FC Bayterek ( kk, Бәйтерек Футбол Клубы, ''Báıterek fýtbol Klýby'') are a
Kazakh football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club based at the
Astana Arena in
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
. The club is a state sports project, dedicated to play Kazakh graduates of Brazilian football academy
Olé Brasil Futebol Clube. In its first season in 2012 Bayterek had mix of graduates born 1994 and experienced professionals. However, in future it is planned to have purely graduates of the academy.
[About FC Bayterek](_blank)
FC Astana, on May 10, 2012
History
In 2009, 26 young players (born in 1994) were selected by
Football Federation of Kazakhstan
The Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF, kz, Қазақстанның Футбол Федерациясы, Qazaqstannyñ Futbol Federatsıiasy; rus, Федерация Футбола Казахстана, r=Federatsiya Futbola Kazakhstana) is th ...
for training at international football academy
Olé Brasil Futebol Clube. After graduation in March 2012, Agency of Sports & Physical Culture of RoK decided to create a new football team named FC Bayterek to participate in First Division and further development of the graduates. Due to young age of players (17–18 years) and possible difficulty playing against older opponents, the club included several experienced professionals. A total of 27 players, 15 of which graduated of the Brazilian academy, were chosen as the final roster. In March 2012 a second group of players (born 1997) was sent to the academy.
The third group of trainees (born 2000) were sent to
Cruzeiro academy in March 2015.
[В Алматы состоялись проводы участников детской футбольной программы "Оле Бразил"](_blank)
today.kz, 19 March 2015
Domestic history
Kazakh graduates of Olé Brasil C.F. (born 1994)
Period of study (March 2009 – March 2012). Updated as of start of 2015 season.
Kazakh graduates of Olé Brasil C.F. (born 1997)
Period of study (March 2012 – March 2015). Updated as of start of 2015 season.
[Bayterek – 2015 squad](_blank)
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Kazakh trainees of Cruzeiro E.C. (born 2000)
Period of study (March 2015 – March 2018).,
prosportkz.kz, 19 March 2015
References
External links
Squad list at KFF
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2012 establishments in Kazakhstan
Football clubs in Astana
Football clubs in Kazakhstan