Full name | Football Club Caspiy |
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Founded | 1962 | as Trud
Ground | Zhastar Stadium |
Capacity | 3,500 |
Chairman | Mels Kushanov |
Manager | Kairat Aymanov |
League | Kazakhstan First Division |
2015 | 5th |
Website | www |
Football Club Caspiy (Kazakh: Каспий Футбол Клубы, Qazaq: Kaspïý Fwtbol Klwbı) is a Kazakhstani football club based at the Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. The club name derived from Caspian Sea (Kazakh: Каспий теңізі). They play in the First Division. Their best year was 1996, when they finished 4th in Premier League and reached semi-finals of Kazakhstan Cup. In recent years the club is struggling to come back to Premierleague after they relegated out of it in 2001.
In 1979 — 1991 acted in the Soviet second league. With 1992 — plays in the championship of Kazakhstan. The best achievement — the 4th place in 1996. Since 2007 acts in the first league.
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