FC Spartak Leningrad
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FC Spartak Leningrad was a Soviet
football club from Leningrad
existed since 1931 until 1967 (other names - Promkooperatsiya in 1931-34 and Avtomobilist in 1965-67). It played at first level
of the Soviet football pyramid (Group A) in 1938 (was relegated) and 1941 (championship abandoned because of the Great Patriotiс War
), and at its second level
(Group B / Second group / Class B) in 1936-37, 1939-40, 1945-49, 1959-62 (was a Group B winner in 1937), and at its third level
(Class B) in 1963-66. In 1950-58 didn't play in USSR championships. Also played in Leningrad championships in 1931-66 (with some breaks).
One of the team's head coaches was Pavel Batyrev (in 1936-38, 1940-41, 1946-48), known as a notable player of early years of Russian / Soviet football and bandy
. Among the team's players were noted coaches Oleg Oshenkov
and Gadzhi Gadzhiev
and noted commentator Vladimir Pereturin.
Soviet Union
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football club from Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
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existed since 1931 until 1967 (other names - Promkooperatsiya in 1931-34 and Avtomobilist in 1965-67). It played at first level
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
of the Soviet football pyramid (Group A) in 1938 (was relegated) and 1941 (championship abandoned because of the Great Patriotiс War
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
), and at its second level
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
(Group B / Second group / Class B) in 1936-37, 1939-40, 1945-49, 1959-62 (was a Group B winner in 1937), and at its third level
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
(Class B) in 1963-66. In 1950-58 didn't play in USSR championships. Also played in Leningrad championships in 1931-66 (with some breaks).
One of the team's head coaches was Pavel Batyrev (in 1936-38, 1940-41, 1946-48), known as a notable player of early years of Russian / Soviet football and bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
. Among the team's players were noted coaches Oleg Oshenkov
Oleg Oshenkov
Oleg Petrovich Oshenkov was a Russian football player and coach....
and Gadzhi Gadzhiev
Gadzhi Gadzhiev
Gadzhi Muslimovich Gadzhiyev is a Russian football manager.He was assistant coach to the Soviet Union side which won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and an assistant coach of the USSR national football team in 1990–1992...
and noted commentator Vladimir Pereturin.
Further reading
- 70 футбольных лет. Футбол в Петербурге, Петрограде, Ленинграде. Справочник. Л.: Лениздат, 1970 (сост. Киселев Н. Я.) (in Russian)