Spartak
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Spartak is the name of a sports society which existed in the former Soviet Union
(see Spartak (sports society)
) and other socialist countries. For some history of the Moscow club see FC Spartak Moscow
. Since the breakup of the USSR, many Spartak teams have kept their names, while usually becoming independent entities.
Today, Spartak may refer, for instance, to:
In Russia:
In Bulgaria:
In Serbia
In other countries
Other meanings
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(see Spartak (sports society)
Spartak (sports society)
Spartak is the International Fitness and Sports Society of Nikolai Starostin.-Overview:Spartak was the first and the largest All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of workers of state trade, producers' cooperation, light industry, civil aviation, education, culture, health service etc...
) and other socialist countries. For some history of the Moscow club see FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships 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...
. Since the breakup of the USSR, many Spartak teams have kept their names, while usually becoming independent entities.
Today, Spartak may refer, for instance, to:
In Russia:
- FC Spartak MoscowFC Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships 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...
, a Russian football team - PFC Spartak NalchikPFC Spartak NalchikPFC Spartak Nalchik is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik. Spartak has played in Russian Premier League since 2006.-History:...
, a Russian football team - FC Spartak VladikavkazFC Spartak VladikavkazFC Alania Vladikavkaz is a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz , North Ossetia-Alania. In 2010, it replaced FC Moscow in the Russian Premier League, but was relegated back after one season on the top level.-History:By the collapse of the Soviet Union, Spartak Vladikavkaz were the only...
, a Russian football team - HC Spartak MoscowHC Spartak MoscowHC Spartak is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League .-History:One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946...
, a Russian ice hockey team - Spartak Saint PetersburgSpartak Saint PetersburgBC Spartak Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The club is currently in the Russian Professional Basketball League.-Honors:*Soviet/Russian Super League:**2 times Champions...
, a Russian basketball team - Spartak Tennis ClubSpartak Tennis ClubThe Spartak Tennis Club is a tennis training ground located near Sokolniki Park in Moscow, Russia. It has 15 outdoor clay courts, which remain closed for half of the year, and only one indoor court...
, an elite training ground for young Russian tennis players - WBC Spartak Moscow RegionWBC Spartak MoscowWomen’s Basketball Club Spartak Moscow Region is a women's basketball team based in Vidnoye, Russia that plays in FIBA’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years, winning the 2005-2006 EuroCup Women and the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 EuroLeague Women...
, a Russian women's basketball team
In Bulgaria:
- PFC Spartak VarnaPFC Spartak VarnaPFC Spartak Varna is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Varna, which currently competes in the East B PFG, the second division of the Bulgarian football league system....
, a Bulgarian football team - PFC Spartak PlevenPFC Spartak PlevenPFC Spartak Pleven is a Bulgarian football club from Pleven founded in 1919. The team's greatest achievements are the Bulgarian Cup final in 1957 and the third place in the Bulgarian Championship the following season. The team went bankrupt in January 2009 and officially ceased existence in June...
, a Bulgarian football team - FC Spartak PlovdivFC Spartak PlovdivFC Spartak Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv. Spartak Plovdiv currently plays its home matches at the 3,000-seat Todor Diev Stadium in the Kichuk Parizh district of Plovdiv. The stadium is named after the club's all-time greatest player Todor Diev...
, a Bulgarian football team - Spartak SofiaSpartak SofiaSpartak Sofia was a Bulgarian football club founded in 1947. It existed independently until 1969, when it was merged with Levski Sofia. After 1990 the club's independence has been restored. The team plays in "Bulgarian V Amateur football group". In 2005 the name is changed to "Levski-Spartak" when...
, a former Bulgarian football team
In Serbia
- FK Spartak LjigFK Spartak LjigFK Spartak is a Serbian football club based in Ljig, Serbia....
, a Serbian football club - FK Spartak Subotica, a Serbian football team
In other countries
- Spartak StadiumSpartak StadiumSpartak Stadium may refer to the following stadia:* In Belarus:**Spartak Stadium **Spartak Stadium * In Bulgaria:** Spartak Stadium * In Kazakhstan:** Spartak Stadium * In Kyrgyzstan:...
- Spartak '96 F.C., an English football team - www.spartak96fc.com
- Barnt Green Spartak F.C.Barnt Green Spartak F.C.GSA Sports F.C. is a football club originally formed in Barnt Green, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, but currently playing in Bloxwich. Currently the team are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.- History :...
, an English football team - FC Spartak TrnavaFC Spartak TrnavaFC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...
, a Slovakian football team - Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk, a Ukrainian football team
- Spartak (Cape Verde), a Cape Verdean football team
- FC Spartak Semey, a Kazakh football team
- Budapesti Spartacus, a Hungarian sport club (http://www.bpspartacussc.com/fooldal.php)
- Spartak - a German rock band
Other meanings
- Spartak garden in Saint Pretersburg
- Spartak river in Saint Pretersburg
- Spartacus (ballet)Spartacus (ballet)Spartacus, or Spartak, is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian . The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed...
by Aram Khachaturian