FC Yelimay () is a Kazakh professional football club based in Semey. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, then named Yelimay Semey (or simply "Yelimay"), they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998. They are currently in Premier League.
History The club's predecessor is the Soviet team of masters of the local brick factory in Semey, hence the name Tsementnik (cement producer). The team of masters spent some 28 seasons in the Soviet Second League (Class B).
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, in the mid 1990s the club became one of the leaders of the Kazakhstani championship as Yelimay . Yelim-Ai (or Elim-ay) is the name of a historic poem of Kazakh people.
FC 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 merger of former Semey Province into East Kazakhstan Province in 1997, the city of Semey was no longer a province capital. Thus, all financial support from the former province went to Oskemen, the current province capital.
Names 1964 : Tsementnik 1971 : Spartak 1994 : Yelimay 1999 : AES-Yelimay 2001 : Yelimay 2004 : Semey 2008 : Spartak 2022 : Yelimay
Domestic history Season League Kazakhstan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League19921st1426531825601319931st1724134732353019941st1302073702947 Kairat Aubakirov1619951st1302145682367Winners Andrei Miroshnichenko2319961st3342284671774 Bolat Esmagambetov1419971st7261376412646 Oleg Litvinenko819981st1262033602063 Oleg Litvinenko1419991st9301241435364020001st82812511433341 Kairat Aubakirov1520011st73214612474248 Kairat Aubakirov1320021st8321161533513920031st9321271335354320041st1936413125841320052nd224185176175920062nd424127546254320072nd926781129492920082nd3261385503547First round20092nd72612212354138First round20102nd4341978684064First round20112nd14328816365332First round20122nd63014412384546First round20132nd2342176542470First round Paul Puryshkin1320141st12327718305221First round Nemanja Jovanović7 Almas Kulshinbayev20152nd6241167341939Second round Aleksei Petrushin2016Did not participate in professional divisions20172018201920202021202220232nd1282440761776Playoff stage Beka Kavtaradze1920241st6241077353237Semi-finals Nikita Korzun7 Andrey Karpovich20251st4261466473148Quarter-finals Euloge Placca Fessou9 Andrey Karpovich
Continental history Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1995Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Neftchi Fargʻona1–34–15–4Second round Al-Nassr0–10–310–411996–97Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round AiK Bishkek4–22–16–3Second round Persepolis3–00–53–52026–27UEFA Conference LeagueFirst qualifying round Alashkert2–2 1–13–3 (5–6 p) 1 Yelimay Semey withdrew after the 1st leg.
Current squad
Out on loan
Honours Kazakhstan Premier League (3): 1994, 1995, 1998 Kazakhstan First Division (1): 2023 Kazakhstan Cup (1): 1995 Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 1995
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