{{Short description|Kazakh football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Yelimay | image = FC_Yelimay_logo.png | image_size = 200px | fullname = Football Club Yelimay<br>Елімай футбол клубы | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1964}} | ground = Spartak Stadium <br /> Semey, Kazakhstan | capacity = 8,000{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | chairman = Akhmedzhan Kazakbayev | manager = Andrei Karpovich | league = Kazakhstan Premier League | season = 2025 | position = Kazakhstan Premier League, 4th of 13 | website = {{URL|https://fcelimai.kz/}} | current = 2025 FC Yelimay season | pattern_la1 = _pumaglory22pg | pattern_b1 = _pumaultimate23pg | pattern_ra1 = _pumaglory22pg | pattern_so1 = | pattern_sh1 = | leftarm1 = 00924F | body1 = 00924F | rightarm1 = 00924F | shorts1 = 00924F | socks1 = 00924F | pattern_la2 = _pumaglory22w | pattern_b2 = _pumaultimate23w | pattern_ra2 = _pumaglory22w | pattern_so2 = | pattern_sh2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''FC Yelimay''' ({{langx|kk|Елімай футбол клубы}}) is a Kazakh professional football club based in Semey. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, then named ''Yelimay Semey'' (or simply "Yelimay"), they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998. They are currently in Premier League.
==History== The club's predecessor is the Soviet team of masters of the local brick factory in Semey, hence the name Tsementnik (cement producer). The team of masters spent some 28 seasons in the Soviet Second League (Class B).
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, in the mid 1990s the club became one of the leaders of the Kazakhstani championship as Yelimay . Yelim-Ai (or Elim-ay) is the name of a historic poem of Kazakh people.
FC Yelimay most recently won the Kazakh league while the Football Federation of Kazakhstan were AFC affiliates. After Kazakhstan switched to UEFA affiliation, Yelimay were relegated to the second-tier Kazakhstan First Division.
After the merger of former Semey Province into East Kazakhstan Province in 1997, the city of Semey was no longer a province capital. Thus, all financial support from the former province went to Oskemen, the current province capital.
===Names=== *1964 : ''Tsementnik'' *1971 : ''Spartak'' *1994 : ''Yelimay'' *1999 : ''AES-Yelimay'' *2001 : ''Yelimay'' *2004 : ''Semey'' *2008 : ''Spartak'' *2022 : ''Yelimay''
===Domestic history=== {|class="wikitable" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="9" | League ! rowspan="2" | Kazakhstan Cup ! colspan="2" | Top goalscorer ! rowspan="2" | Manager |- ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P ! Name ! League |- |align=center|1992 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''14''' |align=center|26 |align=center|5 |align=center|3 |align=center|18 |align=center|25 |align=center|60 |align=center|'''13''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|1993 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''17''' |align=center|24 |align=center|13 |align=center|4 |align=center|7 |align=center|32 |align=center|35 |align=center|'''30''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|1994 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1''' |align=center|30 |align=center|20 |align=center|7 |align=center|3 |align=center|70 |align=center|29 |align=center|'''47''' |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kairat Aubakirov |align=center|16 |align=center| |- |align=center|1995 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1''' |align=center|30 |align=center|21 |align=center|4 |align=center|5 |align=center|68 |align=center|23 |align=center|'''67''' |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''Winners''' |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Andrei Miroshnichenko |align=center|23 |align=center| |- |align=center|1996 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''3''' |align=center|34 |align=center|22 |align=center|8 |align=center|4 |align=center|67 |align=center|17 |align=center|'''74''' |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Bolat Esmagambetov |align=center|14 |align=center| |- |align=center|1997 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''7''' |align=center|26 |align=center|13 |align=center|7 |align=center|6 |align=center|41 |align=center|26 |align=center|'''46''' |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Oleg Litvinenko |align=center|8 |align=center| |- |align=center|1998 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1''' |align=center|26 |align=center|20 |align=center|3 |align=center|3 |align=center|60 |align=center|20 |align=center|'''63''' |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Oleg Litvinenko |align=center|14 |align=center| |- |align=center|1999 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''9''' |align=center|30 |align=center|12 |align=center|4 |align=center|14 |align=center|35 |align=center|36 |align=center|'''40''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2000 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''8''' |align=center|28 |align=center|12 |align=center|5 |align=center|11 |align=center|43 |align=center|33 |align=center|'''41''' |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kairat Aubakirov |align=center|15 |align=center| |- |align=center|2001 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''7''' |align=center|32 |align=center|14 |align=center|6 |align=center|12 |align=center|47 |align=center|42 |align=center|'''48''' |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kairat Aubakirov |align=center|13 |align=center| |- |align=center|2002 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''8''' |align=center|32 |align=center|11 |align=center|6 |align=center|15 |align=center|33 |align=center|51 |align=center|'''39''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2003 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''9''' |align=center|32 |align=center|12 |align=center|7 |align=center|13 |align=center|35 |align=center|35 |align=center|'''43''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2004 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''19''' |align=center|36 |align=center|4 |align=center|1 |align=center|31 |align=center|25 |align=center|84 |align=center|'''13''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2005 |align=center|2nd |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''2''' |align=center|24 |align=center|18 |align=center|5 |align=center|1 |align=center|76 |align=center|17 |align=center|'''59''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2006 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''4''' |align=center|24 |align=center|12 |align=center|7 |align=center|5 |align=center|46 |align=center|25 |align=center|'''43''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2007 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''9''' |align=center|26 |align=center|7 |align=center|8 |align=center|11 |align=center|29 |align=center|49 |align=center|'''29''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2008 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''3''' |align=center|26 |align=center|13 |align=center|8 |align=center|5 |align=center|50 |align=center|35 |align=center|'''47''' |align=center|First round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2009 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''7''' |align=center|26 |align=center|12 |align=center|2 |align=center|12 |align=center|35 |align=center|41 |align=center|'''38''' |align=center|First round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2010 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''4''' |align=center|34 |align=center|19 |align=center|7 |align=center|8 |align=center|68 |align=center|40 |align=center|'''64''' |align=center|First round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2011 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''14''' |align=center|32 |align=center|8 |align=center|8 |align=center|16 |align=center|36 |align=center|53 |align=center|'''32''' |align=center|First round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2012 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''6''' |align=center|30 |align=center|14 |align=center|4 |align=center|12 |align=center|38 |align=center|45 |align=center|'''46''' |align=center|First round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2013 |align=center|2nd |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''2''' |align=center|34 |align=center|21 |align=center|7 |align=center|6 |align=center|54 |align=center|24 |align=center|'''70''' |align=center|First round |align=center|{{flagicon|UZB}} Paul Puryshkin |align=center|13 |align=center| |- |align=center|2014 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''12''' |align=center|32 |align=center|7 |align=center|7 |align=center|18 |align=center|30 |align=center|52 |align=center|'''21''' |align=center|First round |align=center|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Jovanović |align=center|7 |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almas Kulshinbayev |- |align=center|2015 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''6''' |align=center|24 |align=center|11 |align=center|6 |align=center|7 |align=center|34 |align=center|19 |align=center|'''39''' |align=center|Second round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksei Petrushin |- |align=center|2016 |rowspan="7"; colspan="13"; align=center|''Did not participate in professional divisions'' |- |align=center|2017 |- |align=center|2018 |- |align=center|2019 |- |align=center|2020 |- |align=center|2021 |- |align=center|2022 |- |align=center|2023 |align=center|2nd |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1''' |align=center|28 |align=center|24 |align=center|4 |align=center|0 |align=center|76 |align=center|17 |align=center|'''76''' |align=center|Playoff stage |align=center|{{flagicon|GEO}} Beka Kavtaradze |align=center|19 |align=center| |- |align=center|2024 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''6''' |align=center|24 |align=center|10 |align=center|7 |align=center|7 |align=center|35 |align=center|32 |align=center|'''37''' |align=center|Semi-finals |align=center|{{flagicon|BLR}} Nikita Korzun |align=center|7 |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Andrey Karpovich |- |align=center|2025 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''4''' |align=center|26 |align=center|14 |align=center|6 |align=center|6 |align=center|47 |align=center|31 |align=center|'''48''' |align=center|Quarter-finals |align=center|{{flagicon|TOG}} Euloge Placca Fessou |align=center|9 |align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Andrey Karpovich |}
===Continental history=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |rowspan="2"|1995 |rowspan="2"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="1"|First round |{{flagicon|UZB}} Neftchi Fargʻona |align=center|1–3 |align=center|4–1 |align=center|5–4 |- |rowspan="1"|Second round |{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Nassr |align=center|0–1 |align=center|0–3<sup>1</sup> |align=center|0–4<sup>1</sup> |- |rowspan="2"|1996–97 |rowspan="2"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="1"|First round |{{flagicon|KGZ}} AiK Bishkek |align=center|4–2 |align=center|2–1 |align=center|6–3 |- |rowspan="1"|Second round |{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis |align=center|3–0 |align=center|0–5 |align=center|3–5 |- |2026–27 |UEFA Conference League |First qualifying round |TBD | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | |} <sup>1</sup> Yelimay Semey withdrew after the 1st leg.
==Current squad== {{updated|8 March 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Футбол клубы "Елімай" |url=https://pflk.kz/kaz/clubs/219#league=5 |website=pflk.kz |publisher=Football Federation of Kazakhstan |access-date=31 May 2023 |language=Russian |date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210052428/https://pflk.kz/kaz/clubs/219#league=5 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=KAZ|name=Egor Tsuprikov|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=KAZ|name=Adi Adambaev|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=BRA|name=Higor Gabriel|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=KAZ|name=Adilbek Zhumakhanov|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=CRO|name=Marin Belančić|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=KAZ|name=Ermek Abdulla|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=KAZ|name=Roman Murtazayev|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=KAZ|name=Zhan-Ali Payruz|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=KAZ|name=Ivan Sviridov|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=COL|name=Dubán Palacio|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=ALB|name=Edison Ndreca|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=KAZ|name=Akmal Bakhtiyarov|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=KAZ|name=Ramazan Orazov|pos=MF}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=KAZ|name=Aybar Zhaksylykov|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=KAZ|name=Arsen Ashirbek|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=KAZ|name=Nikita Pivkin|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=CRO|name=Hrvoje Ilić|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=BLR|name=Yevgeny Beryozkin|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=KAZ|name=Almas Tyulyubay|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=50|nat=SRB|name=Ivan Miladinović|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=67|nat=KAZ|name=Artem Zhilin|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=TOG|name=Euloge Placca Fessou|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=83|nat=KAZ|name=Alizhan Baygaliev|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=KAZ|name=Asan Baygaliev|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=KAZ|name=Sanzhar Sansyzbaev|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=POR|name=Vladimir Stojković|pos=GK}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs end}}
==Honours== *Kazakhstan Premier League (3): 1994, 1995, 1998 *Kazakhstan First Division (1): 2023 *Kazakhstan Cup (1): 1995 *Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 1995
==External links== * {{oweb|https://fcelimai.kz/}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Kazakhstan Premier League teamlist}}
Category:FC Elimai Elimai, FC Category:1964 establishments in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Category:Association football clubs established in 1964 Category:Semey