Hokejaški klub Spartak ( sr-Cyrl, Хокејашки клуб Спартак; en, Spartak Hockey Club) is an

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

club from Subotica,

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, currently playing in the

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. It has a few tiers - juniors and adults. The club is a part of the SD Spartak Subotica sports association.

History

Hockey in Subotica was played before World War II. Back then it was played on the nearby

Palić Lake Palić ( sr-Cyrl, Палић; hu, Palics; german: Palitsch) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town h ...

when it was frozen in winter. Club was founded in 1939 under the name SK Palić and as part of SDŽ Spartak in 1945. The first championship match was played in 1941. The construction of artificial ice, since 1969 has helped development of the club. The club has played in the Yugoslav Hockey League, and afterwards in the Serbian Hockey League. However, it has not play in every season due to various difficulties - number of players and finances for example.

Honours

Hockey Game Spartak-Vojvodina - panoramio

: ::''Runners-up (4)'': 1992,

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

, 2010

References

External links

Future look of Spartak hockey ground
{{DEFAULTSORT:Subotica Ice hockey teams in Serbia Sport in Subotica Serbian Hockey League teams Yugoslav Ice Hockey League teams 1947 establishments in Serbia Ice hockey clubs established in 1947