Although having finished only 9th in the
2008 Kazakhstan Premier League, the club gained entry to the first qualifying round of the inaugural season of the
UEFA Europa League because of the denial of licenses by UEFA and withdrawal of higher placed teams. On 3 January 2019,
Andrei Karpovich was announced as Okzhetpes manager for the
2019 Kazakhstan Premier League season.
Names • 1957 : Founded as
Torpedo • 1990 : Renamed
Spartak • 1991 : Renamed
Kokshetau • 1994 : Renamed
Kokshe • 1997 : Renamed
Avtomobilist and moved to
Shortandy (Nur-Sultan suburb) • 1998 : Renamed
Khimik and moved to
Stepnogorsk • 1999 : Renamed
Akmola • 2000 : Moved back to
Kokshetau • 2001 : Renamed
Esil • 2004 : Renamed
Okzhetpes Should not be mistaken with the defunct club
FC Azhar also based in
Kokshetau Origin of name The club takes its name from a cliff, Okzhetpes, which means 'an arrow won't reach'. According to fan club president Viktor Kruk: "Eighteenth century Kazakh ruler Ablai Khan could not decide which of his warriors to give a captive girl to and so allowed her to choose a husband for herself. She climbed to the top of the highest cliff and said she would marry whoever hit her shawl with an arrow. Nobody managed it."
Domestic history Continental history ;Notes •
1Q: First qualifying round •
2Q: Second qualifying round •
3Q: Third qualifying round •
PO: Play-off round ==Current squad==