The 2020 FC Astana season is the twelfth successive season that Astana will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Astana are defending Kazakhstan Premier League holders, having won their sixth title the previous season. Astana will also play in the season opening Super Cup against FC Kaisar, the Kazakhstan Cup and enter the Champions League at the First qualifying round.
Season events On 13 January, Roman Hryhorchuk left Astana by mutual consent. The following day, 14 January, Michal Bílek was announced as the new Head Coach of Astana. On 24 January, Astana announced the signing of Max Ebong on a four-year contract from Shakhtyor Soligorsk, and Tigran Barseghyan to a two your contract from Kaisar.
On 17 February, Rangelo Janga moved to Lugano on loan until 30 June.
On 20 February, Astana announced the signing of Pieros Sotiriou to a three-year contract from Copenhagen.
Due to on going repair work at the Astana Arena, Astana started the season by playing their home games at the Zhas Kyran Stadium in Almaty.
On 13 March, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan announced all league fixtures would be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.
On 30 May, the Professional Football League of Kazakhstan announced that Irtysh Pavlodar had withdrawn from the league due to financial issues, with all their matches being excluded from the league results.
On 26 June, it was announced that the 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League would resume on 1 July.
On 2 July, Serhiy Malyi left Astana after his contract expired.
On 3 July, the Kazakhstan Premier League was suspended for two-weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 23 July, Sultan Sagnayev and Ramazan Karimov had their season-long loan deals with Caspiy ended prematurely and they returned to the club.
On 7 August, Sparta Prague announced that defender Uroš Radaković had joined Astana on loan for the remainder of the 2020 season, with Astana holding an option to make the transfer permanent. On 8 August, Astana confirmed the arrival of Radaković.
On 22 August, Rangelo Janga was loaned to NEC Nijmegen for one-year.
On 26 August, Michal Bílek was sacked as manager, with Executive Director Paul Ashworth being placed in temporary charge. Ashworth his role as caretaker manager and executive director by mutual consent on 7 October. On 16 October, former captain Andrey Tikhonov was appointed as the clubs new manager.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Nenad Erić GK Kairat 2011 318 0 22 Dmytro Nepohodov GK Tobol 2019 6 0 31 Danil Podymksy GK Academy 2016 0 0 53 Stanislav Pavlov GK Tobol 2018 2 0 Defenders 2 Antonio Rukavina DF Villarreal 2018 2021 71 0 4 Uroš Radaković DF loan from Sparta Prague 2020 2020 14 0 15 Abzal Beisebekov DF Vostok 2012 303 9 24 Luka Šimunović DF Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2019 2021 39 0 27 Yuriy Logvinenko DF Aktobe 2016 142 15 33 Žarko Tomašević DF Oostende 2019 17 3 44 Yevgeny Postnikov DF Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2014 223 5 77 Dmitri Shomko DF Irtysh Pavlodar 2014 276 12 Sagi Sovet DF Academy 2016 1 0 Midfielders 7 Max Ebong MF Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2020 2023 21 0 10 Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson MF Grasshoppers 2019 40 13 11 Tigran Barseghyan MF Kaisar 2020 2021 22 3 14 Marin Tomasov MF Rijeka 2018 2022 128 53 18 Ivan Mayewski MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2017 2020 (+1) 144 8 28 Yuriy Pertsukh MF Akzhayik 2018 54 3 29 Madi Zhakypbayev MF Academy 2016 11 0 70 Sultan Sagnayev MF Academy 2016 11 0 73 Didar Zhalmukan MF Aktobe 2017 41 7 Forwards 9 Dorin Rotariu FW Club Brugge 2019 2022 63 10 20 Pieros Sotiriou FW Copenhagen 2020 2022 18 7 72 Stanislav Basmanov FW Academy 2020 2 0 81 Ramazan Karimov FW Academy 2018 6 1 99 Aleksey Shchotkin FW Taraz 2015 101 18 Players away on loan 32 Rangelo Janga FW KAA Gent 2018 64 11 42 Lev Skvortsov DF Academy 2018 3 0 55 Talgat Kusyapov DF Academy 2016 2 0 76 Dinmukhamed Kashken DF Academy 2019 0 0 80 Vladislav Prokopenko FW Academy 2016 13 1 87 Zhaslan Kairkenov MF Academy 2016 2 0 Left during the season 19 Ndombe Mubele FW loan from Toulouse 2019 2020 12 1 25 Serhiy Malyi DF Irtysh Pavlodar 2016 47 3
On loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.24 January 2020MFTigran BarseghyanKaisarUndisclosed24 January 2020MFMax EbongShakhtyor SoligorskUndisclosed20 February 2020FWPieros SotiriouCopenhagenUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.2 July 2019FWNdombe MubeleToulouse29 June 20207 August 2020DFUroš RadakovićSparta Prague31 December 2020
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 February 2020DFTalgat KusyapovOkzhetpesUndisclosed25 February 2020DFMarat BystrovOrdabasyUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.Winter 2020MFSultan SagnayevCaspiy23 July 2020Winter 2020FWRamazan KarimovCaspiy23 July 2020Winter 2020FWVladislav ProkopenkoAktobeEnd of Season17 February 2020FWRangelo JangaLugano30 June 20202 March 2020MFZhaslan KairkenovAtyrauEnd of Season2 March 2020MFLev SkvortsovAtyrauEnd of Season22 August 2020FWRangelo JangaNEC Nijmegen30 June 20219 August 2020DFDinmukhamed KashkenKaisarEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.6 January 2020GKAleksandr MokinTobol22 February 20206 January 2020MFSerikzhan MuzhikovTobol22 January 20206 January 2020FWSergei KhizhnichenkoOrdabasy11 February 20202 July 2020DFSerhiy MalyiTobol8 July 202029 December 2020MFIvan MayewskiRotor Volgograd1 January 202131 December 2020GKVladislav SayenkoKyzylzhar9 March 202131 December 2020GKStanislav PavlovTuran5 February 2021
Friendlies
Competitions
Super Cup
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Kazakhstan Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away from Astana on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Astana during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW20Pieros Sotiriou6010072 MF10Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson6000063 MF14Marin Tomasov4001054 FW99Aleksey Shchotkin4000045 DF33Žarko Tomašević300003MF11Tigran Barseghyan3000037 MF73Didar Zhalmukan200002FW9 Dorin Rotariu100102DF15Abzal Beisebekov10010210DF27Yuriy Logvinenko100001MF18Ivan Mayewski100001TOTALS32013036
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Nenad Erić3010042 GK22Dmytro Nepohodov300003TOTALS601007
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal2 DFAntonio Rukavina1000000000104 DFUroš Radaković1000000010207 MFMax Ebong40000000004010MFRúnar Már Sigurjónsson20000000002011MFTigran Barseghyan50000000106014MFMarin Tomasov10000000001015DFAbzal Beisebekov30000000003018MFIvan Mayewski10000000001020FWPieros Sotiriou30001000105024DFLuka Šimunović00000000101027DFYuriy Logvinenko40000000004029MFMadi Zhakypbayev10000000001044DFYevgeny Postnikov40001000106077DFDmitri Shomko30001000004099FWAleksey Shchotkin100000000010Players who left Astana during the season:25DFSerhiy Malyi200000000020TOTALS36000300050440
References
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