FC Astana
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FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstan
i football
club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana
. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt. The club has won the national championship on three occasions.
. Last time they lost in the second qualifying round of the 2007/8 Champions League to Norway
's Rosenborg
after overcoming Georgian
champions FC Olimpi Rustavi in the first qualifying round 3-0 on aggregate.
Notes: Home matches in bold
(2006) Vladimir Mukhanov
(2005) Aleksandr Zavarov
(2004)
Yuri Aksenov
Ulyqbek Asanbayev Igor Avdeyev Maksim Azovskiy
Yegor Azovskiy
Sergey Boychenko
Dmitriy Byakov
Anton Chichulin
Askhat Kadyrkulov
Dias Kamelov
Nikita Khokhlov
Oleg Kornienko
Sergei Kozyulin
Aleksandr Kuchma
Zhambyl Kukeyev Aidar Kumisbekov
Oleg Litvinenko
David Loria
Oleg Lotov
Evgeniy Lovchev
Dmitriy Lyapkin
Nurken Mazbaev
Aleksandr Mokin
Andrey Morev
Vladimir Niederhaus
Eduard Sergienko
Samat Smakov
Igor Soloshenko
Murat Suyumagambetov
Arsen Tlekhugov
Murat Tleshev
Pavel Yevteyev
Maksim Zhalmagambetov
Igor Aksyonov
Vladimir Beschastnykh
Viktor Bulatov
Yuri Drozdov
Sergei Filippenkov
Konstantin Golovskoy
Sergei Grishin
Alexei Kosolapov Yevgeni Plotnikov
Mikhail Valeryevich Shishkin
Aleksandr Suchkov
Oleg Veretennikov
Artyom Voronkin
Boris Vostrosablin
Roman Monaryov
Maksim Yermak
Pavel Byahanski Vital Lanko Emil Kenzhesariev
Pavel Bugalo
Vladimir Bairamov
Ilgar Abdurakhmanov
Vaso Sepashvili
Eduard Grosu
Nilton Pereira Mendes
Ratinho
Aleksandar Komadina
Tani Stafsula
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt. The club has won the national championship on three occasions.
Name History
- 1964 : Founded as Dinamo Tselinograd
- 1975 : Renamed Tselinnik Tselinograd
- 1994 : Renamed Tsesna Akmola
- 1996 : Renamed Tselinnik Akmola
- 1997 : Renamed FC Astana
- 1999 : Renamed Zhenis Astana
- 2006 : Renamed FC Astana
- 2009 : Renamed FC Namys Astana
- 2010 : Renamed FC Astana-64
Achievements
- Kazakhstan Premier League: 3
-
- 2000, 2001, 2006
- Kazakhstan CupKazakhstan CupThe Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...
: 3
-
- 2001, 2002, 2005
European Stage
Astana-64 has already played in qualifying stages of European cupsKazakhstan football clubs in European cups
This page is dedicated to summarize the results of performance of Kazakhstan football clubs in European football tournaments. It all started in the season of 2002–03, the year when Football Federation of Kazakhstan became the 52nd member of UEFA. Astana was the first club to advance from first...
. Last time they lost in the second qualifying round of the 2007/8 Champions League to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Rosenborg
Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
after overcoming Georgian
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
champions FC Olimpi Rustavi in the first qualifying round 3-0 on aggregate.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | |
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| 2002/03 UEFA Champions League 2002-03 The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's... |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
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FC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club... |
1-2, 3-2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... ) |
| 2003/04 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
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FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov... |
0-3, 1-3 |
| 2007/08 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
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FC Olimpi Rustavi | 0-0, 3-0 |
| 2Q |  |
Rosenborg BK | 1-3, 1-7 | ||
Notes: Home matches in bold
Current squad
Notable past managers
Arno PijpersArno Pijpers
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(2006) Vladimir Mukhanov
Vladimir Mukhanov
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(2005) Aleksandr Zavarov
Aleksandr Zavarov
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(2004)
Notable players
Boris IgnatyevBoris Ignatyev
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Yuri AksenovYuri Aksenov
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Ulyqbek Asanbayev Igor Avdeyev Maksim Azovskiy
Maksim Azovskiy
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Yegor Azovskiy
Yegor Azovskiy
Yegor Azovskiy is a Kazakh professional football player who plays as a defender for FC Kaisar and the Kazakhstan national football team.Azovskiy has made a total of 21 appearances for Kazahstan.-External links:...
Sergey Boychenko
Sergey Boychenko
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Dmitriy Byakov
Dmitriy Byakov
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Anton Chichulin
Anton Chichulin
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Askhat Kadyrkulov
Askhat Kadyrkulov
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Dias Kamelov
Dias Kamelov
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Nikita KhokhlovNikita Khokhlov
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Oleg KornienkoOleg Kornienko
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Sergei Kozyulin
Sergei Kozyulin
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Aleksandr Kuchma
Aleksandr Kuchma
Alexander Kuchma is a Kazakh football defender. He currently plays for Kazakhstani side FC Irtysh.-External links:**...
Zhambyl Kukeyev Aidar Kumisbekov
Aidar Kumisbekov
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Oleg Litvinenko
Oleg Litvinenko
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David Loria
David Loria
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Oleg Lotov
Oleg Lotov
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Evgeniy LovchevEvgeniy Lovchev
Not to be confused with Evgeny LovchevEvgeniy Lovchev is a Kazakh football midfielder. He currently plays for the club FC Shakhter and he has capped for Kazakhstan national football team 8 times scoring 1 goal Not to be confused with Evgeny LovchevEvgeniy Lovchev (born 6 August 1975) is a Kazakh...
Dmitriy LyapkinDmitriy Lyapkin
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Nurken Mazbaev
Nurken Mazbaev
Nurken Mazbaev was a Kazakhstani football forward. He retired on 20 May 2008, having played 16 seasons and scoring 142 goals in Kazakhstan Premier League, which makes him the second all-time top scorer of the tournament....
Aleksandr Mokin
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Andrey MorevAndrey Morev
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Vladimir Niederhaus
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Eduard SergienkoEduard Sergienko
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Samat Smakov
Samat Smakov
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Igor Soloshenko
Igor Soloshenko
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Murat Suyumagambetov
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Arsen TlekhugovArsen Tlekhugov
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Murat Tleshev
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Pavel Yevteyev
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Maksim Zhalmagambetov
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Maksim Zhalmagambetov is a Kazakh football defender. He is currently in starting XI of national team.-Early career:Maksim had graduated from his hometown FC Astana and had played in its different feeder clubs, before he eventually got to the first team in 2004.-International career:At the age of...
Igor Aksyonov
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Vladimir Beschastnykh
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Viktor Bulatov
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Yuri Drozdov
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Sergei Filippenkov
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Konstantin GolovskoyKonstantin Golovskoy
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Sergei Grishin
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Alexei Kosolapov Yevgeni Plotnikov
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Mikhail Valeryevich ShishkinMikhail Valeryevich Shishkin
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Aleksandr SuchkovAleksandr Suchkov
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Oleg Veretennikov
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Artyom Voronkin
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Boris Vostrosablin
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Roman Monaryov
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Maksim Yermak
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Pavel Byahanski Vital Lanko
Emil KenzhesarievEmil Kenzhesariev
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Pavel Bugalo
Pavel Bugalo
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Vladimir Bairamov
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Ilgar Abdurakhmanov
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Vaso Sepashvili
Vaso Sepashvili
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Eduard Grosu
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Nilton Pereira Mendes
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Ratinho
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Aleksandar Komadina
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Tani StafsulaTani Stafsula
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