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Full name
  
Football Club Atyrau

Chairman
  
Shyngys Mukan

Manager
  
Zoran Vulić

Ground
  
Munaishy Stadium

Ground Capacity
  
8,690

Website
  
Club home page

League
  
Kazakhstan Premier League

Founded
  
1978

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Nickname(s)
  
Мұнайшылар (The Oilers)

2015
  
Kazakhstan Premier League, 5th

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Football Club Atyrau (Kazakh: «Атырау» футбол клубы) are a professional football club based in Atyrau, who play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 8,690-seat Munaishy Stadium, where they have played since their inception.

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History

Founded as Prikaspiets in 1980, they played only two seasons in the Soviet Second League. In 2000, the club was refounded as Akzhaiyk to play in the Kazakhstan First Division. Next season, they promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League with a new name Atyrau. The club colours, reflected in their badge and kit, are green and white. The club's crest is a green and white striped shield, with an oil drop in a ball form in the centre, incorporates cities role in oil industry.

On 14 December 2016, Atyrau appointed Zoran Vulić as manager.

Honours

Kazakhstan Cup (1)
2009

Current squad

As of 7 March 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

FC Atyrau Wikipedia