FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod were a
Russia
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football club based in
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
.
The club was founded as ''
Lukoil Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
'' in 2000. The
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club ''Chelyabinets'' became the base for the club. Yury Pervak, the CEO of ''Lukoil Chelyabnefteproduct'', played a major role in the establishment. In 2001 Lukoil became the champions of one of the zones in the amateur league (KFK) and were promoted to the
Second Division
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. In 2002 Lukoil finished third in the ''Ural'' zone of the Second Division. In 2003 and 2004 they continued bidding for the championship, both times finishing as runners-up. Exclusion of some clubs from the
First Division opened the way up for Lukoil, and they accepted promotion, adopting the new name of ''
Spartak''. In 2005 Spartak finished ninth in the First Division.
In 2006 the club moved to Nizhny Novgorod. They finished 18th in the league and were relegated.
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Defunct football clubs in Russia
Sport in Chelyabinsk
Sport in Nizhny Novgorod
Association football clubs established in 2000
2000 establishments in Russia
2007 disestablishments in Russia