The 2020 FC Kairat season is the 10th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. Kairat will also play in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Europa League.
Season events On 11 January, Kairat announced the signing of Kamo Hovhannisyan to a two-year contract. On 19 January, Kairat announced the signing of Jacek Góralski to a three-year contract. On 27 January, Kairat announced the signing of Gulzhigit Alykulov on a two-year contract, with the option of a third, and the signing of Abat Aimbetov to a one-year contract, with the option of a second.
On 3 February, Danil Ustimenko extended his contract with Kairat until the end of the 2024 season, Adam Adakhadzhiev and Vyacheslav Shvyrev extended their contracts until the end of the 2023 season and Artur Shushenachev extended his contract until the end of the 2022 season.
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 26 March, Kairat announced the signing of Kirill Kolesnichenko to a three-year contract from Chertanovo Moscow.
After Ramazan Orazov left the club in March to join BFC Daugavpils, whilst still having a valid contract with Kairat, Kairat filled a grievance lawsuit with FIFA against the Latvian club, seeking compensation.
On 26 July, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games. On 3 July, the Kazakhstan Premier League was suspended for two-weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 8 July, Kairat announced the signing of Brazilian international Vágner Love on a six-month contract, with the option to extend it.
On 24 August, Kairat announced the signing of Dzyanis Palyakow to an 18-month contract after his release by Ural Yekaterinburg.
On 3 September, Kirill Kolesnichenko joined Rotor Volgograd.
On 5 November, Kairat extended their contract with Vágner Love until the end of the 2021 season, with Rade Dugalić extending his contract until the end of the 2022 season on 6 November, and Dino Mikanović also extending his contract for two year on 7 November.
On 20 November, Nebojša Kosović extended his contract with Kairat for an additional two-years, with the club confirming that Nuraly Alip is under contract with Kairat until the 2023 the following day.
On 2 December, Nurlan Dairov and Konrad Wrzesiński left the club after their contracts had expired.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Stas Pokatilov GK Rostov 2017 2022 112 0 30 Danil Ustimenko GK Youth Team 2019 2024 8 0 31 Dinmukhammed Zhomart GK Youth Team 2019 1 0 72 Temirlan Anarbekov GK Youth Team 2020 1 0 Defenders 2 Sergey Keyler DF Okzhetpes 2018 2021 29 1 3 Dzyanis Palyakow DF Ural Yekaterinburg 2020 2021 9 1 4 Nuraly Alip DF Academy 2018 2023 58 4 5 Gafurzhan Suyumbayev DF Ordabasy 2016 141 9 15 Nurlan Dairov DF Academy 2012 5 0 20 Rade Dugalić DF Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2019 2022 53 7 24 Dino Mikanović DF AGF 2019 2022 57 1 37 Madi Aitore DF Academy 2019 2 0 75 Alexandr Shirobokov DF Academy 2020 2 0 Midfielders 6 Jacek Góralski MF Ludogorets Razgrad 2020 2022 18 0 8 Aybol Abiken MF Academy 2015 2022 74 8 13 Kamo Hovhannisyan MF Zhetysu 2020 2021 15 1 14 Adam Adakhadzhiev MF Academy 2019 2023 10 0 18 Konrad Wrzesiński MF Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2019 2020 43 6 21 Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev MF Ordabasy 2019 2021 27 0 22 Nebojša Kosović MF Partizan 2019 2022 35 4 27 Gulzhigit Alykulov MF Neman Grodno 2020 2021(+1) 20 2 29 Daniyar Usenov MF Academy 2020 9 2 35 Aibarr Nurdaliyev MF Academy 2019 1 0 46 Arsen Buranchiev MF Academy 2020 2 0 57 Ravil Ibragimov MF Astana 2020 1 0 58 Andrey Ulshin MF Academy 2020 2 1 Forwards 7 Abat Aimbetov FW Aktobe 2020 2020 (+1) 22 10 9 Vágner Love FW Corinthians 2020 2021 15 10 11 Aderinsola Eseola FW Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 2018 2021 73 36 17 Sultanbek Astanov FW Academy 2019 23 2 19 Artur Shushenachev FW Academy 2017 2022 22 4 23 Vyacheslav Shvyrev FW Academy 2018 2023 29 3 47 Damir Bitussupov FW Academy 2019 1 0 59 Aibar Abdulla FW Academy 2020 2 0 74 Galymzhan Kenzhebek FW Academy 2020 1 0 Players away on loan 10 Yerkebulan Seydakhmet FW Ufa 2019 2022 15 1 25 Kirill Kolesnichenko MF Chertanovo Moscow 2020 2022 0 0 Players that left during the season 26 Ramazan Orazov MF Academy 2017 31 1
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.11 January 2020MFKamo HovhannisyanZhetysuUndisclosed19 January 2020MFJacek GóralskiLudogorets RazgradUndisclosed27 January 2020MFGulzhigit AlykulovNeman GrodnoUndisclosed27 January 2020FWAbat AimbetovAktobeUndisclosed26 March 2020MFKirill KolesnichenkoChertanovo MoscowUndisclosed8 July 2020FWVágner LoveCorinthiansFree24 August 2020DFDzyanis PalyakowUral YekaterinburgFree
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.6 February 2020FWSamat SarsenovValmiera Glass ViAUndisclosed11 February 2020GKVladimir PlotnikovOrdabasyUndisclosed27 February 2020FWRifat NurmugametAktobeUndisclosed6 March 2020DFAleksandr SokolenkoKyzylzharUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.6 August 2020FWYerkebulan SeydakhmetZhetysuEnd of season3 September 2020MFKirill KolesnichenkoRotor Volgograd30 June 2021
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.6 January 2020MFHan Jeong-uhSuwon9 January 202011 March 2020MFRamazan OrazovDaugavpils11 March 20202 December 2020DFNurlan DairovTuran20 January 20212 December 2020MFKonrad WrzesińskiJagiellonia Białystok16 March 202131 December 2020MFAibarr Nurdaliyev 31 December 2020FWAbat AimbetovKrylia Sovetov21 February 2021
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Kazakhstan Cup
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 CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 FW7 Abat Aimbetov100010FW9 Vágner Love703103 MF22Nebojša Kosović4004DF4 Nuraly Alip40045 FW19Artur Shushenachev3003MF8 Aybol Abiken3003MF18Konrad Wrzesiński3003FW11Aderinsola Eseola20139 MF29Daniyar Usenov2002MF27Gulzhigit Alykulov1012 Own goal200212MF13Kamo Hovhannisyan1001DF20Rade Dugalić1001DF3 Dzyanis Palyakow1001DF5 Gafurzhan Suyumbayev1001DF2 Sergey Keyler1001MF58Andrey Ulshin1001TOTALS470552
Clean sheet PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Stas Pokatilov50052 GK30Danil Ustimenko2002TOTALS7007
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GKStas Pokatilov200000202 DFSergey Keyler100000103 DFDzyanis Palyakow100000104 DFNuraly Alip500000505 DFGafurzhan Suyumbayev100000106 MFJacek Góralski700010807 FWAbat Aimbetov100000108 MFAybol Abiken300000309 FWVágner Love1000001011FWAderinsola Eseola4000004013MFKamo Hovhannisyan0100000114MFAdam Adakhadzhiev2000002015DFNurlan Dairov2100002117FWSultanbek Astanov1000001018MFKonrad Wrzesiński1000001020DFRade Dugalić1000102021MFYerkebulan Tungyshbayev1000001022MFNebojša Kosović3000003024DFDino Mikanović4000004027MFGulzhigit Alykulov2000204057MFRavil Ibragimov10000010Players away on loan:Players who left Kairat during the season:TOTALS4420040482
References
External links Official Website