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

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i professional

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based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

History

Although having finished only 9th in the

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, the club gained entry to the first qualifying round of the inaugural season of the

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because of the denial of licenses by UEFA and withdrawal of higher placed teams. On 3 January 2019,

Andrei Karpovich Andrei Vladimirovich Karpovich ( kk, Андрей Владимирович Карпович; born 18 January 1981) is a Kazakh football manager and a former player who is currently manager of Aktobe. Career Club Karpovich started his career i ...

was announced as Okzhetpes manager for the

2019 Kazakhstan Premier League The 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 28th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Astana defended their title, winning the championship for the sixth season in a row, whilst FC Atyr ...

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."

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 Viktor Havrylovych Dohadailo ( uk, Віктор Гаврилович Догадайло; born 17 April 1960) is a Soviet retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. ...

(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 Viktor Vasylovych Pasulko ( uk, Віктор Васильович Пасулько; born 1 January 1961) is a Ukrainian association football, football manager and former player. He serves as head coach of FC Okzhetpes. Club career Pasulko was ...

(May 2017 – September 2017) * Sergey Popkov (December 2017 – December 2017) *

(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 Association football clubs established in 1957 1957 establishments in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Akmola Region Kokchetav Oblast