page_title: Oral, Kazakhstan
section_title: Bandy
hierarchical_section_title: Oral, Kazakhstan / Sport / Bandy
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Исалиев Рауан - капитан сборной Казахстана по бенди English: Issaliev Rauan - The captain of a bandy national team of Kazakhstan
context_page_description: Oral, Ural'sk in Russian, formerly known as Yaitsk, is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chagan rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western bank of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It is the capital of the West Kazakhstan Region. The ethnic composition is dominated by Kazakhs and Russians. Population: 271,900; 194,905.
  Oral is an agricultural and industrial centre, and has been an important trade stop since its founding. Barge traffic has passed up and down the Ural River between the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains for centuries. Today it is one of the major entry points for rail traffic from Europe to Siberia, servicing the many new oil fields in the Caspian basin and the industrial cities of the southern Urals. It is served by Oral Ak Zhol Airport.
context_section_description: Bandy is the principal sport in the city. Akzhayik Sports Club, based in the Yunost Stadium (Zhastar Stadium in Kazakh), is the only professional team in the country and plays in the 2nd highest division of Russia. In September 2017 Kazakhstan Bandy Federation bought the club.
  The city sent a team to the Spartakiade 2009 and the finished 2nd. All the players of the Under 23s' national team in the 2013/14 season came from Oral. After the Kazakhstan national bandy team took the gold medal at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, the team came back to Oral in triumph.
  A few former residents now live in Germany and play for the German national team.
  The first international bandy championships in Kazakhstan was held in the city in the 1990s, World Championship for Under 15s' boys. Oral hosted the 2nd Republican Youth Winter Games in 2015, with competitions in bandy and ice hockey. 
  The Yunost Stadium in 2018 became equipped with artificial ice.
caption: Rauan Isaliyev, captain of Kazakhstan national bandy team, is from Oral
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