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FC Semey

FC Spartak Semey
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Full name Football Club Spartak Semey
Founded 1964; 53 years ago (1964)
Ground Spartak Stadium
Semey, Kazakhstan
Ground Capacity 8,000
Manager Kazakhstan Aleksei Petrushin
League Kazakhstan First Division
2015 6th
Website Club home page

FC Spartak Semey is a Kazakh football club based in Semey. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, and under the name Yelimay they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998. However, they are currently in First Division.

As Yelimay they were the easternmost club to become champion of a UEFA top flight division.

After the annex of former Semey Province to East Kazakhstan Province, the city of Semey was no longer a province capital. Thus all financial support from province went to FC Vostok, from Oskemen, the current province capital.

1 Yelimay Semipalatinsk withdrew after the 1st leg.


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