FC Okzhetpes

From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia

Template:Infobox football club Football Club Okzhetpes (Template:Lang-kk) are a Kazakhstani football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently play in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

Although having finished only 9th in the 2008 Kazakhstan Premier League the club gained entry to the first qualifying round of the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa League because of the denial of licenses by UEFA and withdrawal of higher placed teams.

Name history

  • 1957 : Founded as Torpedo
  • 1990 : Renamed Spartak
  • 1991 : Renamed Kokshetau
  • 1994 : Renamed Kokshe
  • 1997 : Renamed Avtomobilist and moved to Shortandy (Astana suburb)
  • 1998 : Renamed Khimik and moved to Stepnogorsk
  • 1999 : Renamed Akmola
  • 2000 : Moved back to Kokshetau
  • 2001 : Renamed Esil
  • 2004 : Renamed Okzhetpes

Should not be mistaken with the defunct club FC Azhar also based in Kokshetau

Origin of name

The club takes its name from a cliff, Okzhetpes, which means 'an arrow won't reach'. According to fan club president Viktor Kruk:

"Eighteenth century Kazakh ruler Ablai Khan could not decide which of his warriors to give a captive girl to and so allowed her to choose a husband for herself. She climbed to the top of the highest cliff and said she would marry whoever hit her shawl with an arrow. Nobody managed it."[1]

Domestic history

Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer[2] Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1992 1st 20 18 2 2 14 12 61 8 Template:Flagicon V.Gusev
Template:Flagicon V.Kazankov 7
7
1993 1st - - - - - - - - - - - -
1994 2nd 3 36 22 5 9 65 27 49 Template:Flagicon A.Krivoruchko 11
1995 2nd 3 10 6 1 3 12 8 19 Template:Flagicon N.Suleymenov 5
1996 1st 18 34 2 4 28 12 77 10 Template:Flagicon Konstantin Kucherbaev 4
1997 1st 11 26 5 0 21 23 38 15 Second round
1998 1st 8 26 7 8 11 22 33 29 Quarterfinal
1999 1st 16 30 2 4 24 19 68 10 First round
2000 1st 10 28 8 5 15 25 34 29 First round Template:Flagicon S.Kondratsky 4
2001 1st 10 32 12 8 12 35 37 44 First round Template:Flagicon Oleg Kirimov 8
2002 1st 12 32 6 6 20 25 56 24 Template:Flagicon V.Karpov 7
2003 1st 17 32 4 9 19 13 42 15 Template:Flagicon Arsen Tlekhugov
Template:Flagicon M.Bielik
Template:Flagicon Roman Babichev
2
2004 1st 11 36 10 13 13 26 39 43 Template:Flagicon Anatoli Malkov 5
2005 1st 9 30 11 4 15 26 32 37 Template:Flagicon Serik Dosmanbetov 7
2006 1st 11 30 8 9 13 23 36 33 Template:Flagicon Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 3 Template:Flagicon S.Herasimets
2007 1st 15 30 8 5 17 26 56 29 Template:Flagicon Serik Dosmanbetov
Template:Flagicon Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
5
2008 1st 9 30 10 5 15 32 48 35 First round Template:Flagicon Serik Dosmanbetov 7 Template:Flagicon Vyacheslav Ledovskih
Template:Flagicon Viktor Rymar
2009 1st 11 26 6 4 16 22 48 22 Second round Template:Flagicon Anatoli Malkov 5 Template:Flagicon S.Herasimets
2010 1st 12 32 6 7 19 24 57 25 Second round Template:Flagicon Yuri Dyak
Template:Flagicon Khasan Abdukarimov
5 Template:Flagicon S.Herasimets
2011 2nd 2 32 21 6 5 59 25 69 Quarterfinal Template:Flagicon Geysar Alekperzade 10 Template:Flagicon V.Cheburin
2012 1st 14 26 3 2 21 20 56 11 Second round Template:Flagicon Davit Chagelishvili 6 Template:Flagicon V.Dohadailo
Template:Flagicon V.Cheburin
2013 2nd 3 34 20 7 7 51 27 67 First Round Template:Flagicon Alibek Buleshev 14 Template:Flagicon S.Abdualiyev
2014 2nd 1 28 21 1 6 59 33 64 First round Template:Flagicon Alibek Buleshev 22 Template:Flagicon S.Abdualiyev
Template:Flagicon A.Ferapontov
2015 1st 8 32 12 6 14 36 41 29 Quarterfinal Template:Flagicon Luka Rotković 13 Template:Flagicon V.Mukhanov
2016 1st 5 32 13 6 13 42 44 45 Quarterfinal Template:Flagicon Serge Bando N'Ganbe 9 Template:Flagicon V.Mukhanov

Continental history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Zimbru Chișinău 0–2 2–1 2–3 17px
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Current squad

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Managers

External links

References

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