FC Muras United

Muras United
Full nameFootball Club Muras United
Мурас Юнайтед футбол клубу
FoundedFebruary 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)
GroundKurmanbek Stadium
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium (selected matches)
Capacity7,000
23,000
ManagerEdmar
LeagueKyrgyz Premier League
2025Kyrgyz Premier League, 2nd of 14

Football Club Muras United (Kyrgyz: Мурас Юнайтед футбол клубу), also known as Muras United, is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Manas, currently playing in the Kyrgyz Premier League.

History

Muras United was founded in 2023 and admitted to the Kyrgyz Premier League in February of the same year.[1] Before the start of the 2023 season, Valery Berezovsky was appointed manager of the club.[2] At the end of their first season, Muras United finished 5th in the 2023 League and won the 2023 Kyrgyzstan Cup. On 25 December 2023, Andrei Kanchelskis was appointed the new manager of the club.[3] Muras United also managed to defend their cup after winning the 2024 Kyrgyzstan Cup.

On 10 January 2025, Ukrainian Oleksandr Poklonskyi was appointed as the new head coach of Muras United.[4] On 12 August 2025, Muras United defeated Bangladesh club Dhaka Abahani 2–0 in the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League preliminary stage and secured the group stage spot.

Season records

Domestic

As of end of 2025 season
Season League Kyrgyzstan Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2023 1st 5 27 12 6 9 41 34 42 Winners Kyrgyzstan Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov 7 Kyrgyzstan Valery Berezovsky
2024 1st 3 27 16 6 5 50 34 54 Winners Kyrgyzstan Abay Bokoleyev 7 Russia Andrei Kanchelskis
2025 1st 2 26 19 3 4 59 24 60 Runners-up Kyrgyzstan Maksat Alygulov 11 Ukraine Oleksandr Poklonskyi
Ukraine Serhiy Popov
Ukraine Serhiy Puchkov

Continental

As of match played 11 August 2026
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Challenge League 7 3 2 2 9 4
Total 7 3 2 2 9 4
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2025–26 AFC Challenge League Preliminary stage Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani N/a 2–0 2–0
Group C Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 0–0 1st out of 4
Lebanon Safa 2–0
Kuwait Al-Arabi 1–1
Quarter-finals Lebanon Al Ansar 3–0 3–0
Semi-finals Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1–2 1–2
2026–27 AFC Challenge League Preliminary stage Bangladesh Fortis N/a 0–1 0–1

Players

Current squad

As of 9 April, 2026[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KGZ Aziret Ysmanaliev
2 MF  BLR Denis Yaskovich
4 DF  UKR Serhiy Kulynych
6 DF  KGZ Temirlan Samat Uulu
7 DF  KGZ Emir-Khan Kydyrshaev
8 MF  KGZ Azim Azarov
9 FW  BRA Richard Romário
10 MF  KGZ Amir Zhaparov
11 MF  KGZ Baybol Ermekov
12 GK  UKR Orest Kostyk
17 FW  UZB Azizbek Koshibkhonov
19 MF  KGZ Nursultan Toktonaliev
22 MF  KGZ Alimardon Shukurov
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  KGZ Islam Yunusov
25 MF  KGZ Beknazar Akparov
27 MF  KAZ Rostimir Zhmudov
33 DF  UKR Ihor Honchar
44 DF  UKR Yuriy Mate
51 DF  UKR Hlib Hrachov
62 DF  KGZ Sergey Nozdrin
77 FW  UKR Yevhen Leshchynskyi
80 MF  KGZ Erbol Atabayev
88 MF  UKR Oleh Marchuk
99 GK  RUS Kirill Lisitsyn (on loan from Rostov-2)
— FW  GHA Thomas Agyepong

Managerial history

As of match played 28 November 2024
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Valery Berezovsky  Kyrgyzstan 2023 2023 3116694936051.61 Kyrgyzstan Cup (1)
Andrei Kanchelskis  Russia 25 December 2023 2024 3119665839061.29 Kyrgyzstan Cup (1)

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Два новых футбольных клуба приняли в Кыргызскую премьер лигу, еще два убрали". kabar.kg (in Russian). Kabar. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Валерий Березовский, главный тренер «Мурас Юнайтед»: Есть недостатки для функционирования команды". prosports.kg (in Russian). Pro Sports. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Андрей Канчельскис стал главным тренером киргизского «Мурас Юнайтед»". championat.com (in Russian). Championat. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Александр Поклонский — ФК «Мурас Юнайтед» клубунун жаңы машыктыруучусу!". instagram.com/fc_murasunited/ (in Kyrgyz). FC Muras United Instagram. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Жаңы сезон – жаңы мүмкүнчүлүктөр!". instagram.com/fc_abdyshata/ (in Kyrgyz). FC Muras United Instagram. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.