FC Tobol (, ) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. They won the Kazakhstan Premier League in 2010 and 2021, and finished no lower than fourth place between the 2002 and 2010 seasons. They also won the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
History Following a surprise defeat to Kyzylzhar in the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup, manager Dmitriy Ogai left the club by mutual consent, with Oleg Lotov being appointed as interim manager on 30 April 2016. Lotov was replaced with Omari Tetradze as the club's manager on 30 May 2016.
Prior to the start of the season, Vladimir Nikitenko was appointed as Tobyl's manager following the expiration of Robert Yevdokimov's contract. On 1 August, Vladimir Nikitenko resigned as manager after Tobyl were eliminated from the Europa League. Andrei Miroshnichenko was appointed as Caretaker manager before Marek Zub was announced as Tobyl's new manager on 6 August 2018. On 31 December 2018, Zub left Tobyl after his contract wasn't renewed, and Vladimir Gazzayev was appointed as the club's new manager. Gazzayev resigned as manager on 21 July 2019 after Tobyl were eliminated from the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League by Jeunesse Esch.
On 14 December 2019, Grigori Babayan was appointed as manager of FC Tobyl. On 17 June 2021, Babayan left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent to take up a coaching role at CSKA Moscow. The following day, 18 June 2021, Alexander Moskalenko has appointed as Acting Head Coach. On 16 May 2022, Moskalenko left his role at Tobyl, with Milan Milanović being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach on 20 May 2022.
On 10 January 2023, Milić Ćurčić was appointed as the new Head Coach of Tobyl.
In July 2023 Andrei Kanchelskis was appointed General Director of Tobyl.
Names 1967 : Avtomobilist 1982 : Energetik 1990 : Kustanayets 1992 : Khimik 1995 : Tobol
Domestic history Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League 1992 1st 13267316294517 V.Velman 1993 8227510263119 Oleg Malyshev19 1994 103011514423727 Maksim Nizovtsev20 1995 123010614283336 Oleg Malyshev 1996 113410159353545 Oleg Malyshev 1999 83012513282941 E.Glazunov 2000 72813312423942 A.Gornalev 2001 63215413484349 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev12 2002 33215710454352Last 16 Nurken Mazbaev9 Mykhaylo Olefirenko 2003 2322444551976Runners-up Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev16 Vladimir Mukhanov 2004 33622113872760Last 32 Ulugbek Bakayev22 Vladimir Mukhanov 2005 2302163532169Last 16 Ulugbek Bakayev15 Dmitry Ogai 2006 3301686432256Quarter-final Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev14 Dmitry Ogai 2007 2301974602064Winners Sergei Ostapenko10 Dmitry Ogai 2008 2302073582167Semi-final Alexandru Golban Dmitry Ogai 2009 4261493542351Second round Wladimir Baýramow18 Dmitry Ogai 2010 1321976532564Quarter-final Ulugbek Bakayev16 Ravil Sabitov 2011 73214315484432Runners-up Sergey Gridin12 Ravil Sabitov Sergei Petrenko 2012 6261367422745Quarter-final Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev8 Vyacheslav Hroznyi 2013 73214612483335Quarter-final Igor Bugaiov13 Timur Urazov 2014 732101210353526Quarter-final Tomáš Šimkovič Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Jiří Jeslínek5 Sergei Maslenov Vardan Minasyan 2015 73212614324230Semi-final Tomáš Šimkovič Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Uche Kalu5 Vardan Minasyan Sergei Maslenov 2016 73212515401041Last 16 Sergei Khizhnichenko10 Dmitry Ogai Oleg Lotov Omari Tetradze 2017 533121110362647Last 16 Aleksey Shchotkin10 Omari Tetradze Robert Yevdokimov 2018 33315810363053Quarter-final Azat Nurgaliev8 Vladimir Nikitenko Andrei Miroshnichenko Marek Zub 2019 4331968452763Semi-final Azat Nurgaliev10 Vladimir Gazzayev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 2020 2201226261638- Azat Nurgaliev5 Grigori Babayan 2021 1261871541861Semi-final Nemanja Nikolić8 Grigori Babayan Alexander Moskalenko 2022 3261457463347Group Stage Igor Sergeyev9 Alexander Moskalenko Milan Milanović 2023 8269710293334Winners Serges Déblé7 Milic Curcic 2024 5241167332339Semi-final Islam Chesnokov10 Milic Curcic Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 2025 3241664452554Winners Islam Chesnokov9 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
Continental history In their first European appearance, Tobyl reached the third round of the 2003 Intertoto Cup. They beat Polonia Warszawa and Sint-Truiden, and lost to SV Pasching. In UEFA Cup 2006-07 FC Basel were hard nuts to crack for Tobyl. They won the Intertoto Cup 2007, defeating FC Zestaponi, Slovan Liberec and OFI and advanced to 2nd qualifying round of UEFA Cup 2007-08.
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin% Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate 2003 Intertoto Cup1R Polonia Warszawa 2–1 3–0 5–12R Sint-Truidense 1–0 2–0 3–03R SV Pasching 0–1 0–3 0–42006–07UEFA Cup1Q FC Basel 0–0 1–3 1–3 2007 Intertoto Cup1R FC Zestaponi 3–0 0–2 3–22R Slovan Liberec 1–1 2–0 3–13R OFI 1–0 1–0 2–02007–08UEFA Cup2Q Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–1 0–2 0–32008–09UEFA Cup1Q Austria Wien 1–0 0–2 1–22009–10UEFA Europa League2Q Galatasaray 1–1 0–2 1–32010–11UEFA Europa League1Q Zrinjski Mostar 1–2 1–2 2–42011–12UEFA Champions League2Q Slovan Bratislava 1–1 0–2 1–3 2018–19 UEFA Europa League1Q Samtredia 2–0 1–0 3–02Q Pyunik 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)2019–20UEFA Europa League1Q Jeunesse Esch 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League2Q Hajduk Split 4–1 0–2 4–33Q Žilina 0–1 0–5 0−62022–23UEFA Champions League1Q Ferencváros 0–0 1–5 1−5 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League2Q Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 1–0 3−03Q Zrinjski Mostar 1–1 0–1 1−2 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League1Q Honka 2–1 0–0 2−12Q Basel 1–2 3–1 4−33Q Derry City 1–0 0–1 1−1 (6–5 p)PO Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3 1–52024–25UEFA Europa League1Q Ružomberok 1–0 2–5 3–5UEFA Conference League2Q St. Gallen 0–1 1–4 1–52026–27UEFA Conference League2Q Panevėžys 1–1 1–1 2–2 (3–2 p)3Q Partizan 0–3
Honours Kazakhstan Premier League Winners (2): 2010, 2021 Kazakhstan Cup Winners (3): 2007, 2023, 2025 Kazakhstan Super Cup Winners (4): 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Winners (1): 2007 (Joint Winner)
Current squad
Managers
Mykhaylo Olefirenko (2002) Vladimir Mukhanov (2003–04) Dmitriy Ogai (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2009) Ravil Sabitov (3 December 2009 – 22 May 2011) Sergei Petrenko (1 June 2011 – 19 September 2011) Vyacheslav Hroznyi (12 December 2011 – 31 December 2012) Timur Urazov (1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013) Sergei Maslenov (1 January 2014 – 22 April 2014) Vardan Minasyan (23 April 2014 – 16 April 2015) Sergei Maslenov (16 April 2015 – December 2015) Dmitriy Ogai (21 December 2015 – 28 April 2016) Oleg Lotov (Interim) (30 April 2016 – 30 May 2016) Omari Tetradze (30 May 2016 – 27 June 2017) Robert Yevdokimov (7 July 2017 – 25 December 2017) Vladimir Nikitenko (January 2018 – 1 August 2018) Andrei Miroshnichenko (1–6 August 2018) Marek Zub (6 August 2018 – 31 December 2018) Vladimir Gazzayev (31 December 2018 – 21 July 2019 ) Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (22 July – 14 December 2019) Grigori Babayan (14 December 2019 - 17 June 2021) Alexander Moskalenko (18 June 2021 – 16 May 2022) Milan Milanović (20 May 2022 – 24 December 2022) Milić Ćurčić (10 January 2023 – present)
See also Kazakhstani football clubs in European competitions
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