# FC Taraz

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.

### 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 | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Top goalscorer | 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 | Bye | Bye | 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
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)
* Nurken Mazbayev (13 January 2022 – 21 October 2022)
* Nurmat Mirzabayev(2022)