FC Okzhetpes
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| Full name | Football Club Okzhetpes | |
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| Founded | 1957 | |
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Torpedo Stadium Kokshetau, Kazakhstan | |
| Capacity | 10,000 | |
| Chairman | Saparbek Kakishev | |
| Manager | Vladimir Mukhanov | |
| League | Kazakhstan Premier League | |
| 2015 | 8th | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Football Club Okzhetpes (Kazakh: Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы) 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]
League results
Current squad
- As of 4 December 2016[2]
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
Syarhyey Hyerasimets (2006), (2009–10)
Vladimir Cheburin (Jan 2011–Dec 11)
Viktor Dohadailo (Dec 2011–March 12)- Vladimir Cheburin (May 2012–)
External links
- Official website
- Klisf.info Club statistics
- Official Fan's website
- Official Fan's page to VK
References
- ↑ More than a name in Kazakhstan uefa.com, 12 February 2009
- ↑ "Основная". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.