FC Tobol () is a Kazakh professional

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club based at the Central Stadium in

Kostanay Kostanay or Qostanai (, , rus, Костанай, p=kəstɐˈnaj) is a city located on the Tobol River in northern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Kostanay Region. As of 24 March 2022, the city's governor is Marat Zhundubay ...

. They have been members of the

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since its foundation in 1992. In 2007 they won

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. They won the

in 2010, and finished no lower than fourth place between the 2002 and 2010 seasons. In

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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, with Oleg Lotov being appointed as interim manager on 30 April 2016. Lotov was replaced with

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as the club's manager on 30 May 2016. 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

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Andrei Miroshnichenko Andrei Gennadyevich Miroshnichenko (; born 21 December 1968) is a Kazakhstani professional football coach and a former player. He is a technical director with FC Tobol. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1 ...

was appointed as Caretaker manager before

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was announced as Tobol's new manager on 6 August 2018. On 31 December 2018, Zub left Tobol after his contract wasn't renewed, and Vladimir Gazzayev was appointed as the club's new manager. Gazzayev resigned as manager on 21 July 2019 after Tobol were eliminated from the

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. On 14 December 2019,

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was appointed as manager of FC Tobol. On 17 June 2021, Babayan left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent to take up a coaching role at

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. The following day, 18 June 2021, Alexander Moskalenko has appointed as Acting Head Coach. 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. On 10 January 2023, Milić Ćurčić was appointed as the new Head Coach of Tobol. In July 2023

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was appointed General Director of Tobol.

Names

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

Domestic history

Continental history

In their first European appearance, Tobol reached the third round of the 2003 Intertoto Cup. They beat

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and

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, and lost to

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. In

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were hard nuts to crack for Tobol. They won the

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, defeating

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and

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and advanced to 2nd qualifying round of

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

Honours

**Winners (2):

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Kazakhstan Cup The Kazakhstan Cup is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan Football (soccer), football, run by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for club ...

**Winners (2):

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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Kazakhstan Super Cup The Kazakhstan Super Cup (, ''Qazaqstan Sýperkýbogy'') is a one-match football (soccer), football annual competition. The two participating clubs are the Kazakhstan Premier League champion and the Kazakhstan Cup winner. If these two competitions ...

**Winners (3):

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. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. **Winners (1):

(Joint Winner)

Current squad

On loan

Managers

Mykhaylo Olefirenko Mykhaylo Volodymyrovych Olefirenko (born 6 June 1960 in Mykolaiv) is a retired Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. Olefirenko began his professional playing career with FC Dynamo Kyiv and he won three Soviet Top League a ...

(2002) *

Vladimir Mukhanov Vladimir Vasilyevich Mukhanov (; born 20 April 1954) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Career He played 37 games in Soviet Top League and scored 6 goals. He started his managerial career in 1992 and managed several Russian First ...

(2003–04) * Dmitriy Ogai (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2009) *

Ravil Sabitov Ravil Rufailovich Sabitov (; born 8 March 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Latvian club AFA Olaine. Club career As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1989 ...

(3 December 2009 – 22 May 2011) *

Sergei Petrenko Serhiy Anatoliiovych Petrenko (, ; born September 10, 1968) is a Ukrainian-Russian retired ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the seventh round, 168th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played 14 games for ...

(1 June 2011 – 19 September 2011) *

Vyacheslav Hroznyi Vyacheslav Viktorovych Hrozny (; born 12 July 1956) is a Ukrainian football player and manager. Career He is a holder of the 1980 KFK Cup of the Ukrainian SSR as a player of FC Nyva Ternopil when it used to play in Pidhaitsi. Hrozny is a gr ...

(12 December 2011 – 31 December 2012) * Timur Urazov (1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013) * Sergei Maslenov (1 January 2014 – 22 April 2014) *

Vardan Minasyan Vardan Minasyan (; born 5 January 1974) is an Armenian football manager and former player who is the football manager of Ararat-Armenia in the Armenian Premier League. He played as a midfielder in his native Armenia, in Switzerland and in Russ ...

(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) *

(30 May 2016 – 27 June 2017) * Robert Yevdokimov (7 July 2017 – 25 December 2017) *

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(January 2018 – 1 August 2018) *

(1–6 August 2018) *

(6 August 2018 – 31 December 2018) * Vladimir Gazzayev (31 December 2018 – 21 July 2019 ) *

Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (, ''Nūrbol Jūmasqaliev''; born 11 May 1981) is a Kazakh football coach and a former player who played as a attacking midfielder and forward. He is the manager of Tobol and an assistant coach with the Kazakhstan national ...

(22 July – 14 December 2019) *

(14 December 2019 - 17 June 2021) * Alexander Moskalenko (18 June 2021 – 16 May 2022) * Milan Milanović (20 May 2022 – 24 December 2022) * Milić Ćurčić (10 January 2023 – present)

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tobol, Fc Football clubs in Kazakhstan Association football clubs established in 1967 1967 establishments in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic