FK Spartaks is an inactive Latvian football club that was based in Sloka,

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. In 2012, they finished 3rd in the

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championship and after winning the play-offs against

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were promoted to the

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. The club played its home matches at the

Sloka Stadium Jūrmalas pilsētas stadions "Sloka", commonly referred to as Slokas Stadions, is a multi-purpose stadium in the coastal city of Jūrmala, in northwestern Latvia. The stadium holds 2,500 people. Uses It is currently used mostly for association ...

with capacity of 2,500 people.

History

FK Spartaks Jūrmala were founded at the start of 2007 as participants of the third tier of Latvian football, the 2. līga. They won the Latvian Second League championship in the first year of their existence, and the next 4 seasons were spent in the

. In 2011, the club made its greatest leap since its foundation, managing to finish the season in the third position right behind Metta/Latvijas Universitāte and Liepājas Metalurgs-2. As reserve teams were not eligible to participate in the top tier championship, Spartaks were promoted via play-offs against

, which they won 4–1 on aggregate. Since 2012 Spartaks Jūrmala have been playing in the

. Spartaks finished their first season in the Latvian top-tier football in the fifth position of the league table, remaining in a middle-table position in the following two seasons as well, placing 7th in 2013 and 6th in 2014, respectively. FK Spartaks had an engagement with the Jūrmala Swimming and Football School, the name of which was occasionally included in the name of the club (''Jūrmalas Peldēšanas un Futbola skola'', JPFS) since 2012. From 2012 to 2014 Spartaks Jūrmala was one of two clubs representing the city in the Latvian Higher League and using the Sloka Stadium as their home-ground. After the relegation of

FC Jūrmala FC Jūrmala was a Latvian association football, football club from Jūrmala, founded in 2008. They last played in the Latvian First League. The home ground was Sloka Stadium in Jūrmala with capacity of 5,000 people. Until 2015, FC Jūrmala was o ...

in 2014, Spartaks was the sole representative of the coastal city in Latvian top-tier football. In the 2022 Latvian Higher League season, Spartaks Jūrmala finished 8th, remaining in the Virslīga. However, on 30 January 2023 the club withdrew their application for the

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LFF A licence. Spartaks Jūrmala applied for the LFF B licence for participation in the 2023 Optibet Nākotnes līga, but were refused due to not meeting financial requirements. Due to mounting financial difficulties, many players had already left the team previously, and it was reported that a last-ditch attempt to sell the club to ensure its survival had failed. After this, the team folded and Spartaks Jūrmala received a transfer ban in May 2023. Currently the club is inactive, but is still registered as a legal entity.

Honours

champions (2) ** 2016, 2017 *

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champions (1) ** 2007 *

play-off winners (1) ** 2011 * Sports Club of the Year in Jūrmala (1) ** 2011

Managers

League and Cup history

European record

Matches

;Notes * 1Q: First qualifying round * 2Q: Second qualifying round * 3Q: Third qualifying round

Players and staff

''As of 1 November 2022''

Current squad

Out on loan

Staff

References

External links

* * of the Latvian Football Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Spartaks Jurmala Sport in Jūrmala Football clubs in Latvia Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in Latvia