2020 FC Astana season

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.

FC Astana
2020 season
ChairmanSayan Khamitzhanov
ManagerRoman Hryhorchuk
(until 13 January)
Michal Bílek
(from 14 January)
StadiumAstana Arena (Renovation)
Zhas Kyran Stadium (Round 1)
Premier League1st
Super CupChampions
Kazakhstan CupLast 16
Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Two Players (2)
All: Pieros Sotiriou (3)

Season events

On 13 January, Roman Hryhorchuk left Astana by mutual consent.[1] The following day, 14 January, Michal Bílek was announced as the new Head Coach of Astana.[2] On 24 January, Astana announced the signing of Max Ebong on a four-year contract from Shakhtyor Soligorsk,[3] and Tigran Barseghyan to a two your contract from Kaisar.[4]

On 17 February, Rangelo Janga moved to Lugano on loan until 30 June.[5]

On 20 February, Astana announced the signing of Pieros Sotiriou to a three-year contract from Copenhagen.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.[9]

Squad
As of match played 15 March 2020[10]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Nenad Erić GK (1982-05-26) 26 May 1982 Kairat 2011 305 0
22 Dmytro Nepohodov GK (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 Tobol 2019 0 0
31 Danil Podymksy GK (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 Academy 2016 0 0
53 Stanislav Pavlov GK (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 Tobol 2018 2 0
Defenders
2 Antonio Rukavina DF (1984-01-26) 26 January 1984 Villarreal 2018[11] 2021[12] 63 0
15 Abzal Beisebekov DF (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 Vostok 2012 285 7
24 Luka Šimunović DF (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2019[13] 2021[13] 29 0
25 Serhiy Malyi DF (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 Irtysh Pavlodar 2016[14] 47 3
27 Yuriy Logvinenko DF (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 Aktobe 2016 131 15
33 Žarko Tomašević DF (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 Oostende 2019[15] 7 0
44 Yevgeny Postnikov DF (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2014 211 5
76 Dinmukhamed Kashken DF (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 Academy 2019 0 0
77 Dmitri Shomko DF (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 Irtysh Pavlodar 2014 261 12
Ravil Ibragimov DF (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 Academy 2019 1 0
Midfielders
7 Max Ebong MF (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2020[3] 2023[3] 2 0
10 Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson MF (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 Grasshoppers 2019[16] 27 9
11 Tigran Barseghyan MF (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 Kaisar 2020[4] 2021[4] 4 1
14 Marin Tomasov MF (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 Rijeka 2018 2022[12] 112 49
18 Ivan Mayewski MF (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 Anzhi Makhachkala 2017 2020 (+1)[17] 130 7
28 Yuriy Pertsukh MF (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 Akzhayik 2018 46 3
73 Didar Zhalmukan MF (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 Aktobe 2017 29 5
Forwards
9 Dorin Rotariu FW (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 Club Brugge 2019[18] 2022[18] 50 8
20 Pieros Sotiriou FW (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 Copenhagen 2020[6] 2022[6] 4 3
99 Aleksey Shchotkin FW (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 Taraz 2015 86 15
Players away on loan
19 Marat Bystrov DF (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 Tambov 2018[14] 0 0
32 Rangelo Janga FW (1992-04-16) 16 April 1992 KAA Gent 2018[19] 64 11
42 Lev Skvortsov MF (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 Academy 2018 3 0
70 Sultan Sagnayev MF (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 Academy 2016 9 0
80 Vladislav Prokopenko FW (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 Academy 2016 13 1
81 Ramazan Karimov FW (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 Academy 2018 3 1
87 Zhaslan Kairkenov MF (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 Academy 2016 2 0
Unknown
71 Madi Zhakypbayev MF (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 Academy 2016 7 0
Left during the season
19 Ndombe Mubele FW (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 loan from Toulouse 2019[20] 2020[20] 12 1

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
20 DF Marat Bystrov (at Ordabasy until end of season)
32 FW Rangelo Janga (at Lugano until 30 June 2020)[5]
42 MF Lev Skvortsov (at Atyrau until end of season)
70 MF Sultan Sagnayev (at Caspiy until end of season)
No. Position Player
80 FW Vladislav Prokopenko (at Aktobe until end of season)
81 FW Ramazan Karimov (at Caspiy until end of season)
87 MF Zhaslan Kairkenov (at Atyrau until end of season)

Transfers
Main articles: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2019–20 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2020

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
24 January 2020MFTigran BarseghyanKaisarUndisclosed[4]
24 January 2020MFMax EbongShakhtyor SoligorskUndisclosed[3]
20 February 2020FWPieros SotiriouCopenhagenUndisclosed[6]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
2 July 2019FWNdombe MubeleToulouse23 January 2020[20]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 February 2020DFTalgat KusyapovOkzhetpesUndisclosed[21]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
Winter 2020DFMarat BystrovOrdabasyEnd of Season
Winter 2020MFSultan SagnayevCaspiyEnd of Season
Winter 2020FWRamazan KarimovCaspiyEnd of Season
Winter 2020FWVladislav ProkopenkoAktobeEnd of Season
17 February 2020FWRangelo JangaLugano30 June 2020[5]
2 March 2020MFZhaslan KairkenovAtyrauEnd of Season[22]
2 March 2020MFLev SkvortsovAtyrauEnd of Season[23]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
6 January 2020[24]GKAleksandr MokinTobol22 February 2020[25]
6 January 2020[26]MFSerikzhan MuzhikovTobol22 January 2020[27]
6 January 2020[28]FWSergei KhizhnichenkoOrdabasy11 February 2020[29]

Friendlies
25 January 2020 Brentford B 2 – 4 AstanaPortugal
(UTC+6)
Report R.Karimov
Rotariu
Shchotkin
Barseghyan
1 February 2020 Atlantic CupKøbenhavn 1 – 0 AstanaSão João da Venda, Portugal
02:00 (UTC+6) Santos  3' Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Carlos Cabral
4 February 2020 Atlantic CupAstana 2 – 1 BrøndbyAlbufeira, Portugal
02:00 (UTC+6) Tomasov  29', 56' Report Uhre  45' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Bruno Vieira
8 February 2020 Atlantic CupAstana 1 – 2 BK HäckenAlbufeira, Portugal
21:00 (UTC+6) Tomasov  78'
Mayewski  39'  44'		 Report Bengtsson  38'
Tuominen  66'
 85'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Carlos Cabral
20 February 2020 Sochi 3 – 1 AstanaBelek, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+6) Mostovoy  23', 86'
Burmistrov  36'		 Report Sigurjónsson  64'
23 February 2020 Arsenal Tula 1 – 1 AstanaBelek, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+6)  28' Report Sigurjónsson  7'
 68'

Competitions

Super Cup
Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup
29 February 2020 Astana1 – 0KaisarKostanay
17:00 (UTC+6) Shomko  10'
Postnikov  37'
Sotiriou  40'  53'		 Report Graf  13'
Bitang  29'		 Stadium: Tobol Arena
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Premier League
Main article: 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 1 0 8 3  +5 7 1 1 0 5 1  +4 1 0 0 3 2  +1

Last updated: 15 March 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round123
GroundHHA
ResultWDW
Position11
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
7 March 2020 1Astana4 – 0KyzylzharAlmaty
14:00 (UTC+6) Sotiriou  51', 82'
Sigurjónsson  88'
Tomasov  90'		 Report B.Shaikhov  36'
Markelov  63'
V.Gunchenko  90'		 Stadium: Zhas Kyran Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bakhyt Kyzylbaev
Note: Match played at the Zhas Kyran Stadium in Almaty, due to repair work being carried out at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan.[7]
11 March 2020 18Astana1 – 1OrdabasyAlmaty
14:00 (UTC+6) Malyi  49'
Rukavina  59'
Shchotkin  84'		 Report Khizhnichenko  38'
Bystrov  61'
Simčević  90+6'		 Stadium: Zhas Kyran Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko
Note: Match played at the Zhas Kyran Stadium in Almaty, due to repair work being carried out at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan.[7]
15 March 2020 2Caspiy2 – 3AstanaAktau
17:00 (UTC+6) A.Tattybaev  30'
B.Kovačević  52'
Sirotov  55'
Shakhmetov  55'
Stanisavljević  63'
A.Nabikhanov  67'
Bondarenko  90+2'		 Report Sigurjónsson  16'
Barseghyan  18'
Logvinenko  41'
Malyi  74'
Sotiriou  84'		 Stadium: Zhastar Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Furkhat Atazhanov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
20 March 2020 3Astana–Irtysh PavlodarAlmaty
(UTC+6) Stadium: Zhas Kyran Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Match to be played at the Zhas Kyran Stadium in Almaty, due to repair work being carried out at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan.[7]
3 April 2020 4Tobol–AstanaKostanay
(UTC+6) Stadium: Central Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
11 April 2020 5Astana–OkzhetpesAktau
(UTC+6) Stadium: Zhas Kyran Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Match to be played at the Zhas Kyran Stadium in Almaty, due to repair work being carried out at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan.[7]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Astana 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Kairat 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Kaisar 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tobol 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[lower-alpha 2]
5 Zhetysu 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw.[30]
Notes:
  1. Goal difference: Kairat +5, Kaisar +2
  2. Goal difference: Tobol +2, Zhetysu +2, Ordabasy 0; Goals scored: Tobol 3, Zhetsyu 2

Kazakhstan Cup
July 2020 Last 16–
(UTC+6)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds
18–19 August 2020 First qualifying round–
(UTC+6)

Squad statistics
As of match played 15 March 2020

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueKazakhstan CupSuper CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Nenad Erić 4030001000
2 DF Antonio Rukavina 302+10000000
7 MF Max Ebong 2010001000
9 FW Dorin Rotariu 301+10000+1000
10 MF Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson 4232001000
11 MF Tigran Barseghyan 412+11001000
14 MF Marin Tomasov 4131001000
15 DF Abzal Beisebekov 2010001000
18 MF Ivan Mayewski 4030001000
20 FW Pieros Sotiriou 4332001100
25 DF Serhiy Malyi 4030001000
27 DF Yuriy Logvinenko 411+21000+1000
28 MF Yuriy Pertsukh 201+10000000
33 DF Žarko Tomašević 1010000000
44 DF Yevgeny Postnikov 3020001000
73 MF Didar Zhalmukan 100+10000000
77 DF Dmitri Shomko 4030001000
99 FW Aleksey Shchotkin 310+21000+1000
Players away from Astana on loan:
Players who left Astana during the season:

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1FW20Pieros Sotiriou20103
2MF10Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson20002
3MF14Marin Tomasov10001
FW99Aleksey Shchotkin10001
MF11Tigran Barseghyan10001
DF27Yuriy Logvinenko10001
TOTALS 70108

Clean sheet
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1GK1Nenad Erić10102
TOTALS 10102

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
2DFAntonio Rukavina1000000010
20FWPieros Sotiriou1000100020
25DFSerhiy Malyi2000000020
44DFYevgeny Postnikov0000100010
77DFDmitri Shomko0000100010
Players who left Astana during the season:
TOTALS 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0

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