FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola () is a Russian

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Yoshkar-Ola Yoshkar-Ola (Mari language, Mari and ) is the capital city of Mari El, Russia. Yoshkar-Ola means “red city” in Meadow Mari language, Mari and was formerly known as Tsarevokokshaysk () before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk () between 1919 and 1927 ...

. It played professionally from 1962 to 1998, from 2000 to 2003 and again from 2012/13 season to 2014/15. It played at the second-highest level (

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) in 1962, 1968–1969 and 1992–1993. It was called Trud Yoshkar-Ola (1962) and Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (1975–1998). In 2012/13 season the team returned to the

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. In 2011/12 season Spartak Yoshkar-Ola won Privolzhye zone tournament of the Russian amateur championship.

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Team history at KLISF

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