FC Atyrau

Atyrau
Full nameFootball Club Atyrau
Nickname(s)Мұнайшылар ('The Oilers')
Founded1980 (1980)
GroundMunaishy Stadium
Capacity8,900
ChairmanAlisher Apsalyamov[1]
ManagerVitaly Zhukovsky
LeagueKazakhstan Premier League
20247th

Football Club Atyrau (Kazakh: «Атырау» футбол клубы / "Atyrau" futbol kluby) 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 8,900-seat Munaishy Stadium, where they have played since their inception.

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.[2]

On 8 January 2018, Vakhid Masudov was appointed as FC Atyrau's new manager.[3] On 9 April 2018, Masudov left Atyrau by mutual consent,[4] with Adrian Sosnovschi being appointed as Atyrau's new manager on 11 April 2018.[5] Adrian Sosnovschi and his coaching team resigned on 1 July 2018,[6] with Viktor Kumykov being appointed as Atyrau's third manager of the season on 4 July 2018.[7]

Domestic history

Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer Managers
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 -
2021 1st 11 26 7 7 12 25 40 28 Group Stage Grzelczak
Bryan
5 Aram Voskanyan
2022 1st 11 26 7 8 11 30 39 29 Group Stage Filipović 13 Gorovenko / V.Bogatyrev / Zhukovsky
2023 1st 7 26 8 10 8 24 27 34 Semifinal Kozlov 8 Zhukovsky
2024 1st 7 24 9 8 7 28 20 35 Runners-up Signevich 10 Zhukovsky

Continental history

As of match played 22 July 2010
Competition GP W D L GF GA +/-
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
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

Current squad

As of 24 April 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  GEO Gia Chaduneli
5 MF  POR Guilherme Morais
6 DF  BRA Mateus Barbosa
7 FW  RUS Yevgeni Kozlov
8 MF  GEO Zaza Tsitskishvili
9 FW  KAZ Bakdaulet Zulfikarov
10 MF  KAZ Rinat Dzhumatov
11 FW  KAZ Edige Oralbay
13 DF  KAZ Miram Sapanov
14 DF  KAZ Eskendir Kybyray
17 FW  KAZ Shokhan Abzalov
18 FW  KAZ Yan Trufanov (on loan from Kairat)
20 MF  KAZ Yersultan Kaldybekov
21 DF  KAZ Ravil Atykhanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  KAZ Amandyk Nabikhanov
26 DF  KAZ Yusuf Saidaliev
31 GK  KAZ Sanzhar Erniyazov
33 FW  BUL Tsvetelin Chunchukov
35 GK  KAZ Nurasyl Tokhtarov
44 DF  GEO Giorgi Gadrani
45 GK  RUS Arsen Siukayev
55 MF  BLR Nikita Kaplenko
66 MF  KAZ Sultan Sagnaev
72 DF  KAZ Mikael Askarov
77 MF  KAZ Karym Smykov
79 MF  KAZ Roman Chirkov
FW  GEO Giorgi Nikabadze

Managers

References

  1. ^ "Клуб КПЛ назначил нового директора" (in Russian). vesti.kz. 2021-11-18. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ Зоран Вулич – главный тренер Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ Вахид Масудов – главный тренер Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ Вахид Масудов подал в отставку с поста главного тренера ФК Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ Андриан Сосновский – главный тренер Атырау. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ Руководство клуба и тренерский штаб ФК "Атырау" покинули пост по собственному желанию. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ Виктор Кумыков – главный тренер ФК "Атырау"!. rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.