Football Club Spartak Poltava (); was a Ukrainian Soviet
football
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team based in
Poltava
Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...
, Ukraine. It was one of the best teams in Poltava during the 1940-1950.
History
In 1922 a sport organization Spartak was created. Next year a football team was organized. They began a rivalry with another city sport organization Sokil. Within a year Sokil was dissolved and its football club a four time city champion was dissolved also. Spartak reinforced with best city players easily won the 1924 and 1925 city championships. In early 1926 football club was transferred to District Council of Trade Unions and was renamed united team of Trade Unions. In 1936 club received its former name Spartak. A year later they finished third in city summer championship and won the fall championship of second teams in Class A. They took part in
1939 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1939 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1939 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine.
Persha Hrupa
Promoted
* (Tretia Hrupa) Stakhanovets Ordzhonikidze
* (debut) Lokomotyv zavodiv Zaporizhia
* (reinstated) ...
where they were promoted from third group. In
1940 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1940 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR were part of the 1940 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine. Competitions in all three tiers were conducted in the fall.
Persha Hrupa
Promoted:
* (Druha Hrupa) Avanhard Horli ...
they finished last in second group. In Oblast cup final, Spartak faced Dynamo Kremenchuk. Match ended in a nil-nil draw, and in a replay three days later Spartak scored six goals to win its first major trophy. They won the city championship and city cup. After Poltava was liberated on 23 September 1943, Spartak resumed football activities. In fall of 1944 Spartak won the city championship. During 1945 Spartak won the city cup and championship. In 1946 they won the fall Cup and won the championship. They also took part in
1946 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1946 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR were part of the 1946 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine as well as so called Soviet "Tretya Gruppa" (Group 3) which by some football enthusiasts consider a predecessor of ...
and
1946 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1946 Ukrainian Cup was a football knockout competition conducting by the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR and was known as the Ukrainian Cup.
Competition schedule
First elimination round
Most games of the round took place on 29 ...
. They also won the city championship. At the end of the year many top players left the club to join Dynamo Poltava. During 1948 championship Spartak finished third, won the city cup and took part in
1948 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1948 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1948 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine.
Qualification group stage Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Following clubs were supposed to play, but ...
. Next year Spartak finished second in championship, won the cup and city cup. They also participated in
1949 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1949 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1949 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine.
The competition in all groups was conducted as a single round robin tournament.Spartak sports society competitions. The club also became a hockey team during winter time. In the mid 1980s club seized to exist. In 1987 Spartak sports society seized to exist also.
Name change
* Spartak Poltava (1923–1926)
* united team of Trade Union (1926–1936)
* Spartak Poltava (1936–1980s)
Honours
Ukrainian Spartak sports society Cup
:: Runners-up (1): 1949
Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR Group 3
:: Winners (1):
1939
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR Group 2
:: Winners (1):
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
Poltava Oblast Championship
:: Winners (2): 1946, 1951,
:: Runners-up (2): 1949, 1950
:: Third place (1): 1948
Poltava Oblast Cup
The Poltava Oblast Football Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in Poltava Oblast Ukraine. It was first played during the 1939. It is organized by Football Association of Poltava Oblast. Olympia Savyntsi is the current holder. They ...