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2017 FC Shakhter Karagandy season


The 2017 FC Shakhter Karagandy season is the 26th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Shakhter Karagandy will also be participating in the Kazakhstan Cup. Shakhter Karagandy's away game against Aktobe on 22 April was postponed as Aktobes pitch at their stadium was not ready after an extended period of winter weather. On 29 May, Aleksei Yeryomenko was fired as the club's manager, with Saulius Shirmyalisa being appointed as the club's manager on 2 June. In
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Gevorg Najaryan


Gevorg Najaryan (born 6 January 1998) is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Shakhter Karagandy. On 11 March 2015, Najaryan made his senior team debut in Kazakhstan Premier League against FC Ordabasy at Metallurg Stadium, replacing Vladislav Vasiliev at the 83rd minuted by coach Vladimir Cheburin. On 5 April 2015, Najaryan scored his first senior team goal against FC Tobol at 59th minute. The goal was the first goal in the match but Shakhter Karagandy was defeat by 4-1. Najaryan played eight games and scored
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Moshtagh Yaghoubi


. He scored his first goal against FC Inter Turku in the Suomen Cup. He ended the season with a second place in the Finnish league. He scored 4 goals and made 5 assists. He won at the end of the season the Best Midfielder award for his club and the Best Midfielder award for the Finland U21. In February 2016, Yaghoubi went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. On 17 March 2016, Yaghoubi signed a season-long loan deal with Shakhter Karagandy. Yaghoubi's loan was
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FC Shakhter Karagandy


Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. After reaching third place in 1995 and 2007 their first championship was won in 2011. Before this they were one of the leading Kazakh teams in the football of the Soviet Union. On 18 September 2006, Brazilian forward Nilton Pereira Mendes died after collapsing during a training session with
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Erfan Zeneli


Erfan Zeneli (born 28 December 1986) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent who currently plays for HJK Helsinki as a striker or left winger. In February 2016, Zeneli went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. On 17 June 2016, Zeneli had his contract with Shakhter Karagandy terminated by mutual consent, going on to season a contract with FC Inter Turku for the rest of the 2016 season on 19 July 2016. In April 2012 Zeneli declared to the media that he would welcome a convocation to
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Andrei Finonchenko


Andrei Finonchenko (Russian: Андрей Финонченко; born 21 June 1982) is a Kazakh football coach and former footballer striker who spent his whole career with FC Shakhter Karagandy, as well as representing the Kazakhstan national football team. He is currently the assistant manager of Shakhter Karagandy. Born in Karagandy, Finonchenko began his career as a left-back before being converted into a forward. Finonchenko announced his retirement from football, and his appointment as Shakhter Karagandy new assistant manager on 3 February 2017. Finonchenko made his international debut on 6
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Ivan Perić


Ivan Perić (born 5 May 1982 in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer. Perić began his career in 2002 in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro with FK Obilić later with FK Zemun.In 2005, he played abroad in the Kazakhstan Premier League with FC Shakhter Karagandy.After a season in Asia he played in the Ukrainian Premier League with Arsenal Kiev.The following season he played in the K League 1 with Jeju United FC, and later returned to Shakhter Karagandy in 2008.During his second tenure with Shakhter
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St Patrick's Athletic F.C.


in a semi-final replay at Richmond Park, after knocking Dundalk, Belgrove and Sporting Fingal out. They were near the top of the table for the majority of the season, however fell off somewhat near the end and finished in mid-table. The demise of Sporting Fingal saw the Saints take their European place for the 2011 season. Mahon led a successful Europa League campaign, knocking out Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja from Iceland and FC Shakhter Karagandy from Kazakhstan before eventually being knocked out in the third qualifying round by Ukrainian side FC
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FC Shakhter Karagandy


at home in 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-off round first leg. However, Celtic won the return leg by 3–0 and Shakhter dropped into the Europa League - the first time a Kazakh club has progressed to the group stage of a European competition. Shakhter were eliminated from the Europa League by finishing fourth in a group containing PAOK, Maccabi Haifa and AZ. On 9 January 2018, Uladzimir Zhuravel was appointed as Shakhter Karagandy's new manager. Zhuravel resigned as manager on 3 July 2018, with Andrei Finonchenko taking charge in
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Savio Nsereko


of the 2014 season, Savio's only goal for Atyrau was voted as "Goal of the Season" by the club's fans. Savio returned to Kazakhstan in December 2014, joining FC Irtysh Pavlodar on trial, but failed to win a contract, going on trial with Beroe of the Bulgarian A Group in late January 2015. In February 2016, Savio went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy, but wasn't offered a contract. On 17 March 2016, Lietava announced the signing of Savio. Four
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Gevorg Ghazaryan


The 25-year-old midfielder was playing on a loan at FC Shakhter Karagandy. The Armenian international moved to the club this summer. Earlier this month FC Shakhter Karagandy won the Cup of Kazakhstan. He was among the key players as his club made Europe remember its name after an unexpected victory over Celtic in the qualifying round of Champions League play-off. On 15 January 2014, as various sources said, Armenian national squad’s midfielder Gevorg Ghazaryan will join FC Kairat Almaty.The contract will be signed if the sides reach
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Yevhen Tkachuk


Yevhen Tkachuk (; born 27 June 1991 in Zaporizhya, Ukrainian SSR) is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for Shakhter Karagandy. Tkachuk is the product of FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Youth Sportive School. On 24 February 2017, Tkachuk signed for FC Irtysh Pavlodar, leaving the club on 5 June 2017 by mutual consent. On 26 January 2018, Tkachuk returned to Kazakhstan, signing for FC Shakhter Karagandy. Tkachuk was called up to the Ukraine national under-21 football team for matches in the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament in 9–10 August 2011.
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Robert Arzumanyan


first round of the Kazakhstan Premier League. In July 2014, Arzumanyan signed a contract agreement with Amkar Perm, starting in January 2015, at the end of his Aktobe contract. In February 2016, Arzumanyan went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. Amkar agreed on a loan deal with Shakhter on 17 February 2016. On 7 February 2017, Arzumanyan's contract with Amkar was terminated by mutual consent. In February 2018, after a year without a club, Arzumanyan began training with FC Banants. On 20
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Korede Aiyegbusi


Draft and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft. On 21 February 2013 Aiyegbusi signed with First Division side FC Haka. After one season in Finland, Aiyegbusi signed for Swiss club Servette FC Genève on 3 January 2014. On 10 August 2015, Aiyegbusi left VfB Auerbach after one season with the club to join Superettan side AFC United. Aiyegbusi joined Iranian side Siah Jamegan in November 2015. In January 2017, Aiyegbusi went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Shakhter Karagandy. Aiyegbusi represented Great Britain
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Pedro Sass Petrazzi


Hapoel Ra'anana in summer 2014. He played the first half of the 2014–15 Israeli Premier League and in the winter-break he moved to Kazakhstan where he played with Shakhter Karagandy in the 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League. Sass left Shakhter Karagandy by mutual consent on 23 September 2015. In February 2016, after successful trials, he signed with Serbian side Borac Čačak earning the shirt number 7. He was one of Borac winter-break signings as the club was having an historical season by being second placed in the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga winter
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FC Shakhter Karagandy


a temporary manner. On 18 July 2018, Nikolay Kostov was confirmed as Shakhter Karagandy's new manager. Shakhter sacrifice a sheep the day before matches, as a tradition. This has led the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to petition UEFA President Michel Platini for a ban on animal slaughter in European football. Laws regarding animal slaughter have made the custom impossible when playing away in some countries. "Last updated: 7 August 2014." "Information correct as of match played 11 November 2018. Only
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Aubrey David


league table. Aubrey continued his consistent form over the next two months before yellow card accumulation ended his 18-consecutive match streak on 6 July 2014. Two weeks later, Aubrey returned to score his second goal of the season in the 62nd minute during a 5–0 win over FC Honka. In February 2015, David went on trial with FC Shakhter Karagandy of the Kazakhstan Premier League, going on to sign a one-year contract with the option of a second. In December 2015, David signed with Deportivo Saprissa, the most successful
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Igor Soloshenko


Igor Soloshenko (; born 22 May 1979) is a retired Kazakh football defender. Born in Karagandy, Soloshenko started his career in FC Shakhter in 1996, then played for FC Zhenis, FC Shakhter for a second time, FC Ayat and FC Tobol. He joined FC Shakhter for a third time in 2006. Soloshenko won the 2002 Kazakhstan Cup with Zhenis. Soloshenko captained the Kazakhstan youth national team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria and earned 11 caps for the senior Kazakhstan national football team from 1998 to 2005.
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Shamil Asildarov


Shamil Saidbegovich Asildarov (; born 18 May 1983) is a Russian footballer of Avar ethnicity. Makhachkala-born Asildarov, is a journeyman striker who has played for eight different clubs in the last nine years. On 2 July 2014, Asildarov signed a two-year contract with Anzhi Makhachkala. Leaving Anzhi after one season in June 2015. In February 2016, Asildarov went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. On 13 June 2016, Asildarov signed a six-month contract with FC Tobol of the Kazakhstan Premier
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2014 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season


The 2014 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season was the 23rd successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Irtysh finished the season in 10th position and reached the Quarter-finals of the Kazakhstan Cup, where they lost to Shakhter Karagandy. On 2 May Tarmo Rüütli was fired by the club. On 27 October, Dmitri Cheryshev was appointed as the club's manager on a two-year contract. "As of 18 October 2014" In: Out: In: Out
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2017 FC Aktobe season


The 2017 FC Aktobe season is the 23rd successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Aktobe will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup. Prior to the start of the season, Ihor Rakhayev replaced Yuri Utkulbayev as the club's manager. Aktobe's home games against Atyrau on 16 April, and Shakhter Karagandy on 22 April where postponed as the pitch at their stadium was not ready after an extended period of winter weather. On 13 May, Ihor Rakhayev was sacked
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FC Shakhter Karagandy


the club. On 19 September 2008, Shakhter and Vostok were disqualified from the Kazakhstan Premier League for playing a fixed match, club coaches and management involved were banned from football for 60 months. On 2 October 2008, the FFK revisited their decisions. Shakhter were deducted nine points, Vostok were immediately expelled from the competition. The result of the game in question has been cancelled and all remaining Vostok games will be counted as won by 3–0 for their opponents. On 20 August 2013, Shakhter defeated Scottish champions Celtic by 2–0
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Nikola Vasiljević (Bosnian footballer)


Nikola Vasiljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Васиљевић; born 19 December 1983) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who plays as a defender for FK Drina Zvornik. Born in Zvornik, Vasiljević has played club football with Bosnian-Herzegovinian side FK Modriča, appearing in the UEFA Cup. He had a brief spell in the Prva HNL with NK Croatia Sesvete in 2010. In 2011, Vasiljević joined Kazakh side FC Shakhter Karagandy and appeared in all but one league match in the 2011 season. On 1 June 2017, Vasiljević left Shakhter
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Rafael Urazbakhtin


Aktobe finished fifth in the 2003 Kazakhstan Premier League and improved on this in 2004, claiming fourth place. However, Urazbakhtin failed to emulate his success in the previous campaign, making sixteen appearances but failing to find the net. As a result, he was transferred to FC Zhetysu, the club where he had begun his career. He scored twice in twenty games in 2005 as Zhetysu finished fifteenth in the Premier League, before moving on to FC Shakhter Karagandy. He failed to score for Shakhter in twenty-nine appearances in
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Desley Ubbink


Desley Ubbink (born 15 June 1993) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for Fortuna liga club AS Trenčín. In February 2014, Ubbink signed a three-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Taraz. Halfway through his Taraz contract, Ubbink moved to fellow Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. On 29 November 2016, Ubbink signed a three-year contract with Fortuna liga club AS Trenčín, to start from the clubs winter break. Born to a Dutch mother and a Dutch father On 5 October 2015
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Donjet Shkodra


his ex team Skënderbeu Korçë. He refused to celebrate in the process. On 24 February 2019, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Shkodra on a one-year contract. On 20 June 2019, Shakhter Karagandy extended their contract with Shkodra until the end of the 2020 season. He is nicknamed Juninho due to his long-range strikes and free kicks. Shkodra was born in Pristina to Kosovar Albanian parents but grew up in Gnjilane. He emigrated to Belgium from Kosovo in 1998 during the war time along with his family.
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Oralkhan Omirtayev


Oralkhan Omirtayev (born 16 July 1998) is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a forward for Shakhter Karagandy. On 20 November 2018, Omirtayev signed a new one-year contract with Shakhter Karagandy, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2019 season. He made his debut for Kazakhstan national football team on 19 November 2018 in a Nations League game against Georgia, when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Maxim Fedin and scored a goal 2 minutes later in a 1–2 loss. "Statistics accurate
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Roger Cañas


Cañas signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. In January 2014 Cañas signed for Metalurh Donetsk, however Cañas never played for Metalurh Donetsk as he was released by the club at the beginning of February after medical test showed the presence of only one kidney. Cañas then went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on 2 February 2014. On 24 August 2016, Cañas signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2018 season. On 30 January 2017, Cañas moved on loan to
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2011 Kazakhstan Cup


round were 28 clubs from both the 2011 Premier League and First Division seasons. Both 2010 cup finalists, Lokomotiv Astana and Shakhter Karagandy, were given a bye to Round 2. The matches took place on 13 April 2011. Entering this round of the competition were the 14 winners from Round 1 and the two finalists from last year's cup competition, Lokomotiv Astana and Shakhter Karagandy. These matches took place on 20 April 2011. Entering this round of the competition were the eight winners from Round 2. These matches took place
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Luis Fernando Copete


Luis Fernando Copete Murillo (born 12 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bolivian club Always Ready. Born in Colombia, he is a member, as a naturalised citizen, of the Nicaragua national team. In 2015, Copete and his then Nicaragua national team mate Raúl Leguías joined Costa Rican side AS Puma. Copete went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy in early 2016, but did not earn a contract. Copete signed with Sonsonate of the Salvadoran Primera División for the
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Stelios Kitsiou


days later he netted his first European goal against Shakhter Karagandy when substitute Salpingidis played a square pass for him to rifle high into the net from an angle. In the 2014–15 season Kitsiou playing in a mediocre, for him and the club, period 30 games in all competitions. He started the 2015–16 season as a starter. On 12 October 2015, he had a calf injury and will be out of action for three weeks, according to the club’s medical team. He started the 2016–17 season not as a first choice
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Conor Kenna


to be a promising season for the Saints but his footballing career came into doubt when he sustained an injury to a tendon in his knee in the second league game of the season against Bray Wanderers at Richmond Park on 11 March. He returned from his long injury setback in a 0–0 draw away to Sligo Rovers on 27 July, Kenna wasn't expected to return so early as he was still building up his fitness but Mahon was forced to play him due to players being tired from a tough game against FC Shakhter Karagandy and
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Magners


where they sponsored the King's and Queen of Comedy Asia in 2010 and the Comedy Club Series. In 2013, it was announced that Magners would replace Tennent's Lager as the main jersey sponsor for Celtic F.C. when that contract expired. Magners will be on Celtic's shirts for three years starting from the 2013–14 season. On 20 August 2013, Celtic wore the "Tipperary Natural Mineral Water" logo on the front of their shirts for their UEFA Champions League first-leg clash with FC Shakhter Karagandy due to Kazakhstan's restrictions
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Artem Baranovskyi


Artem Baranovskyi (; born 17 March 1990) is a professional Ukrainian football defender for Shakhter Karagandy. Baranovskyi is a product of the youth team systems of FC Metalurh Donetsk and UOR Donetsk. He made his debut for FC Metalurh entering as a second-half substitute against SC Tavriya Simferopol on 24 April 2011 in Ukrainian Premier League. He played for FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. In March 2017, having been on trial with the club, Baranovskyi signed a one-year contract with FC Istiklol. Istiklol announced on
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Srđan Vujaklija


of the match, Vujaklija was also elected as the player of the week in the Serbian SuperLiga. On 7 July 2017, he terminated the contract with Red Star Belgrade and left the club as a free agent. On 8 July 2017, Vujaklija signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side Ordabasy. He scored on his debut for the new club in a 1–0 win over FC Shakhter Karagandy the next day. With the ending of September of the same year, Vujaklija scored in two successive matches against FC Irtysh Pavlodar and FC Akzhayik.
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Kazakhstani football clubs in European competitions


This page summarises the results and performance of Kazakhstani football clubs in European football tournaments. It started in the 2002–03 season, after the Football Federation of Kazakhstan became the 52nd member of UEFA. FC Astana-64 (by that time Astana), in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League, were the first club to advance in a European tournament. Tobol reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup by winning three rounds of the Intertoto Cup in 2007. Shakhter Karagandy were the first team to reach group stage of any competition in
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Gevorg Ghazaryan


agreement. In January Ghazaryan tried out at Eintracht Braunschweig but the club wanted to sign him free of charge.In December it was reported that Ghazaryan cannot reach a deal with FC Shakhter Karagandy as the club was not ready to pay the previously agreed amount. Eventually, he finished the 2013/14 season with Metalurh Donetsk. Ghazaryan continued his career in Greek Super League by signing for an undisclosed fee a two-year contract with Greek champions Olympiacos, while according to reports percentage of a possible resale lies to his agent Mino Raiola
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Ian Daly


again faced County Louth opposition the following Friday, in the form of Drogheda United. Daly played the full game and scored the fourth goal in a 4–1 win at Hunky Dorys Park. Daly played a big part in Pats' 2011–12 UEFA Europa League campaign, setting up Dave McMillan's equalized away to FC Shakhter Karagandy in Kazakhstan, playing in all six games and scoring against ÍBV from Iceland in the first round. Daly signed a one-year extension to his contract to keep him at the club for the 2012 season.
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Zhakyp Kozhamberdi


Zhakyp Kozhamberdi (; born 26 February 1992) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Taraz. He made his debut for Taraz on 14 June 2013, starting in a 0–1 home defeat against Ordabasy and being substituted after 79 minutes for Adilet Kudaybergen. Fifteen days later, he came on as a 75th-minute substitute for Sherkhan Bauyrzhan and scored both of the team's goals in a 2–1 home win over Shakhter Karagandy. These were his only league goals in 8 appearances that season. On 10 November, he
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Gergely Rudolf


while MTK became first. Debrecen won the Hungarian Cup in the 2007–08 season by beating Budapest Honvéd in the final 9–1 on aggregate. Debrecen played in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. In the first round of the Central-East region they drew in Kazakhstan against FC Shakhter Karagandy 1–1, while in the second leg they beat the Kazakh team by 1–0. Debrecen qualified for the second round by 2–1 on aggregate. In the second round Debrecen faced with the Swiss BSC Young Boys. Debrecen were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by 3–7 on
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Nauris Bulvītis


season in the Swiss Super League Bulvītis played 18 matches, scoring no goals. In February 2016, Bulvītis went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy. On 29 June 2016, Plymouth Argyle confirmed Bulvītis as a new signing. Bulvitis had scored all 3 of his Argyle goals in the month of August, netting his first in a 2–1 win away to Notts County, quickly followed by the only goal in a 1–0 win away to Blackpool, and then another goal in a 4–1 EFL Trophy game at home to
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Donjet Shkodra


Donjet Shkodra (born 30 April 1989) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Shakhter Karagandy in the Kazakhstan Premier League. On 24 April 2013, Shkodra joined Eendracht Aalst by signing a one-year contract with an option of a further one. He made his official debut for the club on 3 August 2013 by playing as a substitute in a 2–0 away defeat against Antwerp. For the 2015–16 season Shkodra signed with Deinze of Belgian First Division B. He league debut would come on 8 August 2015
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2014 Kazakhstan Cup


The 2014 Kazakhstan Cup is the 23rd season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 22 April 2014, and will end with the final in November 2014. Shakhter Karagandy are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 2013 competition. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The draw was conducted in 2014 at the offices of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Entering this
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Gevorg Ghazaryan


On 10 January 2011, it was reported that Ghazaryan went to the preseason camp with FC Kuban Krasnodar. In June 2011, he signed a contract with Metalurh Donetsk, along with Pyunik teammate Marcos Pizzelli. On 19 July 2012 in the Europa League soccer match against FK Čelik Nikšić, Ghazaryan made his first hat-trick for Metalurh and gave one assist, thus the Ukrainian club won 7–0. Armenian international midfielder Gevorg Ghazaryan on 26 November 2013 signed a two-year contract with FC Shakhter Karagandy, as various sources said.
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Gary Rogers


as their Player of the Year. He re-signed for the Saints on 30 November 2010. Rogers was part of St. Patrick's European run in 2009, which saw the club reach the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round keeping clean sheets against Valletta F.C. and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Two years later Pats again played 3 rounds in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League where he kept clean sheets against Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja and FC Shakhter Karagandy. Gary made his 100th appearance for the Saints against Dundalk on 13 June 2011. In
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Syarhey Vyeramko


with Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Sevastopol, with the player claiming that he had reached the limit for his professional development in the Belarusian Premier League. The transfer was finalized on 14 January 2011. On 25 January 2011, Vyeramko made his unofficial debut for his new team, playing the first half of the 1:1 draw with Kazakh side FC Shakhter Karagandy. His official debut came on 3 March 2011, in the 0:1 home loss against table leaders FC Shakhtar Donetsk, with Veremko playing the full 90 minutes. Veremko quickly established himself
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2013–14 Celtic F.C. season


champions Shakhter Karagandy, Celtic found themselves losing the first leg in Karagandy 2–0. Celtic returned to Scotland to an electric atmosphere at Celtic Park in the home leg, in proved to be the high point of their 2013-14 Champions League campaign. They overcame the 2–0 deficit to level the aggregate thanks to goals by Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras. James Forrest completed the comeback for Celtic with a 90th-minute strike, sending Celtic Park into a frenzy. Thereafter, Celtic found themselves drawn with AC Milan, Ajax and Barcelona
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Danijel Subotić


of the season. On 23 July 2015, Subotić signed for Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol, leaving the club by mutual consent on 28 January 2017. On 31 January 2017, Gabala announced the signing of Subotić on a six-month contract. Subotić left Gabala at the end of his contract. On 11 July 2017, Subotić signed a one-year contract with Ulsan Hyundai. On 28 March 2018, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Subotić. Subotić has dual citizenship, Swiss as well as Bosnian. However his Croatian background
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Karaganda


than 400 km away. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda. The is a major landmark in Karaganda. FC Shakhter Karagandy is a football club based in Shakhtyor Stadium. They are the current champions of the Kazakhstan Premier League. The local football club has its own heroes and big accomplishments. The most popular player in the team is Andrey Finonchenko. The biggest accomplishment is a victory against Celtic from Scotland. The score was 2-0. The city participated in the open Kazakh Cup in bandy
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History of Celtic F.C. (1994–present)


Virgil van Dijk and Amido Baldé in the summer, and Teemu Pukki from Schalke 04 on transfer deadline day. Celtic again started their season playing in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, knocking out Northern Irish champions Cliftonville and Swedish side IF Elfsborg to reach the final play-off round. Celtic were drawn with Kazakh champions Shakhter Karagandy and found themselves losing the first leg away in Karagandy 2–0. Celtic rallied in the return leg at Celtic Park in the home leg, overcoming the 2–0 deficit to level the aggregate score thanks
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Arnold Peralta


scored his first goal for Rangers in a friendly against Dundee. Already crowned Scottish League One champions, his first competitive goal came against Stranraer on 26 April 2014, a 3–0 win at Ibrox which saw Rangers pass 100 points in the season. On 21 January 2015, Rangers announced that Peralta's contract had been terminated by mutual consent. He went on trial with Kazakhstan's Shakhter Karagandy, but did not earn a contract. Peralta later returned to his home country after signing for Olimpia. Peralta was the Honduran Under-20 captain.
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Jan Blažek


resulting in motto being changed to "věř v sám sebe" (trust in yourself) and the controversial photographs were removed. In July 2011 Blažek returned to his mother club FC Slovan Liberec. On 24 July 2012, Blažek scored a goal against Kazakhstani club Shakhter Karagandy at the very end of the period of extra time to level the result at 1–1 and enable his team to progress to the next round of the UEFA Champions League by an aggregate score of 2–1. He spent time at Greek second division side Aiginiakos in the
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Samson Godwin


Samson Godwin moved to Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv, where he has remained since. He is a regular for the club and has played over 100 games (98 League and 10 Cup competitions). He spent the first half of 2009 on loan to FC Shakhter Karagandy. In 2006, while playing for Karpaty, Godwin was a candidate for a spot in Nigerian national Team, and then coach Augustine Eguavoen, visited the game Karpaty Lviv vs Dynamo Kyiv to witness the Godwin's game and see the progress of Dynamo's Nigerian midfielder
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Andrey Paryvayew


Andrey Paryvayew (; ; born 3 January 1982) is a former Belarusian professional footballer. His last club was Isloch Minsk Raion. Born in Minsk, Paryvayew has played professionally in the Belarusian Premier League, Russian First Division and Kazakhstan Premier League. He has won the Kazakh league twice with FC Shakhter Karagandy. On 15 July 2016, Paryvayew left Isloch Minsk Raion. In August 2016, Paryvayew was one of several Isloch Minsk Raion players alleged to be involved in match fixing during their match against Dinamo Brest on 30 April 2016.
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Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko


Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko (; born 17 January 1964), also known as Alexei Eremenko Sr. is a Russian professional football manager and a former player who also holds Finnish citizenship. He is currently the manager of the Veikkausliiga side SJK. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1981 for FC SKA Rostov-on-Don. Yeryomenko was the manager of the Finnish club FF Jaro between August 2009 and June 2016. On 4 August 2016, Yeryomenko was appointed as manager of Kazakhstan Premier League side Shakhter Karagandy, being
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Lukáš Droppa


Lukáš Droppa (born 22 April 1989) is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder for Romanian Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaș. On 13 July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with the Russian side FC Tom Tomsk. On 21 January 2017, he moved to Turkey, signing a 1.5-year contract with Bandırmaspor. On 26 June 2019, Droppa left Shakhter Karagandy and a day later signed with Romanian Liga I side CS Gaz Metan Mediaș. Droppa got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for
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Eduards Višņakovs


, including Baltic League in 2010, Latvian Higher League and Latvian Cup in 2011. Višņakovs also participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stages. In June 2012 Višņakovs moved to the Kazakhstan Premier League champions Shakhter Karagandy. He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 July 2012 in a 5–1 victory over FC Zhetysu. All in all, Višņakovs participated in 20 league matches, scoring 4 goals. He helped his team become the champions of Kazakhstan in 2012 and lift the Kazakhstan Super Cup in 2013. In July
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Vojtěch Hadaščok


Vojtěch Hadaščok (born 8 January 1992) is a Czech footballer currently playing for FK Dukla Prague. He has represented the Czech Republic at U-19 level, and plays as a striker. Hadaščok arrived at Liberec in February 2011 and made his league debut against Jablonec on 27 February 2011. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on the 17 July 2012 against FC Shakhter Karagandy. He scored in the 23rd minute. Hadaščok has represented his country at youth international level. He was part of Czech U-19 team on 2011 UEFA
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2012 Kazakhstan Premier League


The 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 21st season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season was scheduled to start on 9 March 2012 and to conclude on 27 October 2012 Shakhter Karagandy as the defending champions having won their first league championship last year succeeded in preservation of its league title. The league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for this season. The league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for this season. This also led to a change in the competition modus. The
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Aleksandr Kislitsyn


Aleksandr Kislitsyn (; born 8 March 1986) is a Kazakh football defender who plays for FC Okzhetpes. Born in Karaganda, Kislitsyn began playing football with the reserve team of local side FC Shakhter in 2004. He joined Shakhter's first team in 2006 at age 20, and would appear in more than 100 league matches during four seasons with Shakhter. In February 2011, Kislitsyn signed with FC Tobol. In October 2014, Kislitsyn, along with Dmitri Khomich, Mikhail Bakayev, Zaurbek Pliyev and Samat Smakov, was banned from training
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2013 Kazakhstan Premier League


The 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 22nd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 9 March 2013 and ended on 2 November. Shakhter Karagandy are the defending champions having won their second league championship last year. The league was reduced from fourteen to twelve teams for this season. For the 2013 season, the league changed from 14 teams to 12, meaning the bottom two teams from the previous season, Sunkar and Okzhetpes, along with Kaisar were relegated to the Kazakhstan
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Richmond Park (football ground)


of the stand being closed for the next round against Shakhter Karagandy from Kazakhstan and the stand being closed entirely for the remainder of the 2011 season. Before the start of the 2012 season, any wooden boards that were deemed dangerous were swapped with safe ones from the top half of the stand that remained closed, and the bottom half of the stand was reopened for the Saints 5-1 hammering of Shamrock Rovers and remained open for the rest of the season. There was only two games that were an exception to the stand
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Vitali Daraselia Jr.


Vitaly Vitalijević Daraselia, or Vitali Daraselia Jr. (born 27 September 1978) is a retired Georgian footballer. Daraselia Jr. is the son of Vitaly Daraselia, also a footballer. Daraselia started his career at Dinamo Batumi before cross border for CSKA Kyiv. He was signed by Georgian giant Dinamo Tbilisi after poor season in Kiev. In February 2004, he was spotted by Alania Vladikavkaz and played for 2 seasons. In 2005–06 season he returned to Dinamo Tbilisi before left for Shakhter Karagandy in August 2006. In January 2007 Daraselia returned to
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2014–15 AZ Alkmaar season


the club managed to make the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, playing Atromitos, PAOK, Maccabi Haifa, Shakhter Karagandy, Slovan Liberec, Anzhi Makhachkala before being eliminated by Benfica. For the new season, Marco van Basten left Heerenveen to sign a two-year contract at AZ, expressing his desire for the new challenge. AZ's pre-season began on 30 June with their first training session and consisted of seven official matches which started with an away friendly match on 5 July 2014 against Dutch amateurs
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Luwagga Kizito


Luwagga William Kizito (born 20 December 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy, on loan from Romanian club Politehnica Iași. Born in the district of Wakiso, Kizito began his football career with local club Vipers S.C. in 2009, at the age of 15. During his first professional season with the Vipers in 2010, the team won the Ugandan Super League for the first time ever. He remained with the club for a further two seasons. In summer 2012, Kizito signed
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Kris Commons


in the 4–3 home win over Aberdeen, Commons broke the record for the fastest goal in the SPL with a time of 12.2 seconds; a record previously held by Celtic teammate Anthony Stokes. Commons finished the season with both a League Championship winner's medal and a Scottish Cup winner's medal as Celtic completed a league and cup double. Commons played in nine of Celtic's opening ten fixtures of season 2013–14, scoring against Elfsborg and Shakhter Karagandy in Champions League qualifying ties and against Aberdeen in the league from the penalty-spot
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József Varga (footballer, born 1988)


season Debrecen entered in the second qualifying round. Debrecen faced with the Swedish champion IF Elfsborg. Debreceni VSC were eliminated from the Champions League 1–0 on aggregate. In the Hungarian League 2007–08 season, Varga's team finished second while MTK became first. Debrecen won the Hungarian Cup in the 2007–08 season by beating Budapest Honvéd in the final 9–1 on aggregate. Debrecen played in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. In the first round of the Central-East region they drew in Kazakhstan against Shakhter Karagandy 1–1, while in the second leg they
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Saryarka Karagandy


Saryarka was formed on 25 July 2006 by the Karagandy Region Municipality and Regional Department of Physical Culture and Sports. The team name "Saryarka" comes from given name of the territory located in the central part of Kazakhstan. "This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Saryarka Karagandy. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Saryarka Karagandy seasons." "Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins, OTL
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Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson


extra time, in a 3–2 loss against Ajax in the Johan Cruyff Shield. By the end of 2013, Jóhann scored seven goals in the Europa League and league combined against Atromitos (twice), Maccabi Haifa, Groningen, Shakhter Karagandy, ADO Den Haag and Maccabi Haifa. It wasn't until the match of the season when Jóhann scored his first goal of 2014, where he played 21 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Feyenoord. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Jóhann made 53 appearance and scoring nine goals
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Dušan Petronijević


Dušan Petronijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Петронијевић; born 9 November 1983) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sinđelić Beograd. Born in Kruševac, Petronijević started out at his hometown club Napredak. He made his senior debuts with Obilić in the 2002–03 season. Later on, Petronijević spent two seasons at BASK, before making a return to his parent club Napredak in the summer of 2007. He later moved to Iran and joined Damash Iranian. In December 2011, Petronijević moved from Shakhter Karagandy to fellow Kazakhstan
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Celtic F.C. in European football


after being drawn with Kazakh champions Shakhter Karagandy, Celtic found themselves losing the first leg in Karagandy 2–0. Celtic returned to Scotland to an electric atmosphere at Celtic Park in the home leg, in what proved to be the high point of their 2013–14 Champions League campaign. They overcame the 2–0 deficit to level the aggregate thanks to goals by Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras. James Forrest completed the comeback for Celtic with a 90th-minute strike, sending Celtic Park into a frenzy. Thereafter, Celtic found themselves drawn with AC Milan
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Srđan Grahovac


for Rapid on 29 November 2015 against Altach. In June 2016, he prolonged his contract until 2019. On 16 March 2017, Astana announced the signing of Grahovac on loan until December 2017, with the transfer to be made permanent following the completion of the loan agreement. His debut came against Shakhter Karagandy on 1 April. He scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Okzhetpes. On 13 February 2018, Grahovac was loaned to Rijeka in Croatia until December 2018. Rijeka can exercise the buying option following the completion of
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2012 Kazakhstan Cup


this round are 30 clubs from both the 2012 Premier League and First Division seasons. The matches took place on 15th and 16 May 2012. Entering this round of the competition were the 14 winners from the First round (Taraz, Ak-Bulak, CSKA Almaty, Okzhetpes, Akzhayik, Kaisar, Aktobe, Lashyn, Shakhter Karagandy, Zhetysu, Astana, Kairat Academy, Irtysh and Kairat) and the two finalists from last year's cup competition, Ordabasy and Tobol. The first legs are on 20 June 2012, the
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Paul Crowley (footballer)


He played for the club during their European adventure, as they beat ÍBV from Iceland and Shakhter Karagandy from Kazakhstan, before losing to Karpaty Lviv of the Ukraine, 5-1 on aggregate in the Third Qualifying Round. Crowley re-signed for Drogheda United ahead of the 2012 season. He was immediately made captain by manager, Mick Cooke and handed the number 16 shirt. After picking up an injury in a friendly, Crowley had to wait until the third game of the league before making his second Drogheda debut, getting
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Miloš Vidović


Miloš Vidović (, born 3 October 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Shakhter Karagandy in Kazakhstan mainly as a defensive midfielder. Vidović started his career with FK Šumadija 1903 in his native Kragujevac, playing a season for the senior side before moving on to Olimpic Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for the club between 2009 and 2014, making 104 appearances and scoring 10 times. In January 2014, he was transferred to Croatian club RNK Split for three years. On 27 June 2019, Vidović signed for
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Georgios Samaras


defeated Hibs 3–0 in the Scottish Cup Final, albeit Samaras was an unused substitute in that match. Samaras started the 2013–14 season with a goal against NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville in the Champions League second qualifying round, and made it two goals in two matches as he scored in the return leg with a header in a 2–0 victory. Celtic won the tie 5–0 on aggregate. Celtic knocked out Elfsborg in the next round, before playing Shakhter Karagandy in the final qualifying round. Trailing 2–0 from the first leg away in Kazakhstan,
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Ivan Pešić (footballer, born 1992)


Ivan Pešić (born 6 April 1992 in Šibenik, Croatia) is a Croatian football player, currently playing for Shakhter Karagandy, on loan from Romanian club Dinamo București. Pešić started his youth career in NK Oluja, the club from his native village of . At the age of 12, he moved to the seaside for two seasons before moving on to the HNK Hajduk Split youth setup. A youth U-19 international, he remained at the club in his first senior year, but featured only in friendlies and a single Croatian Football
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Shavkat Salomov


Shavkat Salomov (born 13 November 1985) is an Uzbekistani football striker for FK Surkhan Termez in the Kazakhstan Premier League. In February 2013 Salomov moved to Zhetysu, after playing 6 seasons for Bunyodkor. On 9 March 2013 Salomov in his debut match in Kazakhstan Premier League against Kairat, ended with draw 3:3, scored his first goal for club. In February 2014, he signed a contract with Shakhter Karagandy, another Kazakh club. On 8 January 2018, Salomov signed for FK Buxoro. Salomov made two appearances for the national
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Moshtagh Yaghoubi


terminated by Shakhter Karagandy on 17 June 2016. On 4 November 2016, HJK Helsinki announced the signing of Yaghoubi. On 31 January 2019, Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho announced the signing of Yaghoubi. Yaghoubi acquired Finnish nationality in 2013 and got called up for Finland national under-21 team for 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Lithuania on 11 June 2013. Yaghoubi scored his national team debut goal when Finland beat Wales U-21 5–1 in UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification on 14 August 2013. On 31 October 2013 Yaghoubi made his debut for Finland national
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FC Kazakhmys


FC Kazakhmys () are defunct Kazakhstani football club. They were based in Satpayev, Karagandy Province. They won the First Division 2007, but were not able to start in the Premier League 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the 2008 season the club became champion again and promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League. In May 2011 due to lack of funds it was announced discontinuity of the club. In 2015 Gadaleta Investment LLP (a company registered in Bermuda) expressed its interest in taking over the relevant licence and franchise through the
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Saryarka Karagandy


Hockey Club Saryarka (; ), commonly referred as Saryarka Karagandy, is a professional ice hockey team based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They play in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), the second level of Russian ice hockey, since the 2012–13 season. Before that they competed in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship and won its 2009–10 season. In the 2013–14 season, they won Bratina Cup. Saryarka became a farm club of Avangard Omsk in 2015 off-season. Previously it was affiliated with Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk and Barys Astana.
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FC Hirnyk Rovenky


FC Hirnyk Rovenky () is a Ukrainian football club from Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast. In past it was named FC Avanhard Rovenky. Some trace its history back to 1924 when there was created the first football club in the city as the 1. "Krasny Gornyak". However, Avanhard is better known since 1946 when the team started to compete under the flag of Voluntary Sports Society (VSS) Shakhter. In 1957 Several such societies in Ukraine were merged as the VSS Avanhard. In Soviet Union Avanhard Rovenky mostly competed in
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Levan Melkadze


Levan Melkadze (, born 12 December 1979) is a Georgian footballer. He has played for TSU Tbilisi, Tbilisi, FC WIT Georgia, AC Siena and FC Dinamo Tbilisi. In the 2005 season Melkadze was the topscorer in the Georgian Premier League scoring 27 goals in 31 matches for FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The Norwegian club Vålerenga bought him ahead of the 2006 season, but he did not impress and they released him from his contract the following summer. He subsequently joined Kazakhstani team FC Shakhter. He has 5 caps for the
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Maccabi Haifa F.C.


14,413 capacity), as well as Ramat Gan National Stadium (41,583 capacity) due to the high demand of Maccabi Haifa fans wanting to attend the matches. Finally, Maccabi Haifa was allowed to host European matches at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium. In 2013, Maccabi Haifa played in the Europa League against PAOK (Greece), AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), and Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan). On 14 May 2014 the last match was played in the stadium, in which Maccabi Haifa hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League
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Georgios Tzavellas


Shakhter Karagandy. After six months in PAOK and his commitment by scoring the winning goal to the victory against the Greek giant Olympiakos, he believes that ""this time, there has nothing to envy from Monaco and it made me very positive impression! We have an excellent administrative and organization of football, the club operates on a purely European standards and the most important is that the administrative leader has the vision to reach the high score! As a player I can say that I do not miss anything of what I had
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Eduards Višņakovs


Widzew refused to fulfill its previously given promise to the Latvian Football Federation and did not allow Višņakovs to join the national team for the Baltic Cup matches in May 2014. Resentment was expressed by the Latvian Football Federation and the player himself but Latvia, eventually, went on to win the tournament without the help of Višņakovs. In September 2014, prior to the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Kazakhstan, Višņakovs revealed that while he was playing for Shakhter Karagandy he was urged to take on Kazakhstani citizenship but despite not being on the
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Ransford Osei


Shakhter Karagandy at the beginning of February, Osei played for RoPS in their Finnish League Cup match against PS Kemi Kings on 16 February. 5 days later, 21 February, Osei signed a two-year contract with RoPS. A Striker described by FIFA.com as "an opportunistic goal machine" with superb pace and movement, young free-scoring sensation Osei was recognized by World Soccer Magazine as one of the "50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet" in their November 2007 Issue. When it comes to designing the perfect striker
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Karlo Šimek


Karlo Šimek (born 3 June 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Varaždin as a defender. A graduate of the Varaždin youth academy, Šimek was promoted to the senior squad in 2007. In January 2012, he trialled with Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy in Turkey, but in the process, he injured his leg. In the same month, Istra 1961 also expressed their desire to sign him. He ultimately signed for Karlovac after having made 103 appearances for Varazdin. After a stint with Croatian club Zelina, Šimek moved
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Juha Malinen


to the Ykkönen. Malinen revamped the team, bringing in experienced players from MyPa, revamping the youth system and overseeing the construction of a new stadium. KuPS won the 2004 Ykkönen, returning to the Veikkausliiga at their first attempt. With emerging talents such as Berat Sadik, Pyry Kärkkäinen, Medo and Patrick Bantamoi, KuPS won their first Finnish League Cup in 2006, but ended the year with relegation, which saw the departure of Malinen. In February 2007, Malinen was appointed as manager of Kazakhstan Premier League side Shakhter Karagandy
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Marko Radaš


in league as the team clinched another championship. In cup, Radaš contributed with 7 matches as the team was eliminated to semi-finals by underdogs of Bylis Ballsh. In July 2013, Radaš produced two strong performances by helping Skënderbeu keep two clean-sheets in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round over Neftçi. Skënderbeu progressed for the first time in history in third qualifying round 1–0 on aggregate after a win on extra-time at Skënderbeu Stadium in the second leg. Then the team was eliminated by Shakhter Karagandy 5–3
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Dzmitry Likhtarovich


Dzmitry Yawhenavich Likhtarovich (; ; born 1 March 1978 in Mogilev) is a retired Belarusian footballer (midfielder). He most recently played for BATE Borisov, which he regularly captained. As of 3 November 2012, he has appeared in 600 matches while being a member of Belarusian Premier League, Cup and national team squads. On 23 July 2013, he was played in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Kazakh side Shakhter Karagandy and became the footballer with the most appearances in the "Sergey Aleynikov" club, with 613 games
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KF Skënderbeu Korçë


time in the third qualifying round of Champions League. They were drawn against Kazakh side Shakhter Karagandy and they lost 3–0 away, before winning 3–2 at home (temporarily being 3-0 up) and were knocked out of the competition. They dropped into the UEFA Europa League play-offs, making their debut in the second most important continental competition with a 0–1 loss to Ukrainian side Chornomorets Odesa in the away leg. At home, they recorded their first ever Europa League win, defeating Chornomorets 1–0 with an Andi Ribaj goal
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2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round


/ section end=Q1 / "EB/Streymur won 7–3 on aggregate." "Shirak won 3–1 on aggregate." A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 32 teams which entered in this round, and the two winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 24 June 2013. The first legs were played on 16 and 17 July, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 July 2013. section begin=Q2 / section end=Q2 / "Shakhter Karagandy
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Sergei Mošnikov


8 March 2018, Mošnikov signed for Polish club Górnik Łęczna. On 26 July 2018, Mošnikov joined Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy on a six-month deal, with the option for the club to extend his contract. He left the club again at the end of 2018. Mošnikov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 19 June 2010, replacing Gert Kams in the 73rd minute of a 0–0 draw against Latvia at the 2010 Baltic Cup. He scored his first international goal on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home win
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Nikola Pokrivač


Rijeka. In the summer of 2014, Pokrivač signed for Shakhter Karagandy. Pokrivač has played for the Croatian under-21 national team and has also represented the country at both the under-17 and under-19 levels. He won a total of 39 international caps and scored three goals for all Croatian youth national teams between 2001 and 2006. On 5 May 2008, he received his first call-up for the Croatian national team at senior level, being added to their 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland. He went
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Sergei Zenjov


Sergei Zenjov (born 20 April 1989) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy and the Estonia national team. Zenjov began playing football for a local club Pärnu, where he was coached by Juri Ivanov. He made his senior league debut in the II liiga with Pärnu Pataljon in 2005. Zenjov made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 8 March 2006, playing for Vaprus, and scored his side's only goal in a 1–3 away loss to TVMK. In July 2006, Zenjov signed
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James Forrest (footballer)


winners medal after starting Celtic's 3–0 win against Hibernian in the final. In July 2013, Forrest scored his first European goal for Celtic in a second round Champions League Qualifier against Cliftonville. In the following month he scored against Aberdeen in the league and scored a memorable third and decisive goal in the final moments of the second leg of the Champions League play-off against Shakhter Karagandy - which Celtic won 3–2 and qualified for the group stage for the second year in a row. Having played in every qualifying match Forrest missed
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Shoval Gozlan


Shoval Gozlan (; born 25 April 1994) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a striker for Ashdod, on loan from Maccabi Netanya. Gozlan made his debut in the senior team in January 2012 against Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon. His debut goal was in December 2013 against Hapoel Acre in the 86th minute. He also scored his first goal in Europe against Shakhter Karagandy in the UEFA Europa League group stage. On 14 July 2014 Gozlan was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the January transfer window, After Dudu Biton and Amido
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Juha Malinen


and the Kazakhstan U-21 Team. Malinen left Shakhter Karagandy after just 7 months, but remained as the Kazakhstan U-21 manager until the end of 2007. On taking over as coach of RoPS in April 2014, Malinen courted controversy with his comments about foreign players, especially coloured players, in the team. Malinen had told newspaper "Iltalehti": "We have the league's most Finnish team. ... Just a few years back RoPS had 13 black men. We've managed to put that completely behind us. We've recruited
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FC Shakhtar Donetsk


reserve teams such as FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk and FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk were withdrawn from professional competitions. The club however fields its youth Shakhtar U-21 team in the youth championship of Ukrainian Premier League. Shakhtar also has its football academy that fields four teams in a special youth league designated for teenagers. Since 2012 the club also has a team for the U-19 championship of Ukrainian Premier League. During the Soviet times the club used to have one youth team named Shakhter-D Donetsk that participated in a separate Soviet championship for doubles. Shakhter-
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