Moscow Five

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{{Infobox sports team

| name = Moscow Five

| short_name = M5

| logo = Moscow Five logo.png

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| location = Russia

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| founded = {{start date and age|2001|df=y}}

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| owner = Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets

| coach = Vladimir "Halbua" Borodin

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| sport_label = Divisions

| sport = League of Legends

| website = {{Official URL}}

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Moscow Five is a Russian esports organization founded in 2001. The organization currently has a professional League of Legends team. On 16 December 2011, Moscow Five created what one could describe as one of the most successful international teams in the history of League of Legends.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ongamers.com/articles/moscow-five-return-to-league-of-legends/1100-2115/ |title=Moscow Five returns to League of Legends |access-date=16 April 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060519/http://www.ongamers.com/articles/moscow-five-return-to-league-of-legends/1100-2115/ |url-status=dead }} In 2013 former Moscow Five owner Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets was arrested for his alleged involvement in "one of the largest" hacking and data breach schemes history in a global operation by the FBI's Cyber Division.{{cite news |last1=Lingle |first1=Samuel |title=Former Moscow Five owner pleads guilty to role in one of the biggest-ever U.S. hacking cases |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/moscow-five-ddd1ms-guilty-2373 |accessdate=1 August 2019 |work=Dot Esports |date=23 September 2015}}{{cite news |title=20 ans fermes pour le créateur de M5 ? |url=https://www.millenium.org/news/208871.html |accessdate=1 August 2019 |work=Millenium |date=25 September 2015 |language=fr}}{{cite news |last1=Peel |first1=Jeremy |title=Former Moscow 5 owner charged in "largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States" |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/leagueoflegends/former-moscow-5-owner-charged-largest-hacking-and-data-breach-scheme-ever-prosecuted-united-states |accessdate=1 August 2019 |work=PCGamesN |date=26 July 2013}} Moscow Five's League of Legends team quickly reformed as Gambit Gaming under Pikiner's leadership.

Moscow Five returned to the professional League of Legends scene in 2014{{cite web |title=Moscow Five's roster announcement (2014) |url=http://vk.com/wall-847450_67722 |website=vk.com |publisher=Moscow Five |accessdate=7 July 2019}} and 2019{{cite news |title=Летний LCL Open Cup 2019 начинается! |url=http://ru.lolesports.com/articles/1215 |accessdate=7 July 2019 |work=LoL Esports Russia |date=14 June 2019 |language=ru |archive-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707051751/http://ru.lolesports.com/articles/1215 |url-status=dead }} with new CIS teams.