# FC Caspiy

Caspiy Football Club (Kazakh: Футбольный клуб «Каспий») is a Kazakhstani football club based at the Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. The club name derived from Caspian Sea (Kazakh: Каспий теңізі), on whose eastern shore Aktau is located. Their best year was 1996, when they finished 4th in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Kazakhstan Cup. Since 2001, they were stuck in the First Division, until gaining direct promotion to the top division in the 2019 season.

## History

From 1979 – 1991, the team played in the Soviet second league. From 1992 onwards, following the breakup of the Soviet Union, they played in the championship of Kazakhstan. The best achievement – the 4th place in 1996.

### Premier league return

Caspiy returned to the Kazakhstan Premier League for the first time in 19 seasons in 2020, with head coach Srdjan Blagojevic guiding them to a 10th-place finish. The following season, 2021, Blagojevic sealed an 8th-place finish before leaving to join Astana, with Nikolay Kostov being appointed as his replacement on 31 December 2021. On April 17, 2023, a Macedonian specialist, Igor Angelovski, was announced as the new head coach.
In 2021, the club rebranded itself, changing the logo, primary club colors, and sports kit.
The top scorer in the club's history, with more than 60 goals (as of April 19, 2022), is the forward, and club alumnus Almas Nurbergenovich Armenov.

### Names

* 1962 : Founded as Trud
* 1990 : The club is renamed Aktau
* 1993 (July) : The club is renamed Munaishy
* 1999 : The club is renamed Aktau
* 2000 : The club is renamed Mangystau
* 2002 : The club is renamed Caspiy

### Domestic history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Kazakhstan Cup | Name | League | Manager |
| 1992 | 1st | 15 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 54 | First round | Eduard Glazunov | 19 | Degtyarov Alexander |
| 1993 | 1st | 20 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 84 | 77 | 74 | First round | Erkin Sultanov | 20 | |
| 1994 | 2nd | 1 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 23 | 92 | Semi-final | | | |
| 1995 | 1st | 16 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 107 | 8 | Last 16 | | | |
| 1996 | 1st | 4 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 26 | 63 | Semi-final | Eduard Glazunov | 10 | |
| 1997 | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League | Non League |
| 1998 | 2nd | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 1999 | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | | | |
| 2000 | 2nd | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 21 | | | | |
| 2001 | 1st | 17 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 59 | 15 | Last 16 | Erlan Urazaev | 5 | Vladimir Fomichev |
| 2002 | 2nd | 6 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 30 | Quarter-final | | | |
| 2003 | 2nd (SW) | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 37 | First round | | | |
| 2004 | 2nd (SW) | 3 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 17 | 53 | First round | | | |
| 2005 | 2nd (SW) | 5 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 36 | First round | Fedor Siminidi | 15 | |
| 2006 | 2nd (SW) | 2 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 60 | First round | Talgat Sabalakov | 14 | |
| 2007 | 2nd (SW) | 3 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 43 | First round | Sergey Gridin | 13 | |
| 2008 | 2nd | 9 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 34 | First round | | | |
| 2009 | 2nd | 10 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 23 | First round | | | Anvarbek Sanbaev |
| 2010 | 2nd | 16 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 79 | 20 | Second round | Erlan Murlikhanov | 6 | Mels Kushanov |
| 2011 | 2nd | 12 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 37 | First round | Almas Armenov | 9 | Baurzhan Baimukhammedov |
| 2012 | 2nd | 8 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 31 | 40 | First round | Almas Armenov | 8 | Radostin Dimov |
| 2013 | 2nd | 5 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 31 | 65 | Second round | Igor Abdusheev | 15 | Igor Prokhnitskiy |
| 2014 | 2nd | 4 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 51 | First round | Almas Armenov | 13 | Igor Prokhnitskiy |
| 2015 | 2nd | 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 43 | First round | Vladimir Vyatkin | 9 | Kairat Aimanov |
| 2016 | 2nd | 4 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 43 | Second round | Almas Armenov | 7 | Kairat Aimanov / Askar Kushikbaev |
| 2017 | 2nd | 8 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 15 | First round | Moussa Limane | 7 | Askar Kushikbaev |
| 2018 | 2nd | 11 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 65 | 16 | First round | Branko Čubrilo | 5 | Askar Keldjanov / Ivan Pudar |
| 2019 | 2nd | 2 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 56 | Last 16 | Aidos Tattybaev | 19 | Sava Kovačević |
| 2020 | 1st | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 17 | - | Billal Sebaihi | 4 | Srdjan Blagojevic |
| 2021 | 1st | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 32 | Quarterfinal | David Karayev | 6 | Srdjan Blagojevic |
| 2022 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 31 | Group Stage | Ruan Teles | 6 | Nikolay Kostov |
| 2023 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 20 | Round of 16 | Giorgi Pantsulaia | 6 | Kakhaber Tskhadadze / Igor Angelovski / Konstantin Gorovenko |

## Current squad

    As of December 2024
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 | Nurlybek Ayazbaev |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Erkebulan Chinzhirbek |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Anuar Bekmyrza |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Erlan Kadyrbaev |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Kasymzhan Taipov |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Bekzat Kabylan |
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Viktor Dmitrenko |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Nurasyl Abilkairov |
| 10 | FW | KAZ | Bakdaulet Konlimkos |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Bakdaulet Zulfikarov |
| 12 | GK | KAZ | Olzhas Mukhanov |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Taykenov |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Daulet Zaynetdinov |
| 17 | DF | KAZ | Samat Shamsi |
| 21 | FW | KAZ | Damir Marat |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Amandyk Nabikhanov |
| 27 | FW | KAZ | Alibi Mukhit |
| 28 | FW | KAZ | Nikita Strizhkov |
| 30 | FW | KAZ | Sanat Zhumakhanov |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Mokin |
| 46 | MF | KAZ | Ali Kuantay |
| 47 | FW | KAZ | Arman Nusip |
| 48 | MF | KAZ | Erlik Zhumabay |
| 66 | MF | KAZ | Aleksey Doronin |
| 68 | FW | KAZ | Madiyar Bekeshov |
| 70 | MF | KAZ | Sultan Tazhikenov |
| 71 | DF | KAZ | Ramazan Karimov |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Alen Aymanov |
| 78 | MF | KAZ | Murodzhon Khalmatov |
| 90 | MF | KAZ | Nurmukhammed Islam |

## Honours

* Kazakhstan First Division (1): 1994
* Kazakh SSR Top League (1): 1978
* Kazakh SSR Cup (3): 1964, 1977, 1978