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criteria, with an artificial pitch, floodlights, seating for 504 spectators and an overall capacity of 3,612. Another full size, floodlit artificial pitch sits adjacent to the main playing area and the accommodation incorporates six changing rooms, a club room, committee room and a physio room. The
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district of Edinburgh. The new facility includes a 504-seater stand and floodlights surrounding the main stadium pitch and an adjacent, full size artificial pitch with floodlights. Ainslie Park is now used daily by youth and adult Spartans teams, along with the general public. The club also won the
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Ainslie Park on Pilton Drive in north Edinburgh is the home ground of Spartans. The stadium has a capacity of 3,612 (504 seated). Ainslie Park is only part of the new project that Spartans have invested into their new ground, a wider development of the Spartans Community Football Academy. The new
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setup in 2009, but withdrew in 2013. Spartans also have an Under-20 squad in the Lowlands U20s Development League, a Saturday amateur side, a Sunday amateur side and several women's teams, including
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on 7 February 2015, thanks to an injury time equaliser from Ally MacKinnon to level the tie at 1–1, the game being played in front of 2504 supporters at Ainslie Park.
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In November 2008, Spartans moved to a new purpose-built home at Ainslie Park, situated 500 yards from City Park in the
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season, Spartans won the Lowland League title for a third time. During that season's Pyramid play-offs they defeated
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5–3 in a replay (the first game had been drawn 3–3) in Edinburgh in the second round. They then defeated
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and won the League Cup a year later, before becoming Lowland League champions for a second time in
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since 1978 and qualified for the cup proper on several occasions during their junior days.
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reached an agreement with Spartans to use Ainslie Park ground for three seasons while
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in the first three rounds of the Scottish Cup. They drew 0–0 with First Division side
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Spartans, along with four other clubs, submitted an application for entry into the
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6–1 in front of a crowd of 450 in Edinburgh in the first round, before defeating
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and the original intention was the team would be exclusively graduates of the
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in the last sixteen in front of 3,326 fans at City Park, earning a replay at
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For the English team known as 'Spartans F.C. between 1880 to 1883, see
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relinquishing their league status on 3 June 2008. Spartans lost out to
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In the fifth round of the competition, Spartans forced a replay with
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in 2017 for his service to the community of North Edinburgh.
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facility incorporates a fully enclosed stadium which meets
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Club ground holds a P.A system and a bar for spectators.
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The club progressed to the fifth round (last 16) of the
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in the third round, before being beaten 4–0 at home by
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and play and train at the club's training facilities.
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They were formed in 1951 by ex-players of 3463:Scottish Professional Football League teams 2792: 491:, winning through a replay, they then beat 3433:Scottish Junior Football Association clubs 3077: 3063: 2785: 2771: 2238: 2224: 449:in front of a full house of 3,000 fans at 3084: 2108: 14: 3448:East of Scotland Football League teams 3410: 3058: 2766: 2247:Scottish Professional Football League 2219: 560:, they finished third in the league. 48:Association football club in Scotland 253: 184: 1932: 392:In 2023, Spartans were promoted to 24: 3191:Second Division: Edinburgh College 1997:"Spartans Chairman awarded an MBE" 1916: 1886:2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11 1595: 1379: 1313: 1240: 1208: 1176: 1052: 924: 892: 860: 723: 625:4–3 on penalties before defeating 25: 3474: 2200: 1726:Strength & conditioning coach 1674: 568:Spartans joined the newly formed 563: 539:East of Scotland Premier Division 499:2–1, before being knocked out by 495:2–1. 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Spartans F.C.
Sparta F.C.
AC Sparta Prague
Sparta Rotterdam
Swindon Town F.C.

Ainslie Park
Edinburgh
Douglas Samuel
Scottish League Two
2023–24
Scottish League Two
Club website
Home colours
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football
Edinburgh
Edinburgh University
university
Ainslie Park
Scottish League Two
Lowland League
East of Scotland Football League
Scottish Cup
SJFA East Region junior
The Spartans W.F.C
MBE
Scottish League Two
Albion Rovers
Scottish Cup

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