# FC Zhetysu

Jetisu Taldykorgan (Kazakh: Жетісу Талдықорған футбол клубы, Jetisý Taldyqorǵan Fýtbol Klýby) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having missed five seasons because of relegations.

## History
### Names

* 1981 : Founded as Zhetysu
* 1993 : Renamed Taldykorgan
* 1994 : Renamed Kainar
* 1998 : Renamed Zhetysu Promservice for sponsorship reasons
* 1999 : Renamed Zhetysu

### Domestic history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Managers |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Kazakhstan Cup | Name | League | Managers |
| 1992 | 1st | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 27 | First round | | | |
| 1993 | 1st | 25 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 55 | 7 | Withdrew | | | |
| 1994 | 2nd | 2 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 59 | Withdrew | | | |
| 1995 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 45 | First round | | | |
| 1996 | 1st | 9 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 48 | Second round | | | |
| 1997 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | - | | | |
| 1998 | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | - | | | |
| 1999 | 1st | 15 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 68 | 13 | First round | | | |
| 2000 | 1st | 14 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 73 | 14 | Withdrew | | | |
| 2001 | 1st | 14 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 57 | 26 | Withdrew | | | |
| 2002 | 2nd | 5 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 36 | Quarter-final | | | |
| 2003 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 48 | Last 16 | | | |
| 2004 | 1st | 13 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 40 | Quarter-final | | | |
| 2005 | 1st | 15 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 60 | 19 | First round | | | |
| 2006 | 2nd | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 14 | 76 | Last 16 | | | |
| 2007 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 46 | Last 16 | | | |
| 2008 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 41 | Quarter-final | | | |
| 2009 | 1st | 5 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 44 | Semi-final | Danilo Belić | 13 | |
| 2010 | 1st | 7 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 49 | Semi-final | Danilo Belić | 13 | |
| 2011 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 27 | 38 | First round | Ulugbek Bakayev | 18 | Serik Abdualiyev |
| 2012 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 45 | 23 | Quarter-final | Edin Junuzović | 8 | Serik Abdualiyev Slobodan Krčmarević |
| 2013 | 1st | 9 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 22 | First round | Edin Junuzović Murat Tleshev | 4 | Omari Tetradze |
| 2014 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 25 | First round | Sergei Schaff | 4 | Omari Tetradze Askar Kozhabergenov |
| 2015 | 1st | 11 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 22 | Quarter-final | Dušan Savić | 12 | Askar Kozhabergenov Ivan Azovskiy |
| 2016 | 1st | 12 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 53 | 31 | Quarter-final | Dušan Savić | 10 | Almas Kulshinbaev |
| 2017 | 2nd | 1 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 10 | 62 | Quarter-final | | | |
| 2018 | 1st | 6 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 43 | Last 16 | Oleg Hromțov Mantas Kuklys | 5 | Dmitry Ogai |
| 2019 | 1st | 5 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 56 | Last 16 | Martin Toshev | 9 | Dmitry Ogai |
| 2020 | 1st | 6 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 28 | - | Aybar Zhaksylykov | 6 | Dmitry Ogai |
| 2021 | 1st | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 47 | 16 | Group Stage | Artjom Dmitrijev Aybar Zhaksylykov | 4 | Rinat Alyuetov |

### Continental

    As of match played 12 July 2012
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R1 | Budapest Honvéd | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–6 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Lech Poznań | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |

## Honours

* Kazakhstan First Division
** Champions (1): 2006

## Current squad

    As of 3 March 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 |
| 5 | DF | BLR | Maksim Kovel |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Aslan Akhmedov |
| 7 | FW | KAZ | Nurbergen Nurbol |
| 8 | FW | KAZ | Alen Aymanov |
| 9 | MF | SLE | Saidu Fofanah |
| 10 | DF | RUS | Soslan Takulov |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Alan Chochiyev |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Taykenov |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Zhansultan Mukhametkhanov |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Dmitriy Schmidt |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | David Esimbekov (on loan from Chernomorets Novorossiysk) |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Rinat Serikkul |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Ramazan Karimov (on loan from Kairat) |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Timur Rudoselsky |
| 27 | MF | KAZ | Miras Omatay (on loan from Kairat) |
| 31 | GK | KAZ | Mikhail Golubnichiy |
| 55 | MF | GER | Meik Karwot |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Dias Orynbasar |
| 78 | GK | RUS | Denis Kavlinov |
| 87 | MF | KAZ | Zhaslan Kairkenov |
| 88 | FW | RUS | Ruslan Bolov |
| 93 | DF | KAZ | Sultan Askarov (on loan from Kairat) |

## Managers

* Vladimir Stepanov (2001)
* Vakhid Masudov (2004)
* Igor Svechnikov (2005)
* Ilie Carp (July 27, 2008 – Sept 26, 2008)
* Yuri Konkov (Jan 1, 2010 – Sept 5, 2010)
* Serik Abdualiyev (Jan 1, 2011 – May 10, 2012)
* Slobodan Krčmarević (June 1, 2012 – Feb 1, 2013)
* Omari Tetradze (Feb 10, 2013–23 Sep, 2014)
* Askar Kozhabergenov (Sep, 2014–20 Apr, 2015)
* Ivan Azovskiy (Apr 20, 2015 – Jan 5, 2016)
* Almas Kulshinbaev (Jan 5, 2016–2017)
* Kayrat Nurdauletov (Dec 20, 2023–)