FC Kyzylzhar ( kk, Қызылжар футбол клубы, Qyzylzhar fytbol kluby) is a
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
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football club, playing in the north Kazakh city of
Petropavl
Petropavl ( kk, Петропавл, Petropavl ) or Petropavlovsk () is a city on the Ishim River in northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia. It is the capital of the North Kazakhstan Region. Population: 218,956. The city is also kno ...
at the
Karasai Stadium. They are founding members of the
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...
. Kyzylzhar is the name of a district in the city. They are two time runners-up of the Premier league (1999 and 2000).
History
Names
*1968 : Founded as ''Avangard''
*1970 : Renamed ''Metallist''
*1979 : Renamed ''Avangard''
*1990 : Renamed ''Metallist''
*1998 : Renamed ''Yesil''
*1999 : Renamed ''Aksess-Yesil''
*2000 : Renamed ''Aksess-Golden Greyn''
*2001 : Renamed ''Yesil-Bogatyr''
*2009 : Renamed ''Kyzylzhar''
Domestic history
European history
;Notes
* QR: Qualifying round
Current squad
Out on loan
External links
Official siteWeb-page "V Contacte"Return of "bogatyrs" or as football became a religion in PetropavlovskOld fan's siteOld unofficial site
References
{{Kazakhstan Premier League
Kyzylzhar, FC
Kyzylzhar
1968 establishments in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic