It played on the second-highest level of the Soviet First League from 1960 to 1962.

In July 2022, Spartak was reestablished by the Governor of Tambov Oblast.

The club was licensed for the third-tier Russian Second League for the 2022–23 season.

[1] The club's most famous alumni are Yuri Zhirkov and Dmitri Sychev.

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