FC_Okzhetpes

FC Okzhetpes

FC Okzhetpes

Association football club in Kazakhstan

Football Club Okzhetpes (Kazakh: Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby) is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

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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 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.[1]

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."[2]

Domestic history

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Continental history

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Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Current squad

As of 20 September 2023[4]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Андрей Карпович – новый главный тренер "ФК Окжетпес"". okzhetpes.kz/ (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    More than a name in Kazakhstan Archived 2009-02-13 at the Wayback Machine uefa.com, 12 February 2009
  3. [3]
    "ИСТОРИЯ ФУТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА ОКЖЕТПЕС". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Футбольный клуб «Окжетпес»". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). PFLK. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Тренерский штаб почти сформирован – Футбольный клуб Окжетпес". www.okzhetpes.kz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Карпович после провала с «Окжетпесом» возглавил новый клуб" (in Russian). sportinfo.kz. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  7. [7]
    "Сергей Попков вновь возглавил «Окжетпес»" (in Russian). sports.ru. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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