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
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Nenad Erić Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015. GK Kairat 2011 202 0 35 Aleksandr Mokin GK Shakhter Karagandy 2016 8 0 40 Mikhail Golubnichi GK Bayterek 2015 7 0 47 Abylaikhan Duysen GK Bayterek 2016 0 0 51 Damil Podymsky GK Academy 2016 0 0 85 Oleg Medvedev GK Academy 2016 0 0 90 Sayenko Vladislav GK Academy 2016 0 0 Defenders 5 Marin Aničić DF Zrinjski Mostar 2014 117 7 14 Igor Shitov DF Mordovia Saransk 2016 23 0 22 Konstantin Engel DF Ingolstadt 04 2016 0 0 25 Serhiy Malyi DF Irtysh Pavlodar 2016 18 1 27 Yuriy Logvinenko DF Aktobe 2016 38 3 28 Birzhan Kulbekov DF Academy 2015 15 1 33 Alim Ilyasov DF Academy 2016 0 0 48 Alexandr Berg DF Academy 2016 0 0 57 Kashken Dinmuhammed DF Academy 2016 0 0 72 Sanzhar Aitym DF Academy 2016 0 0 74 Sagi Sovet DF Academy 2016 0 0 77 Dmitri Shomko DF Irtysh Pavlodar 2014 133 7 92 Danil Mikhailov DF Academy 2016 0 0 95 Amanbol Aliyev DF Academy 2014 3 0 99 Talgat Kussyapov DF Academy 2016 0 0 Midfielders 6 Nemanja Maksimović MF Domžale 2015 81 12 7 Serikzhan Muzhikov MF Zhetysu 2014 88 5 8 Askhat Tagybergen MF Aktobe 2016 35 4 9 Agim Ibraimi MF Maribor 2016 11 1 12 Gevorg Najaryan MF Shakhter Karagandy 2016 7 0 13 Azat Nurgaliev MF loan from Ordabasy 2016 18 7 15 Abzal Beisebekov MF Vostok 2012 169 4 31 Abay Zhunussov MF Academy 2016 5 0 37 Amir Kalabayev MF Academy 2015 2 0 54 Ardak Saulet MF Academy 2014 1 0 58 Alisher Saginov MF Academy 2016 0 0 66 Ruslan Mahan MF Academy 2016 0 0 70 Sultan Sagnayev MF Academy 2016 1 0 71 Madi Zhakipbayev MF Academy 2016 4 0 88 Roger Cañas MF Shakhter Karagandy 2014 127 16 97 Daulet Zainetdinov MF Academy 2016 1 0 98 Zhaslan Kairkenov MF Academy 2016 0 0 Forwards 10 Đorđe Despotović FW Red Star Belgrade 2016 47 13 17 Tanat Nusserbayev FW Ordabasy 2011 197 54 23 Patrick Twumasi FW Spartaks Jūrmala 2015 109 38 30 Junior Kabananga FW Cercle Brugge 2015 52 15 45 Victor Pron FW Academy 2015 0 0 80 Vladislav Prokopenko FW Academy 2016 0 0 89 Lev Skvortsov FW Academy 2016 0 0 Players away on loan 11 Aleksey Shchotkin FW Taraz 2015 50 4 21 Berik Shaikhov DF Zhetysu 2015 4 0 44 Yevgeny Postnikov DF Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2014 88 1 85 Vladimir Loginovsky Loginovskiy was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in October 2011. GK Zhetysu 2013 27 0 Players that left during the season 4 Mark Gorman DF Kairat 2016 25 0 16 Besart Abdurahimi MF loan from Lokeren 2016 6 0 20 Lukman Haruna MF Dynamo Kyiv 2016 12 1
Transfers
Winter
In:
Out:
Summer
In:
Out:
Friendlies
Competitions
Kazakhstan Super Cup
Premier League
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Championship round
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Kazakhstan Cup
Final
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Astana on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW10Đorđe Despotović83002132 FW30Junior Kabananga53002103 FW17Tanat Nusserbayev6200084 MF13Azat Nurgaliev6000175 MF23Patrick Twumasi500016DF5 Marin Aničić3002167 MF6 Nemanja Maksimović3000258 MF8 Askhat Tagybergen2200049 MF7 Serikzhan Muzhikov300003DF27Yuriy Logvinenko20010311 MF88Roger Cañas11000212DF77Dmitri Shomko100001MF20Lukman Haruna100001MF9 Agim Ibraimi000101DF25Serhiy Malyi010001 Own goal100001TOTALS471204972
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Nenad Erić150112192 GK35Aleksandr Mokin220004TOTALS17211223
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKNenad Erić0000001000105 DFMarin Aničić2000001020506 MFNemanja Maksimović1000000020307 MFSerikzhan Muzhikov81000020301318 MFAskhat Tagybergen2000000030509 MFAgim Ibraimi00000020002010FWĐorđe Despotović30000000003013MFAzat Nurgaliev30100010106014DFIgor Shitov10000021205115DFAbzal Beisebekov51000000106117FWTanat Nusserbayev50100000006023FWPatrick Twumasi20001000306025DFSerhiy Malyi30000000003027DFYuriy Logvinenko50100000107028DFBirzhan Kulbekov00200000002030FWJunior Kabananga10000020205031MFAbay Zhunussov21000000002135GKAleksandr Mokin00000000101077DFDmitri Shomko500000313011188MFRoger Cañas500010103110195DFAmanbol Aliyev00100000001097MFDaulet Zainetdinov001000000010Players away on loan:11FWAleksey Shchotkin41000000004121DFBerik Shaikhov00100000001044DFYevgeny Postnikov400000000040Players who left Astana during the season:20MFLukman Haruna200000000020TOTALS63480201522711157
References
External links Official Website Official VK