Sport in Astana
Astana is home to many sports teams.
Football
The city has a variety of sporting teams. The major association football team is FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League. Founded in 2009, Astana won one Kazakhstan Premier League title, two Kazakhstan Cups and one Kazakhstan Super Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their home ground is the Astana Arena, which is also serves as a home for the Kazakhstan national football team. The FC Astana-1964 is based in the Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium and plays in the Kazakhstan First Division, the second tier of football in Kazakhstan. The club's most successful years were 2000s, when they won Kazakhstan Premier League for 3 times. The FC Bayterek is also plays in the Kazakhstan First Division. They were founded in 2012, to develop youth football.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Club | Founded | League | Venue | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Astana | 2009 | Kazakhstan Premier League | Astana Arena | Stanimir Stoilov |
| FC Astana-1964 | 1964 | Kazakhstan First Division | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium | Vakhid Masudov |
| FC Bayterek | 2011 | Kazakhstan First Division | Astana Arena | Andrei Kucheryavykh |
Ice hockey
Astana is home for several professional ice hockey teams. The Barys Astana, a founding member of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref></small> The Nomad Astana and the HC Astana are play in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. The Snezhnye Barsy of the Junior Hockey League is a junior team of the Barys Astana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All of the teams are based in the Kazakhstan Sports Palace. Astana annually hosts the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup ice hockey tournament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Barys Arena is an ice hockey venue under construction will be home arena for Barys Astana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Club | Founded | League | Venue | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barys Astana | 1999 | Kontinental Hockey League | Kazakhstan Sports Palace | Andrei Nazarov |
| Nomad Astana | 2007 | Kazakhstan Hockey Championship | Kazakhstan Sports Palace | Yuri Mikhailis |
| HC Astana | 2011 | Kazakhstan Hockey Championship | Kazakhstan Sports Palace | Anatili Chistyakov |
| Snezhnye Barsy | 2011 | Junior Hockey League | Kazakhstan Sports Palace | Galym Mambetaliyev |
Other sports teams
The Astana Pro Team of the UCI World Tour, founded in 2006 to develop the brand "Astana" in the international sporting arena.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The team is one of the most successful teams of recent years, winning several grand tours. The BC Astana of the VTB United League and the National Basketball League is the only basketball team in Astana.<ref name="BC Astana">Template:Cite web</ref> They are most crowned basketball team in Kazakhstan with 3 National Basketball League titles and 4 National Basketball Cups.<ref name="BC Astana" /> Their home arena is the Saryarka Velodrome, which is mainly used for track cycling events.<ref name="BC Astana" /> The Saryarka Velodrome hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Cup stage in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Astana Arlans are an amateur boxing team competing in the World Series of Boxing.<ref name="Astana Arlans">Template:Cite web</ref> Arlans became champions in the third edition of WSB in 2013.<ref name="Astana Arlans" /> The Astana Presidential Sports Club was founded in 2012, to combine the main sports teams in Astana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The organization supported by Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 2011 Asian Winter Games were partly held in the capital. The Alau Ice Palace is annually hosts the ISU Speed Skating World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The President's Cup tennis tournament annually held at the National Tennis Center Daulet.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, Astana will open the National Paralympics Training Center for paralympic athletes in Kazakhstan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Although bandy is the only team sport in which Kazakhstan has brought home World Championship medals, it has just started to be played again in Astana. The city has organised both national championships for youth in rink bandy<ref>Junior bandy tournament underway in Astana</ref> and in regular bandy for adults.[1] After having been based in both Almaty and Oral, the seat of Kazakhstan Bandy Federation is now the in capital.[2]
Notable sports figures
- Alexander Achziger
- Anna Alyabyeva
- Larisa Bergen
- Maxim Iglinsky
- Valentin Iglinsky
- Arman Kamyshev
- Mark Starostin
- Gulzat Uralbayeva
- Maksim Zhalmagambetov
- Igor Zubrilin
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