The Spartak Tambov Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
The knee: Daniil Chernobay out for 40 days
40 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Spartak Tambov lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Match8 Aug 2026
Spartak Tambov run riot against Arsenal Tula 2
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Dmitry Kuptsov takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Spartak Tambov
Murad Omarov was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Ninety minutes of Dmitry Kuptsov at his very best
Marked 9.06. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Spartak Tambov.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Spartak Tambov supporters have found a favourite in Alexandr Shmarov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Alexandr Shmarov has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Andrey Lebedev joins the Spartak Tambov first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andrey Lebedev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak Tambov promote Timur Amosov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Timur Amosov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Yuriy Sorokin joins the Spartak Tambov first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Yuriy Sorokin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Spartak Tambov promote Vsevolod Kalinovsky from within
- Match Spartak Tambov settle it inside twenty minutes
- Player ratings Daniil Gurchenko runs at them all day