FK Spartaks is an inactive Latvian football club that was 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 played its home matches at the Sloka Stadium with capacity of 2,500 people.
History FK Spartaks Jūrmala were founded at the start of 2007 as participants of the third tier of Latvian football, the 2. līga. They won the Latvian Second League championship in the first year of their existence, and 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. 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 had an engagement with the Jūrmala Swimming and Football School, the name of which was occasionally included in the name of the club (Jūrmalas Peldēšanas un Futbola skola, JPFS) since 2012.
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, Spartaks was the sole representative of the coastal city in Latvian top-tier football.
In the 2022 Latvian Higher League season, Spartaks Jūrmala finished 8th, remaining in the Virslīga. However, on 30 January 2023 the club withdrew their application for the 2023 Latvian Higher League LFF A licence. Spartaks Jūrmala applied for the LFF B licence for participation in the 2023 Optibet Nākotnes līga, but were refused due to not meeting financial requirements. Due to mounting financial difficulties, many players had already left the team, and it was reported that a last-ditch attempt to sell the club to ensure its survival had failed.
After this, the team folded and Spartaks Jūrmala received a transfer ban in May 2023. Currently the club is inactive, but is still registered as a legal entity.
Honours 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 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 YeryomenkoFebruary 2020–January 2021 Marek ZubJanuary 2021–June 2021 Przemyslaw LagoznyJune 2021–May 2022 Fabiano FloraMay 2022–July 2022 Víctor BasadreJuly 2022–October 2022 Oskars KļavaOctober 2022–2023
League and Cup history Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA PLatvian Football Cup20073rd (2. līga)1/(11)1/32 Round20082nd (1.līga)11/(15)2896133244331/8 finals20092nd (1.līga)12/(14)264220227114did not participate20102nd (1.līga)9/(12)226412324122did not participate20112nd (1.līga)3/(13)2416447422521/8 finals20121st (Virslīga)5/(10)361310136156491/4 finals20131st (Virslīga)7/(10)2774163049251/8 finals20141st (Virslīga)6/(10)36149133832511/4 finals20151st (Virslīga)5/(8)2456132036211/2 finals20161st (Virslīga)1/(8)281747462255Final20171st (Virslīga)1/(7)2414463626461/2 finals20181st (Virslīga)5/(8)28126104837421/4 finals20191st (Virslīga)5/(9)32135144964441/8 finals
European record
Matches Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 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 Sponsors Jūrmalas Pilsētas Dome Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor GmbH SportlandKit manufacturer Nike Inc.
Players and staff As of 1 November 2022
Current squad
Out on loan
Staff Name, surnamePosition 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
External links
of the Latvian Football Federation