FC Bolat
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FC Bolat is a Kazakhstan
i football
based in Temirtau
. Previously known as FC Bolat CSKA (2004) and FC Bolat MSK(2005).
Formed as Metallurg, the club was known as Stroitel between 1969 and 1977 before adopting their current name. They were a leading side in the Soviet-era game, winning the Kazakhstan Cup
seven times, including five consecutive triumphs between 1972 and 1976. Initially the club transferred their status to the independent Kazakhstan, and were founder members of the Kazakhstan Super League
. However, barring a 7th place finish in 1994, they were one of the weaker sides and were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division
in 1998. The club returned to the top flight in 2005 but set an unwanted record by drawing a single match and losing 29 to set a record low for points gained in the Kazakh premier league. They are current First Division members.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
based in Temirtau
Temirtau
Temirtau is a city in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. Pop 180,000.-History:*1905, June, 15 - the first groups of settlers settled down on the left bank of the Nura River. There were 40 families, that had arrived from Samara...
. Previously known as FC Bolat CSKA (2004) and FC Bolat MSK(2005).
Formed as Metallurg, the club was known as Stroitel between 1969 and 1977 before adopting their current name. They were a leading side in the Soviet-era game, winning the Kazakhstan Cup
Kazakhstan Cup
The Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...
seven times, including five consecutive triumphs between 1972 and 1976. Initially the club transferred their status to the independent Kazakhstan, and were founder members of the Kazakhstan Super League
Kazakhstan Super League
The Kazakhstan Premier League is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the First Division, starting spring and finishing in late fall, making each championship correspond to a...
. However, barring a 7th place finish in 1994, they were one of the weaker sides and were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division
Kazakhstan First Division
The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a...
in 1998. The club returned to the top flight in 2005 but set an unwanted record by drawing a single match and losing 29 to set a record low for points gained in the Kazakh premier league. They are current First Division members.