2016 FC Astana season

FC Astana
2016 season
Chairman	Kaisar Bekenov
Manager	Stanimir Stoilov
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	1st
Kazakhstan Cup	Winners
Champions League	Third qualifying round vs Celtic
Europa League	Group Stage
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Đorđe Despotović (8); All: Đorđe Despotović (13)
Highest home attendance	29,000 vs Celtic ; (27 July 2016)
Lowest home attendance	500 vs Caspiy ; (27 April 2016)
Average home league attendance	7,482 ; (24 November 2016)
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 match played 9 December 2016

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 34)	Kairat	2011	202	0
35	Aleksandr Mokin		GK	(1981-06-19)19 June 1981 (aged 35)	Shakhter Karagandy	2016	8	0
40	Mikhail Golubnichi		GK	(1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 21)	Bayterek	2015	7	0
47	Abylaikhan Duysen		GK	(1994-06-03)3 June 1994 (aged 22)	Bayterek	2016	0	0
51	Damil Podymsky		GK	(1998-06-05)5 June 1998 (aged 18)	Academy	2016	0	0
85	Oleg Medvedev		GK	(2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
90	Sayenko Vladislav		GK	(2000-06-04)4 June 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
Defenders
5	Marin Aničić		DF	(1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 27)	Zrinjski Mostar	2014	117	7
14	Igor Shitov		DF	(1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 30)	Mordovia Saransk	2016	23	0
22	Konstantin Engel		DF	(1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 28)	Ingolstadt 04	2016	0	0
25	Serhiy Malyi		DF	(1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 26)	Irtysh Pavlodar	2016	18	1
27	Yuriy Logvinenko		DF	(1988-07-22)22 July 1988 (aged 28)	Aktobe	2016	38	3
28	Birzhan Kulbekov		DF	(1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 22)	Academy	2015	15	1
33	Alim Ilyasov		DF	(2000-06-22)22 June 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
48	Alexandr Berg		DF	(1997-02-04)4 February 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2016	0	0
57	Kashken Dinmuhammed		DF	(2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
72	Sanzhar Aitym		DF	(2000-03-02)2 March 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
74	Sagi Sovet		DF	(2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
77	Dmitri Shomko		DF	(1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (aged 26)	Irtysh Pavlodar	2014	133	7
92	Danil Mikhailov		DF	(2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
95	Amanbol Aliyev		DF	(1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2014	3	0
99	Talgat Kussyapov		DF	(1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 17)	Academy	2016	0	0
Midfielders
6	Nemanja Maksimović		MF	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 21)	Domžale	2015	81	12
7	Serikzhan Muzhikov		MF	(1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 27)	Zhetysu	2014	88	5
8	Askhat Tagybergen		MF	(1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 26)	Aktobe	2016	35	4
9	Agim Ibraimi		MF	(1988-08-29)29 August 1988 (aged 28)	Maribor	2016	11	1
12	Gevorg Najaryan		MF	(1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 18)	Shakhter Karagandy	2016	7	0
13	Azat Nurgaliev		MF	(1986-06-30)30 June 1986 (aged 30)	loan from Ordabasy	2016	18	7
15	Abzal Beisebekov		MF	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 24)	Vostok	2012	169	4
31	Abay Zhunussov		MF	(1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2016	5	0
37	Amir Kalabayev		MF	(1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	2	0
54	Ardak Saulet		MF	(1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	1	0
58	Alisher Saginov		MF	(1998-01-20)20 January 1998 (aged 18)	Academy	2016	0	0
66	Ruslan Mahan		MF	(2000-01-07)7 January 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
70	Sultan Sagnayev		MF	(2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	1	0
71	Madi Zhakypbayev		MF	(2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	4	0
88	Roger Cañas		MF	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 26)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	127	16
97	Daulet Zainetdinov		MF	(1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2016	1	0
98	Zhaslan Kairkenov		MF	(2000-03-27)27 March 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
Forwards
10	Đorđe Despotović		FW	(1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 24)	Red Star Belgrade	2016	47	13
17	Tanat Nusserbayev		FW	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 29)	Ordabasy	2011	197	54
23	Patrick Twumasi		FW	(1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 22)	Spartaks Jūrmala	2015	109	38
30	Junior Kabananga		FW	(1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 27)	Cercle Brugge	2015	52	15
45	Victor Pron		FW	(1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
80	Vladislav Prokopenko		FW	(2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
89	Lev Skvortsov		FW	(2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 16)	Academy	2016	0	0
Players away on loan
11	Aleksey Shchotkin		FW	(1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 25)	Taraz	2015	50	4
21	Berik Shaikhov		DF	(1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 22)	Zhetysu	2015	4	0
44	Yevgeny Postnikov		DF	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 30)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2014	88	1
85	Vladimir Loginovsky	^[2]	GK	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 31)	Zhetysu	2013	27	0
Players that left during the season
4	Mark Gorman		DF	(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 27)	Kairat	2016	25	0
16	Besart Abdurahimi		MF	(1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 26)	loan from Lokeren	2016	6	0
20	Lukman Haruna		MF	(1990-12-04)4 December 1990 (aged 26)	Dynamo Kyiv	2016	12	1

Transfers

Winter

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	KAZ	Mark Gorman (from Kairat)^[3]
8	MF	KAZ	Askhat Tagybergen (from Aktobe)^[3]
10	FW	SRB	Đorđe Despotović (from Red Star Belgrade)^[3]
12	MF	KAZ	Gevorg Najaryan ^[4]
13	DF	KAZ	Berik Shaikhov (from Irtysh Pavlodar)
16	MF	MKD	Besart Abdurahimi (loan from Lokeren)^[5]
20	MF	NGA	Lukman Haruna (loan from Dynamo Kyiv)^[6]
27	DF	KAZ	Yuriy Logvinenko (from Aktobe)
35	GK	KAZ	Aleksandr Mokin (from Shakhter Karagandy)^[3]
47	GK	KAZ	Abylaikhan Duysen (from Bayterek)^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	KAZ	Yeldos Akhmetov (to Irtysh Pavlodar)^[7]
8	MF	KAZ	Georgy Zhukov (loan return to Standard Liège)^[8]
10	MF	CTA	Foxi Kéthévoama (to Gaziantep B.B.)
12	DF	KAZ	Igor Pikalkin (to Shakhter Karagandy)
19	MF	KAZ	Alexei Rodionov
20	MF	KAZ	Zhakyp Kozhamberdi (to Okzhetpes)^[9]
22	FW	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev
24	MF	UKR	Denys Dedechko (to Oleksandriya)
26	FW	KAZ	Adil Balgabayev
29	FW	KAZ	Daulet Esbergenov
31	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kulekenov (to Aktobe)
33	DF	SVN	Branko Ilić (to Urawa Red Diamonds)^[10]
34	DF	KAZ	Adil Zhakipbaev
35	GK	KAZ	Aleksandr Konochkin
36	DF	KAZ	Erbol Zhaylaubekov
38	MF	KAZ	Zholaman Tabigat
42	DF	KAZ	Abilkair Ismailov
46	MF	KAZ	Madiyar Mukametzhanov
49	GK	KAZ	Dastan Dulatov
50	DF	KAZ	Ayhan Kozhabekov
51	MF	KAZ	Alexander Sharifullin
54	MF	KAZ	Aizat Bersembaev
57	DF	KAZ	Sanjar Umurzakov
66	MF	KAZ	Temirlanali Begimbay
69	FW	KAZ	Igor Aspendikov
80	MF	KAZ	Kuat Seksimbayev
89	FW	COD	Junior Kabananga (loan to Kardemir Karabükspor)^[11]
85	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Loginovsky (loan to Tobol)
95	MF	KAZ	Madi Zamataev
99	MF	KAZ	Islam Akhmetov
—	MF	KAZ	Rinat Khayrullin (to Spartaks Jūrmala)^[12]
—	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev (to Atyrau, previously on loan to Kairat)
—	MF	KAZ	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (to Aktobe, previously on loan to Kairat)

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	MF	MKD	Agim Ibraimi (from Maribor)^[13]
13	MF	KAZ	Azat Nurgaliev (loan from Ordabasy)^[14]
14	DF	BLR	Igor Shitov (from Mordovia Saransk)^[15]
22	DF	KAZ	Konstantin Engel (from Ingolstadt 04)^[16]
25	DF	KAZ	Serhiy Malyi (from Irtysh Pavlodar)^[17]
30	FW	COD	Junior Kabananga (loan return from Kardemir Karabükspor)^[18]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	KAZ	Mark Gorman (to Tobol)^[19]
11	FW	KAZ	Aleksey Shchotkin (loan to Aktobe)
16	MF	MKD	Besart Abdurahimi (loan return to Lokeren)^[20]
20	MF	NGA	Lukman Haruna (loan return to Dynamo Kyiv)^[20]
21	DF	KAZ	Berik Shaikhov (loan to Zhetysu)^[21]
44	DF	RUS	Yevgeny Postnikov (loan to Ventspils)^[22]

Friendlies

27 January 2016	Astana	0 – 5	Spartak Moscow	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(UTC+6)		Report	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'	Report	Y.Kvasov 83'

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 December 2016	Baden	0 – 7	Astana	Fislisbach, Switzerland
(UTC+6)		[2]	Nurgaliev 10' Kabananga 18', 35' Murtazayev 47' Twumasi 60' Despotović 77'	Stadium: Esp Stadium

Competitions

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'	Report	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

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	17	2	3	34	14	+20	53	10	1	0	17	5	+12	7	1	3	17	9	+8

Last updated: 8 August 2016.
Source: See Results

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

12 March 2016 1	Astana	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 47' Nusserbayev 65'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	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'	Report	Despotović 74'	Stadium: Zhaksy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

10 May 2016 10	Astana	2 – 0	Akzhayik	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev 45' Twumasi 48'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Viktor Antonov

15 May 2016 11	Atyrau	1 – 0	Astana	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC+6)	A.Saparov 22' 77' Arzhanov 34' V.Kuzmin 85' Curtean 90+1'	Report	Muzhikov 14'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

21 May 2016 12	Astana	3 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić 7' Cañas 21' Nusserbayev 72' Tagybergen 90'	Report	G.Suyumbaev 6' Simčević 10'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

29 May 2016 13	Aktobe	0 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	Bocharov 22'	Report	Postnikov 38' Maksimović 83' Shchotkin 89'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Aleksandr Aliyev

2 June 2016 14	Taraz	0 – 2	Astana	Taraz
17:00 (UTC+6)	M.Nuraly 39' V.Yevstigneyev 73'	Report	Postnikov 12' Shomko 39' Aničić 77' Despotović 88' Muzhikov 90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

11 June 2016 15	Astana	1 – 0	Zhetysu	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Beisebekov 17' 65' Nusserbayev 45' Cañas 64' Shchotkin 90+3'	Report	Klein 39' Simonovski 65'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

15 June 2016 16	Tobol	1 – 2	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Y.Levin 45+1' 54' Asildarov 82'	Report	Maksimović 17' Tagybergen 58' Twumasi 78' Haruna 79' Nusserbayev 82'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

19 June 2016 17	Astana	1 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 37' Nusserbayev 50' 51'	Report	Jallow 36' Kerla 59' 69' R.Murtazayev 86' Loria 90'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy

23 June 2016 18	Kairat	1 – 0	Astana	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Muzhikov 23' Postnikov 68'	Report	Gohou 11' Arshavin 45+3' Marković 81'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

5 July 2016 19	Astana	1 – 0	Okzhetpes	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev 22' Nurgaliev 38' Logvinenko 60' Kabananga 86' Cañas 90+3'	Report	Chichulin 24' Khairullin 53'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

8 July 2016 20	Akzhayik	1 – 5	Astana	Oral
20:00 (UTC+6)	Govedarica 20' 45+2' Dudchenko 54'	Report	Nurgaliev 2', 90+1' Kabananga 22' Tagybergen 44' Muzhikov 64'	Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

16 July 2016 21	Astana	2 – 1	Atyrau	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Nurgaliev 20', 39' Muzhikov 71' Cañas 90'	Report	Arzhanov 7' A.Saparov 86'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

7 August 2016^[23] 22	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 0	Astana	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Simonovski 57' Vasiljević 67' Y.Goryachi 87' 87'	Report	Muzhikov 33' Malyi 50' Logvinenko 51' Shomko 88'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana	22	17	2	3	34	14	+20	53	Qualification for the championship round
2	Kairat	22	14	4	4	50	22	+28	46
3	Irtysh Pavlodar	22	12	5	5	37	18	+19	41
4	Okzhetpes	22	11	4	7	33	23	+10	37
5	Ordabasy	22	9	6	7	26	27	−1	33

Source: UEFA.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Matches won; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.^[24]

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	6	2	2	13	7	+6	20	4	0	1	10	4	+6	2	2	1	3	3	0

Last updated: 31 October 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by round

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

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

11 August 2016 1	Astana	3 – 0	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Logvinenko 11' 90+4' Kabananga 32' Despotović 90'	Report	Kerla 36' Fonseca 90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

21 August 2016 2	Astana	2 – 0	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Nurgaliev 2' (pen.) Twumasi 50' Shitov 51'	Report	Diakate 65' Smakov 87' Trajković 89'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

26 August 2016 3	Okzhetpes	Postponed	Astana	Kokshetau
(UTC+6)				Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium

10 September 2016 4	Astana	1 – 4	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Nurgaliev 54' Aničić 59' Despotović 71' 87' Nusserbayev 74'	Report	Acevedo 5' Islamkhan 62' Gohou 68' Arshavin 76' G.Suyumbayev 90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

18 September 2016 5	Aktobe	1 – 2	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	Sorokin 66' S.Otarbayev 88' Nikolić 90+1'	Report	Kabananga 11' Tagybergen 62' Aničić 87'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

25 September 2016 6	Ordabasy	0 – 1	Astana	Shymkent
16:00 (UTC+6)	Smakov 69' 70' Simčević 71' Diakate 72'	Report	Kabananga 44' 78' Beisebekov 75' Maksimović 79'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

2 October 2016 7	Astana	3 – 0	Okzhetpes	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 2', 89' Logvinenko 45' Nurgaliev 56'	Report	Yurin 61' Kozhamberdi 64'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

16 October 2016 8	Kairat	2 – 0	Astana	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Kuat 13' 35' Arzo 29' Marković 58'	Report	Tagybergen 22' Nurgaliev 25' Malyi 72'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

23 October 2016 9	Astana	1 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 12'	Report	Tsveiba 29' Kouadja 58' Sorokin 78' 89'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

26 October 2016 3	Okzhetpes	0 – 0	Astana	Kokshetau
15:00 (UTC+6)		Report	Logvinenko 67'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Referee: Igor Chesnokov

29 October 2016 10	Irtysh Pavlodar	0 – 0	Astana	Pavlodar
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kerla 45' A.Ayaganov 51'	Report	Malyi 28' A.Zhunussov 38' 85' Nusserbayev 70'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana (C)	32	23	4	5	47	21	+26	73	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round^[a]
2	Kairat	32	22	5	5	75	30	+45	71	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Irtysh Pavlodar	32	14	7	11	52	36	+16	49
4	Ordabasy	32	13	9	10	41	44	−3	48
5	Okzhetpes	32	13	6	13	42	44	−2	45
6	Aktobe	32	9	9	14	37	52	−15	36

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 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) Matches won; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Draw.^[25]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Astana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Kazakhstan Cup

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

25 May 2016 Quarterfinal	Kyzylzhar	2 – 3	Astana	Petropavl
18:00 (UTC+6)	A.Burtsev 69' Stupić 80' Hichri 90'	Report	Despotović 33', 65' B.Shaikhov 63' Tagybergen 73'	Stadium: Avangard Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

21 September 2016 Semifinal 1st leg	Irtysh Pavlodar	1 – 2	Astana	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Murtazayev 33'	Report	Tagybergen 23' Nusserbayev 37' 71' Nurgaliev 89' D.Zainetdinov 90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

6 November 2016 Semifinal 2nd leg	Astana	5 – 3 (7 – 4 agg.)	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 19' A.Aliyev 27' Kabananga 35', 62' B.Kulbekov 70' Malyi 84' Cañas 90+2'	Report	A.Smailov 37', 48' Fonseca 45' R.Bogdanov 57' M.Ramazanov 83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Final

19 November 2016	Kairat	0 – 1	Astana	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+6)	Marković 90+5'	Report	Kabananga 47'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

13 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Žalgiris Vilnius	0 – 0	Astana	Vilnius, Lithuania
23:15 (UTC+6)	Ljujić 71'	Report	Kabananga 85'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 4,100^[26] Referee: Vlado Glođović (Serbia)

20 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Astana	2 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Žalgiris Vilnius	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić 31', 90+3' 90+3' Muzhikov 65' Shomko 80'	Report	Kuklys 31' Klimavičius 42' Elivelto 57'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 18,449^[26] Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

27 July 2016 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	1 – 1	Celtic	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Logvinenko 19' Nurgaliev 28' Ibraimi 90+6'	Report	Griffiths 76' 78' Brown 90+6'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 29,000^[27] Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

4 August 2016 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Astana	Glasgow, Scotland
00:45 (UTC+6)	Griffiths 45+2' (pen.) Johansen 58' O'Connell 76' Dembélé 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Shitov 21' 90+1' Shomko 45+2' 90+2' Kabananga 45+3' Ibraimi 62' 90+1' Muzhikov 67' Erić 89' Cañas 90+1'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

18 August 2016 Play-off round 2nd leg	Astana	2 – 0	BATE Borisov	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Beisebekov 47' Kabananga 70' Aničić 79' Nurgaliev 80' 90+6' Tagybergen 89'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 17,536^[28] Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

26 August 2016 Play-off round 2nd leg	BATE Borisov	2 – 2 (2 – 4 agg.)	Astana	Barysaw, Belarus
01:00 (UTC+6)	Gordeichuk 27' Rodionov 49' Kendysh 76' Stasevich 82' 90' (pen.) Rios 83'	Report	Maksimović 35' 50' Mokin 72' Twumasi 76' Muzhikov 86' Shomko 90+3'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 9,516^[28] Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	APO	OLY	YB	AST
1	APOEL	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	1–0	2–1
2	Olympiacos	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	1–1	4–1
3	Young Boys	6	2	2	2	7	4	+3	8		3–1	0–1	—	3–0
4	Astana	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5		2–1	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA

15 September 2016 1	APOEL	2 – 1	Astana	Nicosia, Cyprus
23:00 (UTC+6)	Morais 60' Vinícius 63' 75' de Camargo 87' Vander 90+4'	Report	Cañas 29' Shomko 33' Maksimović 45+1' Twumasi 66' Muzhikov 72' Tagybergen 85' Shitov 90+1'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 12,008^[29] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

29 September 2016 2	Astana	0 – 0	Young Boys	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)		Report	Nuhu 30' Sutter 73'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 21,328^[30] Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

21 October 2016 3	Olympiacos	4 – 1	Astana	Piraeus Greece
01:05 (UTC+6)	Figueiras 25' Botía 27' Elyounoussi 33' Sebá 34', 65' Milivojević 72'	Report	Cañas 44' 58' Kabananga 54' 60' Tagybergen 48' Shitov 77' Muzhikov 80' Twumasi 84'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 21,480^[31] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

3 November 2016 4	Astana	1 – 1	Olympiacos	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 8' Twumasi 57' Logvinenko 72'	Report	Sebá 30' Bouchalakis 62'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 12,158^[32] Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

24 November 2016 5	Astana	2 – 1	APOEL	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 2' Aničić 59' 89' Despotović 84' Maksimović 87' Kabananga 90+4'	Report	Efrem 31' Astiz 32' Morais 75'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 9,143^[33] Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

9 December 2016 6	Young Boys	3 – 0	Astana	Bern, Switzerland
22:00 (UTC+6)	Frey 63' Hoarau 66' Schick 71'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Suisse Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 9 December 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Super Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KAZ	Nenad Erić	42	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	7	0
5	DF	BIH	Marin Aničić	40	6	27	3	1+1	0	1	0	4	2	6	1
6	MF	SRB	Nemanja Maksimović	43	5	28+3	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	7	2
7	MF	KAZ	Serikzhan Muzhikov	44	3	26+1	3	2+2	0	1	0	2+2	0	7+1	0
8	MF	KAZ	Askhat Tagybergen	35	4	9+17	2	3	2	0	0	0+1	0	1+4	0
9	MF	MKD	Agim Ibraimi	11	1	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	1	1	0
10	FW	SRB	Đorđe Despotović	47	13	21+10	8	2+2	3	1	0	0+4	0	5+2	2
12	MF	KAZ	Gevorg Najaryan	6	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
13	MF	KAZ	Azat Nurgaliev	18	7	10+1	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	1+3	1
14	DF	BLR	Igor Shitov	23	0	7+2	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	6+1	0
15	DF	KAZ	Abzal Beisebekov	37	0	18+4	0	3	0	1	0	2+1	0	7+1	0
17	FW	KAZ	Tanat Nusserbayev	35	8	18+7	6	1+2	2	1	0	2	0	1+3	0
23	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi	41	6	24+4	5	2	0	1	0	4	0	5+1	1
25	DF	KAZ	Serhiy Malyi	18	1	7	0	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	5+3	0
27	DF	KAZ	Yuriy Logvinenko	38	3	23+2	2	1+2	0	0	0	4	1	6	0
28	DF	KAZ	Birzhan Kulbekov	6	0	1+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	FW	COD	Junior Kabananga	27	10	9+4	5	2	3	0	0	3+1	0	8	2
31	MF	KAZ	Abay Zhunussov	5	0	1+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	GK	KAZ	Aleksandr Mokin	8	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37	MF	KAZ	Amir Kalabayev	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	MF	KAZ	Ardak Saulet	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	KAZ	Sultan Sagnayev	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	MF	KAZ	Madi Zhakipbayev	4	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	DF	KAZ	Dmitri Shomko	42	1	28+1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	7	0
88	MF	COL	Roger Cañas	45	2	30+1	1	1+1	1	1	0	4	0	7	0
95	DF	KAZ	Amanbol Aliyev	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	KAZ	Daulet Zainetdinov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
11	FW	KAZ	Aleksey Shchotkin	18	0	0+15	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	KAZ	Berik Shaikhov	3	0	0	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	RUS	Yevgeny Postnikov	18	0	16	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
4	DF	KAZ	Mark Gorman	9	0	2+4	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	MKD	Besart Abdurahimi	6	0	1+3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	NGA	Lukman Haruna	12	1	6+4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	10	Đorđe Despotović	8	3	0	2	13
2	FW	30	Junior Kabananga	5	3	0	2	10
3	FW	17	Tanat Nusserbayev	6	2	0	0	8
4	MF	13	Azat Nurgaliev	6	0	0	1	7
5	MF	23	Patrick Twumasi	5	0	0	1	6
5	DF	5	Marin Aničić	3	0	2	1	6
7	MF	6	Nemanja Maksimović	3	0	0	2	5
8	MF	8	Askhat Tagybergen	2	2	0	0	4
9	MF	7	Serikzhan Muzhikov	3	0	0	0	3
9	DF	27	Yuriy Logvinenko	2	0	1	0	3
11	MF	88	Roger Cañas	1	1	0	0	2
12	DF	77	Dmitri Shomko	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	20	Lukman Haruna	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	9	Agim Ibraimi	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	25	Serhiy Malyi	0	1	0	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	47	12	4	9	72

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	GK	1	Nenad Erić	15	0	1	1	2	19
2	GK	35	Aleksandr Mokin	2	2	0	0	0	4
			TOTALS	17	2	1	1	2	23

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Super Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Nenad Erić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Marin Aničić	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
6		MF	Nemanja Maksimović	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
7		MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	8	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	13	1
8		MF	Askhat Tagybergen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
9		MF	Agim Ibraimi	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Đorđe Despotović	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13		MF	Azat Nurgaliev	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
14		DF	Igor Shitov	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	5	1
15		DF	Abzal Beisebekov	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
17		FW	Tanat Nusserbayev	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
23		FW	Patrick Twumasi	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
25		DF	Serhiy Malyi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27		DF	Yuriy Logvinenko	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
28		DF	Birzhan Kulbekov	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30		FW	Junior Kabananga	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	5	0
31		MF	Abay Zhunussov	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
35		GK	Aleksandr Mokin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
77		DF	Dmitri Shomko	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	11	1
88		MF	Roger Cañas	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	10	1
95		DF	Amanbol Aliyev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
97		MF	Daulet Zainetdinov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
11		FW	Aleksey Shchotkin	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
21		DF	Berik Shaikhov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Yevgeny Postnikov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Players who left Astana during the season:
20		MF	Lukman Haruna	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	63	4	8	0	2	0	15	2	27	1	115	7

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External links

Official Website Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
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[table_note_res_CL2Q0.10381805575631-25] Astana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

[1] Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015.

[2] Loginovskiy was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in October 2011.

[Astana_sign_5-3] "Состав Астаны пополнили новые футболисты". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[4] "Столичный клуб пополнился первым новичком в нынешнем". fca.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[5] "Бесарт Абдурахими пополнил ряды Астаны". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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