FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Спартак Москва) is a Russian football club from Moscow. The club is the most successful in Russia, winning 9 or 19 of the Russian Premier League championships. The team used to be part of the Spartak Moscow sports society, but left and declared to be an independent organization. Their biggest rival is PFC CSKA Moscow. Spartak won their last championship at 2017.
Full name | Футбольный клуб Спартак Москва (Football Club Spartak Moscow) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Narodnaya komanda (The People's Team) Krasno-Belye (The Red-Whites) Myaso (Meat) | ||
Founded | 18 April 1922 | ||
Ground | Otkritie Arena (capacity: 45,360) | ||
Owner | Leonid Fedun | ||
General Director | Thomas Zorn | ||
Head coach | Domenico Tedesco | ||
League | Russian Premier League | ||
2018–19 | 5th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Titles
Russia | Soviet Union |
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Russian Premier League : 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2017 | Soviet Top League : 1936, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1979, 1987, 1989 |
Russian Cup : 1994, 1998, 2003 | Soviet Cup : 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1992 |
FC Spartak Moscow Media
Starostin brothers, founders of Spartak Moscow
The flag of Spartak sports society
Spartak against HFC Haarlem in 1982
Oleg Romantsev, the most successful coach in club history
Club icon Andrey Tikhonov had two spells as a Spartak player, from 1992 to 2000 and in 2011, before being appointed assistant manager
Massimo Carrera helped Spartak win the first league title in 16 years.
Longtime President Leonid Fedun resigned after selling the club.