FC Aktobe

Football Club Aktobe (Kazakh: Aqtóbe Fýtbol Klýby), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Formed as Aktyubinets in 1967, they became Aktobemunai in 1996, Aktobe in 1997, Aktobe-Lento in 2000 and finally Aktobe again in 2005. Their home ground is the 13,500 seat Central Stadium.

Aktobe
Full nameFootball Club Aktobe
Nickname(s)The Red and Whites
Founded1967 (1967) as Aktyubinets[1]
GroundCentral Stadium
Capacity13,500[2]
OwnerAkimat of Aktobe Region
PresidentSamat Smakov
ManagerAlyaksey Baha
LeagueKazakhstan Premier League
2020Kazakhstan First League (A), 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Aktobe have won five league titles, one Kazakhstan Cup and three Kazakhstan Super Cup. The club has also won two Soviet Second League titles in 1981 and 1991.

History

Aktobe was founded in 1967 as Aktyubinets. They played their first three seasons in the Class B Division, fourth tier of the Soviet League system. For the next 7 seasons, they were not active in official tournaments. In 1976, the club joined the Soviet Second League, to play in its Zone 7, and in 1981, they won the championship . In 1990, the team recorded a 10–0 victory over Bulat, which remains the club's biggest victory on record. In the 1991 season, the last year of Soviet League existence, the club won Zone 8 Championship.[1]

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the club joined the newly formed Kazakhstan Premier League. In 1994, Aktyubinets reached Kazakhstan Cup final, which they lost to Vostok with a score of 0–1. In 1996, the club changed name to Aktobemunai. However, after one season they renamed again to Aktobe. As the result of reduction of league teams in 1997, Aktobe was relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division. In the 2000 season, the club won Kazakhstan First Division and were promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League.[1]

Vladimir Mukhanov managed the team between 2006 and 2012.

On 20 July 2015, Ioan Andone was appointed as the club's manager.[3] After finishing Third in the league, on 10 November 2015, Andone left the club after his contract wasn't extended.[4] On 22 December 2015, Yuri Utkulbayev was announced as Aktobe new manager.[5] Ihor Rakhayev replaced Utkulbayev prior to the start of the 2017 season.[6]

Domestic history
Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
19921st123491312293640Round 2 V.Baburin
19931st946161317605561Round 1 Miroshnichenko20 V.Baburin / N.Akchurin
19941st43015105452355Runners-up Miroshnichenko19 N.Akchurin / Nikitenko
19951st14309516264532Round 2 Lemenchuk
19961st103413615424845Round 2 Korolev17 Lemenchuk
19971st11264319165615Round 2 Lemenchuk / Pobirsky
20011st83213613334045Round 1 Pobirsky / Linchevskiy
20021st53213712374046Quarter-finals Yurist9 Linchevskiy / Masudov
20031st53213127402951Quarter-finals Masudov / Miroshnichenko / Ishchenko
20041st4362286521974Quarter-finals Ishchenko
20051st1302244502770Round 2 Ashirbekov15 Ramazanov
20061st2301866482160Quarter-finals Rogaciov16 Mukhanov
20071st1302262551272Quarter-finals Rogaciov16 Mukhanov
20081st1302073611867Winners Khairullin11 Mukhanov
20091st1262123651965Semi-finals Tleshev18 Mukhanov
20101st2321967563063Quarter-finals Tleshev10 Mukhanov
20111st3321598533154Round 2 Mané12 Mukhanov
20121st3321556442250Semi-finals Khairullin
Geynrikh		6 Mukhanov / Nikitenko
20131st1322066462266Semi-finals Khairullin7 Nikitenko
20141st23217105523140Runners-up Khairullin9 Nikitenko / Gazzayev
20151st3321598352532Semi-finals Khizhnichenko9 Gazzayev / Andone
20161st6329914375236Last 16 Bocharov7 Utkulbayev
20171st9338916384633Quarter-final Zyankovich9 Rakhayev / Mukhanov
20181st73313911514742Last 16 Pizzelli18 Mukhanov
20191st11337620357515Last 16 Aimbetov16 Sednyov

Continental history
Main article: Kazakhstan football clubs in European cups
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1 0–1 1–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q SV Mattersburg 1–0 2–4 3–4
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–4 1–4
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q FH 2–0 4–0 6–0
3Q Maccabi Haifa 0–0 3–4 3–4
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Werder Bremen 0–2 3–6 3–8
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Olimpi Rustavi 2–0 1–1 3–1
3Q Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 1–3 2–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League PO AZ 2–1 0–2 2–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Kecskeméti 0–0 1–1 1–1(a)
3Q Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 1–1 2–2(p)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Torpedo Kutaisi 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Milsami Orhei 3–0 2–4 5–4
3Q Genk 1–2 1–2 2–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Gandzasar 2–1 2–1 4–2
2Q Hødd 2–0 0–1 2–1
3Q Breiðablik 1–0 0–1 1–1(p)
PO Dynamo Kyiv 2–3 1–5 3–8
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 1–0 4–0
3Q Steaua București 2–2 1–2 3–4
2014–15 UEFA Europa League PO Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2 0–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Nõmme Kalju 0–1 0–0 0–1
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q MTK Budapest 1–1 0–2 1–3
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • GS: Group stage
Further information: UEFA coefficient

The following list ranks the current position of Aktobe in UEFA club ranking:

Rank Team Points
274 Irtysh Pavlodar3.625
275 Ordabasy3.625
276 Aktobe3.625
277 Shakhter Karagandy3.625
278 Shkëndija3.500

As of 1 June 2018.[7]

Colours and crest

In March 2016, Aktobe announced Lotto as their new kit suppliers.[8]

Honours

Source:[9]

Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Cup

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Players

Current squad
As of 28 August 2020[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KAZ Zhasur Narzikulov
3 DF  RUS Georgi Burnash
4 DF  KAZ Demiyat Slambekov
5 DF  RUS Aleksei Kontsedalov
6 DF  KAZ Rustam Temirkhan
10 MF  KAZ Zhambyl Kukeyev
11 FW  KAZ Maksim Samorodov
12 DF  KAZ Alisher Azhimov
17 MF  KAZ Esen Zhasanov
19 MF  KAZ Ardak Saulet
— MF  KAZ Nurbolat Batyrkhanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  RUS Vitali Volkov
23 MF  KAZ Rifat Nurmugamet
— MF  SRB Nikola Cuckić
25 GK  KAZ Evgeniy Sitdikov
28 MF  KAZ Rustam Sakhibov
31 DF  KAZ Adilkhan Tanzharikov
32 GK  KAZ Mukhambet Tamabay
40 DF  CIV Kouassi Kouadja
48 DF  KAZ Alisher Nazarov
88 MF  KAZ Anton Shurigin
97 FW  MNE Boban Đorđević

Managerial history

References
  1. История [History] (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. Стадион [Stadium] (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. Йоан Андоне представлен игрокам Актобе. sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. По обоюдному согласию. fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. Юрий Уткульбаев представлен коллективу. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ ФК АКТОБЕ НАЗНАЧЕН РАХАЕВ ИГОРЬ ВЛАДИМИРОВИЧ. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. "UEFA rankings for club competitions". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. "Ақтөбе" ФК LOTTOмен жабдықталды". vk.com (in Kazakh). Aktobe VK. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. "FK Aktobe: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  10. "Kazakhstan - List of Super Cup Finals". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ОСНОВНОЙ СОСТАВ. fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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