FK Almaty
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| Surname | Алматы Футбол Клубы | ||
| Seat | Almaty , Kazakhstan | ||
| founding | 2000 | ||
| resolution | 2009 | ||
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| Venue | Central Stadium | ||
| Places | 26,400 | ||
| league | Premjer League | ||
| 2008 | 8th place | ||
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The FK Almaty ( Kazakh / Russian Алматы Футбол Клубы ) was a Kazakh football club from the former capital of the country, Almaty , which played in the Kazakh Premier League until 2008 .
history
The association was founded in 2000 as Zesna Almaty. In the 2004 season it was renamed FK Almaty and promoted to Superliga . The club was able to win the Kazakh Cup in 2006 by beating FK Astana and thus took part in qualifying for the UEFA Cup in the 2007/08 season . In spring 2009 the club merged with FK Megasport Almaty due to financial difficulties . The resulting team was named Locomotive Astana .
Club names
- 2000: Zesna Almaty
- 2004: FK Almaty
Stadion
The club played its home games in the 26,400-seat central stadium in Almaty.
European Cup balance sheet
Internationally, the club from Almaty made its first appearance at the UEFA Cup . As the winner of the national cup , the club was allowed to represent its country on the European stage in the 2006 season. Thus, the team from Almaty played in the first qualifying round of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup against FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce from Slovakia and were eliminated after a 3-1 defeat and a 1-1 draw.
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
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| 2007/08 | Uefa cup | 1st qualifying round |
 FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce
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2: 4 | 1: 3 (A) | 1: 1 (H) |
Overall record: 2 games, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 2: 4 goals (goal difference −2)
successes
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Kazakh Football Cup :
- Winner: 2006
- Finalist: 2008
Well-known former players
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Well-known former coaches
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Edgar Hess (2004)
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Bernd Storck (2008)