2016 FC Astana season

FC Astana

2016 season

Chairman

Kaisar Bekenov

Manager

Stanimir Stoilov

Stadium

Astana Arena

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Runners-up

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2016 FC Astana season is the eighth 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 second time the previous season. They will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Champions League, entering at the Second Qualifying Stage.

Squad

As of 3 April 2016.^[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	MF	Askhat Tagybergen
3	DF	Mark Gorman
5	DF	Marin Aničić
6	MF	Nemanja Maksimović
8	MF	Gevorg Najarian
9	FW	Aleksey Shchotkin
10	FW	Đorđe Despotović
11	MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov
13	DF	Berik Shaikhov
15	DF	Abzal Beisebekov
16	MF	Besart Abdurahimi (loan from Lokeren)

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Tanat Nusserbayev (captain)
20	MF	Lukman Haruna (loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
23	FW	Patrick Twumasi
27	DF	Yuriy Logvinenko
28	DF	Birzhan Kulbekov
35	GK	Aleksandr Mokin
40	GK	Mikhail Golubnichy
44	DF	Yevgeny Postnikov
47	GK	Abylaikhan Duysen
77	DF	Dmitri Shomko
88	MF	Roger Cañas

Out 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
85		GK	Vladimir Loginovsky (at Tobol)

No.		Position	Player
89		FW	Junior Kabananga (at Kardemir Karabükspor until June 2016)

Reserves

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

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Ardak Saulet
34	DF	Adil Zhakipbaev
35	GK	Alexander Konochkin
36	DF	Erbol Zhaylaubekov
37	MF	Amir Kalabao
38	MF	Zholaman Tabigat
42	DF	Abylkayyr Ismailov
46	MF	Madiyar Mukhametzhanov
49	GK	Dastan Dulat
50	DF	Ayhan Kozhabekov

No.	Position	Player
51	MF	Alexander Sharifullin
54	MF	Aizat Bersembaev
55	DF	Paul Khalezov
57	DF	Sanjar Umurzakov
66	MF	Temirlanali Begimbay
69	FW	Igor Aspendikov
80	FW	Daulet Esbergenov
80	MF	Kuat Seksimbaev
95	MF	Madi Zamataev
99	MF	Islam Akhmetov

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2016

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

No.	Position	Player
2	MF	Askhat Tagybergen (from Aktobe)^[2]
3	DF	Mark Gorman (from Kairat)^[2]
8	MF	Gevorg Najarian ^[3]
10	FW	Đorđe Despotović (from Red Star Belgrade)^[2]
13	DF	Berik Shaikhov (from Irtysh Pavlodar)
16	MF	Besart Abdurahimi (loan from Lokeren)^[4]
20	MF	Lukman Haruna (loan from Dynamo Kyiv)^[5]
27	DF	Yuriy Logvinenko (from Aktobe)
35	GK	Aleksandr Mokin (from Shakhter Karagandy)^[2]
47	GK	Abylaikhan Duysen (from Bayterek)^[2]
	DF	Serhiy Malyi (from Ordabasy)

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Yeldos Akhmetov (to Irtysh Pavlodar)^[6]
8	MF	Georgy Zhukov (loan return to Standard Liège)^[7]
10	MF	Foxi Kéthévoama (to Gaziantep B.B.)
12	DF	Igor Pikalkin (to Shakhter Karagandy)
19	MF	Alexei Rodionov
20	MF	Zhakyp Kozhamberdi (to Okzhetpes)^[8]
22	FW	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev
24	MF	Denys Dedechko (to Oleksandriya)
31	MF	Islambek Kulekenov (to Aktobe)
33	DF	Branko Ilić (to Urawa Red Diamonds)^[9]
85	GK	Vladimir Loginovsky (loan to Tobol)
89	FW	Junior Kabananga (loan to Kardemir Karabükspor)^[10]
	DF	Serhiy Malyi (loan to Irtysh Pavlodar)^[11]
	MF	Rinat Khayrullin (to Spartaks Jūrmala)^[12]
	MF	Ulan Konysbayev (to Atyrau)
	MF	Vladislav Mendybayev
	MF	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (to Aktobe)

Friendlies

27 January 2016	Astana	0 – 5	Spartak Moscow	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(UTC+6)		Summary	Luís 55', 72' Promes 79' Popov 81' Zuyev 85'	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Sports Center Referee: A. Al-Saadi Oman

6 February 2016	Astana	1 – 1	Zorya Luhansk	Belek Turkey
21:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 72'	Summary	Y.Kvasov 83'

9 February 2016	Astana	3 – 0	Slavia Sofia	Belek Turkey
21:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 7' Twumasi 25' G.Najarian	Summary

12 February 2016	Astana	3 – 2	Sarajevo	Belek Turkey
(UTC+6)	Shchotkin 57' Cañas 62' Despotović 87'	Summary	Benko 45' Okić 49'

19 February 2016	Astana	2 – 0	Maribor	Belek Turkey
21:00 (UTC+6)	Muzhikov 12' Despotović 24'	Summary

18 February 2016	Astana	3 – 6	Olimpik Donetsk	Belek Turkey
(UTC+6)	Nusserbayev Aničić Twumasi 71' (pen.)	Summary	13' 15'

21 February 2016	Astana	1 – 1	Karpaty Lviv	Belek Turkey
(UTC+6)	Despotović 14'	Summary	Kadymyan 31'

4 March 2016	Astana	5 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Shchotkin Maksimović Twumasi Despotović	Summary	Fonseca	Stadium: Astana Arena

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup

8 March 2016	Astana	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 46' Twumasi 69'	Summary	Marković 22' Tesák 90' Tymoshchuk 103' Gohou 106'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
		Penalties
	Cañas Aničić Shchotkin Maksimović Twumasi Beisebekov Postnikov		Islamkhan Soares Riera V.Li Gohou Tymoshchuk Tesák

Kazakhstan Premier League

Main article: 2016 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
9	8	1	0	14	5	+9	25	5	0	0	7	2	+5	3	1	0	7	3	+4

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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

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

Results

12 March 2016 1	Astana	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 47' Nusserbayev 65'	Summary	D.Ubbink 7' Baizhanov 61'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

20 March 2016 2	Ordabasy	1 – 3	Astana	Shymkent
15:00 (UTC+6)	Junuzović 15' Kasalica 48' Mukhtarov 73', 90+5' E.Tungyshbaev 73'	Summary	Despotović 11' Simčević 43' (o.g.) Aničić 45' Postnikov 58' Muzhikov 73', 89'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

3 April 2016 3	Astana	1 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 59' Twumasi 83'	Summary	Zhangylyshbay 27' B.Kairov 44'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

9 April 2016 4	Astana	2 – 1	Taraz	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev 21' Shomko 81' Cañas 90+2'	Summary	Zyankovich 48' D.Bayaliev 56' K.Karaman 70'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

13 April 2016 5	Zhetysu	0 – 1	Astana	Taldykorgan
16:00 (UTC+6)	T.Adilkhanov 76' Turysbek 83' Simonovski 86' Kadio 90+4'	Summary	Despotović 67' Logvinenko 78' Shchotkin 88', 89' Muzhikov 90+4'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

17 April 2016 6	Astana	1 – 0	Tobol	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Haruna 32' Shomko 76' Logvinenko 89'	Summary	Y.Levin 24' Šimkovič 32' D.Miroshnichenko 61' R.Jalilov 74'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

23 April 2016 7	Irtysh Pavlodar	2 – 2	Astana	Pavlodar
18:00 (UTC+6)	Akhmetov 2' Fonseca 60' Freidgeimas 81' Kerla 87' Gogua 90+2'	Summary	Despotović 7' Muzhikov 31' Cañas 44' Beisebekov 46'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

1 May 2016 8	Astana	1 – 0	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Maksimović 6' Shomko 29' Muzhikov 43' Despotović 82' Haruna 90+2'	Summary	Tesák 47'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

5 May 2016 9	Okzhetpes	0 – 1	Astana	Shchuchinsk
17:00 (UTC+6)	Nane 66'	Summary	Despotović 74'	Stadium: Zhaksy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

9 May 2016 10	Astana	–	Akzhayik	Astana
(UTC+6)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Astana Arena

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana	9	8	1	0	14	5	+9	25	Qualification to Championship round
2	Irtysh Pavlodar	9	7	2	0	20	4	+16	23
3	Okzhetpes	9	5	1	3	11	5	+6	16
4	Ordabasy	9	4	2	3	12	13	−1	14
5	Aktobe	9	3	3	3	9	12	−3	12

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2016. 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.^[13]

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2016 Kazakhstan Cup

27 April 2016 Last 16	Astana	1 – 0	Caspiy	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	B.Kulbekov 13' Nusserbayev 90'	Summary	R.Zhanysbayev 50' A.Kyzyltaev 53'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ruslan Omarov

24 May 2016 Quarterfinal	Kyzylzhar	–	Astana	Petropavl
(UTC+6)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Avangard Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

2016 First leg		–
(UTC+6)		[ Report]

2016 Second leg		– (– agg.)
(UTC+6)		[ Report]

Squad statistics

As of Match played 5 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Nenad Erić	10	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	MF		Askhat Tagybergen	7	0	1+5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Mark Gorman	5	0	0+3	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF		Marin Aničić	9	1	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Nemanja Maksimović	10	1	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Gevorg Najarian	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Aleksey Shchotkin	10	0	0+8	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
10	FW		Đorđe Despotović	11	4	7+2	4	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF		Serikzhan Muzhikov	9	1	7	1	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
13	DF		Berik Shaikhov	2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	DF		Abzal Beisebekov	10	0	6+2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF		Besart Abdurahimi	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Tanat Nusserbayev	10	3	7+1	2	0+1	1	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Lukman Haruna	6	1	4+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Patrick Twumasi	10	1	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF		Yuriy Logvinenko	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Birzhan Kulbekov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK		Aleksandr Mokin	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Yevgeny Postnikov	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
71	MF		Madi Zhakipbayev	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
77	DF		Dmitri Shomko	9	1	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
88	MF		Roger Cañas	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
95	MF		Madi Zamataev	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Đorđe Despotović	4	0	4
2	FW	17	Tanat Nusserbayev	2	1	3
3	DF	5	Marin Aničić	1	0	1
	MF	23	Patrick Twumasi	1	0	1
	DF	77	Dmitri Shomko	1	0	1
	DF	27	Yuriy Logvinenko	1	0	1
	MF	20	Lukman Haruna	1	0	1
	MF	11	Serikzhan Muzhikov	1	0	1
	MF	6	Nemanja Maksimović	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
			TOTALS	14	1	15

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Champions League		Total
9		FW	Aleksey Shchotkin	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
10		FW	Đorđe Despotović	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
15		DF	Abzal Beisebekov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		FW	Patrick Twumasi	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Lukman Haruna	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		DF	Yuriy Logvinenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		DF	Birzhan Kulbekov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Yevgeny Postnikov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		DF	Dmitri Shomko	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
88		MF	Roger Cañas	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	17	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	2

References

↑ "Основной состав" [First Team Squad]. FC Astana. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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Domestic cups	Kazakhstan Cup Final Kazakhstan Super Cup

European competitions	2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Related to national team	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group E)

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