FC Spartak Sumy was a Ukrainian football club based in Sumy.
History
Yavir was established on January 12, 1982, at the village forestry Krasnopillya. In Ukrainian Yavir () means Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). The team started playing in the regional championship and after couple of years became the regional champion. The following year it won the regional cup.
In the first national championship of Ukraine Yavir Krasnopillya became involved in the professional leagues, first in the Ukrainian Second League, then in the 1992. In 1995, Yavir Krasnopillya won the second league
Around that time, the established local teams in Sumy – FC Frunzenets Sumy and FC Avtomobilist Sumy suddenly folded and disappeared altogether. As a result of this, the regional leaders decided to revive football in Sumy. With this purpose in 1998, Yavir was transferred to the regional center and renamed Yavir-Sumy. As such, the club lasted half the season, then transformed into FC Sumy, and once more into Spartak Sumy. From 2003, the team was called Spartak-Horobyna Sumy.
In the 2006–07 season they played in the Ukrainian First League. However, the club was withdrawn from the league (and subsequently folded) after missing two Ukrainian First League matches due to financial difficulties.
Previous names of the club 1982–1998 – Football Club Yavir Krasnopillya () 1999–2000 – Football Club Yavir-Sumy () 2000–2001 – Football Club Spartak Sumy () 2002 – Football Club Sumy () 2003 – Football Club Spartak Sumy () 2004 – 2005 – Football Club Spartak-Horobyna Sumy () 2005–2006 – Football Club Spartak Sumy ()
Stadium Former Yuvileiny Stadium
Former Kolos Stadium (3,000)
Honors Ukrainian Druha Liha Winners (2): 1994–95, 2001–02 (as FC Sumy) Sumy Oblast Football Championship Winners (1): 1984
League and cup history Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic CupEuropeNotes Yavir Krasnopillia19854th4146179151319864th21693423232119874th916331017329 1988 regional competitions19894th72499635202719904th730149748343719914th2281954542143Promoted19923rd "A"316844211920Domestic CupDid not enter1992–933rd334177104227411/16 finals1993–943rd5422210106335541/32 finals1994–953rd14229677130931/16 finalsPromoted1995–962nd1342179165343601/8 finals1996–972nd1346187216161611/16 finals1997–982nd1042195185248621/16 finals Yavir-SumyDuring the winter break the team moved to Sumy and was renamed to Yavir-Sumy. The main team was relocated to the regional center (Sumy), while in Krasnopillya was reestablished a new team competing at regional level1998–992nd1338157163642521/32 finals1999–20002nd934146144245481/16 finals FC Sumy2000–20012nd173487192046311/4 finalsRelegated2001–20023rd "C"13424556834772nd roundPromotedThe team united with FC Frunzenets-Liha 99 Sumy at the end of the season.Competed as FC Sumy. Spartak Sumy2002–032nd1034136153440451/16 finals Spartak-Horobyna2003–042nd9341113104041461/16 finals2004–052nd1534912133441391/16 finals Spartak Sumy2005–062nd173455232868201/16 finalsAvoided RelegationFC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk withdrew for the next season saving FC Spartak Sumy of relegation.2006–072nd2019101844901/32 finalsWithdrawnFC Spartak Sumy was dissolved after going into the bankruptcy in the winter break. All results were annulled.
See also FC Yavir Krasnopilya FC Avtomobilist Sumy FC Frunzenets Sumy
References
External links Buha, B. There rustled "Yavir"... (Шумів «Явір»…) . Football Federation of Ukraine. 1 September 2010