Football Club Okzhetpes (, 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.
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.
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."More than a name in Kazakhstan uefa.com, 12 February 2009
Domestic history Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League 1992 1st2018221412618 V.Gusev V.Kazankov 77 1993 1st------------ 1994 2nd3362259652749 A.Krivoruchko11 1995 2nd31061312819 N.Suleymenov5 1996 1st18342428127710 Konstantin Kucherbaev4 1997 1st11265021233815Second round 1998 1st8267811223329Quarter-final 1999 1st16302424196810First round 2000 1st10288515253429First round S.Kondratsky4 2001 1st103212812353744First round Oleg Kirimov8 2002 1st12326620255624 V.Karpov7 2003 1st17324919134215 Arsen Tlekhugov M.Bielik Roman Babichev2 2004 1st1136101313263943 Anatoli Malkov5 2005 1st93011415263237 Serik Dosmanbetov7 2006 1st11308913233633 Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew3 S.Herasimets 2007 1st15308517265629 Serik Dosmanbetov Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew5 2008 1st93010515324835First round Serik Dosmanbetov7 Vyacheslav Ledovskih Viktor Rymar 2009 1st11266416224822Second round Anatoli Malkov5 S.Herasimets 2010 1st12326719245725Second round Yuri Dyak Khasan Abdukarimov5 S.Herasimets 2011 2nd2322165592569Quarter-final Geysar Alekperzade10 V.Cheburin 2012 1st14263221205611Second round Davit Chagelishvili6 V.Dohadailo V.Cheburin 2013 2nd3342077512767First round Alibek Buleshev14 S.Abdualiyev 2014 2nd1282116593364First round Alibek Buleshev22 S.Abdualiyev A.Ferapontov 2015 1st83212614364129Quarter-final Luka Rotković13 V.Mukhanov 2016 1st53213613424445Quarter-final Serge Bando N'Ganbe9 V.Mukhanov 2017 1st12337323286124Quarter-final Aleksandr Kozlov Timur Dosmagambetov4 V.Mukhanov V.Pasulko 2018 2nd1332355612774Last 16 2019 1st73311715444940Last 16 Milan Stojanović7 A.Karpovich 2020 1st11202513163811- Artjom Dmitrijev5 A.Karpovich
Continental history 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
Managers Syarhyey Hyerasimets (2006), (2009–10) Vladimir Cheburin (January 2011 – December 2011) Viktor Dohadailo (December 2011 – March 2012) Viktor Semenov (interim) (March 2012– May 2012) Vladimir Cheburin (May 2012 – Feb 2013) Vladimir Mukhanov (December 2014 – May 2017) Viktor Semenov (interim) (May 2017– May 2017) Viktor Pasulko (May 2017 – September 2017) Sergey Popkov (December 2017 – December 2017) Andrei Karpovich (January 2019 –December 2020) Sergei Popkov (January 2021 – present)
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