FC Taraz

FC Taraz
Full name	Football Club Taraz; Тараз футбол клубы
Founded	1960; 64 years ago
Ground	Central Stadium ; Taraz, Kazakhstan
Capacity	12,525
League	Kazakhstan First League
2024	8th
Website	https://tarazfc.kz/
Home colours	Away colours

FC Taraz (Kazakh: Тараз футбол клубы) is a Kazakhstani professional football club based at the Taraz Central Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and Kazakhstan Cup winners in 2004.

History

After initially being relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2016 season, Taraz was reinstated on 3 February 2017 after the Football Federation of Kazakhstan ruled that Altai Semey did not meet the required entry requirements for the Premier League.^[1]

Names

1960 : Founded as Metallist
1967 : Renamed Voskhod
1968 : Renamed Energetik
1971 : Renamed Alatau
1975 : Renamed Khimik
1992 : Renamed Fosfor
1993 : Renamed Taraz

Domestic history

Season	League									Kazakhstan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Kazakhstan Cup	Name	League	Manager
1992	1st	5th	26	12	5	9	40	29	29	Runners-up	M.Syzdykov A.Litvinenko	11	Kurban Berdyev
1993	1st	14th	24	16	4	4	51	29	36	Runners-up	Alexander Shmarikov	28	Kurban Berdyev
1994	1st	8th	30	12	7	11	42	34	33	Last 32	A.Litvinenko	20
1995	1st	2nd	30	20	2	8	61	34	62	Semi-finals	Nurken Mazbaev	19
1996	1st	1st	34	23	7	4	56	14	76	Quarter-finals	G.Kainazarov	12
1997	1st	2nd	26	18	2	6	49	18	56	Last 16	Nurken Mazbaev	16
1998	1st	10th	26	7	6	13	33	35	27	Last 16	B.Eirich	9
1999	1st	10th	30	6	5	19	25	64	23	Last 16	Murat Tleshev	6	Vakhid Masudov
2000	1st	12th	28	7	5	16	22	47	26	Last 16	B.Kenchimov A.Mironov	3	Vakhid Masudov
2001	1st	15th	32	6	3	23	26	57	21	Last 16	D.Nazarov / V.Yakovlev T.Sisenov / V.Valter	4
2002	2nd	4th								Last 32
2003	1st	12th	32	10	4	18	35	45	34	Last 32	Nazarov	10	Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov
2004	1st	7th	36	16	11	9	35	23	59	Winners	Oleh Mochulyak	8	Yuri Konkov
2005	1st	11th	30	10	6	14	32	36	36	Semi-finals	Nurken Mazbaev	11	Yuri Konkov
2006	1st	10th	30	9	6	15	32	34	33	Last 16	Wýaçeslaw Krendelew Oleh Mochulyak	8	Sergei Tagiyev
2007	1st	16th	30	3	6	21	16	50	15	Last 16	Aleksey Shapurin	4	Sergei Tagiyev
2008	2nd	2nd	26	19	4	3	61	14	61	First round			Vladimir Fomichyov
2009	1st	8th	26	9	6	11	37	36	33	Second round	Sergiu Epureanu	7	Vladimir Fomichyov
2010	1st	9th	32	9	10	13	36	40	37	Quarter-finals	Anton Zemlianukhin Milan Jovanović	7	Dmitry Ogai Igor Ursach Vait Talgayev
2011	1st	9th	32	10	5	17	30	39	25	Semi-finals	Nemanja Jovanović	7	Vait Talgayev
2012	1st	4th	26	14	4	8	32	30	46	Second round	Miroslav Lečić	7	Ljupko Petrović
2013	1st	10th	32	7	9	16	30	38	21	Runners-up	Obiora Odita	5	Ljupko Petrović Nurmat Mirzabayev Arno Pijpers
2014	1st	10th	32	9	7	16	32	45	25	Quarter-finals	Aleksey Shchetkin Murat Tleshev	7	Arno Pijpers Evgeny Yarovenko
2015	1st	9th	32	10	8	14	25	33	26	Quarter-finals	Oleksandr Pyschur	9	Evgeny Yarovenko
2016	1st	11th	32	10	5	17	33	42	35	Last 16	Malick Mané	13	Nurmat Mirzabayev Yuriy Maksymov
2017	1st	11th	33	8	8	17	29	50	26	Last 16	Baktiyar Zaynutdinov	7	Vait Talgayev
2018	2nd	2nd	33	19	10	4	61	27	67	Last 16
2019	1st	10th	33	7	8	18	28	60	29	Quarterfinal	Serge Nyuiadzi Elguja Lobjanidze	8	Nurken Mazbaev
2020	1st	8th	20	5	8	7	19	23	23	-	Toni Silva	4	Vladimir Nikitenko
2021	1st	10th	26	7	8	11	27	34	29	Quarterfinal	Pedro Eugénio	7	Vardan Minasyan
2022	1st	12th	26	6	10	10	27	29	28	Semifinal	Abylayhan Zhumabek	8	Nurken Mazbayev

Continental history

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997–98	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Bye
1997–98	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Second round	Nisa Aşgabat	2–2	0–2	2–4

Honours

Kazakhstan Premier League
- Champions (1): 1996
- Runner-up: (2): 1995, 1997
Kazakhstan Cup
- Winners (1): 2004
- Runner-up: (3): 1992, 1993, 2013

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023^[2]

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	Erkebulan Rakhmetulla
2	DF	KAZ	Arsen Zhandosov
3	MF	KAZ	Azamat Erkinbek
4	DF	KAZ	Asylbek Asan
5	MF	KAZ	Erasyl Keulimzhay
6	MF	KAZ	Dias Lesbek
7	FW	KAZ	Dias Orynbasar
8	MF	KAZ	Ersultan Kaldybekov
9	FW	KAZ	Altarazi Alberdiev
10	FW	KAZ	Erkebulan Toybekov
11	FW	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Rakhmet
12	MF	KAZ	Zhandos Umirzakov
13	MF	KAZ	Nurdaulet Baybosynov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	KAZ	Muslim Zhumat
15	DF	KAZ	Bauryzhan Ordabek
17	FW	KAZ	Abzal Mukanbetzhanov
18	DF	KAZ	Davranbek Seitov
19	FW	KAZ	Ulugbek Khaytmuratov
20	MF	KAZ	Arsen Ashirbek
21	DF	KAZ	Ermek Abdulla
22	DF	KAZ	Miras Zhaksymbetov
23	FW	KAZ	Abzal Baymolda
39	FW	KAZ	Zhakyp Kozhamberdy
40	GK	KAZ	Stanislav Shcherbakov
77	GK	KAZ	Daulet Zatybekov

Managers

Kurban Berdyev (1986–89; 1991–92)
Vakhid Masudov (Aug 1999 – June 00)
Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov (2003)
Yuri Konkov (1 January 2004 – 24 August 2005)
Sergei Tagiyev (2006 – 7 May)
Vladimir Fomichyov (2008–10)
Dmitriy Ogai (1 January 2010 – 30 November 2010)
Igor Ursachi (25 June 2010 – 1 September 2010)
Vait Talgayev (2010–2011)
Ljupko Petrović (1 November 2011 – 14 May 2013)
Nurmat Mirzabaev (interim) (16 May 2013 – 7 June 2013)
Arno Pijpers (8 June 2013 – 10 June 2014)
Evgeny Yarovenko (10 June 2014 – 11 November 2015)
Nurmat Mirzabayev (January – May 2016)
Yuriy Maksymov (15 May 2016 – 2017)
Vladimir Nikitenko (left in 2021)
Vardan Minasyan (2 February 2021 – 26 October 2021)^{[citation needed]}
Nurken Mazbayev (13 January 2022 – 21 October 2022)^[3]^[4]
Nurmat Mirzabayev(2022)^[5]

External links

Official website

References

^ "НовостиСостоялось внеочередное заседание Исполнительного комитета Федерации футбола Казахстана". pflk.kz (in Russian). Professional Football League Kazakhstan. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "Футбольный клуб "Тараз"". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Kazakhstan. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ ""Тараз" объявил о назначении главного тренера" (in Russian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Официально: Нуркен Мазбаев покинул "Тараз"" (in Russian). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Нурмат Мирзабаев рассказал, чего не хватило "Таразу" для победы в матче с "Каспием"" (in Russian). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[1] "НовостиСостоялось внеочередное заседание Исполнительного комитета Федерации футбола Казахстана". pflk.kz (in Russian). Professional Football League Kazakhstan. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[2] "Футбольный клуб "Тараз"". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Kazakhstan. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[3] ""Тараз" объявил о назначении главного тренера" (in Russian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[4] "Официально: Нуркен Мазбаев покинул "Тараз"" (in Russian). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[5] "Нурмат Мирзабаев рассказал, чего не хватило "Таразу" для победы в матче с "Каспием"" (in Russian). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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