FC Tobol

Not to be confused with FC Tobol Kurgan or FC Tobol Tobolsk.

Tobol
Full nameFootball Club Tobol
Тобыл футбол клубы
Футбольный клуб Тобол
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundCentral Stadium
Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Capacity9,500
OwnerAlimzhan Kaldiyarov
ChairmanNikolay Panin
Head coachNurbol Zhumaskaliyev[1]
LeagueKazakhstan Premier League
20245th of 13
Websitefctobol.kz

FC Tobol (Kazakh: Тобыл футбол клубы, Russian: Футбольный клуб Тобол) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 2007 they won UEFA Intertoto Cup. They won the Kazakhstan Premier League in 2010, and finished no lower than fourth place between the 2002 and 2010 seasons. In 2021 they won the title for the second time.

History

Following a surprise defeat to Kyzylzhar in the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup, manager Dmitriy Ogai left the club by mutual consent,[2] with Oleg Lotov being appointed as interim manager on 30 April 2016.[3] Lotov was replaced with Omari Tetradze as the club's manager on 30 May 2016.[4]

Prior to the start of the season, Vladimir Nikitenko was appointed as Tobol's manager following the expiration of Robert Yevdokimov's contract. On 1 August, Vladimir Nikitenko resigned as manager after Tobol were eliminated from the Europa League.[5] Andrei Miroshnichenko was appointed as Caretaker manager before Marek Zub was announced as Tobol's new manager on 6 August 2018.[6] On 31 December 2018, Zub left Tobol after his contract wasn't renewed,[7] and Vladimir Gazzayev was appointed as the club's new manager.[8] Gazzayev resigned as manager on 21 July 2019 after Tobol were eliminated from the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League by Jeunesse Esch.[9]

On 14 December 2019, Grigori Babayan was appointed as manager of FC Tobol.[10] On 17 June 2021, Babayan left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent to take up a coaching role at CSKA Moscow.[11][12] The following day, 18 June 2021, Alexander Moskalenko has appointed as Acting Head Coach.[13] On 16 May 2022, Moskalenko left his role at Tobol, with Milan Milanović being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach on 20 May 2022.[14][15]

On 10 January 2023, Milić Ćurčić was appointed as the new Head Coach of Tobol.[16]

In July 2023 Andrei Kanchelskis was appointed General Director of Tobol.[17]

Names

  • 1967 : Founded as Avtomobilist
  • 1982 : Renamed Energetik
  • 1990 : Renamed Kustanayets
  • 1992 : Renamed Khimik
  • 1995 : Renamed Tobol

Domestic history

Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1992 1st 13 26 7 3 16 29 45 17 V.Velman
1993 8 22 7 5 10 26 31 19 Oleg Malyshev 19
1994 10 30 11 5 14 42 37 27 Maksim Nizovtsev 20
1995 12 30 10 6 14 28 33 36 Oleg Malyshev
1996 11 34 10 15 9 35 35 45 Oleg Malyshev
1999 8 30 12 5 13 28 29 41 E.Glazunov
2000 7 28 13 3 12 42 39 42 A.Gornalev
2001 6 32 15 4 13 48 43 49 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 12
2002 3 32 15 7 10 45 43 52 Last 16 Nurken Mazbaev 9 Mykhaylo Olefirenko
2003 2 32 24 4 4 55 19 76 Runners-up Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 16 Vladimir Mukhanov
2004 3 36 22 11 3 87 27 60 Last 32 Ulugbek Bakayev 22 Vladimir Mukhanov
2005 2 30 21 6 3 53 21 69 Last 16 Ulugbek Bakayev 15 Dmitry Ogai
2006 3 30 16 8 6 43 22 56 Quarter-final Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 14 Dmitry Ogai
2007 2 30 19 7 4 60 20 64 Winners Sergei Ostapenko 10 Dmitry Ogai
2008 2 30 20 7 3 58 21 67 Semi-final Alexandru Golban Dmitry Ogai
2009 4 26 14 9 3 54 23 51 Second round Wladimir Baýramow 18 Dmitry Ogai
2010 1 32 19 7 6 53 25 64 Quarter-final Ulugbek Bakayev 16 Ravil Sabitov
2011 7 32 14 3 15 48 44 32 Runners-up Sergey Gridin 12 Ravil Sabitov
Sergei Petrenko
2012 6 26 13 6 7 42 27 45 Quarter-final Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev 8 Vyacheslav Hroznyi
2013 7 32 14 6 12 48 33 35 Quarter-final Igor Bugaiov 13 Timur Urazov
2014 7 32 10 12 10 35 35 26 Quarter-final Tomáš Šimkovič
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
Jiří Jeslínek		 5 Sergei Maslenov
Vardan Minasyan
2015 7 32 12 6 14 32 42 30 Semi-final Tomáš Šimkovič
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
Uche Kalu		 5 Vardan Minasyan
Sergei Maslenov
2016 7 32 12 5 15 40 10 41 Last 16 Sergei Khizhnichenko 10 Dmitry Ogai
Oleg Lotov (Caretaker)
Omari Tetradze
2017 5 33 12 11 10 36 26 47 Last 16 Aleksey Shchotkin 10 Omari Tetradze
Robert Yevdokimov
2018 3 33 15 8 10 36 30 53 Quarter-final Azat Nurgaliev 8

Vladimir Nikitenko
Andrei Miroshnichenko (Caretaker)
Marek Zub

2019 4 33 19 6 8 45 27 63 Semi-final Azat Nurgaliev 10 Vladimir Gazzayev
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker)
2020 2 20 12 2 6 26 16 38 - Azat Nurgaliev 5 Grigori Babayan
2021 1 26 18 7 1 54 18 61 Semi-final Nemanja Nikolić 8 Grigori Babayan
Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker)
2022 3 26 14 5 7 46 33 47 Group Stage Igor Sergeyev 9

Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker)
Milan Milanović

2023 8 26 9 7 10 29 33 34 Winners Serges Déblé 7 Milic Curcic
2024 5 24 11 6 7 33 23 39 Semi-final Islam Chesnokov 10 Milic Curcic
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev

Continental history

In their first European appearance, Tobol reached the third round of the 2003 Intertoto Cup. They beat Polonia Warszawa and Sint-Truiden, and lost to SV Pasching. In UEFA Cup 2006-07 FC Basel were hard nuts to crack for Tobol. They won the Intertoto Cup 2007, defeating FC Zestaponi, Slovan Liberec and OFI Crete and advanced to 2nd qualifying round of UEFA Cup 2007-08.

As of match played 1 August 2024
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
European Cup / Champions League 4 0 2 2 2 8 −6 000.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 18 5 4 9 14 23 −9 027.78
UEFA Conference League 18 6 2 10 17 26 −9 033.33
UEFA Intertoto Cup 12 8 1 3 16 8 +8 066.67
Total 52 18 9 25 48 66 −18 034.62

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2003 Intertoto Cup 1R Polonia Warszawa 2–1 3–0 5–1
2R Sint-Truidense 1–0 2–0 3–0
3R SV Pasching 0–1 0–3 0–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q FC Basel 0–0 1–3 1–3
2007 Intertoto Cup 1R FC Zestaponi 3–0 0–2 3–2
2R Slovan Liberec 1–1 2–0 3–1
3R OFI Crete 1–0 1–0 2–0
2007–08 UEFA Cup 2Q Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–1 0–2 0–3
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Austria Wien 1–0 0–2 1–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2Q Galatasaray 1–1 0–2 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Zrinjski Mostar 1–2 1–2 2–4
2011–12 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovan Bratislava 1–1 0–2 1–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Samtredia 2–0 1–0 3–0
2Q Pyunik 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Jeunesse Esch 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Hajduk Split 4–1 (a.e.t.) 0–2 4–3
3Q Žilina 0–1 0–5 0−6
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1Q Ferencváros 0–0 1–5 1−5
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 1–0 3−0
3Q Zrinjski Mostar 1–1 0–1 1−2
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Honka 2–1 0–0 2−1
2Q Basel 1–2 3–1 4−3
3Q Derry City 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1−1 (6–5 p)
PO Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3 1–5
2024–25 UEFA Europa League 1Q Ružomberok 1–0 2–5 3–5
UEFA Conference League 2Q St. Gallen 0–1 1–4 1–5

Honours

Current squad

As of 11 July, 2025[19]

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
1 GK  KAZ Sultan Busurmanov
3 DF  KAZ Roman Asrankulov
5 DF  FRA Pape-Alioune Ndiaye
6 MF  NGA Ededem Essien
7 MF  KAZ Zhaslan Zhumashev
8 MF  KAZ Beybit Galym
10 MF  MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi
11 MF  KAZ Islam Chesnokov
13 MF  GEO Tsotne Mosiashvili
14 FW  BLR Nikolay Signevich
15 DF  MNE Marko Vukčević
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  BRA Victor Braga
17 MF  KAZ Aleksandr Zuyev
18 MF  KAZ Askhat Tagybergen
22 MF  KAZ Meyrambek Kalmyrza
23 DF  KAZ Temirlan Yerlanov
27 MF  KAZ Nauryzbek Zhagorov
35 GK  KAZ Yuri Melikhov
38 DF  KAZ Amanzhol Bakitzhanov
44 GK  KAZ Danil Ustimenko
55 DF  SRB Ivan Miladinović
77 FW  TOG David Henen

On loan

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
— MF  KAZ Daniyar Usenov (at Aktobe until 31 December 2025)

Managers

See also

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Conference League 2024/25: FC Tobol Kostanay squad". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Дмитрий Огай оставил пост главного тренера". fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "О.Лотов будет совмещать основу и дубль". fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Омари Тетрадзе возглавил костанайский Тобол". fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Владимир Никитенко подал в отставку". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Марек Зуб возглавил Тобол". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ ""Тобол" расстался с Мареком Зубом". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Пост главного тренера ФК "Тобол" займет Владимир Газзаев". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Владимир Газзаев покидает Тобол". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Григорий Бабаян завершил отношения с Тоболом". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Григорий Бабаян вошел в тренерский штаб". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b "В новом качестве". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Александр Москаленко завершил отношения с "Тоболом"". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Милан Миланович – главный тренер Тобола". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Милич Чурчич – главный тренер - ФК "Тобол"". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Экс-футболист МЮ и сборной России стал гендиректором казахстанского клуба". Sportrbc.ru (in Russian). 11 July 2023.
  18. ^ The UEFA Intertoto Cup: Past Winners. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
  19. ^ "«Тобыл» футбол клубының 2025 жылғы тізімі". instagram.com/fctobol/ (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Instagram. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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