PFC Spartak Nalchik

Football club infobox
clubname = Spartak Nalchik


fullname = Professional Football Club
Spartak Nalchik
nickname = Spalchik
founded = 1935
ground = Spartak Stadium, Nalchik
capacity = 14,400
chairman = Vladimir Balov
manager = flagicon|RUS Yuri Krasnozhan
league = Russian Premier League
season = 2007
position = RPL, 12th
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PFC Spartak Nalchik (Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб "Спартак" Нальчик) is a Russian football club based in Nalchik. Spartak plays in Russian Premier League since 2006.

History

FC Spartak Nalchik was founded in 1959 and played in the regional "B-class" tournament. In 1965, Spartak won the competition and was promoted into "A-class", second group. Spartak played in that tournament from 1966 to 1970.

After reorganization of Soviet league system, Spartak played in the Soviet Second League (1971, 1977, 1978, 1981–1989) and Soviet First League (1972–1976, 1979, 1980), having been promoted and relegated several times. In 1990 and 1991 Spartak played in the Buffer League. The club's best result was a 14th position in the First League in 1974 and 1975.

The club has won the title of champions of RSFSR in 1965 and 1970.

In 1992, Spartak Nalchik was entitled to enter Russian First Division. The club was relegated after the 1993 season, but earned promotion back in 1995, after two seasons spent in the Russian Second Division. From 1996 to 2005 Spartak again played in the First Division. In 2005, the team finished second and earned promotion to the Premier League. They were the leaders of Premier League between 10th and 15th rounds in 2006 season. Finally they finished 9th.

Spartak has also been known as "Automobilist" (in 1969–1972) and "Elbrus" (in 1976).

Current squad

As of 29 August, 2008, according to the [http://www.rfpl.org/clubs.shtml?team=147&act=squad&year=2008 Official Russian Premier League] .Fs player|no=67|nat=Moldova|name=Viorel Frunză|pos=FW (on loan from CFR Cluj)

Notable past players

;Russia
*flagicon|Russia Viktor Fayzulin
*flagicon|Russia Roman Kontsedalov
*flagicon|Russia Erik Korchagin
*flagicon|Russia Vladimir Kuzmichyov
*flagicon|Russia Denis Popov
*flagicon|Russia Alexander Trinitatsky
*flagicon|Russia Denis Yevsikov;Armenia
*flagicon|Armenia Albert Sarkisyan;Bosnia and Herzegovina
*flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina Ricardo Baiano
*flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina Mario Jurić;Brazil
*flagicon|Brazil Ricardo Jesus
*flagicon|Brazil Jefthon
*flagicon|Brazil Álvaro Pires;Kazakhstan
*flagicon|Kazakhstan Roman Uzdenov;Romania
*flagicon|Romania Lucian Dobre;Slovenia
*flagicon|Slovenia Darijan Matič;Uzbekistan
*flagicon|Uzbekistan Roman Uzdenov;Zimbabwe
*flagicon|Zimbabwe Newton Ben Katanha

External links

*ru icon [http://www.spartak-nalchik.ru Official website]