FC Spartak Shchyolkovo (russian: ФК Спартак Щёлково) is a Russian

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club from

Shchyolkovo Shchyolkovo ( rus, Щёлково, p=ˈɕːɵlkəvə) is a city and the administrative center of Shchyolkovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), northeast of Moscow. Population: 112,865 ( 2002 ...

, founded in 1992. It first played on the professional level in 1993. It came second in the division twice, just missing the promotion into the

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, in 1998 and 1999. In 2009, it was playing in the

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, but on July 17 the team resigned from the Division (due to financial strait) after playing 18 games.

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