FC Spartak Leningrad (russian: «Спартак» Ленинград) was a

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club from

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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

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(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

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. Among the team's players were noted coaches

Oleg Oshenkov Oleg Aleksandrovich Oshenkov (russian: Ошенков, Олег Александрович; 27 May 1911 – 1 January 1976) was a Soviet association football player and coach. Merited Master of Sports of USSR (1953) Born in the Russian capital, S ...

and Gadzhi Gadzhiev and noted commentator Vladimir Pereturin.

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