FC Aktobe

Aktobe
Full nameFootball Club Aktobe
Nickname(s)Red Whites
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967) as Aktyubinets[1]
GroundCentral Stadium
Capacity13,200[2]
OwnerAkimat of Aktobe Region
PresidentAskar Zhyrgalbekov
ManagerDmytro Parfyonov
LeagueKazakhstan Premier League
20233rd of 14
Websitehttp://www.fc-aktobe.kz
Current season

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 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
1992 1st 12 34 9 13 12 29 36 40 Round 2 Kazakhstan V.Baburin
1993 1st 9 46 16 13 17 60 55 61 Round 1 Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko 20 Kazakhstan V.Baburin
Kazakhstan N.Akchurin
1994 1st 4 30 15 10 5 45 23 55 Runners-up Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko 19 Kazakhstan N.Akchurin
Kazakhstan Nikitenko
1995 1st 14 30 9 5 16 26 45 32 Round 2 Kazakhstan Lemenchuk
1996 1st 10 34 13 6 15 42 48 45 Round 2 Kazakhstan Korolev 17 Kazakhstan Lemenchuk
1997 1st 11 26 4 3 19 16 56 15 Round 2 Kazakhstan Lemenchuk
Kazakhstan Pobirsky
2001 1st 8 32 13 6 13 33 40 45 Round 1 Kazakhstan Pobirsky
Kazakhstan Linchevskiy
2002 1st 5 32 13 7 12 37 40 46 Quarter-finals Kazakhstan Yurist 9 Kazakhstan Linchevskiy
Kazakhstan Masudov
2003 1st 5 32 13 12 7 40 29 51 Quarter-finals Kazakhstan Masudov
Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko
Ukraine Ishchenko
2004 1st 4 36 22 8 6 52 19 74 Quarter-finals Ukraine Ishchenko
2005 1st 1 30 22 4 4 50 27 70 Round 2 Kazakhstan Ashirbekov 15 Kazakhstan Ramazanov
2006 1st 2 30 18 6 6 48 21 60 Quarter-finals Moldova Rogaciov 16 Russia Mukhanov
2007 1st 1 30 22 6 2 55 12 72 Quarter-finals Moldova Rogaciov 16 Russia Mukhanov
2008 1st 1 30 20 7 3 61 18 67 Winners Kazakhstan Khairullin 11 Russia Mukhanov
2009 1st 1 26 21 2 3 65 19 65 Semi-finals Kazakhstan Tleshev 18 Russia Mukhanov
2010 1st 2 32 19 6 7 56 30 63 Quarter-finals Kazakhstan Tleshev 10 Russia Mukhanov
2011 1st 3 32 15 9 8 53 31 54 Round 2 Senegal Mané 12 Russia Mukhanov
2012 1st 3 32 15 5 6 44 22 50 Semi-finals Kazakhstan Khairullin
Uzbekistan Geynrikh		 6 Russia Mukhanov
Kazakhstan Nikitenko
2013 1st 1 32 20 6 6 46 22 66 Semi-finals Kazakhstan Khairullin 7 Kazakhstan Nikitenko
2014 1st 2 32 17 10 5 52 31 40 Runners-up Kazakhstan Khairullin 9 Kazakhstan Nikitenko
Russia Gazzayev
2015 1st 3 32 15 9 8 35 25 32 Semi-finals Kazakhstan Khizhnichenko 9 Russia Gazzayev
Romania Andone
2016 1st 6 32 9 9 14 37 52 36 Last 16 Russia Bocharov 7 Russia Utkulbayev
2017 1st 9 33 8 9 16 38 46 33 Quarter-final Belarus Zyankovich 9 Ukraine Rakhayev
Russia Mukhanov
2018 1st 7 33 13 9 11 51 47 42 Last 16 Armenia Pizzelli 18 Russia Mukhanov
2019 1st 11 33 7 6 20 35 75 15 Last 16 Kazakhstan Aimbetov 16 Belarus Sednyov
2020 2nd 1 12 9 2 1 23 4 29 -
2021 1st 7 26 9 6 11 35 40 33 Group Stage Uzbekistan Sergeyev 7 Belarus Baha
Russia Zelenovskiy (Caretaker)
Kazakhstan Masudov
Kazakhstan Mukhtar Erimbetov (Caretaker)
Russia Mukhanov
2022 1st 2 26 16 4 6 43 28 52 Group Stage France Vidémont 8 Russia Mukhanov
Ukraine Badlo (Caretaker)
Kazakhstan Karpovich
2023 1st 3 26 13 11 2 44 23 50 Round of 16 Kazakhstan Kenesov 6 Kazakhstan Karpovich

European history

Main article: Kazakhstan football clubs in European cups
As of match played 11 July 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 16 7 4 5 22 18
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 30 8 7 15 31 46
UEFA Conference League 5 1 1 3 6 6
Total 51 16 12 23 59 70
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1 0–1 1–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Austria SV Mattersburg 1–0 2–4 3–4
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–4 1–4
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q Iceland FH 2–0 4–0 6–0
3Q Israel Maccabi Haifa 0–0 3–4 3–4
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Germany Werder Bremen 0–2 3–6 3–8
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Georgia (country) Olimpi Rustavi 2–0 1–1 3–1
3Q Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 1–3 2–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League PO Netherlands AZ 2–1 0–2 2–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Hungary Kecskeméti 0–0 1–1 1–1(a)
3Q Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 1–1 2–2(p)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Moldova Milsami Orhei 3–0 2–4 5–4
3Q Belgium Genk 1–2 1–2 2–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Armenia Gandzasar 2–1 2–1 4–2
2Q Norway Hødd 2–0 0–1 2–1
3Q Iceland Breiðablik 1–0 0–1 1–1(p)
PO Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–3 1–5 3–8
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 1–0 4–0
3Q Romania Steaua București 2–2 1–2 3–4
2014–15 UEFA Europa League PO Poland Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2 0–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia Nõmme Kalju 0–1 0–0 0–1
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Hungary MTK Budapest 1–1 0–2 1–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 1–2 4–1 5–3
3Q Romania Sepsi OSK 0–1 1–1 1–2
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–1 3–2 3–3 (p)
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 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 3.625
275 Kazakhstan Ordabasy 3.625
276 Kazakhstan Aktobe 3.625
277 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 3.625
278 North Macedonia Shkëndija 3.500

As of 1 June 2018.[7]

Colours and crest

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

Honours

Source:[9]

Current squad

As of 8 August 2024[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 Kazakhstan KAZ Igor Trofimets
3 DF Belarus BLR Dmitry Bessmertny
4 MF Nigeria NGA Uche Agbo
5 MF Argentina ARG Leonel Strumia
6 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Alibek Kasym
11 FW Russia RUS Idris Umayev
12 FW Guinea GUI Amadou Doumbouya
15 DF Cameroon CMR Gaby Kiki
16 MF Ecuador ECU José Cevallos
17 FW Dominican Republic DOM Dorny Romero
18 MF Haiti HAI Jayro Jean
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Bagdat Kairov
25 GK Kazakhstan KAZ Evgeniy Sitdikov
30 GK Kazakhstan KAZ Igor Shatsky
31 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Adilkhan Tanzharikov
42 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Ayan Baydavletov
44 DF Croatia CRO Mateo Barać
48 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Alisher Kenzhegulov
57 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Miras Umaniyazov
80 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Arman Kenesov
88 DF Romania ROU Bogdan Vătăjelu
99 MF Panama PAN Freddy Góndola


Managerial history

References

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