2012 FC Astana season

The 2012 FC Astana season was the fourth successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. They finished the season in 5th place whilst also winning the Kazakhstan Cup, and as a result qualified for the Europa League for the first time.

FC Astana
2012 season
ChairmanKaisar Bekenov
ManagerOleh Protasov
(until 27 April 2012)
Miroslav Beránek
(from 4 May 2012)
StadiumAstana Arena
Kazakhstan Premier League5th
Kazakhstan CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Tanat Nusserbayev (10)
All: Tanat Nusserbayev (11)
Highest home attendance8,000
vs Irtysh Pavlodar
(8 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance500 vs Ak Bulak
(27 June 2012)
Average home league attendance5,169
(11 November 2012)

Astana started the season under the management of Oleh Protasov, who'd replaced Holger Fach at the end of the 2011 season. Protasov left in April, with Miroslav Beránek taking over as manager in May.

Squad
As of match played 11 November 2012
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Nenad Erić [1] GK (1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 30) Kairat 2011 62 0
24 Denis Tolebaev GK (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 25) Vostok 2012 0 0
55 Aleksei Belkin GK (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 30) Volga Tver 2010 19 0
77 Aleksandr Konochkin GK (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2011 0 0
78 Rimas Martinkus GK (1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2011 0 0
93 Denis Ovsyannikov GK (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 17) Academy 2012 0 0
95 Aleksandr Sidorov GK (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 17) Academy 2011 0 0
Defenders
6 Kairat Nurdauletov DF (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 30) Tobol 2010 79 4
8 Viktor Dmitrenko [2] DF (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 21) Kuban Krasnodar 2012 24 2
16 Yevgeni Goryachi DF (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 21) Kairat 2012 5 0
18 Nurtas Kurgulin DF (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 26) Taraz 2012 0 0
27 Mikhail Rozhkov [3] DF (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 28) Rostov 2010 97 10
29 Dimitrija Lazarevski DF (1982-09-23)23 September 1982 (aged 30) Rabotnički 2012 31 0
30 Radmir Moksinov DF (1991-11-09)9 November 1991 (aged 21) Academy 2011 0 0
35 Zhanat Zakirov DF (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2010 0 0
44 Pavel Khalezov DF (1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2010 0 0
50 Darkhan Kosherbaev DF (1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2010 0 0
58 Erbol Musabaev DF (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2010 0 0
Midfielders
3 Valeri Korobkin MF (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 28) Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2012 20 0
7 Ulan Konysbayev MF (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 23) Taraz 2011 43 3
15 Abzal Beisebekov MF (1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 19) Vostok 2012 31 1
19 Christian Ebala MF (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 24) loan from Kecskeméti 2012 18 0
20 Foxi Kéthévoama MF (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 26) loan from Kecskeméti 2012 29 3
22 Marat Shakhmetov MF (1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 23) Alma-Ata 2009 107 5
23 Serik Zaynalov MF (1992-01-29)29 January 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2010 0 0
32 Azat Smagulov MF (1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2010 0 0
33 Eduard Tromenshleger MF (1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2010 0 0
45 Maksim Shaubert MF (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2011 0 0
48 Zhumazhan Musabekov MF (1992-12-04)4 December 1992 (aged 19) Academy 2010 0 0
49 Kirill Sazonov MF (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2012 0 0
52 Ilya Beruashvili MF (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2012 0 0
66 Bauyrzhan Seisenbekov MF (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 23) Academy 2011 0 0
88 Rinat Khairullin MF (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 17) Academy 2011 0 0
90 Damir Kojašević MF (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 (aged 25) loan from Budućnost Podgorica 2012 16 4
91 Arsen Inkarbekov MF (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 21) Academy 2010 0 0
99 Baikonyr Idrisov MF (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 21) Academy 2010 0 0
Forwards
9 Sergei Ostapenko FW (1986-02-23)23 February 1986 (aged 26) Zhetysu 2012 65 13
17 Tanat Nusserbayev FW (1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 25) Ordabasy 2011 58 18
21 Yerzhan Mukhamedin FW (1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 22) Academy 2010 0 0
28 Filip Ivanovski FW (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 27) Vardar 2012 16 1
34 Timur Bakhriden FW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2011 0 0
37 Jaba Jamarishvili FW (1992-08-18)18 August 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2010 0 0
40 Denis Prokopenko FW (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 21) Academy 2010 7 1
69 Bimukhamed Bukeev FW (1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2011 0 0
79 Igor Popadinets FW (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2010 0 0
Players away on loan
5 Piraliy Aliev DF (1984-01-13)13 January 1984 (aged 28) Atyrau 2011 38 1
11 Sergey Gridin FW (1987-05-20)20 May 1987 (aged 25) Tobol 2012 15 3
Islambek Kuat MF (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2010 0 0
Players that left during the season
4 Mukhtar Mukhtarov DF (1984-01-13)13 January 1984 (aged 28) Ordabasy 2012 13 1
10 Emil Dică MF (1982-07-17)17 July 1982 (aged 30) Xanthi 2012 8 1
31 Dušan Petronijević MF (1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 29) Shakhter Karagandy 2012 12 0
43 Ivan Navrotsky DF (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 20) Academy 2010 0 0
47 Dmitry Kaminsky DF (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2012 0 0

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

Kazakhstan Premier League
Main article: 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 13 7 6 34 24  +10 46 8 3 2 20 11  +9 5 4 4 14 13  +1

Last updated: 10 July 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAA
ResultLWWDLLLWDWWDWWWLDWWWDWLWDD
Position10118778911999788745644444555
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
10 March 2012 1Astana0 – 2TarazAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Ostapenko  23'
Gridin  86'		 Report Perić  16' 62'
Vukman  56'
Diakate  60'
A.Shabaev  87'
Prtenjak  90+2' 90+3'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Artyom Kuchin
25 March 2012 2Astana2 – 1AkzhayikAstana
15:00 (UTC+6) Nurdauletov  38' (pen.)
Nusserbayev  52'
Dică  86'		 Report Zyankovich  6'
Sadjo  72'
A.Maltsev  87'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov
1 April 2012 3Kairat0 – 2AstanaAlmaty
17:00 (UTC+6) Shestakov  14'
Y.Levin  35'		 Report Konysbayev  41'
Mukhtarov  45+1'
Gridin  63'
Ostapenko  73'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pavel Saliy
8 April 2012 4Astana2 – 2Irtysh PavlodarAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Ebala  25'
Nusserbayev  78'
Rozhkov  89'		 Report Yurin  13', 74'
Bakayev  55'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kairat Slambekov
15 April 2012 5Tobol3 – 2AstanaKostanay
15:00 (UTC+6) Dzholchiev  28' 45+1'
Kostyuk  55'
Bogdanov  63' 71'
Golovskoy  82'
Jhonnes  88'
Volkov  90'		 Summary Nusserbayev  7' 88'
Kéthévoama  11'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Viktor Antonov
22 April 2012 6Astana1 – 4OkzhetpesAstana
(UTC+6) Dică  7' (pen.) Summary Yankep  6'
A.Makhambetov  40'
D.Chagelishvili  51', 87', 90'
Dică  90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Aleksei Bobrov
29 April 2012 7Atyrau1 – 0AstanaAtyrau
18:00 (UTC+6) Rodionov  15' 87' Summary Mukhtarov  22'  90' Stadium: Munaishy Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov
6 May 2012 8Astana1 – 0Shakhter KaragandyAstana
15:00 (UTC+6) Rozhkov  12'
Dmitrenko  56'		 Summary Đidić  12'
Finonchenko  37'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev
12 May 2012 9Astana0 – 0SunkarAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Summary Nohýnek  43'
Rodríguez  75'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko
20 May 2012 10Kaisar0 – 1AstanaKyzylorda
16:00 (UTC+6) A.Baltaev  90' Summary Dmitrenko  78' 90'
Lazarevski  82'		 Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy
27 May 2012 11Astana1 – 0AktobeAstana
15:00 (UTC+6) Ostapenko  52' 63' Summary Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Viktor Antonov
16 June 2012 12Zhetysu1 – 1AstanaTaldykorgan
19:00 (UTC+6) Đalović  38' Summary Rozhkov  78' Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov
24 June 2012 13Astana1 – 0OrdabasyAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Nurdauletov  23'
Konysbayev  63'
Gridin  90+1'		 Summary Karpovich  4'
Collins  23'
Trajković  24'
B.Kozhabayev  74'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Kairat Slambekov
1 July 2012 14Akzhayik0 – 1AstanaOral
20:00 (UTC+6) R.Khairov  74' Summary Konysbayev  5' 86' Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko
8 July 2012 15Astana2 – 1KairatAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Nusserbayev  53'
Ostapenko  61' (pen.)		 Summary R.Nurmukhametov  60'
A.Abdramanov  72'
Gorman  76'
Shestakov  88'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov
15 July 2012 16Irtysh Pavlodar3 – 0AstanaPavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6) Ivanov  33'
Bakayev  50'
Essomba  62'
Mirchev  75'		 Summary Korobkin  41'
Nurdauletov  59'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev
29 July 2012 17Astana1 – 1TobolAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Konysbayev  40'
Shakhmetov  43'		 Summary Zhumaskaliyev  38'
Volkov  58'
Jovanović  90+3'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Igor Aleshin
5 August 2012 18Okzhetpes1 – 3AstanaKokshetau
18:00 (UTC+6) A.Grigoruţă  7'
I.Chuchman  81'		 Summary Nusserbayev  20'
Rozhkov  67'
Kéthévoama  71'
Kojašević  90'		 Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov
19 August 2012 19Astana5 – 0AtyrauAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Dmitrenko  12' 86'
Korobkin  40'
Ostapenko  45+2'
Kojašević  54'
Konysbayev  78'
Shakhmetov  90+1'		 Summary V.Chureev  24'
Khokhlov  30'
Kutsov  86'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov
26 August 2012 20Shakhter Karagandy0 – 1AstanaKaragandy
18:00 (UTC+6) A.Makhambetov  41'
Gridin  55'
Paryvayew  62'
V.Li  73'		 Summary Rozhkov  49'
Nusserbayev  67'
Ivanovski  86'
Kéthévoama  90+2'		 Stadium: Shakhter Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kairat Slambekov
15 September 2012 21Sunkar1 – 1AstanaAlmaty
17:00 (UTC+6) Nurgaliev  36'
O.Nedashkovskiy  61'		 Summary Nusserbayev  40'
Rozhkov  66'		 Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov
23 September 2012 22Astana3 – 0KaisarAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Ostapenko  53' 59'
Nusserbayev  60'
Ivanovski  77'		 Summary Marković  85' Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pavel Saliy
4 October 2012 23Aktobe2 – 1AstanaAktobe
22:00 (UTC+6) P.Badlo  39'
Khairullin  6'
Geynrikh  56'
A.Aymbetov  58'		 Summary Nusserbayev  49' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer
21 October 2012 24Astana1 – 0ZhetysuAstana
15:00 (UTC+6) Nusserbayev  49' Summary Z.Korobov  50'
Loginovsky  60'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kairat Slambekov
25 October 2012 25Ordabasy0 – 0AstanaShymkent
16:00 (UTC+6) T.Adyrbekov  29'
Collins  63'
Mukhtarov  88'		 Summary Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy
28 October 2012 26Taraz1 – 1AstanaTaraz
17:00 (UTC+6) M.Muminov  37'
Mehmedović  38'
Diakate  45'  90+2' 84'
Kuchma  82'		 Summary Ostapenko  15'
Korobkin  45'  90+4'
Shakhmetov  47'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Aktobe 26 15 5 6 44 22 +22 50 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Taraz 26 14 4 8 32 30 +2 46
5 Astana 26 13 7 6 34 24 +10 46 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Tobol 26 13 6 7 42 27 +15 45
7 Ordabasy 26 10 9 7 29 24 +5 39
Updated to match(es) played on 25 Oct 2012. Source: FFK (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
Notes:
  1. Astana qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as winner of 2012 Kazakhstan Cup.

Kazakhstan Cup
Main article: 2012 Kazakhstan Cup
16 May 2012 First RoundAstana-19640 – 1AstanaAstana
(UTC+6) N.Bildinov  72' Report Rozhkov  39'
Gridin  62'
Shakhmetov  65'
Prokopenko  70'		 Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Attendance: A. Aliyev
Referee: 4,000
20 June 2012 Second Round 1st legAk Bulak1 – 1AstanaZharkent
17:30 (UTC+6) T.Kanyshev  57' Report Aliev  29'
Mukhtarov  71'		 Stadium: UTC CSKA Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov
27 June 2012 Second Round 2nd legAstana2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		Ak BulakAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Rozhkov  7'
Prokopenko  31'		 Report T.Primzhanov  27' Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Aleksei Bobrov
19 September 2012 Quarter Final 1st LegKaisar1 – 0AstanaKyzylorda
17:30 (UTC+6) Abdulin  39'
Crnogorac  39'
A.Stakhiv  89'		 Report Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Artyom Kuchin
29 September 2012 Quarter Final 2nd LegAstana4 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)		KaisarAstana
18:00 (UTC+6) Ostapenko  16'
Beisebekov  29'
Kéthévoama  44' 53'
Kojašević  77', 82'		 Report Parkhachev  56'
Mamić  60'
Džodžo  75'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov
1 November 2012 Semi Final 1st LegShakhter Karagandy2 – 1AstanaKaragandy
15:00 (UTC+6) Đidić  61'
Kirov  66'
Višņakovs  72'
Cañas  73'
Paryvayew  77'		 Report Đidić  56' (o.g.)
Konysbayev  61'		 Stadium: Shakhter Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kairat Slambekov
5 November 2013 Semi Final 2nd LegAstana2 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		Shakhter KaragandyAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Rozhkov  41'
Kéthévoama  57'		 Report Đidić  37'
Paryvayew  83'
Y.Tarasov  85'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov
11 November 2012 FinalAstana2 – 0IrtyshAstana
17:00 (UTC+6) Nurdauletov  5'
Nusserbayev  82'		 Summary Chernyshov  18'
Yurin  65'
Coulibaly  73'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Squad statistics
As of match played 11 November 2012

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueKazakhstan Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Nenad Erić 30022080
3 MF Valeri Korobkin 20014060
6 DF Kairat Nurdauletov 26218+116+11
7 MF Ulan Konysbayev 30320+533+20
8 DF Viktor Dmitrenko 2421825+10
9 FW Sergei Ostapenko 33722+466+11
15 MF Abzal Beisebekov 19010+302+40
16 DF Yevgeni Goryachi 500+103+10
17 FW Tanat Nusserbayev 321123+3104+21
19 MF Christian Ebala 18015+1020
20 MF Foxi Kéthévoama 29319+4162
22 MF Marat Shakhmetov 30115+8170
27 DF Mikhail Rozhkov 34626482
28 FW Filip Ivanovski 1614+712+30
29 DF Dimitrija Lazarevski 31026050
40 FW Denis Prokopenko 410+1031
55 GK Aleksei Belkin 404000
90 MF Damir Kojašević 1644+723+22
Players away from Astana on loan:
5 DF Piraliy Aliev 1201+8030
11 FW Sergey Gridin 1539+321+21
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
4 DF Mukhtar Mukhtarov 13111021
10 MF Emil Dică 812+6100
31 MF Dušan Petronijević 1203+6030

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Total
1FW17Tanat Nusserbayev10111
2FW9Sergei Ostapenko617
3DF27Mikhail Rozhkov426
4FW90Damir Kojašević224
5MF7Ulan Konysbayev303
MF20Foxi Kéthévoama123
FW11Sergey Gridin213
8MF6Kairat Nurdauletov112
DF8Viktor Dmitrenko202
10MF22Marat Shakhmetov101
FW28Filip Ivanovski101
MF10Emil Dică101
DF4Mukhtar Mukhtarov011
FW40Denis Prokopenko011
Own goal011
TOTALS 341347

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Total
3MFValeri Korobkin410041
6DFKairat Nurdauletov200020
7MFUlan Konysbayev301040
8DFViktor Dmitrenko300030
9FWSergei Ostapenko300030
15MFAbzal Beisebekov001010
17MFTanat Nusserbayev100010
19MFChristian Ebala100010
20MFFoxi Kéthévoama201030
22MFMarat Shakhmetov201030
27DFMikhail Rozhkov201030
28FWFilip Ivanovski100010
29DFDimitrija Lazarevski100010
40FWDenis Prokopenko001010
Players away on loan:
5DFPiraliy Aliev001010
11FWSergey Gridin100010
Players who left Astana during the season:
4DFMukhtar Mukhtarov310031
10MFEmil Dică100010
TOTALS 30 2 7 0 37 2

References
  1. Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015.
  2. Dmitrenko was born in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in September 2012.
  3. Rozhkov was born in Moscow, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in March 2010.
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