FC Tobol

Not to be confused with FC Tobol Kurgan or FC Tobol Tobolsk.

Tobol

Full name	Football Club Tobol Тобыл футбол клубы
Founded	1967;57 years ago (1967)
Ground	Central Stadium Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Capacity	10,500
Owner	Alimzhan Kaldiyarov
Chairman	Nikolay Panin
Head coach	Milić Ćurčić [1]
League	Kazakhstan Premier League
2024	5th of 13
Website	https://fctobol.kz/
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

FC Tobol (Kazakh : Tobyl futbol kluby) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 2007 they won UEFA Intertoto Cup. They won the Kazakhstan Premier League in 2010, and finished no lower than fourth place between the 2002 and 2010 seasons. In 2021 they won the title for the second time.

History

Following a surprise defeat to Kyzylzhar in the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup, manager Dmitriy Ogai left the club by mutual consent, ^[2] with Oleg Lotov being appointed as interim manager on 30 April 2016. ^[3] Lotov was replaced with Omari Tetradze as the club's manager on 30 May 2016. ^[4]

Prior to the start of the season, Vladimir Nikitenko was appointed as Tobol's manager following the expiration of Robert Yevdokimov's contract. On 1 August, Vladimir Nikitenko resigned as manager after Tobol were eliminated from the Europa League. ^[5] Andrei Miroshnichenko was appointed as Caretaker manager before Marek Zub was announced as Tobol's new manager on 6 August 2018. ^[6] On 31 December 2018, Zub left Tobol after his contract wasn't renewed, ^[7] and Vladimir Gazzayev was appointed as the club's new manager. ^[8] Gazzayev resigned as manager on 21 July 2019 after Tobol were eliminated from the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League by Jeunesse Esch. ^[9]

On 14 December 2019, Grigori Babayan was appointed as manager of FC Tobol. ^[10] On 17 June 2021, Babayan left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent to take up a coaching role at CSKA Moscow. ^{[11] [12]} The following day, 18 June 2021, Alexander Moskalenko has appointed as Acting Head Coach. ^[13] On 16 May 2022, Moskalenko left his role at Tobol, with Milan Milanović being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach on 20 May 2022. ^{[14] [15]}

On 10 January 2023, Milić Ćurčić was appointed as the new Head Coach of Tobol. ^[16]

In July 2023 Andrei Kanchelskis was appointed General Director of Tobol. ^[17]

Names

• 1967 : Founded as Avtomobilist
• 1982 : Renamed Energetik
• 1990 : Renamed Kustanayets
• 1992 : Renamed Khimik
• 1995 : Renamed Tobol

Domestic history

Season	League									Kazakhstan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	13	26	7	3	16	29	45	17		V.Velman
1993		8	22	7	5	10	26	31	19		Oleg Malyshev	19
1994		10	30	11	5	14	42	37	27		Maksim Nizovtsev	20
1995		12	30	10	6	14	28	33	36		Oleg Malyshev
1996		11	34	10	15	9	35	35	45		Oleg Malyshev
1999		8	30	12	5	13	28	29	41		E.Glazunov
2000		7	28	13	3	12	42	39	42		A.Gornalev
2001		6	32	15	4	13	48	43	49		Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	12
2002		3	32	15	7	10	45	43	52	Last 16	Nurken Mazbaev	9	Mykhaylo Olefirenko
2003		2	32	24	4	4	55	19	76	Runners-up	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	16	Vladimir Mukhanov
2004		3	36	22	11	3	87	27	60	Last 32	Ulugbek Bakayev	22	Vladimir Mukhanov
2005		2	30	21	6	3	53	21	69	Last 16	Ulugbek Bakayev	15	Dmitry Ogai
2006		3	30	16	8	6	43	22	56	Quarter-final	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	14	Dmitry Ogai
2007		2	30	19	7	4	60	20	64	Winners	Sergei Ostapenko	10	Dmitry Ogai
2008		2	30	20	7	3	58	21	67	Semi-final	Alexandru Golban		Dmitry Ogai
2009		4	26	14	9	3	54	23	51	Second round	Wladimir Baýramow	18	Dmitry Ogai
2010		1	32	19	7	6	53	25	64	Quarter-final	Ulugbek Bakayev	16	Ravil Sabitov
2011		7	32	14	3	15	48	44	32	Runners-up	Sergey Gridin	12	Ravil Sabitov Sergei Petrenko
2012		6	26	13	6	7	42	27	45	Quarter-final	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev	8	Vyacheslav Hroznyi
2013		7	32	14	6	12	48	33	35	Quarter-final	Igor Bugaiov	13	Timur Urazov
2014		7	32	10	12	10	35	35	26	Quarter-final	Tomáš Šimkovič Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Jiří Jeslínek	5	Sergei Maslenov Vardan Minasyan
2015		7	32	12	6	14	32	42	30	Semi-final	Tomáš Šimkovič Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Uche Kalu	5	Vardan Minasyan Sergei Maslenov
2016		7	32	12	5	15	40	10	41	Last 16	Sergei Khizhnichenko	10	Dmitry Ogai Oleg Lotov (Caretaker) Omari Tetradze
2017		5	33	12	11	10	36	26	47	Last 16	Aleksey Shchotkin	10	Omari Tetradze Robert Yevdokimov
2018		3	33	15	8	10	36	30	53	Quarter-final	Azat Nurgaliev	8	Vladimir Nikitenko Andrei Miroshnichenko (Caretaker) Marek Zub
2019		4	33	19	6	8	45	27	63	Semi-final	Azat Nurgaliev	10	Vladimir Gazzayev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker)
2020		2	20	12	2	6	26	16	38	-	Azat Nurgaliev	5	Grigori Babayan
2021		1	26	18	7	1	54	18	61	Semi-final	Nemanja Nikolić	8	Grigori Babayan Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker)
2022		3	26	14	5	7	46	33	47	Group Stage	Igor Sergeyev	9	Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker) Milan Milanović
2023		8	26	9	7	10	29	33	34	Winners	Serges Déblé	7	Milic Curcic
2024		5	24	11	6	7	33	23	39	Semi-final	Islam Chesnokov	10	Milic Curcic Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev

Continental history

In their first European appearance, Tobol reached the third round of the 2003 Intertoto Cup. They beat Polonia Warszawa and Sint-Truiden, and lost to SV Pasching. In UEFA Cup 2006-07 FC Basel were hard nuts to crack for Tobol. They won the Intertoto Cup 2007, defeating FC Zestaponi, Slovan Liberec and OFI Crete and advanced to 2nd qualifying round of UEFA Cup 2007-08.

As of match played 1 August 2024

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
European Cup / Champions League	4	0	2	2	2	8	−6	000.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	18	5	4	9	14	23	−9	027.78
UEFA Conference League	18	6	2	10	17	26	−9	033.33
UEFA Intertoto Cup	12	8	1	3	16	8	+8	066.67
Total	52	18	9	25	48	66	−18	034.62

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2003	Intertoto Cup	1R	Polonia Warszawa	2–1	3–0	5–1
		2R	Sint-Truidense	1–0	2–0	3–0
		3R	SV Pasching	0–1	0–3	0–4
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1Q	FC Basel	0–0	1–3	1–3
2007	Intertoto Cup	1R	FC Zestaponi	3–0	0–2	3–2
		2R	Slovan Liberec	1–1	2–0	3–1
		3R	OFI Crete	1–0	1–0	2–0
2007–08	UEFA Cup	2Q	Dyskobolia Grodzisk	0–1	0–2	0–3
2008–09	UEFA Cup	1Q	Austria Wien	1–0	0–2	1–2
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Galatasaray	1–1	0–2	1–3
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Zrinjski Mostar	1–2	1–2	2–4
2011–12	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Slovan Bratislava	1–1	0–2	1–3
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Samtredia	2–0	1–0	3–0
		2Q	Pyunik	2–1	0–1	2–2 (a)
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Jeunesse Esch	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	2Q	Hajduk Split	4–1 ( a.e.t. )	0–2	4–3
		3Q	Žilina	0–1	0–5	0−6
2022–23	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Ferencváros	0–0	1–5	1−5
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	2Q	Lincoln Red Imps	2–0	1–0	3−0
		3Q	Zrinjski Mostar	1–1	0–1	1−2
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	1Q	Honka	2–1	0–0	2−1
		2Q	Basel	1–2	3–1	4−3
		3Q	Derry City	1–0	0–1 ( a.e.t. )	1−1 (6–5 p)
		PO	Viktoria Plzeň	1–2	0–3	1–5
2024–25	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Ružomberok	1–0	2–5	3–5
	UEFA Conference League	2Q	St. Gallen	0–1	1–4	1–5

Honours

• Kazakhstan Premier League
  • Winners (2): 2010, 2021
• Kazakhstan Cup
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2023
• Kazakhstan Super Cup
  • Winners (3): 2021, 2022, 2024
• UEFA Intertoto Cup ^[18]
  • Winners (1): 2007 (Joint Winner)

Current squad

As of 1 August, 2024 ^[19]

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   KAZ Stas Pokatilov 3 DF   KAZ Roman Asrankulov 4 DF   KAZ Ermek Abdulla 5 DF   FRA Pape-Alioune Ndiaye 6 MF   NGA Ededem Essien 7 MF   KAZ Zhaslan Zhumashev 8 MF   MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi 10 MF   SRB Igor Ivanović 11 MF   KAZ Islam Chesnokov 12 GK   KAZ Sultan Busurmanov 13 MF   GEO Tsotne Mosiashvili 15 DF   RUS Albert Gabarayev 16 MF   KAZ Yerkin Tapalov 17 DF   KAZ Timur Zhakupov

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF   KAZ Ruslan Valiullin 20 FW   POR Rui Costa 21 MF   BUL Radoslav Tsonev 23 MF   KAZ Nurgaini Buribaev 25 DF   KAZ Roman Bozhko 35 GK   KAZ Yuri Melikhov 36 MF   KAZ Shakhmurza Adyrbekov 38 DF   KAZ Amanzhol Bakitzhanov 47 MF   KAZ Vyacheslav Kulpeisov 51 MF   KAZ Beybit Galym 55 DF   SRB Ivan Miladinović 77 FW   TOG David Henen 99 MF   POR Pedro Eugénio

Managers

• Mykhaylo Olefirenko (2002)
• Vladimir Mukhanov (2003–04)
• Dmitriy Ogai (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2009)
• Ravil Sabitov (3 December 2009 – 22 May 2011)
• Sergei Petrenko (1 June 2011 – 19 September 2011)
• Vyacheslav Hroznyi (12 December 2011 – 31 December 2012)
• Timur Urazov (1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013)
• Sergei Maslenov (1 January 2014 – 22 April 2014)
• Vardan Minasyan (23 April 2014 – 16 April 2015)
• Sergei Maslenov (16 April 2015 – December 2015)
• Dmitriy Ogai (21 December 2015 – 28 April 2016)
• Oleg Lotov (Interim) (30 April 2016 – 30 May 2016)
• Omari Tetradze (30 May 2016 – 27 June 2017)
• Robert Yevdokimov (7 July 2017 – 25 December 2017)
• Vladimir Nikitenko (January 2018 – 1 August 2018)
• Andrei Miroshnichenko (Caretaker)(1–6 August 2018)
• Marek Zub (6 August 2018 – 31 December 2018)
• Vladimir Gazzayev (31 December 2018 – 21 July 2019 ^[9] )
• Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker) (22 July – 14 December 2019)
• Grigori Babayan (14 December 2019 - 17 June 2021) ^{[10] [11]}
• Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker) (18 June 2021 – 16 May 2022) ^{[13] [14]}
• Milan Milanović (20 May 2022 – 24 December 2022) ^[15]
• Milić Ćurčić (10 January 2023 – present)

See also

• Kazakhstani football clubs in European competitions

External links

• Official website

References

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