Caspiy Football Club () is a Kazakhstani football club based at the Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. The club name derived from Caspian Sea (), on whose eastern shore Aktau is located. Their best year was 1996, when they finished 4th in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Kazakhstan Cup. Since 2001, they were stuck in the First Division, until gaining direct promotion to the top division in the 2019 season.
History From 1979 – 1991, the team played in the Soviet second league. From 1992 onwards, following the breakup of the Soviet Union, they played in the championship of Kazakhstan. The best achievement – the 4th place in 1996.
Premier league return Caspiy returned to the Kazakhstan Premier League for the first time in 19 seasons in 2020, with head coach Srdjan Blagojevic guiding them to a 10th-place finish. The following season, 2021, Blagojevic sealed an 8th-place finish before leaving to join Astana, with Nikolay Kostov being appointed as his replacement on 31 December 2021. On April 17, 2023, a Macedonian specialist, Igor Angelovski, was announced as the new head coach.
In 2021, the club rebranded itself, changing the logo, primary club colors, and sports kit.
The top scorer in the club's history, with more than 60 goals (as of April 19, 2022), is the forward, and club alumnus Almas Nurbergenovich Armenov.
Names 1962 : Founded as Trud 1990 : The club is renamed Aktau 1993 (July) : The club is renamed Munaishy 1999 : The club is renamed Aktau 2000 : The club is renamed Mangystau 2002 : The club is renamed Caspiy
Domestic history Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer ManagerDiv. Pos. P W D L F A Pts Name League19921st153217312624654First round Eduard Glazunov19 Degtyarov Alexander19931st204823520847774First round Erkin Sultanov2019942nd1363024622392Semi-final19951st16301524151078Last 1619961st4341897542663Semi-final Eduard Glazunov101997Non League19982nd3411227419992nd8300329020002nd2116322092120011st17323623165915Last 16 Erlan Urazaev5 Vladimir Fomichev20022nd6248610252830Quarter-final20032nd (SW)3201217332137First round20042nd (SW)3241725501753First round20052nd (SW)5221066311736First round Fedor Siminidi1520062nd (SW)2261934632060First round Talgat Sabalakov1420072nd (SW)3261934462343First round Sergey Gridin1320082nd92611114425534First round20092nd10265813264023First round Anvarbek Sanbaev20102nd16345524407920Second round Erlan Murlikhanov6 Mels Kushanov20112nd123210715334237First round Almas Armenov9 Baurzhan Baimukhammedov20122nd83011712393140First round Almas Armenov8 Radostin Dimov20132nd5341987543165Second round Igor Abdusheev15 Igor Prokhnitskiy20142nd4281747442651First round Almas Armenov13 Igor Prokhnitskiy20152nd5241275351843First round Vladimir Vyatkin9 Kairat Aimanov20162nd4281279382943Second round Almas Armenov7 Kairat Aimanov / Askar Kushikbaev20172nd8243615143615First round Moussa Limane7 Askar Kushikbaev20182nd11333723256516First round Branko Čubrilo5 Askar Keldjanov / Ivan Pudar20192nd2261754482156Last 16 Aidos Tattybaev19 Sava Kovačević20201st10205213153417- Billal Sebaihi4 Srdjan Blagojevic20211st8268810353532Quarterfinal David Karayev6 Srdjan Blagojevic20221st9269413264231Group Stage Ruan Teles6 Nikolay Kostov20231st13264814284420Round of 16 Giorgi Pantsulaia6 Kakhaber Tskhadadze / Igor Angelovski / Konstantin Gorovenko20242nd3281846632958Group Stage Bagdaulet Konlimkos8 Konstantin Gorovenko/ Kuanysh Kabdulov20252nd1262222742768Round of 16 Miras Turlybek23 Esatov Ruslan
Current squad
Honours Kazakhstan First Division (2): 1994, 2025 Kazakh SSR Top League (1): 1978 Kazakh SSR Cup (3): 1964, 1977, 1978
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