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.

FC Astana
2016 season
ChairmanKaisar Bekenov
ManagerStanimir Stoilov
StadiumAstana Arena
Premier League1st
Kazakhstan CupWinners
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round vs Celtic
Europa LeagueGroup Stage
Kazakhstan Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Đorđe Despotović (8)
All: Đorđe Despotović (13)
Highest home attendance29,000 vs Celtic
(27 July 2016)
Lowest home attendance500 vs Caspiy
(27 April 2016)
Average home league attendance7,482
(24 November 2016)
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Squad edit

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 edit

Winter edit

Summer edit

Friendlies edit

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 edit

Kazakhstan Super Cup edit

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 edit

Regular season edit

Results summary edit
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 edit
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWDWWWLWWWWWDLWWWL
Position2222211111111111111111
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results edit
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 edit

Pos Team 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 edit

Results summary edit
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 edit
Round12345678910
GroundHHHAAHAHAA
ResultWWLWWWLWDD
Position1111111111
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results edit
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 edit

Pos Team 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:
  1. ^ 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Qualifying rounds edit

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 edit

Qualifying rounds edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   APOEL 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Olympiacos 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
3   Young Boys 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8
4   Astana 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5
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 edit

As of Match played 9 December 2016

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup Champions League Europa League
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 edit

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

Clean sheets edit

Place Position Nation 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 edit

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

References edit

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