FK Spartaks Jūrmala explained

Clubname:Spartaks Jūrmala
Fullname:Jūrmalas Futbola un Peldēšanas skola/Spartaks (Jūrmala Swimming and Football School/Spartaks)
Nickname:Sarkanbaltie (Red-whites)
Ground:Sloka Stadium
Capacity:2,500
Chairman:Spartaks Melkumjans
Manager:Oskars Kļava
League:Virslīga
Season:2022
Position:8th
Current:2022 Latvian Higher League
Website:https://www.fkspartaks.lv/
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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]

History

FK 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

Managers

NamePeriod
Sergejs Golubevs2007–09
Pjotrs Trebuhovs2010
Artūrs Šketovs2011
Oļegs Blagonadeždins2012
Arminas Narbekovas23 July 2012 – 31 December 2012
Oleg Kubarev8 February 2013 – 28 July 2013
Aleksandrs StradiņšJul 2013 – Sept 2013 (caretaker)
Jurijs PopkovsSept 2013 – Dec 2013
Fabio MicarelliDec 2013 – May 2014
Oļegs BlagonadeždinsJun 2014 (caretaker)
Roman PylypchukJun 2014 – Jan 2016
Oleg KubarevJan 2016 – Nov 2016
Marek ZubFeb 2017–July 2017
Jozef VukušičJuly 2017
Valdas Urbonas2017
Samvel Babayan2018
Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs2018
Aleksandr GrishinApril 2018–August 2018
Tomas RažanauskasAugust 2018–December 2018
Nunzio ZavettieriJanuary 2019
Aleksei Yeryomenko[3] February 2020–

League and Cup history

SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPLatvian Football Cup
20073rd (2. līga)1/(11)align=center 1/32 Round
20082nd (1.līga)11/(15)289613324433align=center 1/8 finals
20092nd (1.līga)12/(14)264220227114align=center did not participate
20102nd (1.līga)9/(12)226412324122align=center did not participate
20112nd (1.līga)3/(13)241644742252align=center 1/8 finals
20121st (Virslīga)5/(10)361310136156491/4 finals
20131st (Virslīga)7/(10)2774163049251/8 finals
20141st (Virslīga)6/(10)36149133832511/4 finals
20151st (Virslīga)5/(8)2456132036211/2 finals
20161st (Virslīga)1/(8)281747462255Final
20171st (Virslīga)1/(7)2414463626461/2 finals
20181st (Virslīga)5/(8)28126104837421/4 finals
20191st (Virslīga)5/(9)32135144964441/8 finals

European record

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2015–16UEFA Europa League1Q Budućnost Podgorica0–03–13–1
2Q Vojvodina1–10–31–4
2016–17UEFA Europa League1Q Dinamo Minsk0–21–21–4
2017–18UEFA Champions League2Q Astana0–11–11–2
2018–19UEFA Champions League1Q Red Star Belgrade0−00−20–2
UEFA Europa League2Q La Fiorita6−0 3−0 9−0
3Q Sūduva Marijampolė0−10–00–1
Notes

Sponsors

Sponsors Jūrmalas Pilsētas Dome
Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor GmbH
Sportland
Kit manufacturer Nike Inc.

Players and staff

As of 1 November 2022

Staff

Name, surnamePosition
Seržiks MelkumjansPresident
Spartaks MelkumjansChairman
Alexei Eremenko Sr.Manager
Saulius CekanavičiusAssistant manager
Aleksandrs ProskurņinsGoalkeeper coach
Pāvels FjodorovsAdministrator
Stefan BotezatuPhysiotherapist

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stadions . FK Spartaks Jūrmala . 9 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305130526/http://www.spartaksjurmala.com/stadions.html . 5 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Latvijas futbola virslīgā iekļūst Kauguru JPFS/"Spartaks" . Kasjauns.lv . 10 August 2014 . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170749/http://www.kasjauns.lv/lv/zinas/63959/latvijas-futbola-virsliga-ieklust-kauguru-jpfsspartaks . live .
  3. 1227165660079411201. fkspartaks. We are glad to announce that our new.... 11 February 2020.