The 2016 FC Kairat season was the sixth successive season that the club played 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 participated 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, but resigned as manager on 5 April following a poor start to the season. On 7 April, Kakhaber Tskhadadze was announced as the club's new manager.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Vladimir Plotnikov GK Zhetysu 2015 73 0 16 Andrei Sidelnikov GK Ordabasy 2016 1 0 25 Vladimir Groshev GK Academy 2012 0 0 27 Stas Pokatilov GK loan from Rostov 2016 11 0 Defenders 2 Timur Rudoselskiy DF Academy 2012 69 0 4 Bruno Soares DF Fortuna Düsseldorf 2015 27 1 6 Žarko Marković DF Gaz Metan Mediaș 2014 99 7 13 Yermek Kuantayev DF Tobol 2014 89 6 14 César Arzo DF AEK Athens 2016 16 1 23 Gafurzhan Suyumbayev DF Ordabasy 2016 18 3 26 Dilshat Musayev DF Academy 2012 0 0 Midfielders 3 Yan Vorogovskiy MF Kaisar 2016 9 0 7 Islambek Kuat MF Astana 2014 72 9 8 Mikhail Bakayev Bakayev was born in Tskhinvali, Georgian SSR, but took Russian citizenship, going on to represent Russia-U21 in 2008. MF Alania Vladikavkaz 2014 112 2 9 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan MF Kuban Krasnodar 2014 123 35 10 Isael MF Krasnodar 2014 99 21 15 Bauyrzhan Turysbek MF Zhetysu 2016 12 1 17 Aslan Darabayev MF Shakhter Karagandy 2014 74 15 19 Stanislav Lunin MF Shakhter Karagandy 2014 71 1 21 Nurlan Dairov MF Academy 2012 3 0 22 Madiyar Raimbek MF Academy 2012 1 0 24 Rifat Nurmagamet MF Academy 2014 6 0 28 Andrey Arshavin MF Kuban Krasnodar 2016 37 11 30 Gerson Acevedo MF Ural 2016 16 3 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk MF Zenit St.Petersburg 2015 50 1 Forwards 11 Gerard Gohou FW Krasnodar 2014 98 68 20 Léandre Tawamba FW ViOn Zlaté Moravce 2016 28 6 Magomed Paragulgov FW Academy 2012 0 0 Players away on loan 18 Vitali Li MF Shakhter Karagandy 2013 48 6 Players that left during the season 5 Lukáš Tesák MF Arsenal Tula 2016 21 1 15 Sito Riera FW Chornomorets Odesa 2014 56 6
Transfers
Winter
In:
Out:
Trialists:
Summer
In:
Out:
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.21 November 2016MFAnatoliy TymoshchukRetired1 January 2017GKAndrei SidelnikovAktobe1 January 20171 January 2017MFVitali LiAtyrau1 January 20171 January 2017MFMadiyar RaimbekTaraz1 January 2018
Friendlies
Competitions
Kazakhstan Super Cup
Kazakhstan 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 Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Kairat on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Kairat during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupKazakhstan Super CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 FW11Gerard Gohou22003252 MF9 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan17000173 MF28Andrey Arshavin8102114 MF10Isael710085 FW20Léandre Tawamba410166 MF7 Islambek Kuat420067 MF30Gerson Acevedo21003DF23Gafurzhan Suyumbayev210039 FW18Vitali Li20002DF6 Žarko Marković20002MF17Aslan Darabayev11002 Own goal1100213MF44Anatoliy Tymoshchuk10001MF5 Lukáš Tesák10001DF14César Arzo10001MF19Stanislav Lunin01001MF8 Mikhail Bakayev00011MF15Bauyrzhan Turysbek00011TOTALS75100893
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupKazakhstan Super CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GKVladimir Plotnikov20000000202 DFTimur Rudoselskiy20000000204 DFBruno Soares10000000105 MFLukáš Tesák20001000306 DFŽarko Marković603010101107 MFIslambek Kuat80000010908 MFMikhail Bakayev30100010509 MFBauyrzhan Islamkhan510000015210MFIsael300000003011FWGerard Gohou200010104014DFCésar Arzo200000002015MFBauyrzhan Turysbek002100002117MFAslan Darabayev200000002018MFVitali Li100000001019MFStanislav Lunin000000101023DFGafurzhan Suyumbayev400000004027GKStas Pokatilov100000001028FWAndrey Arshavin500000005044MFAnatoliy Tymoshchuk4000100050TOTALS541514051683
Notes
References
External links Official Website Official VK