FC Shakhtyor Karagandy is a historic football club from Karagandy, currently competing in the Kazakhstan First Division, the country's second tier. The team's home is the Shakhtyor Stadium. Founded in 1958, the club's traditional colors are orange and black. Shakhtyor, meaning "miner," pays homage to the city's industrial heritage and was a powerhouse in Soviet-era Kazakh football. The club enjoyed its greatest success in the early 2010s, winning the Kazakhstan Premier League in 2012 and making a famous run in the UEFA Europa League, notably defeating Scottish side Glasgow Rangers. That era, led by prolific striker Sergei Khizhnichenko, remains