2015 FC Astana season

FC Astana

2015 season

Chairman

Kaisar Bekenov

Manager

Stanimir Stoilov

Stadium

Astana Arena

Kazakhstan Premier League

Champions

Kazakhstan Cup

'Runners-up vs Kairat

Champions League

Group Stage'

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Champions

Top goalscorer

League: Tanat Nusserbayev (11)
All: Patrick Twumasi (14)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2015 FC Astana season is the seventh successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Astana are defending Kazakhstan Premier League Champions, having been crowned Champions for the first time the previous sesaon. They will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Champions League, entering at the Second Qualifying Stage.

Squad

As of 13 July 2015.^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nenad Erić ^[2]
2	DF	Yeldos Akhmetov
5	DF	Marin Aničić
6	MF	Nemanja Maksimović
7	MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov
8	MF	Georgy Zhukov (loan from Standard Liège)
9	FW	Aleksey Shchotkin ^[3]
10	MF	Foxi Kéthévoama
12	DF	Igor Pikalkin
14	MF	Ardak Saulet
15	MF	Abzal Beisebekov
16	MF	Vladislav Mendybayev
17	FW	Tanat Nusserbayev
19	MF	Alexey Rodionov

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Zhakyp Kozhamberdy
21	FW	Sergei Ostapenko
22	FW	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev ^[4]
23	FW	Patrick Twumasi
24	MF	Denys Dedechko
28	DF	Birjan Kulbekov
33	DF	Branko Ilić
40	GK	Mikhail Golubnichi
44	DF	Yevgeny Postnikov ^[5]
77	DF	Dmitri Shomko
85	GK	Vladimir Loginovskiy ^[6]
88	MF	Roger Cañas
89	FW	Junior Kabananga
	MF	Rinat Khayrullin

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
7		MF	Ulan Konysbayev (at Kairat)

No.		Position	Player
25		FW	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (at Kairat)

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2015

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

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Kasper Larsen (loan from OB)^[7]^[8]
6	MF	Nemanja Maksimović (from NK Domžale)^[9]
7	MF	Ulan Konysbayev (from Shakhter Karagandy)
9	FW	Aleksey Shchotkin (from Taraz)^[10]
13	DF	Berik Shaikhov (from Zhetysu)
19	MF	Alexey Rodionov (from Atyrau)
21	FW	Sergei Ostapenko (from Kaisar)^[11]
23	FW	Patrick Twumasi (from Spartaks Jūrmala, previously on loan)
25	FW	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (from Shakhter Karagandy)^[12]^[13]
40	GK	Mikhail Golubnichi (from Irtysh)^[13]

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

No.	Position	Player
4	DF	Viktor Dmitrenko (to Aktobe)
6	DF	Kairat Nurdauletov (to Kaisar)
7	FW	Damir Kojašević (loan to Lokomotiv Tashkent)^[14]
13	MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov (to Kaisar)
16	DF	Yevgeni Goryachi (to Okzhetpes)^[15]
24	MF	Denis Tolebayev (to Irtysh)
25	MF	Guy Essame (loan return to Atyrau)
31	MF	Azat Smagulov
76	FW	Atanas Kurdov ^[16]
32	MF	Rinat Khairullin (to Zhetysu)
-	MF	Marat Shakhmetov (to Zhetysu)
	MF	Rinat Khayrullin (to Zhetysu)

Summer

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2015

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

No.	Position	Player
7	MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov (from Kaisar)^[17]
20	MF	Zhakyp Kozhamberdy (from Taraz)^[18]
24	MF	Denys Dedechko (from Vorskla Poltava)^[19]
33	DF	Branko Ilić (from Partizan)^[20]
89	FW	Junior Kabananga (from Cercle Brugge)^[21]
	MF	Rinat Khayrullin (from Zhetysu)

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

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Kasper Larsen (loan return to OB)^[22]
7	MF	Ulan Konysbayev (loan to Kairat)^[23]
13	DF	Berik Shaikhov (to Irtysh)^[24]
25	FW	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan to Kairat)^[25]
	FW	Damir Kojašević (to Mladost Podgorica. previously on loan at Lokomotiv Tashkent)

Friendlies

18 January 2015	Hamburg	0 – 0	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary		Stadium: Jebel Ali stadium Referee: Abdullla al Balushi

21 January 2015	Krylia Sovetov	1 – 1	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev 43'	Summary Summary	Jahović 52'	Stadium: Jebel Ali stadium

1 February 2015	FK Rad	0 – 2	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Akhmetov 29' Kéthévoama 71'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium

4 February 2015	Bunyodkor	0 – 1	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Zhangylyshbay 86'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Carol Rudzhinski

8 February 2015	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	0 – 2	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Kéthévoama 8' Dzholchiev 90'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Ali Akcinar

10 February 2015	Zorya Luhansk	3 – 1	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Lipartia 51' (pen.) Budkivskyi 53', 55'	Summary	Kéthévoama 29'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Ali Akcinar

13 February 2015	Lokomotiv Tashkent	1 – 0	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	S.Mirzayev 78'	Summary		Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Denis Shcherbakov

17 February 2015	Volyn Lutsk	2 – 2	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Matei 45' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	Summary	A.Rodionov 2' Dzholchiev 80'	Stadium: Mardan Stadium Referee: Victor Shmusik

16 June 2015	Astana	2 – 1	Bayterek	Astana
(UTC+6)	Nusserbayev V.Pron	Summary	K.Akhmetov	Stadium: Astana Arena

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup

1 March 2015	Astana	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p)	Kairat	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić 87' Konysbayev 111'	Summary Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson
		Penalties
	Shomko Aničić Cañas Konysbayev Kéthévoama Beisebekov		A.Darabayev Marković Riera Pliyev T.Rudoselskiy I.Kalinin

Kazakhstan Premier League

Main article: 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League

Regular season

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43	7	4	0	23	9	+14	5	3	3	17	10	+7

Last updated: 20 July 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W
Position	2	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	4	3	2	4	2	2	5	3	2	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

7 March 2015 1	Astana	2 – 0	Okzhetpes	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 37' Twumasi 59' Shchotkin 77' Shomko 90+3'	Summary	Buleshev 75' Pawlaw 90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksandr Aliyev

11 March 2015 2	Irtysh	0 – 3	Astana	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Loria 49' Geteriev 90'	Summary	Cañas 15' (pen.) Twumasi 49' Maksimović 57'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

15 March 015 3	Astana	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Maksimović 31' Cañas 76'	Summary	Topčagić 3' 44' Vošahlík 36'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

21 March 2015 4	Atyrau	1 – 1	Astana	Atyrau
16:00 (UTC+6)	Baizhanov 63'	Summary	Nusserbayev 54' Grigoryev 56' (o.g.) Cañas 61'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

5 April 2015 5	Astana	0 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev 41' Postnikov 49' Kéthévoama 57' Cañas 72'	Summary	Žulpa 39' Khayrullin 45+1' Shabalin 90+3'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

11 April 2015 6	Taraz	2 – 0	Astana	Taraz
16:00 (UTC+6)	Pyschur 28' D.Bashlay 45', 74' Sergienko 68'	Summary	Akhmetov 41'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

15 April 2015 7	Astana	1 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 9' Zhukov 57' Cañas 89'	Summary	Geynrikh 10' (pen.) Ashirbekov 87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

19 April 2015 8	Astana	4 – 3	Kairat	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Zhukov 11' Maksimović 41' Beisebekov 45+1' Aničić 52' Dzholchiev 69' Nusserbayev 72' 82'	Summary	Gohou 20', 67' 45+1' Islamkhan 38'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

25 April 2015 9	Kaisar	2 – 1	Astana	Kyzylorda
15:00 (UTC+6)	Muldarov 9' J.Vorogovsky 29', 86' Mitošević 40' Z.Moldakaraev 78' 84'	Summary	Aničić 39' Maksimović 70' Dzholchiev 76'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

3 May 2015 10	Astana	4 – 0	Tobol	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 28' Nusserbayev 31' Kéthévoama 58' Dzholchiev 66' Beisebekov 75'	Summary	Sadownichy 13' Bugaev 85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

7 May 2015 11	Zhetysu	1 – 3	Astana	Taldykorgan
17:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 30' Cvetković 53'	Summary	Cañas 27' Twumasi 57' Beisebekov 77' Shchotkin 86'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

16 May 2015 12	Astana	2 – 2	Irtysh	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kéthévoama 4' Nusserbayev 60' Cañas 87'	Summary	Dudchenko 3' Azuka 50' G.Sartakov 85' A.Ersalimov 90' Aliev 90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

24 May 2015 13	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 4	Astana	Karaganda
14:00 (UTC+6)	G.Najarian 65' Sass 88'	Summary	Nusserbayev 11' Twumasi 14' Dzholchiev 72' Shchotkin 90'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

29 May 2015 14	Astana	0 – 0	Atyrau	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Akhmetov 37'	Summary	R.Esatov 22' Essame 37' V.Kuzmin 50' Arzhanov 90+1' Grigoryev 90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

6 June 2015 15	Aktobe	0 – 0	Astana	Aktobe
19:30 (UTC+6)	D.Miroshnichenko 21' Mineiro 89' Danilo 90+2'	Summary	Akhmetov 55' Dzholchiev 59' Erić 89' Aničić 89' Nusserbayev 89'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

20 June 2015 16	Astana	4 – 1	Taraz	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev 21' 52' Twumasi 35' Shchotkin 62' Dedechko 70' Postnikov 72' Zhukov 75' Kéthévoama 87' Cañas 90+2' Aničić 90+4'	Summary	Mukhutdinov 19' S.Zhumahanov 65' D.Evstigneev 76' T.Dosmagambetov 80' (pen.) M.Togyzbay 83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

24 June 2015 17	Ordabasy	0 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Twumasi 53', 73' Akhmetov 66'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

28 June 2015 18	Kairat	2 – 0	Astana	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat 14' Isael 45+1' Islamkhan 51' (pen.) Serginho 90+1'	Summary	Nusserbayev 58' Postnikov 80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

4 July 2015 19	Astana	2 – 0	Kaisar	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	R.Rozybakiev 26' (o.g.) Nusserbayev 48' Beisebekov 75'	Summary	R.Rozybakiev 40' Knežević 41'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

10 July 2015 20	Tobol	1 – 1	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Bugaev 12' Zyankovich 38' Sadownichy 45+1' I.Yurin 51' Kalu 65' Bogdanov 85' O.Nedashkovsky 90+3'	Summary	Kéthévoama 17' Postnikov 28' Zhukov 79'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

18 July 2015 21	Astana	2 – 1	Zhetysu	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Dedechko 5' Maksimović 84'	Summary	Ergashev 26' Galiakberov 75' S.Sagyndykov 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

25 July 2015 22	Okzhetpes	1 – 2	Astana	Kokshetau
19:00 (UTC+6)	Shabalin 44' Buleshev 48'	Summary	Dedechko 46' Kabananga 53', 54' Muzhikov 82' Akhmetov 86'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kairat	22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	Qualification to Championship round
2	Aktobe	22	12	8	2	27	12	+15	44
3	Astana	22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43
4	Atyrau	22	9	10	3	25	19	+6	37
5	Ordabasy	22	9	8	5	21	18	+3	35

Source: UEFA.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.^[26]

Championship Round

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	8	0	2	15	7	+8	24	4	0	1	8	3	+5	4	0	1	7	4	+3

Last updated: 8 November 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

13 August 2015 23	Aktobe	0 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	A.Tagybergen 51' Korobkin 77'	Summary	Zhukov 27' Shomko 65' Cañas 81'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

22 August 2015 24	Astana	Postponed^[27]	Atyrau	Astana
(UTC+6)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Astana Arena

11 September 2015 25	Ordabasy	2 – 3	Astana	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	E.Tungyshbaev 10' Kasyanov 25' Nurgaliev 37' Junuzović 62'	Summary	Muzhikov 31' Akhmetov 45', 65' Kabananga 56' Nusserbayev 90+4'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

20 September 2015 26	Astana	0 – 1	Kairat	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 37'	Summary	V.Li 29' Isael 58' Marković 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

26 September 2015 27	Irtysh	2 – 1	Astana	Pavlodar
16:00 (UTC+6)	N'Diaye 5' Fonseca 21' 33' Kislitsyn 47'	Summary	Maksimović 51' Postnikov 56' Kabananga 69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

4 October 2015 28	Atyrau	0 – 1	Astana	Atyrau
17:00 (UTC+6)	V.Kuzmin 23' Odibe 53' Diakate 76' K.Zarechny 86'	Summary	Muzhikov 62' Nusserbayev 80'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

17 October 2015 29	Astana	2 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Malyi 19' (o.g.) Cañas 58' Dzholchiev 75' Nusserbayev 88'	Summary	E.Tungyshbaev 71' Kasyanov 88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

25 October 2015 30	Kairat	0 – 1	Astana	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Nusserbayev 45+2' 90+6' Dzholchiev 56'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

28 October 2015^[27] 24	Astana	4 – 1	Atyrau	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 13' Beisebekov 23' Nusserbayev 74' Kabananga 90+2'	Summary	Arzhanov 29' Fomin 65'	Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

31 October 2015 31	Astana	1 – 0	Irtysh	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 26' Nusserbayev 57' Muzhikov 70'	Summary	Geteriev 13' Chernyshov 37'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

8 November 2015 32	Astana	1 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Zhukov 20' Kabananga 88'	Summary	D.Zhalmukan 27' Adeleye 53' Mineiro 60' Korobkin 60' Khizhnichenko 85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Viktor Antonov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana (C)	32	20	7	5	55	26	+29	46	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Kairat	32	20	7	5	60	19	+41	45	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Aktobe	32	15	9	8	35	25	+10	32
4	Ordabasy	32	12	10	10	32	31	+1	29
5	Atyrau	32	11	12	9	31	33	−2	27
6	Irtysh Pavlodar	32	10	10	12	37	39	−2	25

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Play-off (only if deciding champion when three or teams are tied); 13) Draw.^[28]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Kairat qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2015 Kazakhstan Cup

29 April 2015 Second Round	Ekibastuz	2 – 3	Astana	Ekibastuz
15:00 (UTC+6)	Dyusembaev 62' 90' T.Aubakirov 69' Isakov 82' Bursugurov 90+2'	Summary	Twumasi 12', 53' Shchotkin 35' Nusserbayev 89'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

20 May 2015 Quarterfinal	Kaisar	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Astana	Kyzylorda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shestakov 38' Piroska 44' Junuzović 45' Klein 94'	Summary	Kéthévoama 31' Akhmetov 57' Twumasi 69', 110'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

2 June 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Aktobe	0 – 2	Astana	Aktobe
19:00 (UTC+6)	A.Tagybergen 28'	Summary	Dzholchiev 19' B.Kulbekov 33' Twumasi 72' Shomko 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

23 September 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Astana	1 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Aktobe	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 66' Twumasi 68'	Summary	Mineiro 35' Khizhnichenko 40'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Final

21 November 2015	Astana	1 – 2	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 15' Twumasi 28'	Summary	Despotović 44' 48', 70' Marković 64'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

15 July 2015 First leg	NK Maribor	1 – 0	Astana	Maribor, Slovenia
00:30 (UTC+6)	Šuler 5' Kabha 29' Stojanović 82' Zahović 86'	Report	Ilić 9' Zhukov 78'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 10,458^[29] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

22 July 2015 Second leg	Astana	3 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	NK Maribor	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 12' Cañas 43' 55', 67' Twumasi 58'	Report	Rajčević 39' Mertelj 57' Viler 72' Bohar 75' Šuler 82'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 23,650^[29] Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

29 July 2015 First leg	HJK	0 – 0	Astana	Helsinki, Finland
22:00 (UTC+6)	Zeneli 33' Baah 55'	Report	Dzholchiev 35' Postnikov 79'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 9,788^[30] Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

5 August 2015 Second leg	Astana	4 – 3 (4 – 3 agg.)	HJK	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 44' 71' Ilić 45+1' Cañas 47' (pen.) Shomko 56' Maksimović 90+1' Postnikov 90+3'	Report	Jallow 4' Baah 42' Moren 75' Zeneli 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,937^[30] Referee: Alon Yefet

Playoff round

18 August 2015 First leg	Astana	1 – 0	APOEL	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 13' Shomko 78'	Report	De Vincenti 14'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 30,000^[31] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

27 August 2015 Second leg	APOEL	1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Astana	Nicosia, Cyprus
00:45 (UTC+6)	De Vincenti 32' Štilić 60' Charalambidis 61' Vander 88'	Report	Ilić 37' Shomko 63' Cañas 71' Maksimović 84' Aničić 87'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Group Stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Madrid	6	4	1	1	11	3	+8	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Benfica	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase
3	Galatasaray	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5	Transfer to Europa League
4	Astana	6	0	4	2	5	11	−6	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 September 2015 1	Benfica	2 – 0	Astana	Lisbon, Portugal
00:45 (UTC+6)	Samaris 40' Guedes 45+1' Gaitán 51' Mitroglou 62' Jardel 83'	Report	Aničić 21' Dzholchiev 24' Zhukov 78'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 32,799^[32] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

30 September 2015 2	Astana	2 – 2	Galatasaray	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Balta 77' (o.g.) Carole 89' (o.g.)	Report	Kısa 31' İnan 42' Erić 86' (o.g.) Gümüş 90+1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,264^[33] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

22 October 2015 3	Atlético Madrid	4 – 0	Astana	Madrid, Spain
00:45 (UTC+6)	Ñíguez 23' Martínez 29' Ó.Torres 63' Dedechko 89' (o.g.)	Report	Akhmetov 49'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 33,853^[34] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

3 November 2015 4	Astana	0 – 0	Atlético Madrid	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 44' Dzholchiev 60' Zhukov 84'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

25 November 2015 5	Astana	2 – 2	Benfica	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 19' Aničić 31' Cañas 80' Shchotkin 90+4'	Report	Jiménez 22' 40', 72' López 44' Jonas 48'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,089^[35] Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

9 December 2015 6	Galatasaray	1 – 1	Astana	Istanbul, Turkey
01:45 (UTC+6)	İnan 64' Yılmaz 90'	Report	Muzhikov 49' Twumasi 60' 62'	Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena Attendance: 26,464^[36] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 9 December 2015

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Nenad Erić	39	0	25	0	3	0	1	0	10	0
2	DF		Yeldos Akhmetov	21	0	14+2	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Marin Aničić	44	1	28+1	0	3	0	1	0	11	1
6	MF		Nemanja Maksimović	38	7	18+5	6	2+1	0	1	0	11	1
7	MF		Serikzhan Muzhikov	18	1	6+3	1	2	0	0	0	4+3	0
8	MF		Georgy Zhukov	43	2	25+2	2	2+2	0	0+1	0	8+3	0
9	FW		Aleksey Shchotkin	32	4	7+13	3	3+1	1	0+1	0	1+6	0
10	MF		Foxi Kéthévoama	48	4	28+3	4	3+1	0	1	0	9+3	0
12	DF		Igor Pikalkin	8	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF		Abzal Beisebekov	42	1	26+2	1	3+2	0	1	0	1+7	0
16	MF		Vladislav Mendybayev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Tanat Nusserbayev	38	11	17+9	11	2+1	0	1	0	6+2	0
19	MF		Aleksey Rodionov	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Zhakyp Kozhamberdy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	FW		Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	40	6	20+6	3	3	1	1	0	9+1	2
23	FW		Patrick Twumasi	40	16	23+5	6	4+1	6	1	0	6	4
24	MF		Denys Dedechko	16	1	5+5	1	1	0	0	0	1+4	0
28	DF		Birjan Kulbekov	9	1	0+5	0	2+1	1	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF		Branko Ilić	21	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
40	GK		Mikhail Golubnichi	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Yevgeny Postnikov	46	1	28	0	4+1	0	1	0	12	1
77	DF		Dmitri Shomko	42	2	24+1	1	4+1	0	1	0	11	1
85	GK		Vladimir Loginovskiy	5	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
88	MF		Roger Cañas	43	10	30	8	2	0	1	0	10	2
89	FW		Junior Kabananga	25	5	6+7	5	0+2	0	0	0	6+4	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
7	MF		Ulan Konysbayev	16	0	3+9	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW		Toktar Zhangylyshbay	5	0	0+4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
13	DF		Berik Shaikhov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
1	FW	23	Patrick Twumasi	6	6	4	16
2	FW	17	Tanat Nusserbayev	11	0	0	11
2	MF	88	Roger Cañas	8	0	2	10
4	MF	6	Nemanja Maksimović	6	0	1	7
5	FW	22	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	3	1	2	6
6	FW	89	Junior Kabananga	5	0	0	5
6			Own goal	3	0	2	5
8	MF	10	Foxi Kéthévoama	4	0	0	4
8	FW	9	Aleksey Shchotkin	3	1	0	4
10	MF	8	Georgy Zhukov	2	0	0	2
10	DF	77	Dmitri Shomko	1	0	1	2
11	MF	24	Denys Dedechko	1	0	0	1
	MF	7	Serikzhan Muzhikov	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Abzal Beisebekov	1	0	0	1
	DF	28	Birjan Kulbekov	0	1	0	1
	DF	44	Yevgeny Postnikov	0	0	1	1
	DF	5	Marin Aničić	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	55	9	14	78

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Champions League		Total
1		GK	Nenad Erić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Yeldos Akhmetov	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
5		DF	Marin Aničić	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
6		MF	Nemanja Maksimović	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
7		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
8		MF	Georgy Zhukov	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
9		FW	Aleksey Shchetkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
10		MF	Foxi Kéthévoama	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Abzal Beisebekov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		FW	Tanat Nusserbayev	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
22		FW	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
23		FW	Patrick Twumasi	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
24		MF	Denys Dedechko	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33		DF	Branko Ilić	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
44		DF	Yevgeny Postnikov	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
77		DF	Dmitri Shomko	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	6	1
88		MF	Roger Cañas	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	8	1
89		FW	Junior Kabananga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	54	2	7	0	2	0	24	1	87	3

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↑ Dzholchiev was born in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in June 2012.
↑ Postnikov was born in Stary Oskol, Russia, but took Kazakhstani citizenship upon signing for Astana Match 2014.
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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43	7	4	0	23	9	+14	5	3	3	17	10	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43	7	4	0	23	9	+14	5	3	3	17	10	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43	7	4	0	23	9	+14	5	3	3	17	10	+7