Spartak currently plays its home matches at the 3,000-seat Todor Diev Stadium in the Kichuk Parizh district of Plovdiv.

Established in 1947, following the communist takeover in Bulgaria, Spartak was first enrolled in the second tier in 1952, before achieving promotion to the A Group a year later.

The first team colours of the club were chosen the same year, and soon Spartak was characterized by a blue, red and white checkers jersey.

Spartak finished three points above city rivals Botev Plovdiv, in a closely fought battle for the title.

Spartak's Todor Diev finished as the top goalscorer that season, with 26 goals coming second the previous year.

As league champions the previous season, the club participated in the European Cup competition for the first time in 1963–64 against Partizani (0–1, 3–1) and PSV Eindhoven (0–1, 0–0).

In 1964, Spartak reached the Balkans Cup final, losing to FC Rapid București after two legs: 1–1 at home and 0–2 away.

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