FC Atyrau
Football Club Atyrau (Kazakh: "Атырау" футбол клубы, "Atyraý" fýtbol klýby) is a professional football club based in Atyrau, who last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 8,690-seat Munaishy Stadium, where they have played since their inception.
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| Full name | Football Club Atyrau | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Мұнайшылар (The Oilers) | ||
| Founded | 1980 | ||
| Ground | Munaishy Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,690 | ||
| Chairman | Shyngys Mukan | ||
| Manager | Aram Voskanyan | ||
| 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
Founded as Prikaspiets in 1980, they played only two seasons in the Soviet Second League. In 2000, the club was refounded as Akzhaiyk to play in the Kazakhstan First Division. Next season, they were promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League with a new name Atyrau. The club colours, reflected in their badge and kit, are green and white. The club's crest is a green and white striped shield, with an oil drop in a ball form in the centre, incorporates the cities role in oil industry.
On 14 December 2016, Atyrau appointed Zoran Vulić as manager.[1]
On 8 January 2018, Vakhid Masudov was appointed as FC Atyrau's new manager.[2] On 9 April 2018, Masudov left Atyrau by mutual consent,[3] with Adrian Sosnovschi being appointed as Atyrau's new manager on 11 April 2018.[4] Adrian Sosnovschi and his coaching team resigned on 1 July 2018,[5] with Viktor Kumykov being appointed as Atyrau's third manager of the season on 4 July 2018.[6]
Domestic history
| Season | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Top goalscorer | Managers | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2001 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 70 |  Makayev | 17 | Talgayev | |
| 2002 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 22 | 63 | Kitsak | 11 | Talgayev | |
| 2003 | 1st | 4 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 42 | 53 |  Agabaýew | 14 |  Holokolosov | |
| 2004 | 1st | 5 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 71 |  Eremeev | 14 | Holokolosov | |
| 2005 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 36 | 37 | Holokolosov / Timofeev | |||
| 2006 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 29 | Averyanov | |||
| 2007 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 39 | 30 | Yeremeyev / Baiseitov | |||
| 2008 | 1st | 15 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 54 | 19 | Second round | Volgin / Yeremeyev / Andreyev | ||
| 2009 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 40 | Winners | Zubko | 9 | Shokh / Masudov |
| 2010 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 44 | Quarter-finals |  Frunză | 7 | Masudov / Pasulko |
| 2011 | 1st | 10 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 43 | 24 | Second round | Danilyuk | 5 |  Mammadov / Azovskiy /  Filipović |
| 2012 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 27 | First round |  Sigurðsson | 3 | Filipović / Konkov |
| 2013 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 28 | First round | Nurybekov Shchotkin | 4 | Radulović |
| 2014 | 1st | 9 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 25 | Quarter-finals |  Trifunović | 13 |  Yurevich & Belyavskiy / Nikitenko |
| 2015 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 27 | Second round | Arzhanov Baizhanov | 5 | Nikitenko |
| 2016 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 39 | Semi-final | Arzhanov | 8 | Nikitenko/ Konkov(Caretaker) /  Mladenov |
| 2017 | 1st | 8 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 54 | 35 | Runners-up | Maksimović | 7 |  Vulić/ Pavlov/ Kabdulov (Caretaker) |
| 2018 | 1st | 9 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | 36 | Runners-up |  Adeniji | 8 | Masudov / Sosnovschi / Kumykov |
| 2019 | 1st | 11 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 58 | 26 | Runners-up | Abdulavov | 5 | Kumykov / Kuandulov (Caretaker) / Dulub |
| 2020 | 2nd | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 27 | - | |||
Continental history
- As of match played 22 July 2010
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
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| UEFA Cup/Europa League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -12 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -12 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | 1Q |  Matador Púchov |
0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Levski Sofia |
1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  Győr |
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 |
Honours
- Kazakhstan Cup (1)
- 2009
Current squad
- As of 28 August 2020[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
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References
- Зоран Вулич – главный тренер Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- Вахид Масудов – главный тренер Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- Вахид Масудов подал в отставку с поста главного тренера ФК Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- Андриан Сосновский – главный тренер Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- Руководство клуба и тренерский штаб ФК "Атырау" покинули пост по собственному желанию. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Виктор Кумыков – главный тренер ФК "Атырау"!. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Игроки. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Atyrau. |
- Official website (in Kazakh and Russian)
- FC Atyrau on UEFA.com