FK Spartaks is a Latvian football club that is based in Sloka, Jūrmala. In 2012, they finished 3rd in the Latvian First League championship and after winning the play-offs against JFK Olimps were promoted to the Latvian Higher League. The club plays its home matches at the Sloka Stadium with capacity of 2,500 people.[1]
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| Full name | Jūrmalas Futbola un Peldēšanas skola/Spartaks (Jūrmala Swimming and Football School/Spartaks) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sarkanbaltie (Red-whites) | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Ground | Sloka Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman | Spartaks Melkumjans | ||
| Manager | Oskars Kļava | ||
| League | Virslīga | ||
| 2022 | 8th | ||
| Website | https://www.fkspartaks.lv/ | ||
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History
editFK Spartaks Jūrmala were founded at the start of 2007 as participants of the third tier of Latvian football. They won the Latvian Second League championship in the first year of their existence. The next 4 seasons were spent in the Latvian First League. In 2011, the club made its greatest leap since its foundation, managing to finish the season in the third position right behind Metta/Latvijas Universitāte and Liepājas Metalurgs-2. As reserve teams were not eligible to participate in the top tier championship, Spartaks were promoted via play-offs against JFK Olimps, which they won 4–1 on aggregate. Since 2012 Spartaks Jūrmala have been playing in the Latvian Higher League.[2] Spartaks finished their first season in the Latvian top-tier football in the fifth position of the league table, remaining in a middle-table position in the following two seasons as well, placing 7th in 2013 and 6th in 2014, respectively.
FK Spartaks have an engagement with the Jūrmala Swimming and Football School, the name of which is included in the official name of the club (Latvian: Jūrmalas Peldēšanas un Futbola skola).
From 2012 to 2014 Spartaks Jūrmala was one of two clubs representing the city in the Latvian Higher League and using the Sloka Stadium as their home-ground. After the relegation of FC Jūrmala in 2014, as of 2018 Spartaks remains as the sole representative of the coastal city in Latvian top-tier football.
Honours
edit- Latvian Higher League champions (2)
- 2016, 2017
- Latvian Second League champions (1)
- 2007
- Latvian First League play-off winners (1)
- 2011
- Sports Club of the Year in Jūrmala (1)
- 2011
Managers
edit| Name | Period |
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| Sergejs Golubevs | 2007–09 |
| Pjotrs Trebuhovs | 2010 |
| Artūrs Šketovs | 2011 |
| Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 2012 |
| Arminas Narbekovas | 23 July 2012 – 31 December 2012 |
| Oleg Kubarev | 8 February 2013 – 28 July 2013 |
| Aleksandrs Stradiņš | Jul 2013 – Sept 2013 (caretaker) |
| Jurijs Popkovs | Sept 2013 – Dec 2013 |
| Fabio Micarelli | Dec 2013 – May 2014 |
| Oļegs Blagonadeždins | Jun 2014 (caretaker) |
| Roman Pylypchuk | Jun 2014 – Jan 2016 |
| Oleg Kubarev | Jan 2016 – Nov 2016 |
| Marek Zub | Feb 2017–July 2017 |
| Jozef Vukušič | July 2017 |
| Valdas Urbonas | 2017 |
| Samvel Babayan | 2018 |
| Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs | 2018 |
| Aleksandr Grishin | April 2018–August 2018 |
| Tomas Ražanauskas | August 2018–December 2018 |
| Nunzio Zavettieri | January 2019 |
| Aleksei Yeryomenko[3] | February 2020– |
League and Cup history
edit| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Latvian Football Cup |
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| 2007 | 3rd (2. līga) | 1/(11) | 1/32 Round | |||||||
| 2008 | 2nd (1.līga) | 11/(15) | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 33 | 1/8 finals |
| 2009 | 2nd (1.līga) | 12/(14) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 71 | 14 | did not participate |
| 2010 | 2nd (1.līga) | 9/(12) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 22 | did not participate |
| 2011 | 2nd (1.līga) | 3/(13) | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 22 | 52 | 1/8 finals |
| 2012 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(10) | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 1/4 finals |
| 2013 | 1st (Virslīga) | 7/(10) | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 25 | 1/8 finals |
| 2014 | 1st (Virslīga) | 6/(10) | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 32 | 51 | 1/4 finals |
| 2015 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(8) | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 21 | 1/2 finals |
| 2016 | 1st (Virslīga) | 1/(8) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 22 | 55 | Final |
| 2017 | 1st (Virslīga) | 1/(7) | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 46 | 1/2 finals |
| 2018 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(8) | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 1/4 finals |
| 2019 | 1st (Virslīga) | 5/(9) | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 64 | 44 | 1/8 finals |
European record
editMatches
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Budućnost Podgorica | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 2Q | Vojvodina | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Astana | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Red Star Belgrade | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0–2 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2Q | La Fiorita | 6−0 | 3−0 | 9−0 | |
| 3Q | Sūduva Marijampolė | 0−1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
Sponsors
edit| Sponsors
Jūrmalas Pilsētas Dome |
| Kit manufacturer |
Players and staff
editAs of 1 November 2022
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
edit| Name, surname | Position |
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| Seržiks Melkumjans | President |
| Spartaks Melkumjans | Chairman |
| Alexei Eremenko Sr. | Manager |
| Saulius Cekanavičius | Assistant manager |
| Aleksandrs Proskurņins | Goalkeeper coach |
| Pāvels Fjodorovs | Administrator |
| Stefan Botezatu | Physiotherapist |
References
edit- ^ "Stadions". FK Spartaks Jūrmala. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Latvijas futbola virslīgā iekļūst Kauguru JPFS/"Spartaks"". Kasjauns.lv. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ @fkspartaks (11 February 2020). "We are glad to announce that our new..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Official website (in Latvian and Russian)
- Official website of the Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian and English)