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FC Astana
Full name	FC Astana
Founded	1964
Ground	K.Munaitpasov Stadium Astana, Kazakhstan (Capacity 12,343)
Chairman	Aleksandr Konochkin
Manager	Alexander Irkhin
League	Kazakhstan Super League
2007	8
Home colours

FC Astana are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. In 2008 they plan to move to new Astana Stadium. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Super League, and have never relegated to lower level divisions. The club is three time national champions and has already played in qualifying stages of European cups, losing 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.

Contents 1 Name History 2 Achievements 3 Squad 4 Notable past manager 5 External links 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Name History

• 1964 : Founded as Dinamo
• 1975 : The club is renamed Tselinnik
• 1994 : The club is renamed Tsesna
• 1996 : The club is renamed Tselinnik
• 1997 : The club is renamed FC Astana
• 1997 : The club is renamed FC Zhenis Astana
• 2006 : The club is renamed FC Astana

[edit] Achievements

• Kazakhstan Super League: 3

2000, 2001, 2006

• Kazakhstan Cup: 3

2001¹, 2002, 2005

[edit] Squad

The start of 2007 season, April^[1] & Summer 2007 transfers^[2]

No. Position Player 29 GK Sergei Boichenko 21 GK Vitaliy Demur 31 GK Evgeni Kusnetsov 2 DF Aidar Kumisbekov 3 DF Aleksandr Kuchma 4 DF Maksim Zhalmagambetov 5 DF Emil Kenzhesariev 20 DF Maksim Kaznacheev 22 DF Sergei Akhanov 6 MF Anton Chichulin 7 MF Eduard Sergienko 8 MF Pyrali Aliyev 11 MF Kuanysh Abdualiev

No. Position Player 14 MF Zhambyl Kukeev 15 MF Aleksandr Suchkov 16 MF Igor Aksenov 17 MF Beket Baimbetov 19 MF Mikhail Sukhov 19 MF Evgeniy Semin MF Viktor Bulatov (summer transfer from Alania) MF Dian Genchev (summer transfer from Cherno More) 9 FW Murat Suyumagambetov 10 FW Dauren Kusainov 18 FW Maksim Asovskiy 23 FW Tugan Khamkhoyev FW Arsen Tlekhugov (summer transfer from Kairat)

[edit] Notable past manager

• Arno Pijpers (2006)
• Vladimir Mukhanov (2005)
• Aleksandr Zavarov (2004)

[edit] External links

• Official site

[edit] See also

• Kazakhstan football clubs in European cups

[edit] References

Super League 2008 v • d • e
FC Aktobe | FC Almaty | FC Astana | FC Atyrau | FC Irtysh | FC Ekibastuzetc | FC Kairat Almaty | FC Kaisar | FC Kazakhmys | FC Megasport | FC Ordabasy | FC Shakhter | FC Tobol | FC Vostok | FC Esil Bogatyr | FC Zhetysu
UEFA Champions League 2007-08 v • d • e
Group stage Arsenal • Barcelona • Benfica • Beşiktaş • Celtic • Chelsea • CSKA Moscow • Dynamo Kiev • Fenerbahçe • Internazionale • Lazio • Liverpool • Lyon • Manchester United • Marseille • Milan • Olympiacos • Porto • PSV Eindhoven • Rangers • Real Madrid • Roma • Rosenborg • Schalke 04 • Sevilla • Shakhtar Donetsk • Slavia Prague • Sporting CP • Steaua • VfB Stuttgart • Valencia • Werder Bremen
UEFA Champions League seasons v • d • e
European Cup | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00  2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |