FC Kairat

The FK Qairat Almaty ( Kazakh: Қайрат Алматы Футбол Клубы / Qairat Almaty Futbol Kluby, Russian: Футбольный клуб Кайрат Алматы / Futbolny club Kairat Almaty) is a Kazakhstani football club from the former capital Almaty. The football section of the club is one of the leading teams of Kazakhstan and has already won two league titles and five cups. In the eternal table of the Kazakh league, the club is currently in fourth place.

  • 5.1 Championship successes
  • 5.2 Cup success

History

Name development

The club was founded on 1954 as '' locomotive Alma -Ata ( Локомотив Алма - Ата ), but the club was only a year later rechristened Uroschai Alma -Ata ( Урожай Алма - Ата ). Since 1956, the team runs on the present name.

Soviet Championship

The club was during the Soviet era the leading club of Kazakhstan and played as the sole representative of the republic in the highest Soviet league. For the first time Kairat Alma- Ata appeared in the season 1960 in the Soviet elite class, where he was able to hold for five years. After the descent was by the runner-up in the second highest Soviet League of the year 1965, the Kazakh team celebrate the immediate ascent and played back to 1969 in the top flight. In the 1970 season, the success was repeated for the runner and the immediate rise of 1965. After four years of excellence, the team was relegated as a table Fifteenth. Two years were needed to re- enter through the championship title in 1976 in the Soviet House of Lords back to where Kairat was used until 1982. In the 1983 season, the second championship title succeeded in the second highest Soviet League and the associated immediate ascent. The best result in the highest Soviet division reached the club in 1986 as the seventh rank of the season conclusion could be secured. With a total of 24 seasons in the top division of the Soviet Union Qairat is a leader for teams from the Central Asian Republics and is the eternal table of the Soviet league in the fourteenth place, just ahead of Pachtakor Tashkent. The last three seasons of the Soviet Union, 1989-1991, Kairat but had to spend in the second highest Soviet league.

Kazakh Cup

As a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of Kazakhstan took place then the FK Kairat Almaty joined as a founding member in the Super League. In the very first edition of the competition succeeded in 1992, the championship title. By a 5-1 Cup Final win against Phosfor Taras succeeded in the same year of winning the double. 1996, 1999/2000, 2001 and 2003 could be won again the Kazakh Cup. 2004 saw his second championship in club history. 2004 and 2005 was Qairat each in the Cup final, but lost both finals.

After the 2008 season the team was relegated to the second Kazakh League due to financial difficulties. 2009 managed the team its chances of promotion by winning the second division. The 2010 season was marked by the struggle against relegation. Finally, it could be held with the 10th place of the class. After the disappointing 2011 season, the renewed crash should follow in the second division, however, benefited from the increase in the Kairat Premjer league from 12 to 14 teams, and remained thus in the Kazakh elite class. Season 2013 landed the club from the former capital of Kazakhstan for the first time since 2005 in the top three.

Participation in AFC competitions

For the first time the club from Almaty joined the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in the 1997/98 season international in appearance. In the West Asian group, the club with the Vakhsh Qurghonteppa from Tajikistan had to measure in the first round and was able, after a 3-0 home success and a 1:2 away defeat by sat. In the second round the team was the Köpetdag inferior to Ashgabat from Turkmenistan to a 3-1 win at home and then 0-2 away defeat by the away goals rule.

The next appearance at the Asian football scene in the Cup Winners' Cup 2000/ 01 were in the first round of the Tajik representatives Regar TadAZ and defeated in the second round of FC Balkan from Turkmenistan. In the quarterfinals, but failed the team to the Iranian representatives Esteghlal Tehran after a 0-0 home draw and a 0-3 away defeat.

Participations in UEFA competitions

2002 was one of the first Qairat kasachsischen representatives in the European Cup since the Kazakh Association was joined in 2002 by UEFA. However, the club lost both games in the qualifying round tie against Red Star Belgrade. After the championship title in 2004, the club entered the season 2005 /06 in the first round of qualifying for the Champions League, but failed after extra time at Artmedia Bratislava, which should surprise the group stage later. In the UEFA Cup 2006/ 07 the team also retired in the first qualifying round against the Hungarian side FC Székesfehérvár by the away goals rule.

Results of the home games are in bold.

Stadium

Play their home games at the Central Stadium in Almaty Qairat Almaty, which was built in 1958. The stadium can accommodate 25,057 spectators and was modernized in 1997. The FK Qairat Almaty shares his home ground with the women's soccer team from CSHVSM Almaty.

Achievements and Statistics

Cup successes

  • Kazakh Championship: Champion: 1992, 2004
  • 3rd place: 1997, 1999, 2005, 2013
  • Master of the second Kazakh League: 2009
  • Champion of the second division: 1976, 1983

Cup successes

  • Kazakh Cup Winners: 1992, 1996, 1999/2000, 2001, 2003
  • Kazakh Cup Runners-up: 2004, 2005
  • Soviet Cup semi-finalists: 1963

Current squad for the 2014 season

Status: March 2014

Well-known former players

  • Kazakhstan Askar Abildajew (1991-1993)
  • Kazakhstan Renat Abdulin (1999-2001, 2004-2008)
  • Turkey Burak Akyildiz (2012 )
  • Kazakhstan Ruslan Baltijew (1997-1999, 2011-2012)
  • Turkmenistan Vladimir Baýramow (2011)
  • Soviet Union / Turkmenistan Gurban Berdiýew (1977, 1981-1985)
  • Kazakhstan Dmitri Bjakow (1998-2000, 2001-2002)
  • Kazakhstan Alibek Buleschew (2000-2006, 2007-2008)
  • Soviet Union / Russia Oleg Dolmatow
  • Serbia Marko Djordjevic (2011-2012)
  • Serbia Nenad Erić (2010)
  • Alexei Eremenko Finland (2013 )
  • Russia Konstantin Golowskoi (2011)
  • USSR / Kazakhstan Mikhail Gurman
  • Kazakhstan Farchadbek Irismetow (2005-2006)
  • Uzbekistan Jafar Irismetov (2004-2005)
  • Kazakhstan Valery Jablotschkin (1992 )
  • USSR / Kazakhstan Yevgeny Jarowenko (1983-1988)
  • Kazakhstan Andrei Karpovich (2004-2006)
  • Kazakhstan Aleksandr Kuchma (1999)
  • USSR / Kazakhstan Peter Neustadt (1988-1991)
  • Kazakhstan Kairat Nurdauletow (1999-2000, 2005-2006, 2010)
  • USSR / Kazakhstan Dmitri Ogai (1980, 1986-1988 )
  • Soviet Union Jewstafi Pechlewanidi (1980-1989)
  • USSR / Kazakhstan Fanas Salimov
  • USSR / Kazakhstan Eduard Son (1981-1985)
  • Kazakhstan Murat Sujumaghambetow (2011)
  • Mark Švets Estonia (2003)
  • Kazakhstan Yevgeni Tarasov (1997-2000)
  • Kazakhstan Andrei Trawin (1998-2000)
  • Soviet Union / Russia Gennady Stromberg (1974, 1979-1981 )
  • Russia Sergei Strukow (2011)
  • Soviet Union 1955 / Russia Yuri Sewidow ( 1970-1971 )
  • Soviet Union 1955 / Russia Yuri Syomin ( 1972-1973 )

Well-known former coach

  • Soviet Union Nikolai Starostin 1955 ( 1952-1953 )
  • England John Gregory ( 2011)
  • Kazakhstan Dmitri Ogai (2012 )
  • Spain José Pérez Serer (2012 )
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