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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.
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.
On 20 July 2015, Ioan Andone was appointed as the club's manager. After finishing Third in the league, on 10 November 2015, Andone left the club after his contract wasn't extended. On 22 December 2015, Yuri Utkulbayev was announced as Aktobe new manager. Ihor Rakhayev replaced Utkulbayev prior to the start of the 2017 season.
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 | V.Baburin | ||
| 1993 | 1st | 9 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 55 | 61 | Round 1 | Miroshnichenko | 20 | V.Baburin N.Akchurin |
| 1994 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 55 | Runners-up | Miroshnichenko | 19 | N.Akchurin Nikitenko |
| 1995 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 32 | Round 2 | Lemenchuk | ||
| 1996 | 1st | 10 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 45 | Round 2 | Korolev | 17 | Lemenchuk |
| 1997 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 56 | 15 | Round 2 | Lemenchuk Pobirsky | ||
| 2001 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 45 | Round 1 | Pobirsky Linchevskiy | ||
| 2002 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 46 | Quarter-finals | Yurist | 9 | Linchevskiy Masudov |
| 2003 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 51 | Quarter-finals | Masudov Miroshnichenko Ishchenko | ||
| 2004 | 1st | 4 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 19 | 74 | Quarter-finals | Ishchenko | ||
| 2005 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 70 | Round 2 | Ashirbekov | 15 | Ramazanov |
| 2006 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 60 | Quarter-finals | Rogaciov | 16 | Mukhanov |
| 2007 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 72 | Quarter-finals | Rogaciov | 16 | Mukhanov |
| 2008 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 67 | Winners | Khairullin | 11 | Mukhanov |
| 2009 | 1st | 1 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 65 | Semi-finals | Tleshev | 18 | Mukhanov |
| 2010 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 63 | Quarter-finals | Tleshev | 10 | Mukhanov |
| 2011 | 1st | 3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 31 | 54 | Round 2 | Mané | 12 | Mukhanov |
| 2012 | 1st | 3 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 50 | Semi-finals | Khairullin Geynrikh |
6 | Mukhanov Nikitenko |
| 2013 | 1st | 1 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 66 | Semi-finals | Khairullin | 7 | Nikitenko |
| 2014 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 40 | Runners-up | Khairullin | 9 | Nikitenko Gazzayev |
| 2015 | 1st | 3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 32 | Semi-finals | Khizhnichenko | 9 | Gazzayev Andone |
| 2016 | 1st | 6 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 36 | Last 16 | Bocharov | 7 | Utkulbayev |
| 2017 | 1st | 9 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 33 | Quarter-final | Zyankovich | 9 | Rakhayev Mukhanov |
| 2018 | 1st | 7 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 42 | Last 16 | Pizzelli | 18 | Mukhanov |
| 2019 | 1st | 11 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 15 | Last 16 | Aimbetov | 16 | Sednyov |
| 2020 | 2nd | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 29 | - | |||
| 2021 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 33 | Group Stage | Sergeyev | 7 | Baha Zelenovskiy (Caretaker) Masudov Mukhtar Erimbetov (Caretaker) Mukhanov |
| 2022 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 52 | Group Stage | Vidémont | 8 | Mukhanov Badlo (Caretaker) Karpovich |
| 2023 | 1st | 3 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 50 | Round of 16 | Kenesov | 6 | Karpovich |
European history
- As of match played 3 August 2023
| 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 Europa Conference League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 48 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 67 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Liepājas Metalurgs | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | SV Mattersburg | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | ||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | FH | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3Q | Maccabi Haifa | 0–0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | ||||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | PO | Werder Bremen | 0–2 | 3–6 | 3–8 | ||
| 2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Olimpi Rustavi | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3Q | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||||
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | PO | AZ | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Kecskeméti | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1(a) | ||
| 3Q | Alania Vladikavkaz | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2(p) | ||||
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Torpedo Kutaisi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 2Q | Milsami Orhei | 3–0 | 2–4 | 5–4 | ||||
| 3Q | Genk | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | ||||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Gandzasar | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 2Q | Hødd | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3Q | Breiðablik | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1(p) | ||||
| PO | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–8 | ||||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3Q | Steaua București | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | PO | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Nõmme Kalju | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | MTK Budapest | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Torpedo Kutaisi | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | ||
| 3Q | Sepsi OSK | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 274 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 3.625 |
| 275 | Ordabasy | 3.625 |
| 276 | Aktobe | 3.625 |
| 277 | Shakhter Karagandy | 3.625 |
| 278 | Shkëndija | 3.500 |
As of 1 June 2018.
FK Aktobe plays their home matches at the Central Stadium in Aktobe, which has a seating capacity of over 13,000 spectators. The team's colors are blue and white, and they are known for their passionate fan base and competitive spirit on the field.
Over the years, FK Aktobe has won multiple domestic titles, including several Kazakhstan Premier League championships and Kazakhstan Cup victories. The team has also competed in European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, showcasing their talent on an international stage.
FK Aktobe is known for their strong defense, skilled midfielders, and clinical strikers, making them a formidable opponent for any team they face. With a rich history and a dedicated fan base, FK Aktobe continues to be a dominant force in Kazakh soccer.