FC Bayterek [SEP] home venue
FC Bayterek
FC Bayterek (, "Báıterek fýtbol Klýby") are a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan. The club is a state sports project, dedicated to play Kazakh graduates of Brazilian football academy Olé Brasil Futebol Clube. In its first season in 2012 Bayterek had mix of graduates born 1994 and experienced professionals. However, in future it is planned to have purely graduates of the academy.
History.
In 2009, 26 young players (born in 1994) were selected by
Kazakhstan First Division, the second tier of football in Kazakhstan. The club's most successful years were 2000s, when they won Kazakhstan Premier League for 3 times. The FC Bayterek is also plays in the Kazakhstan First Division. They were founded in 2012, to develop youth football.
Ice hockey.
Nur-Sultan is home for several professional ice hockey teams. The Barys Astana, a founding member of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008. The Nomad Astana and the HC Astana are play in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship