FC Atyrau are a Kazakh

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...

 football

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 at the Munayshy Stadium

Munayshy Stadium

Munayshy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Atyrau....

 in Atyrau

Atyrau

Atyrau , known as Guryev until 1991, is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It is located at the mouth of the Ural River, 2700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atyraou,...

. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up (2001 and 2002). Recently as a result of financial problems the club almost has been the relegation zone in 2006–2008 seasons.

Name History

• 1980 : Founded as Prikaspiets
• 2000 : Renamed Akzhayik
• 2001 : Renamed Atyrau

European Cups History

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Score
2002/03	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...	1Q		FK Matador Púchov FK Matador Púchov FK Púchov is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Púchov.In July 2006, the club lost its main sponsor, Matador a.s., and was renamed FK Púchov.- Historical names :* 1920 - Športový klub Puchov* 1945 - ŠK Rolný Púchov...	0–0, 0–2
2003/04	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...	1Q		PFC Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...	1–4, 0–2
2010/11	UEFA Europa League	2Q		Győri ETO FC Gyori ETO FC Győri ETO FC , Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Football Club or just Győr, is a Hungarian sports club from Győr, a mid-size town in the north-west of the country. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since...	0–3, 0–2

Notes: Home matches in bold

Current squad

Reserve team

Former players

Eduard Sergienko

Eduard Sergienko

Eduard Sergienko is a Kazakhstani football midfielder. He plays for FC Irtysh. He has capped for the Kazakhstan national football team 19 times.-External links:*...

 Denis Volodin

Denis Volodin

Denis Volodin is a Kazakhstani professional footballer. He plays as a defender for FC Atyrau. Before he played for FC Astana. He once was called up for Kazakhstan national football team, but never made an appearance officially....

 Omar Berdiýew Arslan Satubaldin

Arslan Satubaldin

Arslan Saparniyazovich Satubaldin is a Turkmenistan footballer who currently plays for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Taraz as a goalkeeper.-Club career stats:Last update: 15 March 2009-External links:...

 Rašo Babić

Rašo Babic

Rašo Babić is a Serbian footballer currently playing for FK Sloga Kraljevo.He had previously played with Serbian clubs FK Železničar Lajkovac, FK Mladost Lučani, FK Srem, FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor, FK Banat, Azerbaijani club FK Olimpik Baku and Kazakh FC Atyrau and FC Megasport.-External...

 Dmytro Kozachenko

Dmytro Kozachenko

Dmytro Kozachenko is a Ukrainian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Nasaf Qarshi in the Uzbek League. He previously played for FC Obolon Kyiv, FC Nafkom Brovary and FC Zorya Luhansk in Ukraine and FC Atyrau in Kazakhstan....

 Spartak Murtazayev

Spartak Murtazayev

Spartak Murtazayev is a Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for Kazakhstan Super League club FC Atyrau as a defender.He was a member of the national team.-Club career stats:Last update: 24 March 2008-External links:...

External links

• [www.rfcatyrau.kz/ Official site]
• Atyrau fan movement "West Side"