FC Zhenis
| Full name | Football Club Jenis Жеңіс футбол клубы | ||
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| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Ground | Shakhter Stadium Karaganda, Kazakhstan | ||
| Capacity | 19,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mukhammet Japarov | ||
| Manager | Akis Vavalis | ||
| League | Kazakhstan Premier League | ||
| 2024 | 10th | ||
| Website | https://jenisfk.kz/ | ||
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FC Jenis (Kazakh: 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.[1][2]
Names
- 1964 : Founded as Dinamo
- 1975 : Renamed Tselinnik
- 1994 : Renamed Tsesna
- 1996 : Renamed Tselinnik
- 1997 : Renamed Astana
- 1999 : Renamed Jenis
- 2006 : Renamed Astana
- 2009 : Renamed Namys
- 2010 : Renamed Astana
- 2011 : Renamed Astana-1964
- 2021 : Renamed Jenis
Domestic history
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.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2002–03 | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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3–2 | 1–2 | 4–4(a) |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  Viktoria Žižkov
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1–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round |  Metalurgi Rustavi
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3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Second qualifying round |  Rosenborg
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1–3 | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Stadium
Astana-1964 played their home games at the 12,350 capacity Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium.
Current squad
- As of 3 March 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Kazakhstan Premier League: 3
- Kazakhstan Cup: 3
- 2001, 2002, 2005
Notable managers
The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Astana:
| Name | Period | Trophies |
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 Sergey Gorohovodatsky
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2000 | Kazakhstan Premier League |
 Vladimir Dergach
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2001–2002 | Kazakhstan Premier League, Kazakhstan Cup |
| Vladimir Fomichev/Igor Svechnikov
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2002 | Kazakhstan Cup |
| Aleksandr Irkhin
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2003, 2007–2008 | Kazakhstan Cup |
| Vladimir Mukhanov
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2005 | Kazakhstan Cup |
 Arno Pijpers
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2006 | Kazakhstan Premier League |
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Астана-1964 прекратила существование". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Астана-1964 продолжит существование на уровне чемпионата города". vesti.kz (in Russian). vesti.kz. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Команда" [Team] (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2024.