2015 FC Astana season

FC Astana
2015 season
Chairman Kaisar Bekenov
Manager Stanimir Stoilov
Stadium Astana Arena
Kazakhstan Premier League 4th
Kazakhstan Super Cup Champions
Top goalscorer League: Two Players (4)
All: Two Players (4)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2015 FC Astana season is the 7th 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 first time the previous sesaon. They will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Champions League, entering at the Second Qualifying Stage.

Squad

As of 1 March 2015.[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 Kazakhstan GK Nenad Erić [2]
2 Kazakhstan DF Yeldos Akhmetov
3 Denmark DF Kasper Larsen (loan from OB)
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Marin Aničić
6 Serbia MF Nemanja Maksimović
7 Kazakhstan MF Ulan Konysbayev
8 Kazakhstan MF Georgy Zhukov (loan from Standard Liège)
9 Kazakhstan FW Aleksey Shchetkin [3]
10 Central African Republic MF Foxi Kéthévoama
12 Kazakhstan DF Igor Pikalkin
13 Kazakhstan DF Berik Shaikhov
14 Kazakhstan MF Ardak Saulet
15 Kazakhstan MF Abzal Beisebekov
No. Position Player
16 Kazakhstan MF Vladislav Mendybayev
17 Kazakhstan FW Tanat Nusserbayev
19 Kazakhstan MF Alexey Rodionov
21 Kazakhstan FW Sergei Ostapenko
22 Kazakhstan FW Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev [4]
23 Ghana FW Patrick Twumasi
25 Kazakhstan FW Toktar Zhangylyshbay
28 Kazakhstan DF Birjan Kulbekov
40 Kazakhstan GK Mikhail Golubnichi
44 Russia DF Evgeni Postnikov
77 Kazakhstan DF Dmitri Shomko
85 Kazakhstan GK Vladimir Loginovskiy [5]
88 Colombia MF Roger Cañas

On Loan

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

No. Position Player
7 Montenegro FW Damir Kojašević (at Lokomotiv Tashkent)[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. Position Player
3 Denmark DF Kasper Larsen (loan from Denmark OB)[7][8]
6 Serbia MF Nemanja Maksimović (from Slovenia NK Domžale)[9]
7 Kazakhstan MF Ulan Konysbayev (from Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy)
9 Kazakhstan FW Aleksey Shchetkin (from Kazakhstan Taraz)[10]
13 Kazakhstan DF Berik Shaikhov (from Kazakhstan Zhetysu)
19 Kazakhstan MF Alexey Rodionov (from Kazakhstan Atyrau)
21 Kazakhstan FW Sergei Ostapenko (from Kazakhstan Kaisar)[11]
23 Ghana FW Patrick Twumasi (from Latvia Spartaks Jūrmala, previously on loan)
25 Kazakhstan FW Toktar Zhangylyshbay (from Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy)[12][13]
40 Kazakhstan GK Mikhail Golubnichi (from Kazakhstan Irtysh)[13]

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

No. Position Player
4 Kazakhstan DF Viktor Dmitrenko (to Kazakhstan Aktobe)
6 Kazakhstan DF Kairat Nurdauletov (to Kazakhstan Kaisar)
7 Montenegro FW Damir Kojašević (loan to Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent)[6]
13 Kazakhstan MF Serikzhan Muzhikov (to Kazakhstan Kaisar)
16 Kazakhstan DF Yevgeni Goryachi (to Kazakhstan Okzhetpes)[14]
24 Kazakhstan MF Denis Tolebayev (to Kazakhstan Irtysh)
25 Cameroon MF Guy Essame (loan return to Kazakhstan Atyrau)
31 Kazakhstan MF Azat Smagulov
76 Bulgaria FW Atanas Kurdov [15]
32 Kazakhstan MF Rinat Khairullin (to Kazakhstan Zhetysu)
- Kazakhstan MF Marat Shakhmetov (to Kazakhstan Zhetysu)

Friendlies

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup

Kazakhstan Premier League

First Round

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 4 3 2 14 10 +4 15 3 2 0 9 5 +4 1 1 2 5 5 0

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHHA             
Result W W W D D L D W L                          
Position 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 4                          

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

Results
League table
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Kairat 9 5 2 2 20 7+13 17 Championship round
2 Ordabasy 9 4 5 0 11 5+6 17
3 Aktobe 9 4 5 0 9 3+6 17
4 Astana 9 4 3 2 14 10+4 15
5 Atyrau 9 4 3 2 11 10+1 15
6 Taraz 9 4 1 4 8 6+2 13
7 Okzhetpes 9 4 0 5 10 14−4 12 Relegation round
8 Kaisar 9 2 5 2 5 6−1 11
9 Irtysh 9 1 5 3 9 11−2 8
10 Tobol 9 2 2 5 8 15−7 8
11 Zhetysu 9 1 3 5 5 12−7 6
12 Shakhter 9 1 2 6 7 17−10 5

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: Soccerway (Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2015 Kazakhstan Cup

UEFA Europa League

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 29 April 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Kazakhstan Nenad Erić 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Kazakhstan Yeldos Akhmetov 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Marin Aničić 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Serbia Nemanja Maksimović 10 4 7+1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Kazakhstan Ulan Konysbayev 9 0 3+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF Kazakhstan Georgy Zhukov 9 1 6+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
9 FW Kazakhstan Aleksey Shchetkin 9 1 3+4 0 1 1 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF Central African Republic Foxi Kéthévoama 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF Kazakhstan Igor Pikalkin 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Kazakhstan Abzal Beisebekov 9 0 7 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF Kazakhstan Vladislav Mendybayev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Kazakhstan Tanat Nusserbayev 8 1 2+4 1 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Kazakhstan Aleksey Rodionov 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 FW Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev 8 1 6+1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 FW Ghana Patrick Twumasi 9 4 7 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
25 FW Kazakhstan Toktar Zhangylyshbay 5 0 0+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Kazakhstan Birjan Kulbekov 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Kazakhstan Mikhail Golubnichi 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 DF Russia Evgeni Postnikov 11 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
77 DF Kazakhstan Dmitri Shomko 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
85 GK Kazakhstan Vladimir Loginovskiy 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Colombia Roger Cañas 10 4 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players away from Astana on loan:
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 MFColombia88Roger Cañas40004
MFSerbia6 Nemanja Maksimović40004
FWGhana23Patrick Twumasi22004
4 MFKazakhstan8 Georgy Zhukov10001
FWKazakhstan22Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev10001
FWKazakhstan17Tanat Nusserbayev10001
FWKazakhstan9 Aleksey Shchetkin10001
Own goal10001
TOTALS 1430017

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup UEFA Champions League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
2 KazakhstanDFYeldos Akhmetov1000000010
5 Bosnia and HerzegovinaDFMarin Aničić2000100030
7 KazakhstanMFUlan Konysbayev1000100020
8 KazakhstanMFGeorgy Zhukov1000000010
9 KazakhstanFWAleksey Shchetkin1000000010
10Central African RepublicMFFoxi Kéthévoama1000000010
15KazakhstanMFAbzal Beisebekov1000000010
17KazakhstanFWTanat Nusserbayev2010000030
22KazakhstanFWBauyrzhan Dzholchiev1000000010
44RussiaDFEvgeni Postnikov2000000020
77KazakhstanDFDmitri Shomko0100000001
88ColombiaMFRoger Cañas2000000020
TOTALS 15 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 1

References

  1. ↑ "Основной состав" [First Team Squad]. FC Astana. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015.
  3. ↑ Shchetkin was born in Belarus, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in August 2013.
  4. ↑ Dzholchiev was born in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in June 2012.
  5. ↑ Loginovskiy was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in October 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Damir Kojašević pronašao novi angažman: Igrat će Ligu prvaka". http://scsport.ba/'' (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ↑ В ФК Астана пополнение. http://fca.kz/'' (in Russian). FC Astana. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kasper Larsen udlejet til FC Astana". http://www.ob.dk/'' (in Danish). OB. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  9. ↑ В ФК Астана - чемпион Европы-2013. http://fca.kz/'' (in Russian). FC Astana. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Алексей Щеткин подписал контракт с Астаной. http://www.sports.kz/'' (in Russian). sports.kz/. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Форвард был заявлен за столичный клуб в последний день трансферного окна.. http://fca.kz/'' (in Russian). FC Astana. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Жангылышбай подписал контракт с Астаной. http://www.sports.kz/'' (in Russian). sports.kz. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Логиновский, Голубничий и Жангылышбай – игроки ФК Астана. http://fca.kz/'' (in Russian). FC Astana. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Дмитрий Сычев и Евгений Горячий пополнили Окжетпес. http://www.okzhetpes.kz/'' (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  15. ↑ Курдов расторг контракт с Астаной. http://www.sports.kz/'' (in Russian). sports.kz. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.