 

 Moscow 2-2 St. Petersburg [aet]

 Moscow 1-4 St. Petersburg 

  1913 

 Quarterfinals (South)

Yusovka 5-1 Rostov 

Kharkov bt Kiev (forfeit) 

Kherson bt Sevastopol (forfeit) 

Odessa 3-2 Nikolaev 

 Semifinals (South)

Yusovka 1-2 Kharkov 

Odessa 10-0 Kherson 

 Final (South)

Kharkov 0-2 Odessa 

Semifinals (North)

Moscow 11-0 Bogorodsk

 St. Petersburg bt Lodz (forfeit)

 Final (North)

St. Petersburg 3-0 Moscow (aet) 

 Russian Final 

Odessa 4-2 St. Petersburg 

St. Petersburg appealed because Odessa fielded 4 foreigners (only 3 were allowed) and the FA decided not to award the title.