Football Club Okzhetpes (Kazakh: Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby) is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

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Okzhetpes Kokshetau
Full nameFootball Club Okzhetpes
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
GroundTorpedo Stadium
Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSaparbek Kakishev
ManagerAbdukhalik Buribayev
LeagueKazakhstan Premier League
2024Kazakhstan First Division, 1st (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.okzhetpes.kz/
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History

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.

On 3 January 2019, Andrei Karpovich was announced as Okzhetpes manager for the 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League season.[1]

Names

  • 1957 : Founded as Torpedo
  • 1990 : Renamed Spartak
  • 1991 : Renamed Kokshetau
  • 1994 : Renamed Kokshe
  • 1997 : Renamed Avtomobilist and moved to Shortandy (Nur-Sultan 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."[2]

Domestic history

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Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer[3] Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
19921st2018221412618Kazakhstan V.Gusev
Kazakhstan V.Kazankov 7
7
19931st------------
19942nd3362259652749Kazakhstan A.Krivoruchko11
19952nd31061312819Kazakhstan N.Suleymenov5
19961st18342428127710Kazakhstan Konstantin Kucherbaev4
19971st11265021233815Second round
19981st8267811223329Quarter-final
19991st16302424196810First round
20001st10288515253429First roundKazakhstan S.Kondratsky4
20011st103212812353744First roundRussia Oleg Kirimov8
20021st12326620255624Kazakhstan V.Karpov7
20031st17324919134215Russia Arsen Tlekhugov
Kazakhstan M.Bielik
Russia Roman Babichev
2
20041st1136101313263943Russia Anatoli Malkov5
20051st93011415263237Kazakhstan Serik Dosmanbetov7
20061st11308913233633Turkmenistan Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew3Belarus S.Herasimets
20071st15308517265629Kazakhstan Serik Dosmanbetov
Turkmenistan Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
5
20081st93010515324835First roundKazakhstan Serik Dosmanbetov7Kazakhstan Vyacheslav Ledovskih
Kazakhstan Viktor Rymar
20091st11266416224822Second roundRussia Anatoli Malkov5Belarus S.Herasimets
20101st12326719245725Second roundUkraine Yuri Dyak
Kazakhstan Khasan Abdukarimov
5Belarus S.Herasimets
20112nd2322165592569Quarter-finalKazakhstan Geysar Alekperzade10Kazakhstan V.Cheburin
20121st14263221205611Second roundGeorgia (country) Davit Chagelishvili6Ukraine V.Dohadailo
Kazakhstan V.Cheburin
20132nd3342077512767First roundKazakhstan Alibek Buleshev14Kazakhstan S.Abdualiyev
20142nd1282116593364First roundKazakhstan Alibek Buleshev22Kazakhstan S.Abdualiyev
Kazakhstan A.Ferapontov
20151st83212614364129Quarter-finalMontenegro Luka Rotković13Russia V.Mukhanov
20161st53213613424445Quarter-finalCameroon Serge Bando N'Ganbe9Russia V.Mukhanov
20171st12337323286124Quarter-finalRussia Aleksandr Kozlov
Kazakhstan Timur Dosmagambetov
4Russia V.Mukhanov
Ukraine V.Pasulko
20182nd1332355612774Last 16
20191st73311715444940Last 16Serbia Milan Stojanović7Kazakhstan A.Karpovich
20201st11202513163811-Estonia Artjom Dmitrijev5Kazakhstan A.Karpovich
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Continental history

More information Season, Competition ...
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 0–2 2–1 2–3
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Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Current squad

As of July 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Managers

References

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