FC Tsesna is a Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

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Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Almaty

Almaty

Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...

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History

The club was formed as FC Tsesna in 2000. In 2003 the club won promotion to Kazakhstan Premier League, where it spent 5 consecutive seasons. They played their home games at Almaty Central Stadium

Almaty Central Stadium

The Almaty Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team....

. In 2006 they won their first major honours, the Kazakhstan Cup

Kazakhstan Cup

The Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...

, and as such qualified for the 2007-08 UEFA Cup. Their first outing was to prove unsuccessful however as they were eliminated in the first qualifying round by Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

n side FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Zlaté Moravce. The club was founded on 22 January 1995.- History :From the club's establishment in 1995 until 2004, they played in various regional competitions...

. At the beginning of 2009, the club announced itself bankrupt. The most of club staff joined FC Megasport

FC Megasport

FC Megasport were a Kazakhstani football club based in Almaty. The club was founded in 2005. They were members of Kazakhstan Premier League. At the beginning of 2009, they merged with FC Almaty to form FC Lokomotiv Astana.- 2008 Squad :...

 and formed FC Lokomotiv Astana

FC Lokomotiv Astana

FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...

. However, the club's academy continued to function and in 2010 the club joined Kazakhstan First Division

Kazakhstan First Division

The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a...

 and finished 6th in a first season.

Name History

• 2000 : Founded as Tsesna
• 2004 : Renamed Alma-Ata
• 2010 : Renamed Tsesna

Current Squad

Notable players

Andrei Shabanov Andrei Shabanov Andrei Shabanov is a Kazakh professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for FC Atyrau since 2009. His youth club was FC Almaty where he played until 2008. He was called up to Kazakhstan national football team for the first time in June 2008.-Notes:...  Sergei Larin Sergei Larin Sergei Larin is a Kazakh professional footballer, he plays as a midfielder for the FC Atyrau.-Career:Larin began his career by Tsesna Almaty who played in his first professional season nineteen games and scored four goals...  Daniar Kenzhekhanov Daniar Kenzhekhanov Daniar Kenzhekhanov is a Kazakhstani professional footballer. He plays as a forward for the Kazakhstan national football team and FC Vostok since 2009...  Zhambyl Kukeev Zhambyl Kukeev Zhambyl Kukeyev is a Kazakh footballer, who currently plays for the club FC Shakhter Karagandy.-International career:Kukeyev has made 20 appearances for the Kazakhstan national football team...  Maksim Azovskiy Maksim Azovskiy Maksim Azovskiy is a Kazakhstani footballer, who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:He played for the club FC Astana until summer 2007 when he was transferred to FC Alma-Ata and played than for FC Ordabasy....  Denis Rodionov Denis Rodionov Denis Rodionov is a Kazakh football midfielder who plays for the club FC Atyrau.Rodionov had made 11 appearances for the Kazakhstan national football team.-External links:...

Andrei Travin Andrei Travin Andrei Travin is a Kazakh midfielder and defender. He was born on 27 April 1979. He plays for FC Zhetysu, as well as the Kazakhstan national football team.-Kairat Almaty:...  Sergei Ostapenko Sergei Ostapenko Sergei Sergeyevich Ostapenko is a Kazakh footballer, who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:In 2003, Ostapenko had graduated from FC Almaty football academy and had been starting in the first team since then, before his transfer to FC Tobol in 2007. That was definitely an upward...  Kairat Utabayev Kairat Utabayev Kairat Utabayev is a Kazakhstani football defender who plays for the club FC Shakhter Karagandy.Utabayev has made 10 appearances for the Kazakhstan national football team.-External links:...  Dmitriy Byakov Dmitriy Byakov Not to be confused with Dmitri BykovDmitriy Nikolayevich Byakov is a Kazakh football midfielder. He plays for FC Zhetysu. Byakov also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team...  Victor Berco Victor Berco -Football career:In July, 2002, he arrived Russia and signed a contract with Shinnik Yaroslavl of Premier League.In April, 2004 he joined FC Oryol of First Division....  Jafar Irismetov Jafar Irismetov Jafar Irismetov is an Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FK Samarqand-Dinamo.He has won 33 caps and scored 18 goals for the Uzbekistan national football team between 1997 and 2001 .*-Club: Dustlik Tashkent...

External links

• Official website (Russian)