FC Spartak Moscow
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| Full name | Football Club Spartak Moscow | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Krasno-belye (The Red-Whites) Myaso (The Meat) Narodnaya Komanda (The People's Team) Velikiye (The Greatests) | |||
| Founded | April 18, 1922 | |||
| Ground | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow | |||
| Capacity | 78,360 | |||
| Chairman | Leonid Fedun | |||
| Manager | Valery Karpin (caretaker) | |||
| League | Russian Premier League | |||
| 2011 | 4th | |||
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FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dynamo Kyiv) and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times. Spartak have also reached the semi-finals of all three European club competitions.
Historically the club was a part of the Spartak Moscow sports society. Other teams in the society include ice hockey club Spartak Moscow. Currently, the club is not connected with Spartak Moscow sports society and is an independent privately owned organisation. They are nicknamed "Meat" (Russian: "мясо", "myaso"). Spartak Moscow has millions fans in all over Russia and Eastern Europe
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 patronizing other teams. Almost all the teams had such kind of patrons: «Dinamo» – police, CSKA – army. «Spartak», created by trade union public organization considered to be «people’s team».
In 1921 the Moscow Sport Circle (Moscow sport club of Krasnopresnensky district) (Russian: МКС, Московский кружок спорта), later named Krasnaya Presnya was formed by Ivan Artemyev and involved Nikolai Starostin, especially in its football team. The team grew, building a stadium, supporting itself from ticket sales and playing matches across Russia. As part of a 1926 reorganisation of football in the USSR, Starostin arranged for the club to be sponsored by the food workers union and the club moved to the 13,000 seat Tomskii Stadium and was known as Pishcheviki . The team changed sponsors repeatedly over the following years as it competed with Dinamo Moscow, whose 35,000 seat Dinamo 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 club founders, four Starostin brothers, played a big role in the formation of the team. The Starostins played for the red-whites in the thirties but right before the war 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 «Spartak». After the political rehabilitation, in 1954, he returned to the team but to another position, the one of team's manager.
Soviet period
In 1935 Starostin proposed the name Spartak that was derived from Spartacus, a gladiator-slave who led a rebellion against Rome, and was inspired by eponymous book by Raffaello Giovagnoli. 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.
Czech 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. The first Championship was won by Dynamo Moscow, while in the second one held the same year Spartak came first. Before World War II Spartak gained two more titles.[3]
During 1950-s Spartak together with Dynamo Moscow dominated in the Soviet Top League. When the USSR national football 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 mid-60s 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 (ironically, as a footballer Beskov made his name playing for Spartak's main rivals, Dynamo Moscow), 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 HFC Haarlem. Scores of people were trampled. The official number of deaths is 66 but many people believe this number to be significantly higher.
In 1989 Spartak won the its last USSR Championship defeating 2–1 the main rival Dynamo Kyiv in the closing round. Spartak's striker Valery Shmarov scored the "golden" free kick with almost no time left. The next season Spartak reached European Cup semifinal consequently eliminating Napoli (by penalties) and Real Madrid (with 3–1 away victory) but losing to Olympique de Marseille.
Modern period
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A new page in the club’s history began when the USSR 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. 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.[4]
In the 2005 season, Spartak, led by Aleksandrs Starkovs, finished 2nd in the league following an impressive run to beat Lokomotiv, Zenit and Rubin 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, 93, 94, 96 and 97. They have won the championship another four times since 1997.
Achievements
Soviet Union
- Soviet Cup
- USSR Federation Cup
- Winners (1): 1987
Russia
Commonwealth of Independent States
Non-official
- Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy
- Winners (1): 1982
Notable European campaigns
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | |||
| 1980–81 | Quarter Final | eliminated by Real Madrid 0–0 in Moscow, 0–2 in Madrid | |
| 1990–91 | Semi Final | eliminated by Marseille 1–3 in Moscow, 1–2 in Marseille | |
| 1993–94 | Quarter Final | finished third in a group with Barcelona, Monaco and Galatasaray | |
| 1995–96 | Quarter Final | eliminated by Nantes 2–2 in Moscow, 0–2 in Nantes | |
| 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 Moscow | |
| 1997–98 | Semi Final | eliminated by Inter 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 Team Ranking 2011
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 |  |
S.C. Braga | 55.439 |
| 35 |  |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 54.720 |
| 36 | |
VfB Stuttgart | 53.720 |
| 37 |  |
Spartak Moscow | 51.941 |
| 38 |  |
Paris Saint-Germain | 51.735 |
| 39 |  |
Copenhagen | 51.110 |
| 40 |  |
Olympiacos | 50.833 |
As of 26 March 2011. Source
League history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) Head Coach 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 
Wohlrat
1946 6 22 8 5 9 38 40 21 W - Salnikov – 9 Wohlrat
1947 8 24 6 9 9 34 26 21 W - Dementyev – 9 Wohlrat
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
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) Head Coach 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
UCQual.
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
UCGS
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
2004 8 30 11 7 12 43 44 40 R32 UC
UICR16
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
UCGS
R32 Pavlyuchenko – 14 Fedotov Cherchesov
2008 8 30 11 11 8 43 39 44 R32 UCL
UCQual.
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
UCQual.
GS Welliton – 19 Karpin
2011 TBD TBD - TBD Karpin
Most league goals for Spartak
As of May 3, 2011 (Min. 50)
- Nikita Simonyan: 133
- Sergey Rodionov: 119
- Galimzyan Khusainov: 102
- Fyodor Cherenkov: 95
- Roman Pavlyuchenko: 89
- Yuri Gavrilov: 89
- Yegor Titov: 87
- Anatoli Ilyin: 83
- Yuri Sevidov: 71
- Andrey Tikhonov: 68
- Sergei Salnikov: 64
- Aleksei Paramonov: 63
- Vladimir Beschastnykh: 56
- Welliton: 55
- Anatoli Isayev: 54
- Valeri Shmarov: 54
- Georgi Yartsev: 54
- Nikolai Osyanin: 50
Nickname
The team is usually called "red-and-whites", but among the fans "The Meat" 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 which dealt with meat products.
One of the most favourite slogans of both the fans and players is "Who are we? We're The Meat!" The other nickname is "Svin'i" ("Pigs"), although, unsurprisingly, this is considered offensive by the team's fans.
Rival teams
At present, Spartak's arch rival is CSKA Moscow; although this is a relatively recent rivalry having only emerged in the last twenty years. Seven of ten matches with the largest audience in Russian Premier League (including top three) were Spartak-CSKA derbies.[5] One of the most celebrated rivalries is "Spartak-Dinamo", with neighbours Dinamo Moscow. However, this has faded somewhat due to Dinamo's poor performances. Matches against Lokomotiv Moscow and Zenit St.Petersburg attract thousands of people as well, almost always resulting in packed stadia. Another rivalry was lost with the collapse of the Soviet Union. This was with Dynamo Kyiv, one of the leaders of the USSR championship; since they are now playing in the Ukrainian championship, they must qualify for UEFA tournaments to meet each other.
Stadium
Spartak has never had its own stadium and the team has played in various Moscow stadia throughout its history and even once an exhibition match on Red Square. Currently, the club's home ground is the 5-star Luzhniki Stadium.
However, the club's new board has recently declared that "Spartak will soon play on their own stadium". The federal government has agreed to give land for the stadium near the Tushino air field. After a set of delays, actual construction begun in December 2010, immediately after Russia obtained the right to host 2018 FIFA World Cup. The stadium is estimated to be completed in late 2013.
Players
As of 4 August 2011, according to the Russian Premier League official website.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Russian football transfers winter 2010–11.
Reserve squad
The following players are listed by Spartak's website as reserve players and are registered with the Premier League. They are eligible to play for the first team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Spartak's reserve squad played professionally as FC Spartak-d Moscow (Russian Second League in 1992–1993, Russian Third Division in 1994–1997) and as FC Spartak-2 Moscow (Russian Second Division in 1998–2000).
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
- ^a Used to hold a record for most league caps among non-CIS foreigners (beaten by Martin Jiránek in 2009).[6]
- ^b Scored most goals in a league season (21 goals, record previously held by Andrei Tikhonov with 19 goals),[7] and the fastest hat-trick (6 minutes, record previously held by Vladimir Beschastnykh with 9 minutes).[8]
Personnel
- Owner: Leonid Fedun
- Executive director, Manager: Valery Karpin
- Assistant coaches: Boris Pozdnyakov, Andrey Tikhonov
- Goalkeeping coach: Valery Kleimyonov
- Physical training instructor: Óscar Antonio García Hermo
- Physical training coach: Javier Noya Salces
- Doctor: Mikhail Vartapetov
- Rehabilitation coaches: Liu Hungsheng, Gennady Belenky, Diego Mantovani
- Reserves team coaches: Dmitry Gunko, Vasily Kulkov, Vladimir Pchelnikov (goalkeeping)
Managers
| Name | Period | Trophies |
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 Antonin Fivebr
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1936 | |
 Mikhail Kozlov
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August 1936–37 | |
| Konstantin Kvashnin
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1937 – September 38, 1944, 1948 | |
| Pyotr Popov
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September 1938–39, 1941 | |
| Vladimir Gorokhov
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1940, 1942–43 | |
| Pyotr Isakov
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1945 (January–August), caretaker | |
| Alber Wolrat
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September 1945–47 | |
| Abram Dangulov
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1949 – May 51 | |
| Pyotr Isakov
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1945 (January–August), caretaker | |
| Georgi Glazkov
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June–December 51 | |
| Vasily Sokolov
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1952–54 | |
| Nikolay Gulyaev
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1955–59, 1966, 1973–75 | |
| Nikita Simonyan
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1960 – September 65, July 1967–72 | |
| Sergei Salnikov
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January–July 67 | |
| Anatoly Krutikov
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1976 | |
| Konstantin Beskov
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1978–88 | |
| Oleg Romantsev
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1989–95, 1997 – May 3 | |
| Georgi Yartsev
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1996 | |
| Vladimir Fedotov
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May–June 3 (caretaker), September–December 3 (caretaker), April 2006–19 June 07 | |
| Andrei Chernyshov
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June–September 3 | |
 Nevio Scala
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January–September 4 | |
 Aleksandrs Starkovs
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September 2004 – April 6 | |
| Stanislav Cherchesov
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19? June 2007–15 August 08 | |
| Igor Lediakhov
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15 August 2008-9 September 08 (caretaker) | |
| Michael Laudrup
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9 September 2008–15 April 09 | |
 Valery Karpin
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since 15 April 2009 |
References
- ^ History of Spartak, fcspartak.ru Template:Ru icon
- ^ "History of Spartak 1936". Retrieved 2007-11-28.Template:Ru icon
- ^ Robert Edelman, Spartak Moscow: A History of the People's Team in the Worker's State. Cornell University Press, 2009.
- ^ All-star Spartak rise again, Eduard Nisenboim, uefa.com
- ^ Samye poseschaemye matchi v istorii chempionatov RossiiTemplate:Ru icon
- ^ "ИРАНЕК УСТАНОВИЛ РЕКОРД" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "ВЕЛЛИТОН ПОБИЛ РЕКОРД ТИХОНОВА" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "ВЕЛЛИТОН СОТВОРИЛ САМЫЙ БЫСТРЫЙ ХЕТ-ТРИК В ИСТОРИИ «СПАРТАКА»" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
Further reading
- Edelman, Robert (2009). Spartak Moscow: A History of the People's Team in the Workers' State. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801447426.
Comrade Jim: The Spy Who Played for Spartak, Jim Riordan, 2008
External links
- Official website Template:Ru icon
- Fratria – FC Spartak Ultras
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Page
- International Fansite
- Site of future stadium of Spartak
- Spartak-Video
- The Red-White INFOrmation History and statistics FC Spartak Moscow
- FC Spartak Moscow – news
- FC and HC Spartak Moscow – news, squad, history, statistics
- Multilanguage site of fans of Spartak Moscow team