CSKA Moscow is one of the most titled Russian clubs, both in the Soviet Union and in the modern Russian championship. In addition to their successes in the domestic arena, CSKA became the first post-Soviet team to win the European trophy.

The oldest progenitor of CSKA is considered to be the OLLS football club, formed in 1911 by the Society of Ski Fans. The Red-Blues immediately entered the Moscow championship and began to compete in class B. In 1917, the capital team took first place in the Kazan League, which allowed it to move to class "A".

In 1923, significant changes took place in Soviet sports, and departmental teams were formed instead of the previously existing sports societies. OLLS became a part of the Vsevobuch Experimental Demonstration Site community, which was under the Red Army. The new team developed rapidly and won the city championship twice in 1926 and 1935. Thanks to successful performances, in 1936, the red and blue were among the seven clubs that took part in the first USSR championship. As a result of the debut championship, CSKA took the fourth position, but the next two draws of the tournament were finished by Muscovites in the relegation zone. Despite this, both times CSKA managed to avoid relegation in the class due to the expansion of the top division.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, CSKA became one of the flagships of Russian football. On account of the "army" 20 national trophies, as well as a victory in the second most important European tournament - the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League). In addition, the red and blue are among the three clubs (Lokomotiv and Spartak) that have never left the top division.

After a triumphant season, CSKA gave up noticeably and in 1984, for the first time in history, flew to the First League, where he spent four of the next five seasons. Returning to the top division, the red and blue unexpectedly won the championship silver, but the capital club surprised even more in the 1991 season. 

One of the most important Russian football confrontations is the duel between the capital's CSKA and Spartak. Fans have dubbed the face-to-face meetings of these teams the Main Moscow Derby, since the feud between them has been going on for more than 100 years. For the first time, the clubs met back in 1922 in the Moscow championship, where the "army men" inflicted the first defeat in their history with the red-and-white team with a score of 4:2.

The most productive player of the red and blue in the USSR championship is forward Grigory Fedotov, who defended the colors of the club from 1938 to 1949. He has 128 goals in 159 matches.

The best scorer of CSKA in the history of the Premier League is the Brazilian striker Wagner Love (2004-2011, 2013), who scored 124 goals in all tournaments in 259 matches.