FC Zhenis

FC Zhenis

Full name	Football Club Zhenis Жеңіс футбол клубы
Founded	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Ground	K.Munaitpasov Stadium Astana, Kazakhstan
Capacity	12,343
Chairman	Mukhammet Japarov
Manager	Akis Vavalis
League	Kazakhstan Premier League
2024	10th
Website	https://jenisfk.kz/
Home colours Away colours
Current season

FC Zhenis (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.

In January 2015, Astana-1964 dropped out of the Kazakhstan First Division to the regional Astana Championship.^[1][2]

• 1964 : Founded as Dinamo
• 1975 : Renamed Tselinnik
• 1994 : Renamed Tsesna
• 1996 : Renamed Tselinnik
• 1997 : Renamed Astana
• 1999 : Renamed Zhenis
• 2006 : Renamed Astana
• 2009 : Renamed Namys
• 2010 : Renamed Astana
• 2011 : Renamed Astana-1964
• 2021 : Renamed Zhenis

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
2002–03	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Sheriff Tiraspol	3–2	1–2	4–4(a)
2003–04	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Viktoria Žižkov	1–3	0–3	1–6
2007–08	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Metalurgi Rustavi	3–0	0–0	3–0
		Second qualifying round	Rosenborg	1–3	1–7	2–10

Astana-1964 played their home games at the 12,350 capacity Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium.

As of 6 October 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Miroslav Lobantsev 2 DF  SVN Matija Rom 3 DF  GEO Zurab Tevzadze 4 DF  KAZ Sagi Sovet 5 DF  KAZ Sayan Mukanov 6 DF  KAZ Berik Aytbaev 8 MF  KAZ Abay Zhunusov 9 FW  KAZ Yan Trufanov (on loan from Kairat) 10 MF  KAZ Galymzhan Kenzhebek (on loan from Kairat) 11 FW  POR Bruno Silva 14 FW  GEO Giorgi Pantsulaia 15 DF  POL Krystian Nowak

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  KAZ Artem Cheredinov 18 MF  BLR Sergey Volkov 19 FW  BRA Adílio 20 FW  KAZ Raul Allakhverdiev 22 MF  BLR Denis Grechikho (on loan from BATE Borisov) 23 DF  KAZ Aldair Adilov 31 GK  KAZ Alisher Suleymen 32 MF  CZE Lukáš Budínský 41 GK  KAZ Temirlan Anarbekov (captain; on loan from Kairat) 54 DF  CRO Marin Belančić 60 MF  POR João Oliveira 80 FW  KAZ Vladislav Prokopenko (on loan from Astana)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 77 FW  KAZ Nurbol Anuarbekov (at FK Ulytau Zhezkazgan until 31 December 2024)

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 3
  • 2000, 2001, 2006
• Kazakhstan Cup: 3
  • 2001, 2002, 2005

The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Astana:

Name	Period	Trophies
Sergey Gorohovodatsky	2000	Kazakhstan Premier League
Vladimir Dergach	2001–2002	Kazakhstan Premier League, Kazakhstan Cup
Vladimir Fomichev/Igor Svechnikov	2002	Kazakhstan Cup
Aleksandr Irkhin	2003, 2007–2008	Kazakhstan Cup
Vladimir Mukhanov	2005	Kazakhstan Cup
Arno Pijpers	2006	Kazakhstan Premier League

• Kazakhstani football clubs in European competitions

• Official website