FC Aktobe
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 play 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.
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| Full name | Football Club Aktobe | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red and Whites | ||
| Founded | 1967 as Aktyubinets[1] | ||
| Ground | Central Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 13,500[2] | ||
| Owner | Akimat of Aktobe Region | ||
| President | Samat Smakov | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Kazakhstan Premier League | ||
| 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League, 12th (Relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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]
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 | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 1992 | 1st | 12 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 40 | Round 2 |  | ||
| 1993 | 1st | 9 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 55 | 61 | Round 1 | | 20 | |
| 1994 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 55 | Runners-up | | 19 | |
| 1995 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 32 | Round 2 | | ||
| 1996 | 1st | 10 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 45 | Round 2 | | 17 | |
| 1997 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 56 | 15 | Round 2 | | ||
| 2001 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 45 | Round 1 | | ||
| 2002 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 46 | Quarter-finals | | 9 | |
| 2003 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 51 | Quarter-finals |  | ||
| 2004 | 1st | 4 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 19 | 74 | Quarter-finals | | ||
| 2005 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 70 | Round 2 | | 15 | |
| 2006 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 60 | Quarter-finals |  | 16 |  |
| 2007 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 72 | Quarter-finals | | 16 | |
| 2008 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 67 | Winners | | 11 | |
| 2009 | 1st | 1 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 65 | Semi-finals | | 18 | |
| 2010 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 63 | Quarter-finals | | 10 | |
| 2011 | 1st | 3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 31 | 54 | Round 2 |  | 12 | |
| 2012 | 1st | 3 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 50 | Semi-finals |  | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1st | 1 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 66 | Semi-finals | | 7 | |
| 2014 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 40 | Runners-up | | 9 | |
| 2015 | 1st | 3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 32 | Semi-finals | | 9 |  |
| 2016 | 1st | 6 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 36 | Last 16 | | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 9 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 33 | Quarter-final |  | 9 | |
| 2018 | 1st | 7 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 42 | Last 16 |  | 18 | |
| 2019 | 1st | 11 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 15 | Last 16 | | 16 | |
Continental history
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |  |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |  |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1Q |  |
1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | |
1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q |  |
2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |  |
| 3Q |  |
0–0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | PO |  |
0–2 | 3–6 | 3–8 | |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q |  |
2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3Q | |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | | ||
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | PO |  |
2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  |
0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1(a) | |
| 3Q | |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2(p) | | ||
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2Q | |
3–0 | 2–4 | 5–4 | | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | | ||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | |
2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| 2Q |  |
2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | ||
| 3Q | |
1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1(p) | | ||
| PO | |
2–3 | 1–5 | 3–8 | | ||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | |
3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3Q | |
2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | | ||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | PO |  |
0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | |
1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
- GS: Group stage
The following list ranks the current position of Aktobe in UEFA club ranking:
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 274 | | 3.625 |
| 275 | | 3.625 |
| 276 | | 3.625 |
| 277 | | 3.625 |
| 278 |  | 3.500 |
As of 1 June 2018.[7]
Players
Current squad
- As of 22 February 2020[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
References
- История [History] (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- Стадион [Stadium] (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- Йоан Андоне представлен игрокам Актобе. sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- По обоюдному согласию. fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- Юрий Уткульбаев представлен коллективу. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ ФК АКТОБЕ НАЗНАЧЕН РАХАЕВ ИГОРЬ ВЛАДИМИРОВИЧ. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- "UEFA rankings for club competitions". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "Ақтөбе" ФК LOTTOмен жабдықталды". vk.com (in Kazakh). Aktobe VK. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "FK Aktobe: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "Kazakhstan - List of Super Cup Finals". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ОСНОВНОЙ СОСТАВ. fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
- FC Aktobe at UEFA.com
