2009 FC Spartak Moscow season
The 2009 FC Spartak Moscow season was the club's 18th season in the Russian Premier League season. Spartak finished the season in 2nd place, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Russian Cup, where they were knocked out by Dynamo Moscow, and the Last 16 of the 2009–10 Russian Cup where FC Moscow knocked them out. Season events. On 15 April, Michael Laudrup was sacked as manager, with Valeri Karpin being appointed as his replacement.