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.

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/

History

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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

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  • 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

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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
1992 1st 20 18 2 2 14 12 61 8   V.Gusev
  V.Kazankov 7
7
1993 1st - - - - - - - - - - - -
1994 2nd 3 36 22 5 9 65 27 49   A.Krivoruchko 11
1995 2nd 3 10 6 1 3 12 8 19   N.Suleymenov 5
1996 1st 18 34 2 4 28 12 77 10   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 Quarter-final
1999 1st 16 30 2 4 24 19 68 10 First round
2000 1st 10 28 8 5 15 25 34 29 First round   S.Kondratsky 4
2001 1st 10 32 12 8 12 35 37 44 First round   Oleg Kirimov 8
2002 1st 12 32 6 6 20 25 56 24   V.Karpov 7
2003 1st 17 32 4 9 19 13 42 15   Arsen Tlekhugov
  M.Bielik
  Roman Babichev
2
2004 1st 11 36 10 13 13 26 39 43   Anatoli Malkov 5
2005 1st 9 30 11 4 15 26 32 37   Serik Dosmanbetov 7
2006 1st 11 30 8 9 13 23 36 33   Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 3   S.Herasimets
2007 1st 15 30 8 5 17 26 56 29   Serik Dosmanbetov
  Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew
5
2008 1st 9 30 10 5 15 32 48 35 First round   Serik Dosmanbetov 7   Vyacheslav Ledovskih
  Viktor Rymar
2009 1st 11 26 6 4 16 22 48 22 Second round   Anatoli Malkov 5   S.Herasimets
2010 1st 12 32 6 7 19 24 57 25 Second round   Yuri Dyak
  Khasan Abdukarimov
5   S.Herasimets
2011 2nd 2 32 21 6 5 59 25 69 Quarter-final   Geysar Alekperzade 10   V.Cheburin
2012 1st 14 26 3 2 21 20 56 11 Second round   Davit Chagelishvili 6   V.Dohadailo
  V.Cheburin
2013 2nd 3 34 20 7 7 51 27 67 First round   Alibek Buleshev 14   S.Abdualiyev
2014 2nd 1 28 21 1 6 59 33 64 First round   Alibek Buleshev 22   S.Abdualiyev
  A.Ferapontov
2015 1st 8 32 12 6 14 36 41 29 Quarter-final   Luka Rotković 13   V.Mukhanov
2016 1st 5 32 13 6 13 42 44 45 Quarter-final   Serge Bando N'Ganbe 9   V.Mukhanov
2017 1st 12 33 7 3 23 28 61 24 Quarter-final   Aleksandr Kozlov
  Timur Dosmagambetov
4   V.Mukhanov
  V.Pasulko
2018 2nd 1 33 23 5 5 61 27 74 Last 16
2019 1st 7 33 11 7 15 44 49 40 Last 16   Milan Stojanović 7   A.Karpovich
2020 1st 11 20 2 5 13 16 38 11 -   Artjom Dmitrijev 5   A.Karpovich

Continental history

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

Current squad

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As of 23 July 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   KAZ Zhalgas Zhaksylykov
4 DF   KAZ Viktor Zyabko
6 MF   KAZ Olzhas Adil
7 DF   KAZ Dmitry Miroshnichenko
8 MF   KAZ Miras Tuliev
9 FW   KAZ Shakhmarz Arsamakov
10 FW   KAZ Dauren Zhumat
11 FW   KAZ Batyrkhan Tazhibay
13 FW   KAZ Igor Gagaev
14 DF   KAZ Alikhan Serikbay
15 DF   KAZ Niyaz Idrisov
16 GK   KAZ Kazhymukan Tolepbergen
17 MF   KAZ Salamat Zhumabekov
19 FW   KAZ Zikrillo Sultaniyazov (on loan from Ordabasy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   KAZ Maksat Amirkhanov
21 MF   KAZ Kobylandy Kamariden
22 MF   KAZ Nikita Mikhailov
23 DF   KAZ Elisey Gorshunov
24 GK   KAZ Ruslan Abzhanov
27 MF   KAZ Nurdaulet Izbasarov
30 FW   KAZ Raul Allakhverdiev (on loan from Zhenis)
31 GK   KAZ Danil Podymskiy
35 DF   KAZ Beksultan Shamshi
44 DF   KAZ Danial Kadysh
77 MF   KAZ Zakhar Porokh
79 FW   KAZ Khaknazar Kabiev
96 FW   KAZ Aliyar Mukhammed

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Андрей Карпович – новый главный тренер "ФК Окжетпес"". okzhetpes.kz/ (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ More than a name in Kazakhstan Archived 2009-02-13 at the Wayback Machine uefa.com, 12 February 2009
  3. ^ "ИСТОРИЯ ФУТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА ОКЖЕТПЕС". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Футбольный клуб "Окжетпес"". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). PFLK. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Тренерский штаб почти сформирован – Футбольный клуб Окжетпес". www.okzhetpes.kz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Карпович после провала с "Окжетпесом" возглавил новый клуб" (in Russian). sportinfo.kz. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  7. ^ "Сергей Попков вновь возглавил "Окжетпес"" (in Russian). sports.ru. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2022-11-23.