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.
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| Full name | Football Club Tobol Тобыл футбол клубы | |||
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| Founded | 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/ | |||
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History
editFollowing 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
edit- 1967 : Founded as Avtomobilist
- 1982 : Renamed Energetik
- 1990 : Renamed Kustanayets
- 1992 : Renamed Khimik
- 1995 : Renamed Tobol
Domestic history
editContinental history
editIn 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% |
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| European Cup / Champions League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 27.78 |
| UEFA Conference League | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 66.67 |
| Total | 52 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 34.62 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Honours
edit- Kazakhstan Premier League
- Kazakhstan Cup
- Kazakhstan Super Cup
- UEFA Intertoto Cup[18]
- Winners (1): 2007 (Joint Winner)
Current squad
edit- As of 10 July, 2024[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
editMykhaylo Olefirenko (2002)
Vladimir Mukhanov (2003–04)
Dmitriy Ogai (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2009)
Vardan Minasyan (23 April 2014 – 16 April 2015)
Marek Zub (6 August 2018 – 31 December 2018)
Milan Milanović (20 May 2022 – 24 December 2022)[15]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Стал известен новый главный тренер "Тобола"" (in Russian). sports.kz. 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Дмитрий Огай оставил пост главного тренера". fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "О.Лотов будет совмещать основу и дубль". fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Омари Тетрадзе возглавил костанайский Тобол". fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Владимир Никитенко подал в отставку". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Марек Зуб возглавил Тобол". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ ""Тобол" расстался с Мареком Зубом". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Пост главного тренера ФК "Тобол" займет Владимир Газзаев". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Владимир Газзаев покидает Тобол". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Григорий Бабаян завершил отношения с Тоболом". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Григорий Бабаян вошел в тренерский штаб". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b "В новом качестве". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Александр Москаленко завершил отношения с "Тоболом"". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Милан Миланович – главный тренер Тобола". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Милич Чурчич – главный тренер - ФК "Тобол"". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Экс-футболист МЮ и сборной России стал гендиректором казахстанского клуба". Sportrbc.ru (in Russian). 11 July 2023.
- ^ The UEFA Intertoto Cup: Past Winners. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
- ^ "Футбольный клуб "Тобол"". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). PFLK. Retrieved 11 July 2023.