# FC Kaisar

FC Kaysar (Kazakh: Қайсар Футбол Клубы, Qaisar Futbol Kluby) is a Kazakh professional football club based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have missed only three seasons following relegations. Their most successful was the season of 1998, when they won the Kazakhstan Cup and came fourth in the league. Also they won Kazakhstan Cup in 2019.

## History
### Names

* 1968 : Founded as Volna
* 1969 : Renamed Avtomobilist
* 1974 : Renamed Orbita
* 1979 : Renamed Meliorator
* 1990 : Renamed Kaisar
* 1996 : Renamed Kaisar-Munai for sponsorship reasons
* 1997, July : Renamed Kaisar-Hurricane for sponsorship reasons
* 2001 : Renamed Kaisar again

### 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 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 20 | | Sergei Kogai | 21 | |
| 1993 | 1st | 21 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 52 | 85 | 36 | | | | |
| 1994 | 2nd | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | 2nd | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | 1st | 7 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 56 | | | | |
| 1997 | 1st | 8 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 23 | 44 | Runners-up | Vladimir Loginov | 12 | |
| 1998 | 1st | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 53 | Winner | Nurken Mazbaev | 13 | |
| 1999 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 58 | | Nurken Mazbaev | 11 | |
| 2000 | 1st | 6 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 43 | | Vladimir Loginov | 12 | |
| 2001 | 1st | 11 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 40 | | | | |
| 2002 | 1st | 10 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 55 | 32 | | | | M.Esmuratov |
| 2003 | 1st | 13 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 34 | | | | |
| 2004 | 1st | 16 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 61 | 31 | | | | |
| 2005 | 2nd | 1 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 55 | | | | |
| 2006 | 1st | 15 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 28 | | | | |
| 2007 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 37 | | | | S.Gorokhovodatskiy |
| 2008 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 49 | Round of 16 | | | V.Nikitenko |
| 2009 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 14 | Quarter-final | | | K.Dyshekov / S.Abildaev T.Turmagambetov / V.Linchevskiy |
| 2010 | 2nd | 2 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 23 | 81 | First round | | | V.Linchevskiy |
| 2011 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 27 | Second round | Ivan Perić | 5 | A.Liubinskas |
| 2012 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 30 | Quarter-final | Gradimir Crnogorac | 4 | S.Kogai V.Nikitenko |
| 2013 | 2nd | 1 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 77 | 20 | 74 | Second round | | | S.Volgin |
| 2014 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 27 | Second round | Rimo Hunt | 8 | D.Ogai |
| 2015 | 1st | 12 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 16 | Quarter-final | Zhasulan Moldakaraev | 6 | D.Ogai / F.Shcherbachenko |
| 2016 | 2nd | 1 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 67 | Last 16 | | | |
| 2017 | 1st | 6 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 42 | Last 16 | Volodymyr Arzhanov Mathias Coureur Maksat Baizhanov | 5 | S.Mladenov |
| 2018 | 1st | 5 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 45 | Quarter-final | Mathias Coureur | 7 | S.Mladenov |
| 2019 | 1st | 6 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 42 | Winner | Tigran Barseghyan | 12 | S.Mladenov |
| 2020 | 1st | 7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 24 | - | Elguja Lobjanidze | 8 | S.Mladenov |
| 2021 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 19 | Quarter-final | Karolis Laukžemis | 8 | S.Abildaev V.Nikitenko |
| 2022 | 2nd | 2 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 56 | Quarter-final | Mamadou Diallo | 19 | S.Abildaev |
| 2023 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 36 | Round of 16 | Dzmitry Baradzin | 8 | V.Kumykov |
| 2024 | 1st | 8 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 34 | Round of 16 | Aybar Zhaksylykov | 7 | V.Kumykov |

### Continental history

    As of match played 17 September 2020
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1998–99 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Nisa Aşgabat | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| 1999–2000 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Khujand | 3–0 | 0–3 | (p) 3–3 |
| 1999–2000 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2R | Navbahor Namangan | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | APOEL | 1–4 | — | — |

## Honours

* Kazakhstan Cup
** Champions (2): 1998, 2019
* Kazakhstan First Division
** Champions (4): 1995, 2005, 2013, 2016

## Current squad

    As of 28 February 2025
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 | Nurymzhan Salaidin |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Temirlan Murzagaliev |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Abylaykhan Tolegenov |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Adilet Kenesbek |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Magzhan Baurzhan |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Aybol Abiken |
| 7 | FW | KAZ | Elzhas Altynbekov |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Duman Narzildayev |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Ersultan Torekul |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Nurdaulet Amirbek |
| 13 | GK | KAZ | Nurmat Sarsenov |
| 17 | DF | KAZ | Kuanysh Kalmuratov |
| 19 | FW | KAZ | Aybar Zhaksylykov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | KAZ | Bekzat Kurmanbekuly |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Azamat Serikbaev |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Zhalgas Zhaksylykov |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Nikita Gubarev |
| 28 | MF | KAZ | Sayat Bakytbay |
| 29 | MF | KAZ | Orken Makhan |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Mokin |
| 44 | DF | KAZ | Karam Sultanov |
| 73 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan |
| 74 | DF | KAZ | Roman Bozhko |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Marlen Aymanov |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Nurdaulet Agzambaev |

## Managers

* Aleksandr Prokhorov (1981–82)
* Marat Esmuratov (2002)
* Bulat Esmagambetov (May 2003)
* Tleuhan Turmagambetov (May 2003 – Oct 06)
* Viktor Kumykov (2003 – Oct 04)
* Sergei Gorokhovodatskiy (2007)
* Vladimir Nikitenko (Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008)
* Khazret Dyshekov (April 2009)
* Sultan Abildayev (April 2009 – Aug 09)
* Tleuhan Turmagambetov (Aug 2009)
* Vladimir Linchevskiy (Aug 2009 – Feb 11)
* Algimantas Liubinskas (Jan 2011 – Feb 12)
* Sergei Kogai (Jan 31, 2012 – April 24, 2012)
* Vladimir Nikitenko (April 24, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012)
* Sergei Volgin (Jan 18, 2013 – Nov 17, 2013)
* Dmitriy Ogai (Nov 30, 2013 – July 23, 2015)
* Fyodor Shcherbachenko (Aug 6, 2015 – Nov 10, 2015)
* Stoycho Mladenov (Jan 1, 2017 – Nov 10, 2020)
* Sultan Abildayev (Dec 15, 2020 – Dec 13, 2022)
* Viktor Kumykov (Dec 13, 2022 – )