2015 FC Astana season

FC Astana

2015 season
Chairman	Kaisar Bekenov
Manager	Stanimir Stoilov
Stadium	Astana Arena
Kazakhstan Premier League	Champions
Kazakhstan Cup	'Runners-up vs Kairat
Champions League	Group Stage'
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Tanat Nusserbayev (11) All: Patrick Twumasi (14)
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The 2015 FC Astana season is the seventh successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Astana are defending Kazakhstan Premier League Champions, having been crowned Champions for the first time the previous sesaon. They will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Champions League, entering at the Second Qualifying Stage.

Squad

As of 13 July 2015.^[1]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Nenad Erić [2] 2 DF Yeldos Akhmetov 5 DF Marin Aničić 6 MF Nemanja Maksimović 7 MF Serikzhan Muzhikov 8 MF Georgy Zhukov (loan from Standard Liège) 9 FW Aleksey Shchotkin [3] 10 MF Foxi Kéthévoama 12 DF Igor Pikalkin 14 MF Ardak Saulet 15 MF Abzal Beisebekov 16 MF Vladislav Mendybayev 17 FW Tanat Nusserbayev 19 MF Alexey Rodionov

No. Position Player 20 MF Zhakyp Kozhamberdy 21 FW Sergei Ostapenko 22 FW Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev [4] 23 FW Patrick Twumasi 24 MF Denys Dedechko 28 DF Birjan Kulbekov 33 DF Branko Ilić 40 GK Mikhail Golubnichi 44 DF Yevgeny Postnikov [5] 77 DF Dmitri Shomko 85 GK Vladimir Loginovskiy [6] 88 MF Roger Cañas 89 FW Junior Kabananga MF Rinat Khayrullin

On Loan

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

No. Position Player 7 MF Ulan Konysbayev (at Kairat)

No. Position Player 25 FW Toktar Zhangylyshbay (at Kairat)

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 3 DF Kasper Larsen (loan from OB)[7][8] 6 MF Nemanja Maksimović (from NK Domžale)[9] 7 MF Ulan Konysbayev (from Shakhter Karagandy) 9 FW Aleksey Shchotkin (from Taraz)[10] 13 DF Berik Shaikhov (from Zhetysu) 19 MF Alexey Rodionov (from Atyrau) 21 FW Sergei Ostapenko (from Kaisar)[11] 23 FW Patrick Twumasi (from Spartaks Jūrmala, previously on loan) 25 FW Toktar Zhangylyshbay (from Shakhter Karagandy)[12][13] 40 GK Mikhail Golubnichi (from Irtysh)[13]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 4 DF Viktor Dmitrenko (to Aktobe) 6 DF Kairat Nurdauletov (to Kaisar) 7 FW Damir Kojašević (loan to Lokomotiv Tashkent)[14] 13 MF Serikzhan Muzhikov (to Kaisar) 16 DF Yevgeni Goryachi (to Okzhetpes)[15] 24 MF Denis Tolebayev (to Irtysh) 25 MF Guy Essame (loan return to Atyrau) 31 MF Azat Smagulov 76 FW Atanas Kurdov [16] 32 MF Rinat Khairullin (to Zhetysu) - MF Marat Shakhmetov (to Zhetysu) MF Rinat Khayrullin (to Zhetysu)

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 7 MF Serikzhan Muzhikov (from Kaisar)[17] 20 MF Zhakyp Kozhamberdy (from Taraz)[18] 24 MF Denys Dedechko (from Vorskla Poltava)[19] 33 DF Branko Ilić (from Partizan)[20] 89 FW Junior Kabananga (from Cercle Brugge)[21] MF Rinat Khayrullin (from Zhetysu)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 3 DF Kasper Larsen (loan return to OB)[22] 7 MF Ulan Konysbayev (loan to Kairat)[23] 13 DF Berik Shaikhov (to Irtysh)[24] 25 FW Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan to Kairat)[25] FW Damir Kojašević (to Mladost Podgorica. previously on loan at Lokomotiv Tashkent)

Friendlies

Hamburg v Astana

18 January 2015	Hamburg	0 – 0	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary		Stadium: Jebel Ali stadium Referee: Abdullla al Balushi

Krylia Sovetov v Astana

21 January 2015	Krylia Sovetov	1 – 1	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev  43'	Summary Summary	Jahović  52'	Stadium: Jebel Ali stadium

FK Rad v Astana

1 February 2015	FK Rad	0 – 2	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Akhmetov  29' Kéthévoama  71'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium

Bunyodkor v Astana

4 February 2015	Bunyodkor	0 – 1	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Zhangylyshbay  86'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Carol Rudzhinski

Pandurii Târgu Jiu v Astana

8 February 2015	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	0 – 2	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Kéthévoama  8' Dzholchiev  90'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Ali Akcinar

Zorya Luhansk v Astana

10 February 2015	Zorya Luhansk	3 – 1	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Lipartia  51' (pen.) Budkivskyi  53', 55'	Summary	Kéthévoama  29'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Ali Akcinar

Lokomotiv Tashkent v Astana

13 February 2015	Lokomotiv Tashkent	1 – 0	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	S.Mirzayev  78'	Summary		Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Denis Shcherbakov

Volyn Lutsk v Astana

17 February 2015	Volyn Lutsk	2 – 2	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Matei  45' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	Summary	A.Rodionov  2' Dzholchiev  80'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Victor Shmusik

Astana v Bayterek

16 June 2015	Astana	2 – 1	Bayterek	Astana
(UTC+6)	Nusserbayev V.Pron	Summary	K.Akhmetov	Stadium: Astana Arena

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Astana v Kairat

1 March 2015	Astana	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p)	Kairat	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić  87' Konysbayev  111'	Summary Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson
		Penalties
	Shomko Aničić Cañas Konysbayev Kéthévoama Beisebekov		A.Darabayev Marković Riera Pliyev T.Rudoselskiy I.Kalinin

Kazakhstan Premier League

Regular season

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43	7	4	0	23	9	+14	5	3	3	17	10	+7

Last updated: 20 July 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W
Position	2	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	4	3	2	4	2	2	5	3	2	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Astana v Okzhetpes

7 March 2015 1	Astana	2 – 0	Okzhetpes	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas  37' Twumasi  59' Shchotkin  77' Shomko  90+3'	Summary	Buleshev  75' Pawlaw  90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksandr Aliyev

Irtysh v Astana

11 March 2015 2	Irtysh	0 – 3	Astana	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Loria  49' Geteriev  90'	Summary	Cañas  15' (pen.) Twumasi  49' Maksimović  57'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

15 March 015 3	Astana	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Maksimović  31' Cañas  76'	Summary	Topčagić  3' 44' Vošahlík  36'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Atyrau v Astana

21 March 2015 4	Atyrau	1 – 1	Astana	Atyrau
16:00 (UTC+6)	Baizhanov  63'	Summary	Nusserbayev  54' Grigoryev  56' (o.g.) Cañas  61'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Astana v Aktobe

5 April 2015 5	Astana	0 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev  41' Postnikov  49' Kéthévoama  57' Cañas  72'	Summary	Žulpa  39' Khayrullin  45+1' Shabalin  90+3'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Taraz v Astana

11 April 2015 6	Taraz	2 – 0	Astana	Taraz
16:00 (UTC+6)	Pyschur  28' D.Bashlay  45', 74' Sergienko  68'	Summary	Akhmetov  41'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Astana v Ordabasy

15 April 2015 7	Astana	1 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov  9' Zhukov  57' Cañas  89'	Summary	Geynrikh  10' (pen.) Ashirbekov  87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Astana v Kairat

19 April 2015 8	Astana	4 – 3	Kairat	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Zhukov  11' Maksimović  41' Beisebekov  45+1' Aničić  52' Dzholchiev  69' Nusserbayev  72' 82'	Summary	Gohou  20', 67' 45+1' Islamkhan  38'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Kaisar v Astana

25 April 2015 9	Kaisar	2 – 1	Astana	Kyzylorda
15:00 (UTC+6)	Muldarov  9' J.Vorogovsky  29', 86' Mitošević  40' Z.Moldakaraev  78' 84'	Summary	Aničić  39' Maksimović  70' Dzholchiev  76'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Astana v Tobol

3 May 2015 10	Astana	4 – 0	Tobol	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko  28' Nusserbayev  31' Kéthévoama  58' Dzholchiev  66' Beisebekov  75'	Summary	Sadownichy  13' Bugaev  85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

Zhetysu v Astana

7 May 2015 11	Zhetysu	1 – 3	Astana	Taldykorgan
17:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović  30' Cvetković  53'	Summary	Cañas  27' Twumasi  57' Beisebekov  77' Shchotkin  86'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Astana v Irtysh

16 May 2015 12	Astana	2 – 2	Irtysh	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kéthévoama  4' Nusserbayev  60' Cañas  87'	Summary	Dudchenko  3' Azuka  50' G.Sartakov  85' A.Ersalimov  90' Aliev  90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

24 May 2015 13	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 4	Astana	Karaganda
14:00 (UTC+6)	G.Najarian  65' Sass  88'	Summary	Nusserbayev  11' Twumasi  14' Dzholchiev  72' Shchotkin  90'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Astana v Atyrau

29 May 2015 14	Astana	0 – 0	Atyrau	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Akhmetov  37'	Summary	R.Esatov  22' Essame  37' V.Kuzmin  50' Arzhanov  90+1' Grigoryev  90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

Aktobe v Astana

6 June 2015 15	Aktobe	0 – 0	Astana	Aktobe
19:30 (UTC+6)	D.Miroshnichenko  21' Mineiro  89' Danilo  90+2'	Summary	Akhmetov  55' Dzholchiev  59' Erić  89' Aničić  89' Nusserbayev  89'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Astana v Taraz

20 June 2015 16	Astana	4 – 1	Taraz	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev  21' 52' Twumasi  35' Shchotkin  62' Dedechko  70' Postnikov  72' Zhukov  75' Kéthévoama  87' Cañas  90+2' Aničić  90+4'	Summary	Mukhutdinov  19' S.Zhumahanov  65' D.Evstigneev  76' T.Dosmagambetov  80' (pen.) M.Togyzbay  83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Ordabasy v Astana

24 June 2015 17	Ordabasy	0 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Twumasi  53', 73' Akhmetov  66'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

Kairat v Astana

28 June 2015 18	Kairat	2 – 0	Astana	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat  14' Isael  45+1' Islamkhan  51' (pen.) Serginho  90+1'	Summary	Nusserbayev  58' Postnikov  80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Astana v Kaisar

4 July 2015 19	Astana	2 – 0	Kaisar	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	R.Rozybakiev  26' (o.g.) Nusserbayev  48' Beisebekov  75'	Summary	R.Rozybakiev  40' Knežević  41'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Tobol v Astana

10 July 2015 20	Tobol	1 – 1	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Bugaev  12' Zyankovich  38' Sadownichy  45+1' I.Yurin  51' Kalu  65' Bogdanov  85' O.Nedashkovsky  90+3'	Summary	Kéthévoama  17' Postnikov  28' Zhukov  79'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Astana v Zhetysu

18 July 2015 21	Astana	2 – 1	Zhetysu	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Dedechko  5' Maksimović  84'	Summary	Ergashev  26' Galiakberov  75' S.Sagyndykov  77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Okzhetpes v Astana

25 July 2015 22	Okzhetpes	1 – 2	Astana	Kokshetau
19:00 (UTC+6)	Shabalin  44' Buleshev  48'	Summary	Dedechko  46' Kabananga  53', 54' Muzhikov  82' Akhmetov  86'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kairat	22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	Qualification to Championship round
2	Aktobe	22	12	8	2	27	12	+15	44
3	Astana	22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43
4	Atyrau	22	9	10	3	25	19	+6	37
5	Ordabasy	22	9	8	5	21	18	+3	35

Source: UEFA.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.^[26]

Championship Round

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	8	0	2	15	7	+8	24	4	0	1	8	3	+5	4	0	1	7	4	+3

Last updated: 8 November 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Aktobe v Astana

13 August 2015 23	Aktobe	0 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	A.Tagybergen  51' Korobkin  77'	Summary	Zhukov  27' Shomko  65' Cañas  81'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Astana v Atyrau

22 August 2015 24	Astana	Postponed[27]	Atyrau	Astana
(UTC+6)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Astana Arena

Ordabasy v Astana

11 September 2015 25	Ordabasy	2 – 3	Astana	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	E.Tungyshbaev  10' Kasyanov  25' Nurgaliev  37' Junuzović  62'	Summary	Muzhikov  31' Akhmetov  45', 65' Kabananga  56' Nusserbayev  90+4'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Astana v Kairat

20 September 2015 26	Astana	0 – 1	Kairat	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi  37'	Summary	V.Li  29' Isael  58' Marković  77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

Irtysh v Astana

26 September 2015 27	Irtysh	2 – 1	Astana	Pavlodar
16:00 (UTC+6)	N'Diaye  5' Fonseca  21' 33' Kislitsyn  47'	Summary	Maksimović  51' Postnikov  56' Kabananga  69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Atyrau v Astana

4 October 2015 28	Atyrau	0 – 1	Astana	Atyrau
17:00 (UTC+6)	V.Kuzmin  23' Odibe  53' Diakate  76' K.Zarechny  86'	Summary	Muzhikov  62' Nusserbayev  80'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Astana v Ordabasy

17 October 2015 29	Astana	2 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Malyi  19' (o.g.) Cañas  58' Dzholchiev  75' Nusserbayev  88'	Summary	E.Tungyshbaev  71' Kasyanov  88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Kairat v Astana

25 October 2015 30	Kairat	0 – 1	Astana	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Nusserbayev  45+2' 90+6' Dzholchiev  56'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Astana v Atyrau

28 October 2015[27] 24	Astana	4 – 1	Atyrau	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas  13' Beisebekov  23' Nusserbayev  74' Kabananga  90+2'	Summary	Arzhanov  29' Fomin  65'	Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Astana v Irtysh

31 October 2015 31	Astana	1 – 0	Irtysh	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov  26' Nusserbayev  57' Muzhikov  70'	Summary	Geteriev  13' Chernyshov  37'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

Astana v Aktobe

8 November 2015 32	Astana	1 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Zhukov  20' Kabananga  88'	Summary	D.Zhalmukan  27' Adeleye  53' Mineiro  60' Korobkin  60' Khizhnichenko  85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Viktor Antonov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana (C)	32	20	7	5	55	26	+29	46	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Kairat	32	20	7	5	60	19	+41	45	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Aktobe	32	15	9	8	35	25	+10	32
4	Ordabasy	32	12	10	10	32	31	+1	29
5	Atyrau	32	11	12	9	31	33	−2	27
6	Irtysh Pavlodar	32	10	10	12	37	39	−2	25

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Play-off (only if deciding champion when three or teams are tied); 13) Draw.^[28]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Kairat qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

Kazakhstan Cup

Ekibastuz v Astana

29 April 2015 Second Round	Ekibastuz	2 – 3	Astana	Ekibastuz
15:00 (UTC+6)	Dyusembaev  62' 90' T.Aubakirov  69' Isakov  82' Bursugurov  90+2'	Summary	Twumasi  12', 53' Shchotkin  35' Nusserbayev  89'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Kaisar v Astana

20 May 2015 Quarterfinal	Kaisar	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Astana	Kyzylorda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shestakov  38' Piroska  44' Junuzović  45' Klein  94'	Summary	Kéthévoama  31' Akhmetov  57' Twumasi  69', 110'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Aktobe v Astana

2 June 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Aktobe	0 – 2	Astana	Aktobe
19:00 (UTC+6)	A.Tagybergen  28'	Summary	Dzholchiev  19' B.Kulbekov  33' Twumasi  72' Shomko  90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Astana v Aktobe

23 September 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Astana	1 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Aktobe	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko  66' Twumasi  68'	Summary	Mineiro  35' Khizhnichenko  40'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Final

Astana v Kairat

21 November 2015	Astana	1 – 2	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko  15' Twumasi  28'	Summary	Despotović  44' 48', 70' Marković  64'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds

Second qualifying round

NK Maribor v Astana

15 July 2015 First leg	NK Maribor	1 – 0	Astana	Maribor, Slovenia
00:30 (UTC+6)	Šuler  5' Kabha  29' Stojanović  82' Zahović  86'	Report	Ilić  9' Zhukov  78'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,458[29] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Astana v NK Maribor

22 July 2015 Second leg	Astana	3 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	NK Maribor	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev  12' Cañas  43' 55', 67' Twumasi  58'	Report	Rajčević  39' Mertelj  57' Viler  72' Bohar  75' Šuler  82'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 23,650[29] Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

HJK v Astana

29 July 2015 First leg	HJK	0 – 0	Astana	Helsinki, Finland
22:00 (UTC+6)	Zeneli  33' Baah  55'	Report	Dzholchiev  35' Postnikov  79'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 9,788[30] Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Astana v HJK

5 August 2015 Second leg	Astana	4 – 3 (4 – 3 agg.)	HJK	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi  44' 71' Ilić  45+1' Cañas  47' (pen.) Shomko  56' Maksimović  90+1' Postnikov  90+3'	Report	Jallow  4' Baah  42' Moren  75' Zeneli  86' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,937[30] Referee: Alon Yefet

Playoff round

Astana v APOEL

18 August 2015 First leg	Astana	1 – 0	APOEL	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev  13' Shomko  78'	Report	De Vincenti  14'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 30,000[31] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

APOEL v Astana

27 August 2015 Second leg	APOEL	1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Astana	Nicosia, Cyprus
00:45 (UTC+6)	De Vincenti  32' Štilić  60' Charalambidis  61' Vander  88'	Report	Ilić  37' Shomko  63' Cañas  71' Maksimović  84' Aničić  87'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Madrid	6	4	1	1	11	3	+8	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Benfica	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
3	Galatasaray	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5	Transfer to Europa League
4	Astana	6	0	4	2	5	11	−6	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Benfica v Astana

16 September 2015 1	Benfica	2 – 0	Astana	Lisbon, Portugal
00:45 (UTC+6)	Samaris  40' Guedes  45+1' Gaitán  51' Mitroglou  62' Jardel  83'	Report	Aničić  21' Dzholchiev  24' Zhukov  78'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,799[32] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Astana v Galatasaray

30 September 2015 2	Astana	2 – 2	Galatasaray	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Balta  77' (o.g.) Carole  89' (o.g.)	Report	Kısa  31' İnan  42' Erić  86' (o.g.) Gümüş  90+1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,264[33] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

Atlético Madrid v Astana

22 October 2015 3	Atlético Madrid	4 – 0	Astana	Madrid, Spain
00:45 (UTC+6)	Ñíguez  23' Martínez  29' Ó.Torres  63' Dedechko  89' (o.g.)	Report	Akhmetov  49'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 33,853[34] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Astana v Atlético Madrid

3 November 2015 4	Astana	0 – 0	Atlético Madrid	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov  44' Dzholchiev  60' Zhukov  84'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Astana v Benfica

25 November 2015 5	Astana	2 – 2	Benfica	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi  19' Aničić  31' Cañas  80' Shchotkin  90+4'	Report	Jiménez  22' 40', 72' López  44' Jonas  48'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,089[35] Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Galatasaray v Astana

9 December 2015 6	Galatasaray	1 – 1	Astana	Istanbul, Turkey
01:45 (UTC+6)	İnan  64' Yılmaz  90'	Report	Muzhikov  49' Twumasi  60' 62'	Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena Attendance: 26,464[36] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 9 December 2015

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Nenad Erić	39	0	25	0	3	0	1	0	10	0
2	DF		Yeldos Akhmetov	21	0	14+2	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Marin Aničić	44	1	28+1	0	3	0	1	0	11	1
6	MF		Nemanja Maksimović	38	7	18+5	6	2+1	0	1	0	11	1
7	MF		Serikzhan Muzhikov	18	1	6+3	1	2	0	0	0	4+3	0
8	MF		Georgy Zhukov	43	2	25+2	2	2+2	0	0+1	0	8+3	0
9	FW		Aleksey Shchotkin	32	4	7+13	3	3+1	1	0+1	0	1+6	0
10	MF		Foxi Kéthévoama	48	4	28+3	4	3+1	0	1	0	9+3	0
12	DF		Igor Pikalkin	8	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF		Abzal Beisebekov	42	1	26+2	1	3+2	0	1	0	1+7	0
16	MF		Vladislav Mendybayev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Tanat Nusserbayev	38	11	17+9	11	2+1	0	1	0	6+2	0
19	MF		Aleksey Rodionov	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Zhakyp Kozhamberdy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	FW		Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	40	6	20+6	3	3	1	1	0	9+1	2
23	FW		Patrick Twumasi	40	16	23+5	6	4+1	6	1	0	6	4
24	MF		Denys Dedechko	16	1	5+5	1	1	0	0	0	1+4	0
28	DF		Birjan Kulbekov	9	1	0+5	0	2+1	1	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF		Branko Ilić	21	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
40	GK		Mikhail Golubnichi	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Yevgeny Postnikov	46	1	28	0	4+1	0	1	0	12	1
77	DF		Dmitri Shomko	42	2	24+1	1	4+1	0	1	0	11	1
85	GK		Vladimir Loginovskiy	5	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
88	MF		Roger Cañas	43	10	30	8	2	0	1	0	10	2
89	FW		Junior Kabananga	25	5	6+7	5	0+2	0	0	0	6+4	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
7	MF		Ulan Konysbayev	16	0	3+9	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW		Toktar Zhangylyshbay	5	0	0+4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
13	DF		Berik Shaikhov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Kazakhstan Super Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	FW		23	Patrick Twumasi	6	6	0	4	16
2	FW		17	Tanat Nusserbayev	11	0	0	0	11
	MF		88	Roger Cañas	8	0	0	2	10
4	MF		6	Nemanja Maksimović	6	0	0	1	7
5	FW		22	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	3	1	0	2	6
6	FW		89	Junior Kabananga	5	0	0	0	5
				Own goal	3	0	0	2	5
8	MF		10	Foxi Kéthévoama	4	0	0	0	4
	FW		9	Aleksey Shchotkin	3	1	0	0	4
10	MF		8	Georgy Zhukov	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		77	Dmitri Shomko	1	0	0	1	2
11	MF		24	Denys Dedechko	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		7	Serikzhan Muzhikov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		15	Abzal Beisebekov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		28	Birjan Kulbekov	0	1	0	0	1
	DF		44	Yevgeny Postnikov	0	0	0	1	1
	DF		5	Marin Aničić	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	55	9	0	14	78

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Champions League		Total
1		GK	Nenad Erić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Yeldos Akhmetov	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
5		DF	Marin Aničić	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
6		MF	Nemanja Maksimović	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
7		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
8		MF	Georgy Zhukov	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
9		FW	Aleksey Shchetkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
10		MF	Foxi Kéthévoama	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Abzal Beisebekov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		FW	Tanat Nusserbayev	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
22		FW	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
23		FW	Patrick Twumasi	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
24		MF	Denys Dedechko	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33		DF	Branko Ilić	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
44		DF	Yevgeny Postnikov	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
77		DF	Dmitri Shomko	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	6	1
88		MF	Roger Cañas	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	8	1
89		FW	Junior Kabananga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	54	2	7	0	2	0	24	1	87	3

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