FC Taraz

FC Taraz

Full name	Football Club Taraz Тараз футбол клубы
Founded	1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Ground	Central Stadium Taraz, Kazakhstan
Capacity	12,525
League	Kazakhstan First League
2024	8th
Website	tarazfc.kz
Home colours Away colours

FC Taraz (Kazakh: Тараз футбол клубы) is a Kazakhstani professional football club based at the Taraz Central Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and Kazakhstan Cup winners in 2004.

After initially being relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2016 season, Taraz was reinstated on 3 February 2017 after the Football Federation of Kazakhstan ruled that Altai Semey did not meet the required entry requirements for the Premier League.^[1]

• 1960 : Founded as Metallist
• 1967 : Renamed Voskhod
• 1968 : Renamed Energetik
• 1971 : Renamed Alatau
• 1975 : Renamed Khimik
• 1992 : Renamed Fosfor
• 1993 : Renamed Taraz

Season	League									Kazakhstan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	5th	26	12	5	9	40	29	29	Runners-up	M.Syzdykov A.Litvinenko	11	Kurban Berdyev
1993	1st	14th	24	16	4	4	51	29	36	Runners-up	Alexander Shmarikov	28	Kurban Berdyev
1994	1st	8th	30	12	7	11	42	34	33	Last 32	A.Litvinenko	20
1995	1st	2nd	30	20	2	8	61	34	62	Semi-finals	Nurken Mazbaev	19
1996	1st	1st	34	23	7	4	56	14	76	Quarter-finals	G.Kainazarov	12
1997	1st	2nd	26	18	2	6	49	18	56	Last 16	Nurken Mazbaev	16
1998	1st	10th	26	7	6	13	33	35	27	Last 16	B.Eirich	9
1999	1st	10th	30	6	5	19	25	64	23	Last 16	Murat Tleshev	6	Vakhid Masudov
2000	1st	12th	28	7	5	16	22	47	26	Last 16	B.Kenchimov A.Mironov	3	Vakhid Masudov
2001	1st	15th	32	6	3	23	26	57	21	Last 16	D.Nazarov / V.Yakovlev T.Sisenov / V.Valter	4
2002	2nd	4th								Last 32
2003	1st	12th	32	10	4	18	35	45	34	Last 32	Nazarov	10	Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov
2004	1st	7th	36	16	11	9	35	23	59	Winners	Oleh Mochulyak	8	Yuri Konkov
2005	1st	11th	30	10	6	14	32	36	36	Semi-finals	Nurken Mazbaev	11	Yuri Konkov
2006	1st	10th	30	9	6	15	32	34	33	Last 16	Wýaçeslaw Krendelew Oleh Mochulyak	8	Sergei Tagiyev
2007	1st	16th	30	3	6	21	16	50	15	Last 16	Aleksey Shapurin	4	Sergei Tagiyev
2008	2nd	2nd	26	19	4	3	61	14	61	First round			Vladimir Fomichyov
2009	1st	8th	26	9	6	11	37	36	33	Second round	Sergiu Epureanu	7	Vladimir Fomichyov
2010	1st	9th	32	9	10	13	36	40	37	Quarter-finals	Anton Zemlianukhin Milan Jovanović	7	Dmitry Ogai Igor Ursach Vait Talgayev
2011	1st	9th	32	10	5	17	30	39	25	Semi-finals	Nemanja Jovanović	7	Vait Talgayev
2012	1st	4th	26	14	4	8	32	30	46	Second round	Miroslav Lečić	7	Ljupko Petrović
2013	1st	10th	32	7	9	16	30	38	21	Runners-up	Obiora Odita	5	Ljupko Petrović Nurmat Mirzabayev Arno Pijpers
2014	1st	10th	32	9	7	16	32	45	25	Quarter-finals	Aleksey Shchetkin Murat Tleshev	7	Arno Pijpers Evgeny Yarovenko
2015	1st	9th	32	10	8	14	25	33	26	Quarter-finals	Oleksandr Pyschur	9	Evgeny Yarovenko
2016	1st	11th	32	10	5	17	33	42	35	Last 16	Malick Mané	13	Nurmat Mirzabayev Yuriy Maksymov
2017	1st	11th	33	8	8	17	29	50	26	Last 16	Baktiyar Zaynutdinov	7	Vait Talgayev
2018	2nd	2nd	33	19	10	4	61	27	67	Last 16
2019	1st	10th	33	7	8	18	28	60	29	Quarterfinal	Serge Nyuiadzi Elguja Lobjanidze	8	Nurken Mazbaev
2020	1st	8th	20	5	8	7	19	23	23	-	Toni Silva	4	Vladimir Nikitenko
2021	1st	10th	26	7	8	11	27	34	29	Quarterfinal	Pedro Eugénio	7	Vardan Minasyan
2022	1st	12th	26	6	10	10	27	29	28	Semifinal	Abylayhan Zhumabek	8	Nurken Mazbayev

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997–98	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Bye
		Second round	Nisa Aşgabat	2–2	0–2	2–4

• Kazakhstan Premier League
  • Champions (1): 1996
  • Runner-up: (2): 1995, 1997
• Kazakhstan Cup
  • Winners (1): 2004
  • Runner-up: (3): 1992, 1993, 2013

As of 10 August 2025^[2]

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 Erkebulan Rakhmetulla 2 MF  KAZ Azamat Erkinbek 3 DF  KAZ Ertore Zhanybekuly 4 DF  KAZ Madiyar Nuraly 5 MF  KAZ Erasyl Keulimzhay 6 MF  KAZ Dias Lesbek 7 MF  KAZ Merey Zhambyl 8 FW  KAZ Muslim Zhumat 9 FW  KAZ Ulugbek Khaytmuratov 11 MF  KAZ Olzhas Adil 12 MF  KAZ Zhandos Umirzakov 17 FW  KAZ Abzal Mukanbetzhanov 20 FW  KAZ Nuraydar Askerbek 21 FW  KAZ Yerkebulan Toybekov 22 DF  KAZ Miras Zhaksymbetov 23 DF  KAZ Azamat Erden

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK  KAZ Stanislav Samoylov 30 DF  KAZ Maksat Amirkhanov 31 MF  KAZ Shanzar Kemelbek 33 DF  KAZ Zhalgas Zhaksylykov 47 MF  KAZ David Dertsap 50 DF  KAZ Tair Nurseitov 70 FW  KAZ Ersultan Bayten 71 MF  KAZ Dias Andyrmash 74 GK  KAZ Madiyar Mergenbaev 77 FW  KAZ Alisher Suley 79 MF  KAZ Daulet Musretbek 82 DF  KAZ Adilet Omey 91 GK  KAZ Zhandar Zhangaliev 95 GK  KAZ Sanzhar Rakhmatilya 99 MF  KAZ Azizzhon Berdiev

• Kurban Berdyev (1986–89; 1991–92)
• Vakhid Masudov (Aug 1999 – June 00)
• Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov (2003)
• Yuri Konkov (1 January 2004 – 24 August 2005)
• Sergei Tagiyev (2006 – 7 May)
• Vladimir Fomichyov (2008–10)
• Dmitriy Ogai (1 January 2010 – 30 November 2010)
• Igor Ursachi (25 June 2010 – 1 September 2010)
• Vait Talgayev (2010–2011)
• Ljupko Petrović (1 November 2011 – 14 May 2013)
• Nurmat Mirzabaev (interim) (16 May 2013 – 7 June 2013)
• Arno Pijpers (8 June 2013 – 10 June 2014)
• Evgeny Yarovenko (10 June 2014 – 11 November 2015)
• Nurmat Mirzabayev (January – May 2016)
• Yuriy Maksymov (15 May 2016 – 2017)
• Vladimir Nikitenko (left in 2021)
• Vardan Minasyan (2 February 2021 – 26 October 2021)^{[citation needed]}
• Nurken Mazbayev (13 January 2022 – 21 October 2022)^[3][4]
• Nurmat Mirzabayev(2022)^[5]

• Official website