Description Available in: Football Club Shakhter (Kazakh: "Шахтер" футбол клубы), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakh: Қарағанды/Qarağandı, Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992.