2016 FC Kairat season

FC Kairat
2016 season
Chairman	Kairat Boranbayev
Manager	Aleksandr Borodyuk ; (until 5 April); Kakhaber Tskhadadze ; (from 7 April)
Stadium	Central Stadium
Kazakhstan Premier League	2nd
Kazakhstan Cup	Runners Up
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Winners
Europa League	Second qualifying round vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
Top goalscorer	League: Gerard Gohou (22); All: Gerard Gohou (25)
Average home league attendance	10,319
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The 2016 FC Kairat season is the 6th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. As reigning Kazakhstan Cup champions, Kairat will participate in the Kazakhstan Super Cup and the Europa League.

Aleksandr Borodyuk replaced Vladimír Weiss as the club's manager at the start of the season,^[2] but resigned as manager on 5 April following a poor start to the season.^[3] On 7 April, Kakhaber Tskhadadze was announced as the club's new manager.^[4]

Squad

As of match played 19 November 2016

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vladimir Plotnikov		GK	(1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 30)	Zhetysu	2015	73	0
16	Andrei Sidelnikov		GK	(1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 36)	Ordabasy	2016	1	0
25	Vladimir Groshev		GK	(1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	0	0
27	Stas Pokatilov		GK	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 23)	loan from Rostov	2016	11	0
Defenders
2	Timur Rudoselskiy		DF	(1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	69	0
4	Bruno Soares		DF	(1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 28)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2015	27	1
6	Žarko Marković		DF	(1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 29)	Gaz Metan Mediaș	2014	99	7
13	Yermek Kuantayev		DF	(1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 26)	Tobol	2014	89	6
14	César Arzo		DF	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 30)	AEK Athens	2016	16	1
23	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev		DF	(1999-08-19)19 August 1999 (aged 17)	Ordabasy	2016	18	3
26	Dilshat Musayev		DF	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	0	0
Midfielders
3	Yan Vorogovskiy		MF	(1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 20)	Kaisar	2016	9	0
7	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 23)	Astana	2014	72	9
8	Mikhail Bakayev	^[5]	MF	(1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 29)	Alania Vladikavkaz	2014	112	2
9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan		MF	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 23)	Kuban Krasnodar	2014	123	35
10	Isael		MF	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 28)	Krasnodar	2014	99	21
15	Bauyrzhan Turysbek		MF	(1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 25)	Zhetysu	2016	12	1
17	Aslan Darabayev		MF	(1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 27)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	74	15
19	Stanislav Lunin		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 22)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	71	1
21	Nurlan Dairov		MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	3	0
22	Madiyar Raimbek		MF	(1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	1	0
24	Rifat Nurmagamet		MF	(1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	6	0
28	Andrey Arshavin		MF	(1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 35)	Kuban Krasnodar	2016	37	11
30	Gerson Acevedo		MF	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 28)	Ural	2016	16	3
44	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk		MF	(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 37)	Zenit St.Petersburg	2015	50	1
Forwards
11	Gerard Gohou		FW	(1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 27)	Krasnodar	2014	98	68
20	Léandre Tawamba		FW	(1989-12-20)20 December 1989 (aged 26)	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	2016	28	6
	Magomed Paragulgov		FW	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 22)	Academy	2012	0	0
Players away on loan
18	Vitali Li		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 22)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	48	6
Players that left during the season
5	Lukáš Tesák		MF	(1985-03-08)8 March 1985 (aged 31)	Arsenal Tula	2016	21	1
15	Sito Riera		FW	(1987-01-05)5 January 1987 (aged 29)	Chornomorets Odesa	2014	56	6

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	MF	KAZ	Yan Vorogovskiy (from Kaisar)^[6]
5	MF	SVK	Lukáš Tesák (from Arsenal Tula)^[7]
16	GK	KAZ	Andrei Sidelnikov (from Ordabasy)^[8]
20	MF	CMR	Léandre Tawamba (from ViOn)^[9]
28	MF	RUS	Andrey Arshavin (from Kuban Krasnodar)^[10]

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
3	DF	RUS	Zaurbek Pliyev (to Terek Grozny)^[11]
5	DF	KAZ	Mark Gorman (to Astana)^[12]^[13]
14	FW	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Baitana (to Taraz)^[14]
15	FW	ESP	Sito Riera ^[15]
16	GK	KAZ	Sergey Tkachuk (to Shakhter Karagandy)^[16]^[17]
22	MF	BRA	Serginho (to Ceará)^[18]
25	MF	KAZ	Oybek Baltabayev
26	DF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Tanirbergenov
27	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev (loan return to Astana)
28	FW	SRB	Đorđe Despotović (loan return to Red Star Belgrade)
29	FW	KAZ	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan return to Astana)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CMR	Louise Parfait
—	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Pavlenko

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
14	DF	ESP	César Arzo (from AEK Athens)^[19]
15	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Turysbek (from Zhetysu)^[20]
23	DF	KAZ	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (from Ordabasy)^[21]
27	GK	KAZ	Stas Pokatilov (loan from Rostov)^[22]
30	MF	CHI	Gerson Acevedo (from Ural)^[23]

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
5	MF	SVK	Lukáš Tesák (to Arsenal Tula)^[24]^[25]
18	MF	KAZ	Vitali Li (loan to Irtysh Pavlodar)^[26]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
21 November 2016	MF	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	Retired		^[27]
1 January 2017	GK	Andrei Sidelnikov	Aktobe	1 January 2017
1 January 2017	MF	Vitali Li	Atyrau	1 January 2017
1 January 2017	MF	Madiyar Raimbek	Taraz	1 January 2018

Friendlies

25 January 2016	SG Wattenscheid 09	1 – 1	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Taşkin	Summary	Islamkhan

25 January 2016	Nyíregyháza Spartacus	2 – 3	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Törtei Rezes (pen.)	Summary	Gohou 30' Bakayev V.Li

28 January 2016	Karlstad	3 – 4	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Yasven Eriksen Marcus	Summary	Gohou Pavlenko V.Li

8 February 2016	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	1 – 1	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Tawamba	Summary	Islamkhan (pen.)

12 February 2016	Zimbru Chișinău	0 – 2	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
21:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Gohou Islamkhan

16 February 2016	Sarajevo	1 – 3	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Isael Gohou (pen.)

20 February 2016	Milsami Orhei	–	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		[ Summary]

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'	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

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	14	3	5	50	22	+28	45	9	1	1	29	9	+20	5	2	4	21	13	+8

Last updated: 25 July 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	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	8	8	9	6	8	9	6	7	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

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

Results

12 March 2016 1	Taraz	2 – 1	Kairat	Taraz
15:00 (UTC+6)	B.Baitana 40' Zyankovich 65' Golić 77' T.Danilyuk 86' Grigorenko 87'	Summary	V.Li 88'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

19 March 2016 2	Okzhetpes	1 – 1	Kairat	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Khairullin 39' Buleshev 49' 59' I.Mangutkin 65' Z.Moldakaraev 79'	Summary	Bakayev 34' Gohou 44'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

3 April 2016 3	Akzhayik	2 – 1	Kairat	Oral
16:00 (UTC+6)	Govedarica 3' Hromțov 35' Coronel 48' (pen.) Valiullin 62' R.Bagautdinov 90+4'	Summary	Soares 22' V.Li 57' Kuat 90+4'	Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

9 April 2016 4	Atyrau	0 – 1	Kairat	Atyrau
16:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Gohou 58' Rudoselskiy 69' V.Li 78'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marat Iskakov

13 April 2016 5	Kairat	0 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 20' 75'	Summary	Yaghoubi 20'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

17 April 2016 6	Ordabasy	1 – 0	Kairat	Shymkent
14:00 (UTC+6)	Kasalica 30' 54' E.Tungyshbaev 51' Chatto 90+1'	Summary	Bakayev 23' Marković 67' Kuat 85'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

23 April 2016 7	Kairat	3 – 0	Aktobe	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Marković 42' Arshavin 44' 53' Tymoshchuk 90+2'	Summary	B.Kairov 17' 90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

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	Kairat	2 – 0	Zhetysu	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Turysbek 25' (o.g.) Tawamba 72' Bakayev 82'	Summary	Turysbek 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

10 May 2016 10	Tobol	1 – 2	Kairat	Kostanay
16:00 (UTC+6)	Šimkovič 8' (pen.) Žulpa 53'	Summary	Gohou 13', 56' Darabayev 86'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

15 May 2016 11	Kairat	1 – 0	Irtysh Pavlodar	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Isael 22' Tymoshchuk 27' V.Plotnikov 90+3'	Summary	Fonseca 25' Malyi 45' 85' Akhmetov 55' Aliev 77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Aryom Kuchin

21 May 2016 12	Kairat	6 – 0	Okzhetpes	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Marković 21' Arshavin 28', 52' 33' Islamkhan 41' 54', 68' (pen.) Gohou 82', 85'	Summary	Stamenković 67' Yurin 76' A.Kuksin 80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

29 May 2016 13	Kairat	3 – 2	Akzhayik	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 16' (pen.) Kuat 55' Gohou 89' Tawamba 90+2'	Summary	Valiullin 3' Hromțov 22' 31' B.Omarov 36' A.Shurygin 37' R.Bagautdinov 81' A.Maltsev 85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Furkat Atajanow

2 June 2016 14	Kairat	5 – 2	Atyrau	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Rudoselskiy 19' Islamkhan 22', 65' Isael 28' Arshavin 45+1' Gohou 85'	Summary	Trytko 15' Arzhanov 17' R.Esatov 24' Curtean 87' A.Saparov 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

11 June 2016 15	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 5	Kairat	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Ubbink 70' Zeneli 70'	Summary	Isael 35' Gohou 47' Darabayev 58' V.Plotnikov 70' Kuat 70' Islamkhan 90' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

15 June 2016 16	Kairat	2 – 2	Ordabasy	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Arshavin 28' Isael 39' Marković 56' 85' Gohou 68' Islamkhan 72'	Summary	M.Tolebek 3' Simčević 50'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

19 June 2016 17	Aktobe	2 – 6	Kairat	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	Shestakov 43' D.Zhalmukan 64' (pen.) Kouadja 85'	Summary	Tesák 4' Islamkhan 17' Gohou 25', 65' Arshavin 38' Isael 77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

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

3 July 2016 19	Zhetysu	1 – 1	Kairat	Taldykorgan
18:00 (UTC+6)	Savić 37' Kadio 73'	Summary	Tesák 77' Isael 80' Gohou 90'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

10 July 2016 20	Kairat	3 – 2	Tobol	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 49' Kuat 60' Tymoshchuk 67' Isael 72'	Summary	Žulpa 68' Gorman 69' Khizhnichenko 76' Glavina 90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

17 July 2016 21	Irtysh Pavlodar	2 – 3	Kairat	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kerla 5' R.Murtazayev 45+1' R.Yesimov 51' Aliev 75'	Summary	Kuat 6' Islamkhan 16' (pen.) Tawamba 22', 39' Pokatilov 45+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

24 July 2016 22	Kairat	3 – 1	Taraz	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 10' Arshavin 41' Marković 56' Kuat 84' Gohou 90+3'	Summary	Mera 9' Tazhimbetov 19'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Marat Iskakov

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.^[28]

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	1	1	25	8	+17	25	4	1	0	13	3	+10	4	0	1	12	5	+7

Last updated: 31 October 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by round

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

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

Results

13 August 2016 1	Okzhetpes	1 – 3	Kairat	Kokshetau
17:00 (UTC+6)	Canales 45+1' M.Tuliyev 90' Kozhamberdi 90+3'	Summary	Islamkhan 17' (pen.) Gohou 28' Arzo 43' Isael 55' Suyumbayev 75' Acevedo 90+4'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

20 August 2016 2	Kairat	3 – 1	Aktobe	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 48' (pen.) Suyumbayev 62' Gohou 65'	Summary	Shchotkin 31'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

26 August 2016 3	Ordabasy	2 – 1	Kairat	Shymkent
17:30 (UTC+6)	E.Tungyshbaev 40' Geynrikh 47' Martsvaladze 64' Gogua 84'	Summary	Kuat 55'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

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

17 September 2016 5	Kairat	2 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 23' Islamkhan 81'	Summary	Fonseca 30' Grigalashvili 78' 90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

25 September 2016 6	Aktobe	0 – 1	Kairat	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	B.Kairov 9' Sitdikov 70' Sorokin 90'	Summary	Kuat 26' Arshavin 35' Darabayev 90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

1 October 2016 7	Kairat	1 – 1	Ordabasy	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 19' Arzo 36' Tymoshchuk 45+2' Suyumbayev 90+3'	Summary	E.Tungyshbaev 35' 55' Chatto 90+3' A.Bekbaev 90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

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

23 October 2016 9	Irtysh Pavlodar	1 – 3	Kairat	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Fonseca 85'	Summary	Islamkhan 24' 67' Gohou 54', 90+3' 76' Arshavin 62'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

29 October 2016 10	Kairat	5 – 0	Okzhetpes	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 1' Tymoshchuk 35' Isael 38' 46' Islamkhan 49' Suyumbayev 53' 86' Kuat 67'	Summary	Chyzhov 73'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

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.^[29]
(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	Kairat	4 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Marković 39' Tawamba 77' Kuat 83' Isael 90+2' Darabayev 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

25 May 2016 Quarterfinal	Zhetysu	0 – 2	Kairat	Taldykorgan
17:30 (UTC+6)	Đalović 82'	Summary	Lunin 4' Đalović 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

21 September 2016 Semifinal 1st leg	Kairat	1 – 0	Atyrau	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat 72' Marković 78'	Summary	A.Saparov 44'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

5 November 2016 Semifinal 2nd leg	Atyrau	0 – 3 (0 – 4 agg.)	Kairat	Atyrau
15:00 (UTC+6)	Curtean 23' Muldarov 40' Essame 73' R.Nurmukhametov 90+1'	Summary	Suyumbayev 2' Arshavin 65' Bakayev 84' Turysbek 85' 88' Acevedo 90+2'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Final

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

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

1 July 2016 First qualifying round 1st leg	Teuta Durrës	0 – 1	Kairat	Durrës, Albania
01:00 (UTC+6)	Hoxha 57'	Report	Bakayev 32' Arshavin 70'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 500^[30] Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)

7 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Kairat	5 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.)	Teuta Durrës	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:45 (UTC+6)	Gohou 27', 61' Bakayev 45+2' Tawamba 72' Turysbek 79'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 20,700^[30] Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (Norway)

14 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Kairat	1 – 1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:45 (UTC+6)	Arshavin 29' Marković 59' Islamkhan 90+4'	Report	Alberman 55' Benayoun 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

21 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Kairat	Netanya^{[note 1]}, Israel
23:00 (UTC+6)	Ben Haim II 5' 22' Igiebor 41' Ben Haim 83' Alberman 86' Rajković 90+2' Micha 90+3'	Report	Lunin 24' Gohou 53' 64' Kuat 59'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 19 November 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Plotnikov	31	0	23+1	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
2	DF	KAZ	Timur Rudoselskiy	25	0	18+4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	MF	KAZ	Yan Vorogovskiy	9	0	1+5	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	BRA	Bruno Soares	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	SRB	Žarko Marković	37	2	28	2	4	0	1	0	4	0
7	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat	36	6	20+7	4	3+1	2	1	0	1+3	0
8	MF	RUS	Mikhail Bakayev	39	1	25+4	0	5	0	1	0	4	1
9	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	40	17	30+1	17	5	0	1	0	3	0
10	MF	BRA	Isael	39	8	27+2	7	5	1	1	0	4	0
11	FW	CIV	Gerard Gohou	38	25	26+3	22	4	0	1	0	4	3
13	DF	KAZ	Yermek Kuantayev	22	0	14+2	0	2	0	1	0	2+1	0
14	DF	ESP	César Arzo	16	1	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	12	1	0+9	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	1
16	GK	KAZ	Andrei Sidelnikov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	KAZ	Aslan Darabayev	19	2	6+10	1	1+1	1	1	0	0	0
19	MF	KAZ	Stanislav Lunin	27	1	15+6	0	1+1	1	0	0	4	0
20	FW	CMR	Léandre Tawamba	28	6	6+16	4	1+1	1	0	0	0+4	1
21	MF	KAZ	Nurlan Dairov	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	KAZ	Madiyar Raimbek	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	KAZ	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	18	3	13	2	3	1	0	0	2	0
24	FW	KAZ	Rifat Nurmugamet	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK	KAZ	Stas Pokatilov	11	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	RUS	Andrey Arshavin	37	11	25+3	8	5	1	0	0	4	2
30	MF	CHI	Gerson Acevedo	16	3	6+5	2	0+2	1	0	0	1+2	0
44	FW	UKR	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	33	1	24	1	4	0	1	0	4	0
Players away from Kairat on loan:
18	MF	KAZ	Vitali Li	13	2	2+9	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who left Kairat during the season:
5	MF	SVK	Lukáš Tesák	21	1	18	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	FW	ESP	Sito Riera	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Gerard Gohou	22	0	3	25
2	MF	9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	17	0	0	17
3	MF	28	Andrey Arshavin	8	1	2	11
4	MF	10	Isael	7	1	0	8
5	FW	20	Léandre Tawamba	4	1	1	6
6	MF	7	Islambek Kuat	4	2	0	6
7	MF	30	Gerson Acevedo	2	1	0	3
7	DF	23	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	2	1	0	3
9	FW	18	Vitali Li	2	0	0	2
	DF	6	Žarko Marković	2	0	0	2
	MF	17	Aslan Darabayev	1	1	0	2
			Own goal	1	1	0	2
13	MF	44	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	1	0	0	1
	MF	5	Lukáš Tesák	1	0	0	1
	DF	14	César Arzo	1	0	0	1
	MF	19	Stanislav Lunin	0	1	0	1
	MF	8	Mikhail Bakayev	0	0	1	1
	MF	15	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	75	10	8	93

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Vladimir Plotnikov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Timur Rudoselskiy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Bruno Soares	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Lukáš Tesák	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Žarko Marković	6	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
7		MF	Islambek Kuat	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
8		MF	Mikhail Bakayev	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
9		MF	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
10		MF	Isael	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Gerard Gohou	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
14		DF	César Arzo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
17		MF	Aslan Darabayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Vitali Li	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Stanislav Lunin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
23		DF	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
27		GK	Stas Pokatilov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		FW	Andrey Arshavin	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
44		MF	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	54	1	5	1	4	0	5	1	68	3

Notes

^ Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to reconstruction.^[31]

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External links

[table_note_res_CL2Q0.91914930423682-29] 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.

[Maccabi_Tel_Aviv-33] Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to reconstruction.^[31]

[1] "EFS Attendances".

[2] "Александр Бородюк – главный тренер ФК Кайрат". www.fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

[3] "АЛЕКСАНДР БОРОДЮК РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С ФК КАЙРАТ". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[4] "Кахабер Цхададзе – главный тренер Кайрата". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[5] Bakayev was born in Tskhinvali, Georgian SSR, but took Russian citizenship, going on to represent Russia-U21 in 2008.

[6] "Ян Вороговский – первый новичок". www.fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[7] "Лукаш Тесак – игрок Кайрата". www.fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[8] "ндрей Сидельников – игрок Кайрата". www.fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] "Gael Tavamba - Player "Kairat"". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[10] "АНДРЕЙ АРШАВИН – ИГРОК КАЙРАТА". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[11] "Терек подписал контракт с Заурбеком Плиевым". fc-terek.ru/ (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[12] "Спасибо, Марк!". www.fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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

[Taraz_Transfer_news-14] "Трансферные новости Тараза". www.sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[15] "Риера – вне заявки". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[16] "Кайрат и Ткачук расторгли контракт". www.fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[17] "СЕРГЕЙ ТКАЧУК НА СБОРАХ С ШАХТЕРОМ". shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[18] "Serginho e Robertinho são apresentados em Porangabuçu". cearasc.com (in Portuguese). Ceará Sporting Club. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[19] "Сесар Арсо – игрок Кайрата". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[20] "Бауыржан Турысбек – игрок Кайрата". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[21] "Суюмбаев – игрок Кайрата". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[22] "Покатилов – в Кайрате". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[23] "Герсон Асеведо – игрок Кайрата". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

[24] "Кайрат отзаявил Тесака". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[25] ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, ЛУКАШ! (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 10 July 2016.

[26] "Иртыш арендовал Ли". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[27] "Спасибо, Тимо!". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[28] "РЕГЛАМЕНТ ЧЕМПИОНАТА НА 2016 год" [Championship Regulations for 2016] (PDF). pflk.kz. Kazakhstan Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[30] "РЕГЛАМЕНТ ЧЕМПИОНАТА НА 2016 год" [Championship Regulations for 2016] (PDF). pflk.kz. Kazakhstan Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[AttendanceQR1-31] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[32] "Israeli soccer star Eran Zahavi completes record transfer to Chinese club". www.jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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