PFC Spartak Nalchik () is a Russian

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club based in

Nalchik Nalchik (, ; ; ) is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania). It covers an area of ...

that plays in the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. They played in the

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between 2006 and 2012.

History

FC Spartak Nalchik was founded in 1935 and played in the regional "B-class" tournament. In 1965, Spartak won the competition and was promoted into "A-class", second group. Spartak played in that tournament from 1966 to 1970. After reorganization of Soviet league system, Spartak played in the Soviet Second League (1971, 1977, 1978, 1981–1989) and Soviet First League (1972–1976, 1979, 1980), having been promoted and relegated several times. In 1990 and 1991 Spartak played in the Buffer League. The club's best result was a 14th position in the First League in 1974 and 1975. The club won the title of champions of

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in 1965 and 1970. In 1992, Spartak Nalchik was entitled to enter

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. The club was relegated after the 1993 season, but earned promotion back in 1995, after two seasons spent in the

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. From 1996 to 2005 Spartak again played in the First Division. In

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, the team finished second and earned promotion to the

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. They were the leaders of Premier League between 10th and 15th rounds in 2006 season. Finally they finished 9th. They led the league again from the 3rd to 8th round in the 2010 season. Spartak has also been known as "Automobilist" (in 1969–1972) and "

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" (in 1976). In 2011–12 season the team finished 16th and was relegated to

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. In January 2014, Minister for Sport and Tourism of

Kabardino-Balkaria Kabardino-Balkaria (), officially the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 904,200. Its capital is Nalchik. The area contains the highest mountain in ...

announced the beginning of bankruptcy proceedings for the club. Later the same month, the Government of

allocated additional 61 mln roubles for the team from Republican budget. After the 2013–14 season, the club volunteered to be relegated to the third-tier

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due to lack of necessary financing for the FNL. They won their PFL zone in the 2015–16 season and were promoted back to the FNL for the 2016–17, but stayed up only for one season before being relegated back to PFL.

Domestic history

Current squad

''As of 27 March 2025, according to th
official Second League website
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Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Spartak. ;Russia *

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* Aleksandre Amisulashvili * Iuri Gabiskiria * Gogita Gogua * Giorgi Oniani *

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* David Siradze *

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* Arsen Tlekhugov *

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References

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