FC Okzhetpes

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."<ref>More than a name in Kazakhstan uefa.com, 12 February 2009</ref>

Domestic history

Season	League									Kazakhstan Cup	Top goalscorer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		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

• Template:Flagicon Syarhyey Hyerasimets (2006), (2009–10)
• Template:Flagicon Vladimir Cheburin (Jan 2011–Dec 11)
• Template:Flagicon Viktor Dohadailo (Dec 2011–March 12)
• Template:Flagicon Vladimir Cheburin (May 2012–)

External links

• Official website
• Klisf.info Club statistics
• Official Fan's website
• Official Fan's page to VK