FC Zhenis

Full name	Football Club Zhenis Жеңіс футбол клубы
Founded	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Ground	K.Munaitpasov Stadium Astana, Kazakhstan
Capacity	12,343
Chairman	Mukhammet Japarov
Manager	Levan Korghalidze
League	Kazakhstan Premier League
2023	3rd (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

FC Zhenis ( Kazakh: Жеңіс футбол клубы) is a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt. The club has won the national championship on three occasions.

History

In January 2015, Astana-1964 dropped out of the Kazakhstan First Division to the regional Astana Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Names

• 1964 : Founded as Dinamo
• 1975 : Renamed Tselinnik
• 1994 : Renamed Tsesna
• 1996 : Renamed Tselinnik
• 1997 : Renamed Astana
• 1999 : Renamed Zhenis
• 2006 : Renamed Astana
• 2009 : Renamed Namys
• 2010 : Renamed Astana
• 2011 : Renamed Astana-1964
• 2021 : Renamed Zhenis

Domestic history

Continental history

Astana-1964 has already played in qualifying stages of European cups. Last time they lost in the second qualifying round of the 2007/8 Champions League to Norway's Rosenborg after overcoming Georgian champions FC Olimpi Rustavi in the first qualifying round 3–0 on aggregate.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2002–03	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Sheriff Tiraspol	3–2	1–2	4–4( a)
2003–04	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Viktoria Žižkov	1–3	0–3	1–6
2007–08	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Metalurgi Rustavi	3–0	0–0	3–0
		Second qualifying round	Rosenborg	1–3	1–7	2–10

Stadium

Astana-1964 played their home games at the 12,350 capacity Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium.

Current squad

As of 6 April 2024 ^[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   SVN Matija Rom 3 DF   GEO Zurab Tevzadze 4 DF   KAZ Sagi Sovet 5 DF   KAZ Sayan Mukanov 6 DF   SWE Benjamin Hjertstrand 7 MF   KAZ Rinat Khayrullin ( captain) 8 MF   KAZ Abay Zhunusov 9 FW   KOS Arb Manaj (on loan from Drita) 10 MF   KAZ Galymzhan Kenzhebek (on loan from Kairat) 11 MF   KAZ Miras Amantaev 14 MF   GEO Irakli Bidzinashvili 15 DF   POL Krystian Nowak 17 MF   KAZ Artem Cheredinov 18 MF   BLR Sergey Volkov

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   SRB Iljasa Zulfiu 20 FW   KAZ Raul Allakhverdiev 22 MF   BLR Denis Grechikho (on loan from BATE Borisov) 23 DF   KAZ Aldair Adilov 25 DF   KAZ Sayat Zhumagali 31 GK   KAZ Alisher Suleymen 32 MF   GRE Vasilios Karagounis 35 GK   KAZ Nikita Kalmykov ( vice-captain) 41 GK   KAZ Temirlan Anarbekov (on loan from Kairat) 54 DF   CRO Marin Belančić 70 FW   EGY Alexander Jakobsen 77 FW   KAZ Nurbol Anuarbekov 80 FW   KAZ Vladislav Prokopenko (on loan from Astana)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   KAZ Darkhan Dyusembekov (at SD Family Astana until 31 December 2024)

Honours

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 3
  • 2000, 2001, 2006
• Kazakhstan Cup: 3
  • 2001, 2002, 2005

Notable managers

The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Astana:

Name	Period	Trophies
Sergey Gorohovodatsky	2000	Kazakhstan Premier League
Vladimir Dergach	2001–2002	Kazakhstan Premier League, Kazakhstan Cup
Vladimir Fomichev/Igor Svechnikov	2002	Kazakhstan Cup
Aleksandr Irkhin	2003, 2007–2008	Kazakhstan Cup
Vladimir Mukhanov	2005	Kazakhstan Cup
Arno Pijpers	2006	Kazakhstan Premier League

See also

• Kazakhstani football clubs in European competitions

External links

• Official website

References