FC Yelimay
FC Yelimay (Kazakh: Елімай футбол клубы) 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 Semipalatinsk (or simply "Yelimay") they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998. However, they are currently in First Division.
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| Full name | Football Club Yelimay Елімай футбол клубы |
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| Founded | 1964 |
| Ground | Spartak Stadium Semey, Kazakhstan |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Manager | Aleksei Petrushin |
| League | Kazakhstan First Division |
| 2015 | 6th |
| Website | Club website |
History
Yelimay most recently won the Kazakh league while the Football Federation of Kazakhstan were AFC affiliates. After Kazakhstan switched to UEFA affiliation, Yelimay were relegated to the second-tier Kazakhstan First 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.
Names
- 1964 : Founded as Tsementnik
- 1971 : Renamed Spartak
- 1994 : Renamed Yelimay
- 1999 : Renamed AES-Yelimay
- 2001 : Renamed Yelimay
- 2004 : Renamed Semey
- 2008 : Renamed Spartak
- 2022 : Renamed Yelimay
Domestic history
| Season | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 1992 | 1st | 14 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 60 | 13 | ||||
| 1993 | 1st | 17 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 30 | ||||
| 1994 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 29 | 47 |  Kairat Aubakirov |
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| 1995 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 67 | Winners | Andrei Miroshnichenko |
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| 1996 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 17 | 74 | Bolat Esmagambetov |
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| 1997 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 46 | Oleg Litvinenko |
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| 1998 | 1st | 1 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20 | 63 | Oleg Litvinenko |
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| 1999 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 40 | ||||
| 2000 | 1st | 8 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 33 | 41 | Kairat Aubakirov |
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| 2001 | 1st | 7 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 42 | 48 | Kairat Aubakirov |
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| 2002 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 39 | ||||
| 2003 | 1st | 9 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 43 | ||||
| 2004 | 1st | 19 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 84 | 13 | ||||
| 2005 | 2nd | 2 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 17 | 59 | ||||
| 2006 | 2nd | 4 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 25 | 43 | ||||
| 2007 | 2nd | 9 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 49 | 29 | ||||
| 2008 | 2nd | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 47 | First round | |||
| 2009 | 2nd | 7 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 38 | First round | |||
| 2010 | 2nd | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 40 | 64 | First round | |||
| 2011 | 2nd | 14 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 32 | First round | |||
| 2012 | 2nd | 6 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 46 | First round | |||
| 2013 | 2nd | 2 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 24 | 70 | First round |  Paul Puryshkin |
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| 2014 | 1st | 12 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 52 | 21 | First round |  Nemanja Jovanović |
7 | Almas Kulshinbayev |
| 2015 | 2nd | 6 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 39 | Second round | |||
Continental history
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1995 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Neftchi Fargʻona |
1–3 | 4–1 | 5–4 |
| Second round |  Al-Nassr |
0–1 | 0–31 | 0–41 | ||
| 1996–97 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  AiK Bishkek |
4–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 |
| Second round |  Persepolis |
3–0 | 0–5 | 3–5 |
1 Yelimay Semipalatinsk withdrew after the 1st leg.
Current squad
- As of 31 May 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Kazakhstan Premier League (3):1994, 1995, 1998
- Kazakhstan Cup (1): 1995
Notes
- "Футбол клубы «Елімай»". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Kazakhstan. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.