Football Club Okzhetpes ( kk, Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') 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 ...

i professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in

Kokshetau Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

. The club currently plays in 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 ...

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 The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. ...

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 Stepnogorsk ( kk, Степногорск, translit=Stepnogorsk; russian: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. History Stepnogorsk was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It is located about 200 km ...

* 1999 : Renamed ''Akmola'' * 2000 : Moved back to

* 2001 : Renamed ''Esil'' * 2004 : Renamed ''Okzhetpes'' Should not be mistaken with the defunct club

FC Azhar FC Azhar ( kk, Ажар футбол клубы, ''Ajar Fýtbol Klýby'') were a Kazakhstani football club based in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan. They were members of the Kazakhstan Super League in just two seasons 1992 and 1993. Name History *1992 : F ...

also based in

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."

Domestic history

Continental history

;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 Vladimir Vasilievich Mukhanov ( Russian: Владимир Васильевич Муханов; born 20 April 1954) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Aktobe in Kazakhstan. Career He played 37 games in Sovie ...

(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 – )

External links

Official website

References

{{Kazakhstan Premier League Sport in Kokshetau Football clubs in Kokshetau Okzhetpes, FC Okzhetpes, FC 1968 establishments in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Akmola Region Kokchetav Oblast