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:
- FC Spartak Moscow, a Russian football team
- PFC Spartak Nalchik, a Russian football team
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz, a Russian football team
- HC Spartak Moscow, a Russian ice hockey team
- Spartak Saint Petersburg, a Russian basketball team
- Spartak Tennis Club, an elite training ground for young Russian tennis players
In Bulgaria:
- PFC Spartak Varna, a Bulgarian football team
- PFC Spartak Pleven, a Bulgarian football team
- FC Spartak Plovdiv, a Bulgarian football team
- Spartak Sofia, a former Bulgarian football team
In other countries
- FK Spartak Ljig, a Serbian soccer club
- Spartak '96 F.C., an English football team - www.spartak96fc.com
- Barnt Green Spartak F.C., an English football team
- FK Spartak Subotica, a Serbian football team
- FC Spartak Trnava, 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
- Spartak Stadium, a football stadium in Kyrgyzstan
- KDT Spartak Subotica, a Serbian weightlifting club (http://kdtspartak.webng.com)