2015 FC Astana season

FC Astana
2015 season
Chairman	Kaisar Bekenov
Manager	Stanimir Stoilov
Stadium	Astana Arena
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)
Highest home attendance	30,000 vs APOEL ; (18 August 2015)
Lowest home attendance	1,500 vs Okzhetpes ; (7 March 2015)
Average home league attendance	9,564 ; (25 November 2015)
Home colours	Away colours
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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 is the reigning Kazakhstan Premier League champion, having won the title for the first 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 match played 9 December 2015

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Nenad Erić	^[1]	GK	(1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 33)	Kairat	2011	160	0
35	Aleksandr Konochkin		GK	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2011	0	0
40	Mikhail Golubnichi		GK	(1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 20)	Bayterek	2015	7	0
49	Dastan Dulatov		GK	(1996-04-14)14 April 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
85	Vladimir Loginovsky	^[2]	GK	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 30)	Zhetysu	2013	27	0
Defenders
2	Yeldos Akhmetov		DF	(1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 25)	Taraz	2013	50	1
5	Marin Aničić		DF	(1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 26)	Zrinjski Mostar	2014	77	1
12	Igor Pikalkin		DF	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 23)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	36	0
28	Birzhan Kulbekov		DF	(1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2015	9	1
33	Branko Ilić		DF	(1983-02-06)6 February 1983 (aged 32)	Partizan	2015	21	0
34	Adil Zhakipbaev		DF	(1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	0	0
36	Erbol Zhaylaubekov		DF	(1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
42	Abilkair Ismailov		DF	(1995-03-26)26 March 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	0	0
44	Yevgeny Postnikov		DF	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 29)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2014	70	1
50	Ayhan Kozhabekov		DF	(1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
57	Sanjar Umurzakov		DF	(1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
77	Dmitri Shomko		DF	(1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (aged 25)	Irtysh Pavlodar	2014	91	6
Midfielders
6	Nemanja Maksimović		MF	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 20)	Domžale	2015	38	7
7	Serikzhan Muzhikov		MF	(1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 26)	Zhetysu	2014	44	2
8	Georgy Zhukov		MF	(1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 21)	loan from Standard Liège	2014	66	2
10	Foxi Kéthévoama		MF	(1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 29)	Kecskeméti	2013	146	34
14	Ardak Saulet		MF	(1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2014	0	0
15	Abzal Beisebekov		MF	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 23)	Vostok	2012	132	4
19	Aleksey Rodionov		MF	(1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 21)	Atyrau	2015	2	0
20	Zhakyp Kozhamberdi		MF	(1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 23)	Taraz	2015	1	0
24	Denys Dedechko		MF	(1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 28)	Vorskla Poltava	2015	16	1
31	Islambek Kulekenov		MF	(1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	1	0
37	Amir Kalabayev		MF	(1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
38	Zholaman Tabigat		MF	(1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
46	Madiyar Mukametzhanov		MF	(1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
51	Alexander Sharifullin		MF	(1995-03-21)21 March 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	0	0
54	Aizat Bersembaev		MF	(1996-01-14)14 January 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
66	Temirlanali Begimbay		MF	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	0	0
80	Kuat Seksimbayev		MF	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	0	0
88	Roger Cañas		MF	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 25)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	82	14
95	Madi Zamataev		MF	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	0	0
99	Islam Akhmetov		MF	(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	0	0
Forwards
9	Aleksey Shchotkin		FW	(1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 24)	Taraz	2015	32	4
17	Tanat Nusserbayev		FW	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 28)	Ordabasy	2011	162	46
23	Patrick Twumasi		FW	(1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 21)	Spartaks Jūrmala	2015	68	32
22	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev	^[3]	FW	(1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 25)	Tobol	2014	73	15
26	Adil Balgabayev		MF	(1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	1	0
29	Daulet Esbergenov		FW	(1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
45	Victor Pron		FW	(1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	0	0
69	Igor Aspendikov		FW	(1996-05-31)31 May 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
89	Junior Kabananga		FW	(1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26)	Cercle Brugge	2015	25	5
Players away on loan
7	Ulan Konysbayev		MF	(1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 26)	Shakhter Karagandy	2015	94	9
25	Toktar Zhangylyshbay		FW	(1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (aged 22)	Shakhter Karagandy	2015	5	0
Players that left during the season
3	Kasper Larsen		DF	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 22)	loan from OB	2015	0	0
9	Sergei Ostapenko		FW	(1986-02-23)23 February 1986 (aged 29)	Kaisar	2015	96	19
13	Berik Shaikhov		DF	(1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 21)	Zhetysu	2015	1	0
16	Vladislav Mendybaev		MF	(1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	2	0
55	Pavel Khalezov		DF	(1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2014	2	0
	Damir Kojašević		MF	(1987-06-03)3 June 1987 (aged 28)	Budućnost Podgorica	2013	77	17

Transfers

Winter

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

Summer

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Friendlies

v

Astana

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

v

Astana

21 January 2015	Krylia Sovetov	1 – 1	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev 43'	https://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?11729 https://www.fca.kz/rus/online/218/	Jahović 52'	Stadium: Jebel Ali stadium

v

Astana

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

v

Astana

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

v

Astana

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

v

Astana

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

v

Astana

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

v

Astana

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

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

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

1 March 2015	Astana	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p)	Kairat	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić 87' Konysbayev 111'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/01/kazakhstan/super-cup/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-kairat-almaty/1988133/?ICID=HP_MS_205_01 https://www.sports.kz/online/football/1816 Report]		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson
	Penalties
	Shomko Aničić Cañas Konysbayev Kéthévoama Beisebekov		Darabayev Marković Riera Pliyev Rudoselskiy I.Kalinin

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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

7 March 2015 1	Astana	2 – 0	Okzhetpes	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 37' Twumasi 59' Shchotkin 77' Shomko 90+3'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/07/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-okzhetpes-kokshetau/2010819/	Buleshev 75' Pawlaw 90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksandr Aliyev

11 March 2015 2	Irtysh	0 – 3	Astana	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Loria 49' Geteriev 90'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/11/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010826/?ICID=HP_MS_79_02	Cañas 15' (pen.) Twumasi 49' Maksimović 57'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

15 March 2015 3	Astana	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Maksimović 31' Cañas 76'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/15/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-shakhter-karagandy/2010829/?ICID=PL_MS_05	Topčagić 3' 44' Vošahlík 36'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

21 March 2015 4	Atyrau	1 – 1	Astana	Atyrau
16:00 (UTC+6)	Baizhanov 63'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/21/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-atyrau/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010837/?ICID=PL_MS_04	Nusserbayev 54' Grigoryev 56' (o.g.) Cañas 61'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

5 April 2015 5	Astana	0 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev 41' Postnikov 49' Kéthévoama 57' Cañas 72'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/05/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fk-aktobe-lento/2010845/?ICID=PL_MS_05	Žulpa 39' Khairullin 45+1' Shabalin 90+3'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

11 April 2015 6	Taraz	2 – 0	Astana	Taraz
16:00 (UTC+6)	Pyschur 28' D.Bashlay 45' 74' Sergienko 68'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/11/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-taraz/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010848/	Akhmetov 41'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

15 April 2015 7	Astana	1 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 9' Zhukov 57' Cañas 89'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/15/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-ordabasy-shymkent/2010858/	Geynrikh 10' (pen.) Ashirbekov 87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

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'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/19/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-kairat-almaty/2010859/	Gohou 20', 67' 45+1' Islamkhan 38'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

25 April 2015 9	Kaisar	2 – 1	Astana	Kyzylorda
15:00 (UTC+6)	Muldarov 9' Vorogovskiy 29' 86' Mitošević 40' Moldakaraev 78' 84'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/25/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-kaisar-kyzylorda/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010870/?ICID=PL_MS_03	Aničić 39' Maksimović 70' Dzholchiev 76'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

3 May 2015 10	Astana	4 – 0	Tobol	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 28' Nusserbayev 31' Kéthévoama 58' Dzholchiev 66' Beisebekov 75'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/03/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-tobyl-kostanai/2010872/?ICID=PL_MS_04	Sadownichy 13' Bugaev 85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

7 May 2015 11	Zhetysu	1 – 3	Astana	Taldykorgan
17:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 30' Cvetković 53'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/07/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-zhetysu-taldykorgan/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010881/?ICID=PL_MS_05	Cañas 27' Twumasi 57' Beisebekov 77' Shchotkin 86'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

16 May 2015 12	Astana	2 – 2	Irtysh	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kéthévoama 4' Nusserbayev 60' Cañas 87'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/16/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/2010886/?ICID=PL_MS_03	Dudchenko 3' Azuka 50' G.Sartakov 85' A.Ersalimov 90' Aliev 90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

24 May 2015 13	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 4	Astana	Karaganda
14:00 (UTC+6)	Najaryan 65' Sass 88'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/24/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-shakhter-karagandy/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010892/?ICID=PL_MS_01	Nusserbayev 11' Twumasi 14' Dzholchiev 72' Shchotkin 90'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

29 May 2015 14	Astana	0 – 0	Atyrau	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Akhmetov 37'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/29/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fk-atyrau/2010897/?ICID=PL_MS_01	R.Esatov 22' Essame 37' V.Kuzmin 50' Arzhanov 90+1' Grigoryev 90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

6 June 2015 15	Aktobe	0 – 0	Astana	Aktobe
19:30 (UTC+6)	Miroshnichenko 21' Mineiro 89' Danilo 90+2'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/06/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-aktobe-lento/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010905/	Akhmetov 55' Dzholchiev 59' Erić 89' Aničić 89' Nusserbayev 89'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

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'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/20/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-taraz/2010908/?ICID=PL_MS_01	Mukhutdinov 19' S.Zhumahanov 65' D.Evstigneev 76' Dosmagambetov 80' (pen.) M.Togyzbay 83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

24 June 2015 17	Ordabasy	0 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
18:00 (UTC+6)		s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/24/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-ordabasy-shymkent/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010918/?ICID=HP_MS_01_01	Twumasi 53', 73' Akhmetov 66'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

28 June 2015 18	Kairat	2 – 0	Astana	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat 14' Isael 45+1' Islamkhan 51' (pen.) Serginho 90+1'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/28/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-kairat-almaty/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010921/	Nusserbayev 58' Postnikov 80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

4 July 2015 19	Astana	2 – 0	Kaisar	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	R.Rozybakiev 26' (o.g.) Nusserbayev 48' Beisebekov 75'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/04/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-kaisar-kyzylorda/2010926/?ICID=PL_MS_02	R.Rozybakiev 40' Knežević 41'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

10 July 2015 20	Tobol	1 – 1	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Bugaev 12' Zyankovich 38' Sadownichy 45+1' Yurin 51' Kalu 65' Bogdanov 85' O.Nedashkovsky 90+3'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/10/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-tobyl-kostanai/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010931/	Kéthévoama 17' Postnikov 28' Zhukov 79'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

18 July 2015 21	Astana	2 – 1	Zhetysu	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Dedechko 5' Maksimović 84'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/18/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-zhetysu-taldykorgan/2010938/?ICID=PL_MS_01	Ergashev 26' Galiakberov 75' S.Sagyndykov 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

25 July 2015 22	Okzhetpes	1 – 2	Astana	Kokshetau
19:00 (UTC+6)	Shabalin 44' Buleshev 48'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/25/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-okzhetpes-kokshetau/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2010943/?ICID=HP_MS_122_01	Dedechko 46' Kabananga 53', 54' Muzhikov 82' Akhmetov 86'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kairat	22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	Qualification for the 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.^[23]

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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

13 August 2015 23	Aktobe	0 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	Tagybergen 51' Korobkin 77'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/13/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-aktobe-lento/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2125292/?ICID=PL_MS_01	Zhukov 27' Shomko 65' Cañas 81'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

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

11 September 2015 25	Ordabasy	2 – 3	Astana	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	E.Tungyshbaev 10' Kasyanov 25' Nurgaliev 37' Junuzović 62'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/11/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-ordabasy-shymkent/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2125300/?ICID=HP_MS_84_01	Muzhikov 31' Akhmetov 45' 65' Kabananga 56' Nusserbayev 90+4'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

20 September 2015 26	Astana	0 – 1	Kairat	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 37'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/20/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-kairat-almaty/2125302/	V.Li 29' Isael 58' Marković 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

26 September 2015 27	Irtysh	2 – 1	Astana	Pavlodar
16:00 (UTC+6)	N'Diaye 5' Fonseca 21' 33' Kislitsyn 47'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/26/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2125304/	Maksimović 51' Postnikov 56' Kabananga 69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

4 October 2015 28	Atyrau	0 – 1	Astana	Atyrau
17:00 (UTC+6)	V.Kuzmin 23' Odibe 53' Diakate 76' K.Zarechny 86'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/04/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-atyrau/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2125308/	Muzhikov 62' Nusserbayev 80'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

17 October 2015 29	Astana	2 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Malyi 19' (o.g.) Cañas 58' Dzholchiev 75' Nusserbayev 88'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/17/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-ordabasy-shymkent/2125310/	E.Tungyshbaev 71' Kasyanov 88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

25 October 2015 30	Kairat	0 – 1	Astana	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)		s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/25/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-kairat-almaty/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2125315/	Nusserbayev 45+2' 90+6' Dzholchiev 56'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

28 October 2015^[24] 24	Astana	4 – 1	Atyrau	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 13' Beisebekov 23' Nusserbayev 74' Kabananga 90+2'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/28/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fk-atyrau/2125295/?ICID=HP_MS_80_01	Arzhanov 29' Fomin 65'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

31 October 2015 31	Astana	1 – 0	Irtysh	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 26' Nusserbayev 57' Muzhikov 70'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/31/kazakhstan/premier-league/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/2125316/	Geteriev 13' Chernyshov 37'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana (C)	32	20	7	5	55	26	+29	46	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Kairat	32	20	7	5	60	19	+41	45	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
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.^[25]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Kazakhstan Cup

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'	Report	Twumasi 12', 53' Shchotkin 35' Nusserbayev 89'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

20 May 2015 Quarterfinal	Kaisar	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Astana	Kyzylorda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shestakov 38' Piroska 44' Junuzović 45' Klein 94'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/20/kazakhstan/cup/fc-kaisar-kyzylorda/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2033108/?ICID=HP_MS_76_03	Kéthévoama 31' Akhmetov 57' Twumasi 69', 110'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

2 June 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Aktobe	0 – 2	Astana	Aktobe
19:00 (UTC+6)	Tagybergen 28'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/02/kazakhstan/cup/fk-aktobe-lento/fk-lokomotiv-astana/2036116/?ICID=HP_MS_34_01	Dzholchiev 19' B.Kulbekov 33' Twumasi 72' Shomko 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

23 September 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Astana	1 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Aktobe	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 66' Twumasi 68'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/23/kazakhstan/cup/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fk-aktobe-lento/2036118/	Mineiro 35' Khizhnichenko 40'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Final

21 November 2015	Astana	1 – 2	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 15' Twumasi 28'	s://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/21/kazakhstan/cup/fk-lokomotiv-astana/fc-kairat-almaty/2075741/	Despotović 44' 48', 70' Marković 64'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

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'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000631/match=2015585/index.html Report]	Ilić 9' Zhukov 78'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,458^[26] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

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'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000631/match=2015602/index.html Report]	Rajčević 39' Mertelj 57' Viler 72' Bohar 75' Šuler 82'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 23,650^[26] Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

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^[27] Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

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^[27] Referee: Alon Yefet

Playoff round

v

APOEL

18 August 2015 First leg	Astana	1 – 0	APOEL	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 13' Shomko 78'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000633/match=2015645/index.html Report]	De Vincenti 14'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 30,000^[28] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000633/match=2015660/index.html Report]	Ilić 37' Shomko 63' Cañas 71' Maksimović 84' Aničić 87'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout phase
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

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'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015670/index.html Report]	Aničić 21' Dzholchiev 24' Zhukov 78'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,799^[29] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

v

Galatasaray

30 September 2015 2	Astana	2 – 2	Galatasaray	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Balta 77' (o.g.) Carole 89' (o.g.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015693/index.html Report]	Kısa 31' İnan 42' Erić 86' (o.g.) Gümüş 90+1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,264^[30] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

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.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015709/index.html Report]	Akhmetov 49'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 33,853^[31] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

v

Atlético Madrid

3 November 2015 4	Astana	0 – 0	Atlético Madrid	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 44' Dzholchiev 60' Zhukov 84'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015717/index.html Report]		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 29,231^[32] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

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'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015742/index.html Report]	Jiménez 22' 40', 72' López 44' Jonas 48'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,089^[33] Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

v

Astana

9 December 2015 6	Galatasaray	1 – 1	Astana	Istanbul, Turkey
01:45 (UTC+6)	İnan 64' Yılmaz 90'	https:/www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000634/match=2015749/index.html Report]	Muzhikov 49' Twumasi 60' 62'	Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena Attendance: 26,464^[34] 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KAZ	Nenad Erić	39	0	25	0	3	0	1	0	10	0
2	DF	KAZ	Yeldos Akhmetov	21	0	14+2	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	BIH	Marin Aničić	44	1	28+1	0	3	0	1	0	11	1
6	MF	SRB	Nemanja Maksimović	38	7	18+5	6	2+1	0	1	0	11	1
7	MF	KAZ	Serikzhan Muzhikov	18	1	6+3	1	2	0	0	0	4+3	0
8	MF	KAZ	Georgy Zhukov	43	2	25+2	2	2+2	0	0+1	0	8+3	0
9	FW	KAZ	Aleksey Shchotkin	32	4	7+13	3	3+1	1	0+1	0	1+6	0
10	MF	CAF	Foxi Kéthévoama	48	4	28+3	4	3+1	0	1	0	9+3	0
12	DF	KAZ	Igor Pikalkin	8	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF	KAZ	Abzal Beisebekov	42	1	26+2	1	3+2	0	1	0	1+7	0
17	FW	KAZ	Tanat Nusserbayev	38	11	17+9	11	2+1	0	1	0	6+2	0
19	MF	KAZ	Aleksey Rodionov	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF	KAZ	Zhakyp Kozhamberdy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	FW	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	40	6	20+6	3	3	1	1	0	9+1	2
23	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi	40	16	23+5	6	4+1	6	1	0	6	4
24	MF	UKR	Denys Dedechko	16	1	5+5	1	1	0	0	0	1+4	0
28	DF	KAZ	Birjan Kulbekov	9	1	0+5	0	2+1	1	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	SVN	Branko Ilić	21	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
40	GK	KAZ	Mikhail Golubnichi	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	RUS	Yevgeny Postnikov	46	1	28	0	4+1	0	1	0	12	1
77	DF	KAZ	Dmitri Shomko	42	2	24+1	1	4+1	0	1	0	11	1
85	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Loginovskiy	5	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
88	MF	COL	Roger Cañas	43	10	30	8	2	0	1	0	10	2
89	FW	COD	Junior Kabananga	25	5	6+7	5	0+2	0	0	0	6+4	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
7	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev	16	0	3+9	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW	KAZ	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	KAZ	Berik Shaikhov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	KAZ	Vladislav Mendybayev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

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

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Kazakhstan Super Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	GK	1	Nenad Erić	12	1	1	3	17
1	GK	40	Mikhail Golubnichi	2	0	0	0	2
			TOTALS	14	1	1	3	19

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
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	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
Players away on loan:
7		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	54	2	7	0	2	0	24	1	87	3

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2015 FC Astana season

Contents

Squad

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Friendlies

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Premier League

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Championship round

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

Final

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Playoff round

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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

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

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