The 2020 FC Zhetysu season was the club's third season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, and 23rd season in total.
Season events 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 July, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games. The league was suspended for a second time on 3 July, for an initial two weeks, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Andrey Shabanov GK Atyrau 2015 36 Valeriy Kaznacheev GK Kairat 2020 0 0 70 Almat Bekbaev GK Irtysh Pavlodar 2018 43 0 Defenders 3 Andrey Lebedzew DF Dynamo Brest 2018 37 0 5 Rauan Orynbasar DF Youth Team 2018 1 0 13 Yermek Kuantayev DF Kairat 2019 59 0 22 Stefan Živković DF AEL 2020 17 0 23 Nikita Naumov DF Vitebsk 2019 47 4 26 Olzhas Kerimzhanov DF Okzhetpes 2017 30 Miram Sapanov DF Akzhayik 2019 32 0 31 Andrey Zaleski DF Dinamo Minsk 2020 14 1 46 Yeskendir Kybyray DF Kairat 2019 8 0 Midfielders 8 Aslan Darabayev MF Irtysh Pavlodar 2019 34 3 10 Donjet Shkodra MF Shakhter Karagandy 2020 17 2 14 David Mawutor MF Istiklol 2018 79 3 21 Nenad Adamović MF Vitebsk 2019 51 6 33 Pedro Eugénio MF Beroe Stara Zagora 2020 18 5 44 Artūras Žulpa MF Tobol 2020 14 1 77 Almir Mukhutdinov MF Tobol 2018 44 1 78 Alinur Yunashev MF Youth Team 2020 0 0 88 Madi Hasein MF Youth Team 2020 1 0 Forwards 7 Yerkebulan Seydakhmet FW loan from Kairat 2020 6 0 9 Aybar Zhaksylykov FW Youth Team 2019 40 12 11 Vadim Pobudey FW Dnyapro Mogilev 2020 14 1 17 Yahor Zubovich FW Dinamo Minsk 2020 19 1 29 Dias Kalybayev FW Youth Team 2020 1 0 90 Martin Toshev FW CSKA 1948 Sofia 2019 29 13 Players away on loan Left during the season 6 Georgi Pashov DF Ararat-Armenia 2020 0 0 7 Elzhas Altynbekov FW Kaisar 2018 46 7
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Winter 2020GKValeriy KaznacheevKairatUndisclosedWinter 2020DFHayk IshkhanyanAlashkertFreeWinter 2020DFAndrey ZaleskiDinamo MinskUndisclosedWinter 2020DFStefan ŽivkovićAELUndisclosedWinter 2020MFDonjet ShkodraShakhter KaragandyUndisclosedWinter 2020MFArtūras ŽulpaTobolFreeWinter 2020MFPedro EugénioBeroe Stara ZagoraUndisclosedWinter 2020FWVadim PobudeyDnyapro MogilevUndisclosedWinter 2020FWYahor ZubovichDinamo MinskUndisclosed26 January 2020DFGeorgi PashovArarat-ArmeniaFree
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.6 August 2020FWYerkebulan SeydakhmetKairatEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.Winter 2020DFHayk IshkhanyanAlashkert4 March 202030 June 2020DFGeorgi PashovAcademica Clinceni12 August 202030 June 2020FWElzhas AltynbekovKaisar28 July 202031 December 2020GKAlmat BekbaevKyzylzhar9 March 202131 December 2020GKVleri Kaznacheev 31 December 2020DFAndrey LebedzewVitebsk 31 December 2020DFNikita NaumovDinamo Minsk 31 December 2020DFAndrey ZaleskiTuran8 March 202131 December 2020DFOlzhas KerimzhanovTuran 31 December 2020DFMadi Khaseyn 31 December 2020DFYermek Kuantayev 31 December 2020DFYeskendir KybyrayShakhter Karagandy28 February 202131 December 2020DFMiram SapanovAkzhayik19 February 202131 December 2020DFStefan ŽivkovićTuran8 March 202131 December 2020MFDavid MawutorWisła Kraków21 February 202131 December 2020MFAslan DarabayevCaspiy26 February 202131 December 2020MFAlmir Mukhutdinov 31 December 2020MFAlinur Yunashev 31 December 2020MFDonjet ShkodraAtyrau 31 December 2020MFArtūras ŽulpaSiena 31 December 2020MFPedro EugénioTaraz20 February 202131 December 2020MFNenad AdamovićTaraz20 February 202131 December 2020FWVadim PobudeyGomel 31 December 2020FWYahor ZubovichNeman Grodno 31 December 2020FWMartin ToshevAcademica Clinceni
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Kazakhstan Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Zhetysu on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Zhetysu during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupTotal1 FW9 Aybar Zhaksylykov6062 MF33Pedro Eugénio5053 FW90Martin Toshev4044 MF10Donjet Shkodra202 Own goal2026 FW17Yahor Zubovich101DF26Olzhas Kerimzhanov101MF8 Aslan Darabayev101MF14David Mawutor101MF44Artūras Žulpa101MF21Nenad Adamović101DF31Andrey Zaleski101FW11Vadim Pobudey101TOTALS27027
Clean sheet PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupTotal1 GK1 Andrey Shabanov404GK70Almat Bekbaev404TOTALS808
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupTotal1 GKAndrey Shabanov1000108 MFAslan Darabayev4100419 FWAybar Zhaksylykov21002110MFDonjet Shkodra40004011FWVadim Pobudey20002013DFYermek Kuantayev20002014MFDavid Mawutor60006017FWYahor Zubovich20002021MFNenad Adamović10001022DFStefan Živković20002023DFNikita Naumov40004026DFOlzhas Kerimzhanov30003030DFMiram Sapanov41004131DFAndrey Zaleski10001033MFPedro Eugénio20002044MFArtūras Žulpa10001046DFYeskendir Kybyray10001090FWMartin Toshev100010Players away on loan:Players who left Zhetysu during the season:TOTALS43300433
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