FC Astana

Astana
Full nameAstana futbol kluby
Астана футбол клубы
Astana Football Club
Nickname(s)Sary-Kökter, Жёлто-синие (The Yellow-and-Blues)[1]
Astanalyqtar, Астанчане (The Astaneses)
Qalalyqtar, Горожане
(The Citizens)
Founded2009 (2009) as Lokomotiv Astana[2]
StadiumAstana Arena
Capacity30,254[3]
OwnerSamruk-Kazyna
General managerArslan Bespayev[4]
ManagerGrigori Babayan
LeaguePremier League
2023Premier League, 2nd of 14
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Astana Football Club (Kazakh: Астана футбол клубы, romanizedAstana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. The club colours, reflected in their badge and kit, are sky blue and yellow. Founded as Lokomotiv Astana in 2009, the club changed its name to Astana in 2011.[5]

The club has won a record seven league titles, three Kazakhstan Cups and six Kazakhstan Super Cups.

  1. ^ "Team profile". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Club History at official website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  3. ^ "Astana Arena". StadiumDB.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ ""Астана" официально назначила нового генерального директора после завоевания чемпионства". www.sports.kz. 2022-11-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  5. ^ ФК "Локомотив" переименован в ФК "Астана" [FC Lokomotiv renamed to FC Astana]. FC Astana. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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