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FC Spartak Moscow
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| Full name | Футбольный клуб Спартак Москва (Football Club Spartak Moscow) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Narodnaya komanda (The People's Team) Krasno-Belye (The Red-Whites) Myaso (Meat) | ||
| Founded | 18 April 1922 (1922-04-18) | ||
| Ground | Otkritie Arena | ||
| Capacity | 45,360 | ||
| Owner | Leonid Fedun | ||
| Chairman | Sergey Rodionov | ||
| Manager | Oleg Kononov | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2017–18 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Current seasonFC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва [spɐrˈtak mɐˈskva]) is a Russian professional football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dynamo Kyiv) and a record 10 Russian championships, it is the country's most successful club. They have also won a record 10 Soviet Cups, 3 Russian Cups and one Russian Super Cup. Spartak have also reached the semi-finals of all three European club competitions.
Historically, the club was a part of the Spartak sports society. Other teams in the society include ice hockey club HC Spartak Moscow. Currently, the club is not connected with the Spartak sports society and is an independent privately owned organisation.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Foundation
1.2 Soviet period
1.3 Modern period
1.4 Revival of Spartak
2 Achievements
2.1 Domestic competitions
2.2 International
2.3 Non-official
3 Notable European campaigns
4 UEFA club coefficient ranking
5 League history
5.1 Soviet Union
5.2 Russia
5.3 Most league goals for Spartak
6 Nickname
7 Kits and crests
7.1 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
7.2 Kit deals
8 Rival teams and friendships
9 Stadium
10 Players
10.1 Current squad
10.2 Out on loan
11 Staff
12 Managers
13 Affiliated clubs
14 Notable players
15 References
16 Further reading
17 External links
History
Foundation
In the early days of Soviet football, many government agencies such as the police, army and railroads created their own clubs. So many statesmen saw in the wins of their teams the superiority over the opponents patronising other teams. Almost all the teams had such kind of patrons — Dynamo Moscow with the militsiya, CSKA Moscow with the Red Army and Spartak, created by a trade union public organization was considered to be "the people's team."
The history of the football club and sports society "Spartak" originates from the Russian Gymnastics Society (RGO "Sokol"), which was founded on May 4, 1883. The society was founded under the influence of the Pan-Slavic "Sokol movement" with the aim of promoting the "Sokolsk gymnastics" and then other sports: fencing, wrestling, figure skating, skating, football, hockey, lawn tennis, boxing, skis, Athletics, cycling ...
In the spring of 1922 the RGO "Sokol" was renamed into MKS. (Moscow Sport Circle).
In 1922, the Moscow Sport Circle (Moscow sport club of Krasnopresnensky district) (МКС, Московский кружок спорта), later named Krasnaya Presnya (Red Presnya), was formed by Ivan Artemyev and involved Nikolai Starostin, especially in its football team. Presnya is a district of Moscow renowned for the radical politics of its inhabitants. For example, it was the centre of the Moscow uprising of 1905.
The team grew, building a stadium, supporting itself from ticket sales and playing matches across the Russian SFSR. As part of a 1926 reorganization of football in the Soviet Union, Starostin arranged for the club to be sponsored by the food workers union and the club moved to the 13,000 seat Tomsky Stadium, known as Pishcheviki. The team changed sponsors repeatedly over the following years as it competed with Dinamo Moscow, whose 35,000 seat Dynamo Stadium lay close by.
As a high-profile sportsman, Starostin came into close contact with Alexander Kosarev, secretary of the Komsomol (Communist Union of Youth) who already had a strong influence on sport and wanted to extend it. In November 1934, with funding from Promkooperatsiia, Kosarev employed Starostin and his brothers to develop his team to make it more powerful. Again the team changed its name, this time to "Spartak Moscow" (the name Spartak means "Spartacus", a gladiator who led an uprising against Ancient Rome).
The club founders, four Starostin brothers, played a big role in the formation of the team. The Starostins played for the red-whites in the 1930s but right before World War II they were subjected to repression as the leaders of the most hated[clarification needed] team by the state authorities. Elder brother Nikolai Starostin wrote in his books that he had survived in the State Prison System due to his participation in football and with Spartak. After the political rehabilitation, in 1954, he would later return to the team as the squad's manager.
Soviet period
In 1935, Starostin proposed the name Spartak. It was inspired by the Italian novel Spartaco, written by Raffaello Giovagnoli, and means Spartacus ("Spartak" in Russian), a gladiator-slave who led a rebellion against Rome. Starostin is also credited with the creation of the Spartak logo.[1] The same year, the club became a part of newly created Spartak sports society.
Spartak's third logo, still in use by the sports society.
Czechoslovak manager Antonin Fivebr is credited as the first head coach of Spartak, though he worked as a consultant in several clubs simultaneously.[2] In 1936, the Soviet Top League was established, where its first championship was won by Dynamo Moscow while Spartak won its second, which was held in the same calendar year. Before World War II, Spartak earned two more titles.[3] In 1937 Spartak won the football tournament of Workers' Olympiad at Antwerp.
During the 1950s, Spartak, together with Dynamo, dominated the Soviet Top League. When the Soviet national team won gold medals at the Melbourne Olympics, it consisted largely of Spartak players. Spartak captain Igor Netto was the captain of the national team from 1954 to 1963. In the 1960s, Spartak won two league titles, but by the mid-1960s, Spartak was no more regarded as a leading Soviet club. The club was even less successful in the 1970s and in 1976 Spartak was relegated into the lower league.
During the following season, the stadium was still full as the club's fans stayed with the team during its time in the lower division. Konstantin Beskov, who became the head coach (as a footballer Beskov made his name playing for Spartak's main rivals, Dynamo), introduced several young players, including Rinat Dasayev and Georgi Yartsev. Spartak came back the next year and won the title in 1979, beating Dynamo Kyiv and thanks to Spartak supporters, the period is considered to be the start of the modern-style fans' movement in the Soviet Union.
On 20 October 1982, disaster struck during the UEFA Cup match between Spartak and Dutch club HFC Haarlem. Sixty-six people died in a stampede during the match,[4] making it Russia's worst sporting disaster.
In 1989, Spartak won the its last USSR Championship, rivals Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 in the closing round. Spartak's striker Valery Shmarov scored the "golden" free kick with almost no time left. The next season, Spartak reached the European Cup semi-final, consequently eliminating Napoli on penalties and Real Madrid (with 3–1 away victory), but losing to Marseille.
Modern period
View of the Otkrytie Arena.
A new page in the club’s history began when the Soviet Union collapsed and its championship ceased to exist. In the newly created Russian league, Spartak, led by coach and president Oleg Romantsev, dominated and won all but one title between 1992 and 2001. Year-after-year the team also represented Russia in the Champions League.
Problems began in the new century, however. Several charismatic players (Ilya Tsymbalar and Andrey Tikhonov among others) left the club as a result of conflict with Romantsev. Later, Romantsev sold his stock to oil magnate Andrei Chervichenko, who in 2003 became the club president. The two were soon embroiled in a row that would continue until Romantsev was sacked in 2003 with the club suffering several sub-par seasons until Chervichenko finally sold his stock in 2004. The new ownership made a number of front office changes with the aim of returning the team to the top of the Russian Premier League.[5]
In the 2005 season, Spartak, led by Aleksandrs Starkovs, finished second in the league following an impressive run to beat Lokomotiv Moscow, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rubin Kazan to the last Champions League place.
Following a mixed start to the 2006 season and public criticism from Dmitry Alenichev, the team's captain and one of its most experienced players, Starkovs left his position to Vladimir Fedotov.
Spartak has been entitled to place a golden star on its badge since 2003 to commemorate winning five Russian championships in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997. They have won the championship another four times since 1997. Since 2013, the club have added another three stars as rules allowed teams to include titles won during the Soviet era. In the 2012-13 season, Spartak qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage and finished last after disappointing performances against FC Barcelona, Celtic and Benfica. In the league, Spartak finished in fourth place while in the cup it was eliminated in the round of 16 by FC Rostov 0-0 (3-5 pen.), completing a disappointing season. The next 3 seasons (13/14,14/15,15/16) were somewhat similar as Spartak finished 6th, 6th and 5th accordingly while the club did not qualify for European Competitions.
Revival of Spartak
By the beginning of the 2016-17 season, Spartak had acquired a strong squad consisting of talented foreign players such as Quincy Promes, Fernando, Zé Luís, Lorenzo Melgarejo and noteworthy Russians such as Denis Glushakov, Roman Zobnin and Ilya Kutepov. As a result, Spartak won the 2016–17 Russian Premier League after a spectacular performance and the club won most derbies and finished with a difference of 7 points. In the 2016–17 Russian Cup, Spartak was eliminated in the round of 32 and in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Spartak was eliminated in the third qualifying round by AEK Larnaca FC 2-1 on aggregate and did not qualify for European Competitions. However, Spartak will be participating in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage. On 6 December 2017, Spartak suffered the biggest defeat in its history, losing 0-7 in an away UCL group match against Liverpool F.C., though they earlier defeated Sevilla FC 5-1.[6]
Achievements
Domestic competitions
- Soviet Top League / Russian Premier League: 22 (record)
1936 (autumn), 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1979, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2016–17
Runners-up (16): 1937, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011–12
- Soviet Cup / Russian Cup: 13
1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1992, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2003
Runners-up (7): 1948, 1952, 1957, 1972, 1981, 1995–96, 2006
- Soviet Super Cup / Russian Super Cup:
- 2017
Runners-up (3): 2004, 2006, 2007
- Soviet First League / Russian National Football League: 1
- 1977
Runners-up : none
- USSR Federation Cup / Russian Premier League Cup: 1
- 1987
Runners-up : none
International
- Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 6
1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001
Runners-up (3): 1997, 1998, 2002
Non-official
- Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy: 1
- 1982
Runners-up : none
- Copa del Sol: 1
- 2012
Runners-up : none
Notable European campaigns
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
European Cup / UEFA Champions League | |||
1980–81 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Real Madrid 0–0 in Tbilisi, 0–2 in Madrid | |
1990–91 | Semi-final | eliminated by Marseille 1–3 in Moscow, 1–2 in Marseille | |
1993–94 | Group stage | finished third in a group with Barcelona, AS Monaco and Galatasaray | |
1995–96 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Nantes 2–2 in Moscow, 0–2 in Nantes | |
2000–01 | Second group stage | Finished fourth in a group with Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Lyon | |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||
1972–73 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Milan 0–1 in Moscow, 1–1 in Milan | |
1992–93 | Semi-final | eliminated by Antwerp 1–0 in Moscow, 1–3 in Antwerp | |
UEFA Cup | |||
1983–84 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Anderlecht 2–4 in Brussels, 1–0 in Tbilisi | |
1997–98 | Semi-final | eliminated by Internazionale 1–2 in Moscow, 1–2 in Milan | |
UEFA Europa League | |||
2010–11 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Porto 1–5 in Porto, 2–5 in Moscow | |
UEFA club coefficient ranking
As of 14.12.2018, Source: [1]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 81 |  Everton F.C. | 17.000 |
| 82 |  Red Star Belgrade | 16.750 |
| 83 |  Spartak Moscow | 16.000 |
| 84 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. | 16.000 |
| 85 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 16.000 |
- As of 14 August 2018
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UEFA Champions League | 7002122000000000000♠122 | 7001400000000000000♠40 | 7001310000000000000♠31 | 7001510000000000000♠51 | 7002173000000000000♠173 | 7002189000000000000♠189 | −16 | 07001327900000000000♠32.79 |
UEFA Europa League | 7002114000000000000♠114 | 7001590000000000000♠59 | 7001220000000000000♠22 | 7001330000000000000♠33 | 7002180000000000000♠180 | 7002138000000000000♠138 | +42 | 07001517500000000000♠51.75 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 7001180000000000000♠18 | 7001100000000000000♠10 | 7000400000000000000♠4 | 7000400000000000000♠4 | 7001310000000000000♠31 | 7001170000000000000♠17 | +14 | 07001555600000000000♠55.56 |
| Total | 7002254000000000000♠254 | 7002109000000000000♠109 | 7001570000000000000♠57 | 7001880000000000000♠88 | 7002382000000000000♠382 | 7002341000000000000♠341 | +41 | 07001429109999999999♠42.91 |
League history
Soviet Union
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Cup
Europe
Top scorer (league)
Manager/acting manager
1936 (s)
1st
3
6
3
1
2
12
7
13
-
-
Glazkov – 4
Kozlov
1936 (a)
1
7
4
2
1
19
10
17
QF
-
Glazkov – 7
Kozlov
1937
2
16
8
5
3
24
16
37
R16
-
Rumyantsev – 8
Kvashnin
1938
1
25
18
3
4
74
19
39
W
-
Sokolov – 18
Kvashnin P.Popov
1939
1
26
14
9
3
58
23
37
W
-
Semyonov – 18
P.Popov
1940
3
24
13
5
6
54
35
31
-
-
Semyonov – 13 Kornilov – 13
Gorokhov
1944
no league competition
SF
-
-
Kvashnin
1945
10
22
6
3
13
22
44
15
R16
-
Timakov – 7
Isakov Vollrat
1946
6
22
8
5
9
38
40
21
W
-
Salnikov – 9
Vollrat
1947
8
24
6
9
9
34
26
21
W
-
Dementyev – 9
Vollrat
1948
3
26
18
1
7
64
34
37
RU
-
Konov – 15
Kvashnin
1949
3
34
21
7
6
93
43
49
SF
-
Simonyan – 26
Dangulov
1950
5
36
17
10
9
77
40
44
W
-
Simonyan – 34
Dangulov
1951
6
28
13
5
10
50
35
31
QF
-
Simonyan – 10
Dangulov Gorokhov Glazkov
1952
1
13
9
2
2
26
12
20
RU
-
Paramonov – 8
Sokolov
1953
1
20
11
7
2
47
15
29
QF
-
Simonyan – 14
Sokolov
1954
2
24
14
3
7
49
26
31
R16
-
Ilyin – 11
Sokolov
1955
2
22
15
3
4
55
27
33
SF
-
Parshin – 13
Gulyaev
1956
1
22
15
4
3
68
28
34
-
-
Simonyan – 16
Gulyaev
1957
3
22
11
6
5
43
28
28
RU
-
Simonyan – 12
Gulyaev
1958
1
22
13
6
3
55
28
32
W
-
Ilyin – 19
Gulyaev
1959
6
22
8
8
6
32
28
24
-
-
Isaev – 8
Gulyaev
1960
7
30
15
7
8
52
32
37
R16
-
Ilyin – 13
Simonyan
1961
3
30
16
8
6
57
34
40
R16
-
Khusainov – 14
Simonyan
1962
1
32
21
5
6
61
25
47
R16
-
Sevidov – 16
Simonyan
1963
2
38
22
8
8
65
33
52
W
-
Sevidov – 15
Simonyan
1964
8
32
12
8
12
34
32
32
SF
-
Sevidov – 6
Simonyan
1965
8
32
10
12
10
28
26
32
W
-
Khusainov – 5 Reingold – 5
Simonyan
1966
4
36
15
12
9
45
41
42
QF
-
Osyanin – 15
Gulyaev
1967
7
36
13
14
9
38
30
40
R32
CWC
R16
Khusainov – 8
Salnikov Simonyan
1968
2
38
21
10
7
64
43
52
R32
-
Khusainov – 14
Simonyan
1969
1
32
24
6
2
51
15
54
R32
-
Osyanin – 16
Simonyan
1970
3
32
12
14
6
43
25
38
QF
-
Khusainov – 12
Simonyan
1971
6
30
9
13
8
35
31
31
W
ECC
R32
Kiselyov – 5 Silagadze – 5 Piskarev – 5
Simonyan
1972
11
30
8
10
12
29
30
26
RU
UC
R32
Papaev – 4 Andreev – 4 Piskarev – 4
Simonyan
1973
4
30
14
8
8
37
28
31
QF
CWC
QF
Piskarev – 12
Gulyaev
1974
2
30
15
9
6
41
23
39
QF
-
Piskarev – 10
Gulyaev
1975
10
30
9
10
11
27
30
28
R16
UC
R64
Lovchev – 8
Gulyaev
1976 (s)
14
15
4
2
9
10
18
10
-
UC
R16
Pilipko – 2 Lovchev – 2 Bulgakov – 2
Krutikov
1976 (a)
15
15
5
3
7
15
18
13
R32
-
Bulgakov – 6
Krutikov
1977
2nd
1
38
22
10
6
83
42
54
R16
-
Yartsev – 17
Beskov
1978
1st
5
30
14
5
11
42
33
33
R16
-
Yartsev – 19
Beskov
1979
1
34
21
10
3
66
25
50
Qual.
-
Yartsev – 14
Beskov
1980
2
34
18
9
7
49
26
45
SF
-
Rodionov – 7
Beskov
1981
2
34
19
8
7
70
40
46
RU
ECC
QF
Gavrilov – 21
Beskov
1982
3
34
16
9
9
59
35
41
Qual.
UC
R32
Shavlo – 11
Beskov
1983
2
34
18
9
7
60
25
45
R16
UC
R16
Gavrilov – 18
Beskov
1984
2
34
18
9
7
53
29
45
QF
UC
QF
Rodionov – 13
Beskov
1985
2
34
18
10
6
72
28
46
R16
UC
R16
Rodionov – 14
Beskov
1986
3
30
14
9
7
52
21
37
SF
UC
R16
Rodionov – 17
Beskov
1987
1
30
16
11
3
49
26
42
R16
UC
R16
Rodionov – 12 Cherenkov – 12
Beskov
1988
4
30
14
11
5
40
26
39
QF
UC
R32
Rodionov – 12
Beskov
1989
1
30
17
10
3
49
19
44
QF
ECC
R16
Rodionov – 16
Romantsev
1990
5
24
12
5
7
39
26
29
R16
UC
R32
Shmarov – 12
Romantsev
1991
2
30
17
7
6
57
30
41
QF
ECC
SF
Mostovoi – 13 Radchenko – 13
Romantsev
1992
-
-
W
UC
R32
-
Romantsev
Russia
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Cup
Europe
Top scorer (league)
Manager/acting manager
1992
1st
1
26
18
7
1
62
19
43
-
-
Radchenko – 12
Romantsev
1993
1
34
21
11
2
81
18
53
R32
CWC
SF
Beschastnykh – 18
Romantsev
1994
1
30
21
8
1
73
21
50
W
UCL
GS
Beschastnykh – 10
Romantsev
1995
3
30
19
7
5
76
26
63
SF
UCL
GS
Shmarov – 16
Romantsev
1996
1
35
22
9
4
72
35
75
RU
UCL
QF
Tikhonov – 16
Yartsev
1997
1
34
22
7
5
67
30
73
QF
UC
R32
Kechinov – 11
Romantsev
1998
1
30
17
8
5
58
27
59
W
UCL
UC
Qual.
SF
Tsymbalar – 10
Romantsev
1999
1
30
22
6
2
75
24
72
R32
UCL
GS
Tikhonov – 19
Romantsev
2000
1
30
23
1
6
69
30
70
SF
UCL
UC
GS
R32
Titov – 13
Romantsev
2001
1
30
17
9
4
56
30
60
QF
UCL
2nd GS
Titov – 11 
Robson – 11
Romantsev
2002
3
30
16
7
7
49
36
55
R32
UCL
GS
Beschastnykh – 12
Romantsev
2003
10
30
10
6
14
38
48
36
W
UCL
GS
Pavlyuchenko – 10
Romantsev Chernyshov Fedotov
Scala
2004
8
30
11
7
12
43
44
40
R32
UC
UIC
R16
QF
Pavlyuchenko – 10
Scala 
Starkov
2005
2
30
16
8
6
47
26
56
R32
-
Pavlyuchenko – 11
Starkov
2006
2
30
15
13
2
60
36
58
RU
-
Pavlyuchenko – 18
Starkov Fedotov
2007
2
30
17
8
5
50
30
59
SF
UCL
UC
GS
R32
Pavlyuchenko – 14
Fedotov Cherchesov
2008
8
30
11
11
8
43
39
44
R32
UCL
UC
Qual.
R32
Bazhenov – 6 Pavlyuchenko – 6 Pavlenko – 6 Welliton – 6
Cherchesov 
M. Laudrup
2009
2
30
17
4
9
61
33
55
QF
-
Welliton – 21
M. Laudrup Karpin
2010
4
30
13
10
7
43
33
10
R16
UCL
UC
Qual.
GS
Welliton – 19
Karpin
2011–12
2
44
21
12
11
68
48
75
R16
UC
Qual
Emenike – 13
Karpin
2012–13
4
30
15
6
9
51
39
51
R16
UCL
GS
Y. Movsisyan – 13
Emery Karpin
2013–14
6
30
15
5
10
46
36
50
R16
UC
Qual
Y. Movsisyan – 16
Karpin Gunko
2014–15
6
30
12
8
10
42
42
44
R16
-
Promes – 13
Yakin
2015–16
5
30
15
5
10
48
39
50
R16
-
Promes – 18
Alenichev
2016–17
1
30
22
3
5
46
27
69
R32
UC
Qual
Promes – 11
Alenichev Carrera
2017–18
3
30
16
8
6
51
32
56
SF
UCL
GS
Promes – 15
Carrera
Most league goals for Spartak
As of 9 April 2018 (min. 50)
Nikita Simonyan: 133
Sergey Rodionov: 119
Galimzyan Khusainov: 102
Fyodor Cherenkov: 95
Yuri Gavrilov: 90
Yegor Titov: 86
Anatoli Ilyin: 83
Yuri Sevidov: 71
Roman Pavlyuchenko: 69
Andrey Tikhonov: 68
Sergei Salnikov: 64
Aleksei Paramonov: 63
Welliton: 57
Quincy Promes: 56
Vladimir Beschastnykh: 56
Anatoli Isayev: 54
Georgi Yartsev: 54
Valeri Shmarov: 54
Nikolai Osyanin: 50
Nickname
The team is usually called "red-and-whites," but among the fans "The Meat" (Russian: "Мясо", "Myaso") is a very popular nickname. The origins of the nickname belong to the days of the foundation of the club; in the 1920s, the team was renamed several times, from "Moscow Sports Club" to "Red Presnya" (after the name of one of the districts of Moscow) to "Pishcheviki" ("Food industry workers") to "Promkooperatsiya" ("Industrial cooperation") and finally to "Spartak Moscow" in 1935, and for many years the team was under patronage of one of the Moscow food factories that dealt with meat products.
One of the most favourite slogans of both the fans and players is, "Who are we? We're The Meat!" (Russian: "Кто мы? Мясо!", "Kto my? Myaso!")
Kits and crests
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FC Spartak Moscow's main colour is red.
In 2014, Nike unveiled kit inspired by the club’s new home.[7]
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor |
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| 1979–1987 | Adidas | |
| 1988 | Danieli | |
| 1989 | JINDO | |
| 1990–1993 | Unipack | |
| 1994–1996 | Urengoygazprom | |
| 1997–1998 | Akai | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000–2002 | Lukoil | |
| 2003–2004 | Umbro | |
| 2005–present | Nike |
Kit deals
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract date | Contract duration | Value | Notes |
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Rival teams and friendships
At present, Spartak's archrival is CSKA Moscow, although this is a relatively recent rivalry that has only emerged in the last 25 years. Seven of ten matches with the largest audience in Russian Premier League (including top three) were Spartak-CSKA derbies.[8] Historically, the most celebrated rivalry is with Dynamo Moscow, a fiercely contested matchup which is Russia's oldest derby. Matches against Lokomotiv Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg attract thousands of people as well, almost always resulting in packed stadia. Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union, Spartak's rivalry with Dynamo Kyiv, one of the leaders of the USSR championship, was lost. Since Dynamo Kyiv now plays in the Ukrainian Premier League, both teams must qualify for UEFA tournaments to meet each other.
Since the mid-2000s the supporters of Spartak maintain brotherhood relations with Red Star Belgrade and Olympiacos ultras – a friendship based on common Orthodox faith and same club colours.
Also fans of Spartak have generally friendly relationships with Torpedo Moscow supporters.
Stadium
Until 2014, Spartak had never had its own stadium, with the team historically playing in various Moscow stadia throughout its history, even once playing an exhibition match in Red Square. The team played home games at various Moscow stadiums - especially at the Locomotiv and Luzhniki stadiums. After the purchase of the club by Andrei Chervichenko in the early 2000s, several statements were made about the speedy construction of the stadium, but construction did not begin.
After a controlling stake in the club was bought by Leonid Fedun, real steps were taken to promote the stadium project, and in 2006, the Government of Moscow allocated land at Tushino Aeropol at a size of 28.3 hectares for the construction of the stadium. The project involved the main arena of 42,000 people with natural lawn, sports, and an entertainment hall for tennis, handball, basketball and volleyball for 12,000 spectators. The ceremony of laying the first stone took place on June 2, 2007.
In February 2013, it was announced that as a result of a sponsorship deal with Otkritie FC Bank ("Discovery"), the stadium will be called Otkritie Arena for 6 years. The opening match at the new stadium took place on September 5, 2014, when Spartak drew with the Serbian side Red Star Belgrade (1-1). The first competitive match took place on September 14, 2014, in which Spartak defeated Torpedo Moscow 3-1 in the 7th round of the championship.
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 January 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Owner: Leonid Fedun
Chairman: Sergey Rodionov
Director of communications: Leonid Trakhtenberg
Stadium manager: Oleksandr Atamanenko
Manager: Raúl Riancho
Assistant coach: Vicente Fernández Gómez
Goalkeeping coach: Gianluca Riommi
Fitness coach: Ramil Sharipov
Fitness coach: Dmitri Tsynyaka
Masseur team: Andrey Pronchev, Yevgeny Lavrushko
Medical director: Mikhail Vartapetov
First team medic: Andrey Grishanov
Rehabilitation coach: Diego Mantovani
Rehabilitation coach: Dmitri Mironov
Reserves team manager: Aleksei Lunin
Reserves team assistant manager: Aleksei Melyoshin
Reserves team goalkeeping coach: Vladimir Pchelnikov
Managers
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Affiliated clubs
Olympiacos
Red Star Belgrade
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries, or held any club record. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Spartak. For further list, see List of FC Spartak Moscow players.
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References
^ History of Spartak, fcspartak.ru (in Russian)
^ "History of Spartak 1936" (in Russian). Retrieved 28 November 2007..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Robert Edelman, Spartak Moscow: A History of the People's Team in the Worker's State. Cornell University Press, 2009.
^ Зайкин, В. (20 July 1989). Трагедия в Лужниках. Факты и вымысел. Известия (in Russian) (202). Retrieved 6 February 2012.
^ All-star Spartak rise again, Eduard Nisenboim, uefa.com
^ https://ria.ru/sport/20171207/1510383440.html
^ SPARTAK MOSCOW AND NIKE UNVEIL THE NEW HOME AND AWAY KIT FOR 2014-15 SEASON
^ Samye poseschaemye matchi v istorii chempionatov Rossii(in Russian)
Further reading
Edelman, Robert (2009). Spartak Moscow: A History of the People's Team in the Workers' State. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4742-6.
Riordan, Jim (2008). Comrade Jim: The Spy Who Played for Spartak.
External links
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- Official website
Official website (in Russian)
Official fan page (in Russian)
- Spartak stadium website
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