FC Zhenis

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'''FC Zhenis''' ({{langx|kk|Жеңіс футбол клубы}}) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt. The club has won the national championship on three occasions.

==History== In January 2015, Astana-1964 dropped out of the Kazakhstan First Division to the regional ''Astana Championship''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Астана-1964 прекратила существование|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/astana-1964-prekratila-suschestvovanie|website=sports.kz|publisher=sports.kz|access-date=1 March 2016|language=ru|date=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Астана-1964 продолжит существование на уровне чемпионата города|url=http://vesti.kz/footballkaz/199996/|website=vesti.kz|publisher=vesti.kz|access-date=1 March 2016|language=ru|date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

===Names=== *1964 : ''Dinamo'' *1975 : ''Tselinnik'' *1994 : ''Tsesna'' *1996 : ''Tselinnik'' *1997 : ''Astana'' *1999 : ''Zhenis'' *2006 : ''Astana'' *2009 : ''Namys'' *2010 : ''Astana'' *2011 : ''Astana-1964'' *2021 : ''Zhenis''

===Domestic history=== <timeline> ImageSize = width:950 height:60 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1991 till:01/07/2022 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1992 Colors = id:bl1 value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:bl2 value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3) id:rs value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6) id:rn value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1)

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from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/2008 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "Premier League" from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2014 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1" from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2021 color:rs shift:(0,13) text: "D2" from:01/07/2021 till:01/07/2022 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: </timeline>

===Continental history=== Astana-1964 has already played in qualifying stages of European cups. Last time they lost in the second qualifying round of the 2007/8 Champions League to Norway's Rosenborg after overcoming Georgian champions FC Olimpi Rustavi in the first qualifying round 3–0 on aggregate.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |rowspan="1"|2002–03 |rowspan="1"|UEFA Champions League |rowspan="1"|First qualifying round |{{flagicon|MDA}} Sheriff Tiraspol |align=center|3–2 |align=center|1–2 |align=center|4–4(a) |- |rowspan="1"|2003–04 |rowspan="1"|UEFA Cup |rowspan="1"|First qualifying round |{{flagicon|CZE}} Viktoria Žižkov |align=center|1–3 |align=center|0–3 |align=center|1–6 |- |rowspan="2"|2007–08 |rowspan="2"|UEFA Champions League |rowspan="1"|First qualifying round |{{flagicon|GEO}} Metalurgi Rustavi |align=center|3–0 |align=center|0–0 |align=center|3–0 |- |rowspan="1"|Second qualifying round |{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg |align=center|1–3 |align=center|1–7 |align=center|2–10 |}

==Stadium== {{Main|Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Astana)}} Astana-1964 played their home games at the 12,350 capacity Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium.

==Current squad== {{updated|2 April, 2026|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qfl.kz/ru/team/208/|title=Команда|trans-title=Team|language=Russian|publisher=Kazakhstan Football League|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1 |nat=KAZ|name=Ilya Sotnik|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=4 |nat=KAZ|name=Marat Bystrov|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5 |nat=GEO|name=Zurab Tevzadze|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7 |nat=KAZ|name=Islambek Kuat|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8 |nat=KAZ|name=Madi Khaseyn|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9 |nat=GEO|name=Elguja Lobjanidze|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=GEO|name=Luka Imnadze|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=KAZ|name=Sagadat Tursynbay|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=KAZ|name=Ardak Saulet|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=KAZ|name=Aldair Adilov|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=KAZ|name=Bayzhan Madelkhan|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=BRA|name=Adílio|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=KAZ|name=Batykhan Kamaradinov|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=KAZ|name=Andrey Ulshin|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=41|nat=BLR|name=Maksim Plotnikov|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=NGR|name=Samson Iyede|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=52|nat=KAZ|name=Alexander Merkel|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=63|nat=BIH|name=Ivan Šaravanja|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=72|nat=KAZ|name=Mikael Askarov|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=KAZ|name=Nursayat Shanshar|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=BRA|name=Gian|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=93|nat=BRA|name=Élder Santana|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}

==Honours== *'''Kazakhstan Premier League''': 3 **2000, 2001, 2006 *'''Kazakhstan Cup''': 3 **2001, 2002, 2005

== Notable managers == The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Astana: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Period ! Trophies |- |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Sergey Gorohovodatsky |2000 |Kazakhstan Premier League |- |{{flagicon|Russia}} Vladimir Dergach |2001–2002 |Kazakhstan Premier League, Kazakhstan Cup |- |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Vladimir Fomichev/Igor Svechnikov |2002 |Kazakhstan Cup |- |{{flagicon|Russia}} Aleksandr Irkhin |2003, 2007–2008 | Kazakhstan Cup |- |- |{{flagicon|Russia}} Vladimir Mukhanov |2005 |Kazakhstan Cup |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Arno Pijpers |2006 |Kazakhstan Premier League |}

==External links== * {{oweb|https://jenisfk.kz/}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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