FC Atyrau
The FK Atyrau ( Kazakh: Атырау Футбол Клубы, Russian Атырау футбольный клуб ) is a Kazakh football club based in the city, in western Kazakhstan city of Atyrau.
- 4.1 Championship successes
- 4.2 Cup success
History
Name development
The club was founded in 1978 under the name Prikaspijez Gurjev ( Прикаспиец Гурьев ). In 2000 it was renamed FK Atyrau ( ФК Атырау ).
Soviet Championship
In the first two years after the founding of the club participated only in the regional championship. In 1980 the team was inducted into the third-highest Soviet league. After two disappointing seasons, the club was disbanded again in the year 1981.
Kazakh Cup
In 2000 the club was reactivated in the second Kazakh league. Since 2001, the club plays in the Kazakh Premjer League. Two times in 2001 with eleven points on Schenis Astana and 2002 with eight points behind Irtysh Pavlodar the runner-up was achieved. In the following three seasons, the team slipped into mediocrity. In the years 2006 to 2008, the FK Atyrau played for the whereabouts of the highest Kazakh league. In the 2009 season the team won the sixth. In the same year also the first national cup victory was celebrated, as in the final Shakhtar Karaganda was defeated in the capital's Astana Arena 1-0.
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at the 8,690 -seat Munaischy Stadium, which was built back in 1954.
Participations in UEFA competitions
The club took part in the qualification for the UEFA Cup 2002/ 03. In the first round the team retired to the Slovak participants Matador Púchov out after 0-0 and 0-2. In the following season, the team was also thrown out in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2003/ 04 of Levski Sofia from Bulgaria to 1:4 and 0:2. The third appearance on the European stage ended unsuccessfully for the club from Atyrau as both games against the Hungarian Gyori ETO FC kontahenten were lost.
Results of the home games are in bold.
Achievements
Cup successes
- Kazakh runner-up: 2001, 2002
Cup successes
- Kazakh Cup Winners: 2009
Current squad for the 2014 season
As of April 2014
Well-known former players
Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Vadim Borowski (2009)
- Kazakhstan Alibek Buleschew (2009)
- Kazakhstan Sergei Chischnitschenko (2010)
- Kazakhstan Nikita Khokhlov (2012 )
- Kazakhstan Aslan Darabajew (2013 )
- Kazakhstan Bauyrschan Dscholtschijew (2009-2011)
- Kazakhstan Alexander Grigorenko (2004-2006)
- Kazakhstan Alexander Kirov (2009)
- Kazakhstan Denis Rodionov (2002-2006)
- Kazakhstan Eduard Sergienko (2008)
- Kazakhstan Andrei Trawin (2011)
- Kazakhstan novel Usdenow (2008-2009)
- Kazakhstan Denis Volodin (2008, 2011)
CIS
- Armenia Tigran Gharabaghzjan (2010)
- Moldova Viorel Frunză (2010)
- Turkmenistan Satubaldin Arslan (2008)
Europe
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradimir Crnogorac (2010)
- Iceland Hannes Sigurðsson (2012 )
- Netherlands Sylvano Comvalius (2011)
- Netherlands Kiran Bechan (2011)
- Romania Marius Croitoru (2010)
Africa
- Nigeria Ibezito Ogbonna (2011)
Well-known former coach
- Russia Sergei Andreyev (2008)
- Ukraine Viktor Passulko (2010)
- Montenegro Zoran Filipović (2011-2012)