Five major achievements of “Spartacus” Leonid Fedun at – RBC

Leonid Fedun announced his resignation as head of the board of directors of “Spartacus.” He will continue to fund the team, but decisions concerning the management of the club will take the other.

Fedun led “Spartacus” for 12 years, since 2003, when he bought the team from businessman Andrew Chervichenko. These 12 years have been for “Spartacus” neither too successful – at Fedun “Spartacus” has not won a major trophy. His last team to win the title for a year before joining Fedun club, winning the Cup of Russia in 2003.

On the other hand, we can not say that Fedun at the head of “Spartacus” did not have any achievements.

Building home stadium «Spartak»

Leonid Fedun did what could not be any of his predecessors – built for the “Spartak” stadium. Since its foundation, the club was forced to play, or in “Luzhniki”, or rent the field from other Moscow clubs, and only in the last year of “Spartacus” has appeared arena. Construction of the stadium cost Fedun $ 500 million dollars and a year “Discovery Arena” will have an estimated Fedun, to bring the club of 1 billion rubles. With this income, “Spartacus” will be able to break even in three years to enter the IPO. Now “The opening of the Arena” is considered one of the best stadiums in the country, and in 2018 there will be matches of the World Cup.

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Five silver medals of the Russian Championship

«Spartak» never became champion of the country for a while, Fedun that leads the team, but several times finished second in the championship in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012.

In 2007, the Muscovites lost “Zenith” only two points before the last round of the championship in the hunt in the first place.

In 2006, the “Spartacus” scored the same number of points as the champion CSKA Moscow, but then the question of the champion’s title was closed even before the last round, as CSKA ahead of “Spartacus” by three points and I had the advantage of personal meetings.

In other cases, the backlog of “Spartacus” from the champion was more significant, and the gold medal he ceased to apply well before the end of the championship.

Церемония Awarding « Spartacus” silver medals of the Russian championship in 2005. TASS Photo Agency

Reaching the final of the Russian Cup

«Spartak» went to the finals of the Russian Cup five times, and One of them fell on the reign Fedun. In 2006, “Spartacus” won in the later stages of the tournament in “Ray,” “Locomotive” and “Saturn”, but in the finals with a crushing score of 0: 3 lost CSK A. After of “Spartacus” has twice reached the semi-finals of the Cup of the country.

ЦСКА celebrating a victory in the final of the Cup of Russia in 2006. TASS Photo Agency

The defeat of “Ajax” in the Europa League

«Spartak» is not too successfully played in European competition when Fedun but one for the team season was very successful. In 2010, “Spartacus” won the Silver Cup of Russia, was in the group stage of the Champions League. In the group with the “Chelsea”, “Marcel” and “Zilina” “Spartacus” of six matches won three, including a visit to “Marseille”, took third place and got into the Europa League.

In 1/16 “Spartacus” hard won “Basel”, but the next step has crushed with a total score of 4: 0 in Amsterdam “Ajax”, and this victory was one of the most remarkable for the club during the reign Fedun. In the quarterfinals, however, “Spartacus” with a total score of 3:10 lost “Port”, and this defeat also went down in history.

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Invitation Alex and Vidic

Immediately after the purchase of “Spartacus” Leonid Fedun has given the green light to an ambitious transfer campaign, and already the summer of 2004 the club bought Yiraneka Martin, Clement Rodriguez and Nemanja Vidic. Over the last club paid “Red Star» € 4,5 billion and it is in the first season was in “Spartacus” main defender. In 2006, Vidic has been sold, “Manchester United” for € 10,5 млн – one of the rare occasions when the “Spartacus” was able to significantly capitalize on the transfer.

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One of the most successful transfers become and purchase in 2009 from the Brazilian “Internationale,” the midfielder Alex. Alex played in “Spartacus” two years and all this time the game in midfield built by the Brazilian. Including Alex played a pivotal game in the defeat of “Ajax” in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League and twice in the game of “Spartacus” to receive calls in the Brazilian national team.

In 2011, Alex insisted on returning to Brazil and was sold “Corinthians” for € 6 million, and since then “Spartacus” could not find a player in the same class in this position.