2013 FC Astana season

FC Astana
2013 season
Chairman	Kaisar Bekenov
Manager	Miroslav Beránek ; until 13 July 2013 ; Grigori Babayan (interim); 13–23 July 2013; Ioan Andone; from 23 July 2013
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	2nd
Kazakhstan Cup	Quarter-final vs Shakhter Karagandy
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Runners Up
Europa League	First Qualifying Round vs Botev Plovdiv
Top goalscorer	League: Three Players (6); All: Three Players (7)
Highest home attendance	9,000 ; vs Aktobe ; (27 October 2013)
Lowest home attendance	1,500 vs Vostok ; (1 May 2013)
Average home league attendance	3,572 ; (27 October 2013)
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The 2013 FC Astana season was the fifth successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. They also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup, reaching the quarter-finals, and the Europa League, where they were knocked out in the first qualifying round.

Squad

As of match played 2 November 2013

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 31)	Kairat	2011	98	0
18	Vladimir Loginovsky	^[2]	GK	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 28)	Zhetysu	2013	1	0
24	Denis Tolebaev		GK	(1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 26)	Vostok	2012	0	0
77	Aleksandr Konochkin		GK	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	0	0
78	Rimas Martinkus		GK	(1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2011	0	0
95	Aleksandr Sidorov		GK	(1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
Defenders
2	Yeldos Akhmetov		DF	(1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 23)	Taraz	2013	9	1
4	Igor Pikalkin		DF	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 21)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	2	0
5	Kirill Pasichnik		DF	(1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 20)	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	2013	8	0
6	Kairat Nurdauletov		DF	(1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 30)	Tobol	2010	107	8
8	Viktor Dmitrenko	^[3]	DF	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 22)	Kuban Krasnodar	2012	60	3
14	Blažo Igumanović		DF	(1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 27)	Rudar Pljevlja	2013	11	0
16	Yevgeni Goryachi		DF	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 22)	Kairat	2012	12	0
21	Aleksandr Kirov		DF	(1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 29)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	61	3
26	Zelão		DF	(1984-11-12)12 November 1984 (aged 28)	Kuban Krasnodar	2013	32	3
34	Adil Zhakipbaev		DF	(1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
47	Dmitry Kaminsky		DF	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	0	0
69	Daniil Stasyunas		DF	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	0	0
94	Birzhan Kulbekov		DF	(1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
Midfielders
3	Valeri Korobkin		MF	(1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 29)	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	2012	50	3
7	Ulan Konysbayev		MF	(1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 24)	Taraz	2011	78	9
10	Foxi Kéthévoama		MF	(1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 27)	Kecskeméti	2013	63	10
11	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan		MF	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 20)	loan from Kuban Krasnodar	2013	8	1
15	Abzal Beisebekov		MF	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 20)	Vostok	2012	64	1
20	Damir Kojašević		MF	(1987-06-03)3 June 1987 (aged 26)	Budućnost Podgorica	2013	50	11
22	Marat Shakhmetov		MF	(1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 24)	Alma-Ata	2009	137	6
23	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	22	2
25	Nurdaulet Cosman		MF	(1992-04-03)3 April 1992 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	0	0
30	Temirlan Begimbay		MF	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
31	Azat Smagulov		MF	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	0	0
34	Zhumazhan Musabekov		MF	(1992-12-04)4 December 1992 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	0	0
36	Vladislav Mendybaev		MF	(1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 17)	Academy	2013	0	0
37	Islam Akhmetov		MF	(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
38	Madi Zamataev		MF	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
40	Islambek Kulekenov		MF	(1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
44	Abylkayyr Ismailov		MF	(1995-03-26)26 March 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
49	Kirill Sazonov		MF	(1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	0	0
55	Alexander Sharifullin		MF	(1995-03-21)21 March 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
70	Nursultan Kurmangali		MF	(1994-05-15)15 May 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
95	Abai Zhunusov		MF	(1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	0	0
Forwards
9	Sergei Ostapenko		FW	(1986-02-23)23 February 1986 (aged 27)	Zhetysu	2012	88	18
12	Patrick Twumasi		FW	(1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 19)	loan from Spartaks Jūrmala	2013	11	6
17	Tanat Nusserbayev		FW	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 26)	Ordabasy	2011	87	25
28	Cícero		FW	(1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 27)	loan from Paços de Ferreira	2013	8	2
32	Timur Bakhriden		FW	(1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	0	0
69	Bimukhamed Bukeev		FW	(1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2011	0	0
79	Igor Popadinets		FW	(1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
85	Daurenbek Tazhimbetov		FW	(1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 28)	loan from Shakhter Karagandy	2013	4	0
Players away on loan
88	Rinat Khairullin		MF	(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
Players that left during the season
13	Igor Țîgîrlaș		MF	(1984-02-24)24 February 1984 (aged 29)	Gomel	2013	18	2
19	Yerzhan Mukhamedin		FW	(1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 23)	Academy	2010	0	0
28	Filip Ivanovski		FW	(1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 28)	Vardar	2012	28	5

Transfers

Winter

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	KAZ	Igor Pikalkin (from Shakhter Karagandy)
5	DF	KAZ	Kirill Pasichnik
10	MF	CTA	Foxi Kéthévoama (from Kecskeméti, previously on loan)
13	MF	MDA	Igor Țîgîrlaș (from Gomel)^[4]
18	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Loginovsky (from Zhetysu)
20	MF	MNE	Damir Kojašević (from Budućnost Podgorica, previously on loan)
21	DF	KAZ	Alexander Kirov (from Shakhter Karagandy)
23	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat (from Aktobe)
26	DF	BRA	Zelão (from Kuban Krasnodar)^[5]
85	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Loginovskiy (from Zhetysu)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	SRB	Danilo Belić (to Ordabasy, previously on loan to Zhetysu)
18	DF	KAZ	Nurtas Kurgulin (to Tobol)
19	MF	CMR	Christian Ebala (loan return to Kecskeméti)
23	MF	KAZ	Serik Zaynalov
27	DF	KAZ	Mikhail Rozhkov
29	DF	MKD	Dimitrija Lazarevski (to Vardar)
30	DF	KAZ	Radmir Moksinov
33	MF	KAZ	Eduard Tromenshleger
35	DF	KAZ	Zhanat Zakirov
37	FW	KAZ	Jaba Jamarishvili
40	FW	KAZ	Denis Prokopenko (to Bayterek)
44	DF	KAZ	Pavel Khalezov
45	MF	KAZ	Maksim Shaubert
50	DF	KAZ	Darkhan Kosherbaev
52	MF	KAZ	Ilya Beruashvili
55	GK	RUS	Aleksei Belkin
58	DF	KAZ	Erbol Musabaev
91	MF	KAZ	Arsen Inkarbekov
93	GK	KAZ	Denis Ovsyannikov
99	MF	KAZ	Baikonyr Idrisov

Summer

^[6]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	KAZ	Yeldos Akhmetov (from Taraz)
11	MF	KAZ	Baurzhan Islamkhan (loan from Kuban Krasnodar)
12	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi (loan from Spartaks Jūrmala)^[7]
14	DF	MNE	Blažo Igumanović (from Rudar Pljevlja)^[8]
29	FW	GNB	Cícero (loan from Paços de Ferreira)^[9]
85	FW	KAZ	Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (loan from Shakhter Karagandy)^[10]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	MDA	Igor Țîgîrlaș
19	FW	KAZ	Yerzhan Mukhamedin
28	FW	MKD	Filip Ivanovski
88	MF	KAZ	Rinat Khairullin (loan to Astana-1964)

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

3 March 2013	Shakhter Karagandy	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Astana	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Cañas 65' Baizhanov 58' 110' Paryvayew 58' Malyi 104' Kukeyev 118' 118'	Report	Kéthévoama 63' Ostapenko 90' Nusserbayev 120 1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

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	5	5	35	24	11	41	6	2	3	17	10	7	6	3	2	18	14	4

Last updated: 7 July 2014.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W
Position

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 March 2013 1	Tobol	5 – 1	Astana	Kostanay
15:00 (UTC 6)	Krasić 17' Šljivić 24' Dmitrenko 26' (o.g.) Dzholchiyev 61' Saleh 67'	Report	Dmitrenko 31' Zelão 52'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

15 March 2013 2	Astana	0 – 0	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Korobkin 34'	Report	Knežević 52'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

30 March 2013 3	Ordabasy	0 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
15:00 (UTC 6)	Karpovich 10' Mukhtarov 23' Aliev 66'	Report	Nusserbayev 2' Beisebekov 40' Țîgîrlaș 89'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy

6 April 2013 4	Astana	1 – 0	Vostok	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Kojašević 30' Nurdauletov 61' Shakhmetov 81'	Report	K.Tarkhov 80' Abu Bakr 90 4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

14 April 2013 5	Shakhter Karagandy	1 – 3	Astana	Temirtau
16:00 (UTC 6)	Baizhanov 12' Khizhnichenko 45 2' Paryvayew 45 2' Simčević 84'	Report	Nurdauletov 7' Erić 28' Ostapenko 44' Shakhmetov 58' Korobkin 66' 75' Dmitrenko 87'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

20 April 2013 6	Astana	1 – 2	Aktobe	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Beisebekov 47' Ostapenko 60' 80' Shakhmetov 67'	Report	Arzumanyan 16' Kharabara 35' 73' P.Badlo 37' Miroshnichenko 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Viktor Antonov

24 April 2013 7	Irtysh Pavlodar	0 – 1	Astana	Pavlodar
17:00 (UTC 6)	Chuchman 25' Kulchy 63' Kučera 65' Ivanov 90 1'	Report	Konysbayev 20' Korobkin 62'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

28 April 2013 8	Astana	4 – 1	Zhetysu	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Korobkin 20' 60' Kojašević 48' Ostapenko 66' Țîgîrlaș 78'	Report	Ergashev 32' Z.Korobov 58' Junuzović 68' S.Sariyev 87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

5 May 2013 9	Akzhayik	2 – 2	Astana	Oral
19:00 (UTC 6)	R.Khairov 25' Černý 35' Zyankovich 55' Y.Kostrub 64'	Report	Konysbayev 49' Shakhmetov 83' Kojašević 85'	Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

11 May 2013 10	Atyrau	1 – 2	Astana	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC 6)	Plotnikov 20' Pakholyuk 45 1' A.Nuribekov 55' 64' Milanković 72'	Report	Dmitrenko 35' Korobkin 45' Nurdauletov 50' (pen.) Kojašević 58' Kéthévoama 85' Țîgîrlaș 90 3'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

18 May 2013 11	Astana	3 – 1	Taraz	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Kéthévoama 23', 43' Konysbayev 33' 34'	Report	Diakate 34' S.Bauyrzhan 34' 72' M.Amirkhanov 38'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

22 May 2013 12	Kairat	1 – 2	Astana	Almaty
17:00 (UTC 6)	Knežević 36' S.Keiler 90 2'	Report	Nusserbayev 12' Ostapenko 77' Kojašević 78' Nurdauletov 85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

26 May 2013 13	Astana	0 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
16:00 (UTC 6)	Nusserbayev 76' Shakhmetov 76'	Report	T.Adyrbekov 8' Gueye 43' Irismetov 62' Mukhtarov 82'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

30 May 2013 14	Vostok	1 – 3	Astana	Oskemen
17:30 (UTC 6)	Dosmagambetov 33'	Report	Ivanovski 16' Dmitrenko 45' Nurdauletov 45 1' Zelão 73' Kuat 90 1'	Stadium: Vostok Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Viktor Antonov

14 June 2013 15	Astana	1 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
18:00 (UTC 6)	Shakhmetov 21' Kojašević 56' Țîgîrlaș 59' Ivanovski 83'	Report	Simčević 49'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

23 June 2013 16	Aktobe	2 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC 6)	Kapadze 15', 17' Khairullin 58' Sidelnikov 88'	Report	Zelão 14' Kuat 54' Nusserbayev 70'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

29 June 2013 17	Astana	1 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Nusserbayev 34' Kéthévoama 62' Kojašević 64' Korobkin 84'	Report	Shabalin 19' Yurin 30' 34' B.Kozhabayev 86'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

7 July 2013 18	Zhetysu	1 – 1	Astana	Taldykorgan
19:00 (UTC 6)	Ergashev 9' Klimavičius 32' Đalović 42'	Report	Kuat 27' 84'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

14 July 2013 19	Astana	3 – 1	Akzhayik	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Nusserbayev 22' Shakhmetov 28' Korobkin 37' Kojašević 60' Zelão 75' Islamkhan 77'	Report	V.Pokatilov 18' A.Maltsev 36' (pen.) R.Bagautdinov 45 1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy

21 July 2013 20	Astana	1 – 2	Atyrau	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Zelão 28' 90' Nurdauletov 45'	Report	Fomin 25' Abdulin 33' 39' Alviž 45' Shchotkin 80'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

28 July 2013 21	Taraz	0 – 0	Astana	Taraz
18:00 (UTC 6)	K.Zarechniy 17' Nesterenko 58' Diakate 90 5'	Report	Igumanović 49' Beisebekov 84' Korobkin 90 5'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

4 August 2013 22	Astana	2 – 1	Tobol	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Nusserbayev 64' Nurdauletov 85'	Report	Bugaiov 80' E.Kuantayev 84'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aktobe	22	14	5	3	30	12	18	47	Qualification for the championship round
2	Astana	22	12	5	5	35	24	11	41
3	Shakhter Karagandy	22	10	5	7	31	23	8	35
4	Irtysh Pavlodar	22	9	7	6	24	20	4	34
5	Kairat	22	7	10	5	28	24	4	31

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

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	7	0	3	19	11	8	21	3	0	2	10	7	3	4	0	1	9	4	5

Last updated: 8 July 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

17 August 2013 23	Astana	1 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Nusserbayev 71' Twumasi 90'	Report	V.Borovskiy 23' Murtazayev 50' Finonchenko 75' B.Abuov 78'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

24 August 2013 24	Astana	3 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Nusserbayev 31' Kojašević 50' (pen.) Korobkin 59' Kéthévoama 65', 72'	Report	Y.Levin 18' Karpovich 23' Junuzovic 27' Mwesigwa 50' T.Adyrbekov 68' B.Beisenov 73' Belić 83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

30 August 2013 25	Kairat	1 – 2	Astana	Almaty
19:30 (UTC 6)	Ceesay 79'	Report	Kojašević 21' Ostapenko 66' 74' Igumanović 90 2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

14 September 2013 26	Astana	4 – 2	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Akhmetov 14' Cícero 22' 54' Dmitrenko 33' Twumasi 49'	Report	Yurin 30' 35' Chernyshov 81' Strukov 89'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

21 September 2013 27	Aktobe	2 – 0	Astana	Aktobe
19:00 (UTC 6)	Geynrikh 27' Kapadze 56' Kharabara 80' Aimbetov 88' Khairullin 90 6'	Report	Kéthévoama 20' Dmitrenko 80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

29 September 2013 28	Ordabasy	0 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
16:00 (UTC 6)	Pakholyuk 56' M.Tolebek 71'	Report	Konysbayev 9' Akhmetov 25' Cícero 47' Twumasi 76'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

5 October 2013 29	Astana	1 – 2	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Twumasi 45 1' Zelão 90 1' Shakhmetov 90 5' Erić 90 5'	Report	Eremenko 23' Kislitsyn 61' Yedigaryan 61' V.Li 77' 81' Knežević 84' Smakov 86' Duff 86' Kukeyev 90 5'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

19 October 2013 30	Irtysh Pavlodar	0 – 1	Astana	Pavlodar
16:00 (UTC 6)	Govedarica 17' Shabalin 73'	Report	Twumasi 15' Konysbayev 25'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

27 October 2013 31	Astana	1 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
15:00 (UTC 6)	Twumasi 15' Nusserbayev 53' Akhmetov 76' Zelão 84' Korobkin 88'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

2 November 2013 32	Shakhter Karagandy	1 – 4	Astana	Karagandy
15:00 (UTC 6)	V.Borovskiy 13' Darabayev 42' S.Lunin 43'	Report	Cícero 15' Zelão 33' Y.Goriachiy 41' Nusserbayev 49' Twumasi 62' Konysbayev 66'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Viktor Antonov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aktobe (C)	32	20	6	6	46	22	24	43	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Astana	32	19	5	8	54	35	19	42	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Kairat	32	12	12	8	44	38	6	33	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Irtysh Pavlodar	32	12	8	12	41	39	2	27
5	Shakhter Karagandy	32	12	7	13	43	45	−2	26	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
6	Ordabasy	32	11	8	13	33	34	−1	23

Source: Soccerway
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Shakter qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2013 Kazakhstan Cup.

Kazakhstan Cup

1 May 2013 Second Round	Astana	4 – 0	Vostok	Astana
17:00 (UTC 6)	Kéthévoama 8' (pen.) Beisebekov 11' Nusserbayev 19' Konysbayev 35' Kojašević 49'	Report	I.Bayteryakov 7' Sobolev 88' Niang 88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

19 June 2013 Quarter-final	Astana	1 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
19:00 (UTC 6)	Țîgîrlaș 38' Kojašević 65' Ivanovski 67' Dmitrenko 87'	Report	Zyankovich 7' 12' (pen.) Simčević 52' Cañas 56' Tazhimbetov 80' 85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

4 July 2013 First qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	0 – 1	Botev Plovdiv	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC 6)	Dmitrenko 75'	http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000465/match=2012214/index.html Report]	Jirsák 44' Vander 62' Galchev 84'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,670^[11] Referee: George Vadachkoria (Georgia)

12 July 2013 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Botev Plovdiv	5 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.)	Astana	Burgas, Bulgaria
00:30 (UTC 6)	Vander 30' 56' (pen.) Ognyanov 54' Nedelev 58', 75' Grnčarov 71'	http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000465/match=2012253/index.html Report]	Shakhmetov 11' Kuat 29' 34'	Stadium: Lazur Stadium Attendance: 7,400^[12] Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)

Squad statistics

As of match played 2 November 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa League		Kazakhstan Super Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Nenad Erić	36	0	32	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF	KAZ	Yeldos Akhmetov	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	MF	KAZ	Valeri Korobkin	30	3	25	3	2	0	2	0	1	0
4	DF	KAZ	Igor Pikalkin	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	KAZ	Kirill Pasichnik	8	0	1 5	0	1	0	0 1	0	0	0
6	DF	KAZ	Kairat Nurdauletov	28	4	23 1	4	0 1	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev	35	6	22 8	5	2	1	1 1	0	1	0
8	DF	KAZ	Viktor Dmitrenko	36	1	31	1	2	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW	KAZ	Sergei Ostapenko	23	5	11 11	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
10	MF	CTA	Foxi Kéthévoama	34	7	26 4	5	1	1	2	0	1	1
11	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	8	1	2 5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
12	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi	11	6	6 5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	MNE	Blažo Igumanović	11	0	7 2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
15	MF	KAZ	Abzal Beisebekov	33	0	29	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
16	DF	KAZ	Yevgeni Goryachi	7	0	2 3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	KAZ	Tanat Nusserbayev	29	7	20 4	6	1 1	1	1 1	0	0 1	0
18	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Loginovsky	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	MNE	Damir Kojašević	34	7	16 13	6	0 2	1	1 1	0	0 1	0
21	DF	KAZ	Alexander Kirov	16	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	KAZ	Marat Shakhmetov	30	1	23 4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
23	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat	22	2	6 12	2	1 1	0	1 1	0	0	0
26	DF	BRA	Zelão	32	3	28	3	1	0	2	0	1	0
28	FW	GNB	Cícero	8	2	6 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
85	FW	KAZ	Daurenbek Tazhimbetov	4	0	2 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
13	MF	MDA	Igor Țîgîrlaș	18	2	6 9	2	2	0	0	0	0 1	0
28	FW	MKD	Filip Ivanovski	12	4	3 6	3	1 1	1	0	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Kazakhstan Super Cup	Total
1	FW	17	Tanat Nusserbayev	6	1	0	7
	FW	20	Damir Kojašević	6	1	0	7
	MF	10	Foxi Kéthévoama	5	1	1	7
4	FW	12	Patrick Twumasi	6	0	0	6
4	MF	7	Ulan Konysbayev	5	1	0	6
6	FW	9	Sergei Ostapenko	4	0	1	4
7	MF	6	Kairat Nurdauletov	4	0	0	4
8	DF	26	Zelão	3	0	0	3
	MF	3	Valeri Korobkin	3	0	0	3
	FW	28	Filip Ivanovski	2	1	0	3
11	FW	28	Cícero	2	0	0	2
	MF	13	Igor Țîgîrlaș	2	0	0	2
	MF	23	Islambek Kuat	2	0	0	2
14	MF	22	Marat Shakhmetov	1	0	0	1
	MF	11	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	1	0	0	1
	DF	2	Yeldos Akhmetov	1	0	0	1
	DF	8	Viktor Dmitrenko	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	54	5	2	61

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Kazakhstan Super Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Nenad Erić	9	1	0	0	10
				TOTALS	9	1	0	0	10

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa League		Kazakhstan Super Cup		Total
1		GK	Nenad Erić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Yeldos Akhmetov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3		MF	Valeri Korobkin	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
6		DF	Kairat Nurdauletov	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
7		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		DF	Viktor Dmitrenko	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
9		FW	Sergei Ostapenko	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		MF	Foxi Kéthévoama	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12		FW	Patrick Twumasi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Blažo Igumanović	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Abzal Beisebekov	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		DF	Yevgeni Goryachi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Tanat Nusserbayev	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
20		MF	Damir Kojašević	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
22		MF	Marat Shakhmetov	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
23		MF	Islambek Kuat	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	1
26		DF	Zelão	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
29		FW	Cícero	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Players who left Astana during the season:
13		MF	Igor Țîgîrlaș	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	60	3	4	0	4	1	1	0	69	4

References

^ Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015.
^ Loginovskiy was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in October 2011.
^ Dmitrenko was born in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in September 2012.
^ Игорь Цыгырлаш подписал контракт с "Астаной". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ Зелао стал первым новичком "Астаны". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ Трансферы Премьер-Лиги. Лето 2013. sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian youngster Patrick Twumasi joins Kazakh side FK Astana on loan". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghanasoccernet. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ "Football: Montenegrin footballer moves to Astana club". en.tengrinews.kz. Tengrinews. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "Cícero renova com o Paços de Ferreira e é cedido ao Astana (Cazaquistão) Ler mais: expresso.sapo.pt/cicero-renova-com-o-pacos-de-ferreira-e-e-cedido-ao-astana-cazaquistao=f816343#ixzz36rfM9G8I". expresso.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Expresso.sapo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ ДАУРЕНБЕК ТАЖИМБЕТОВ ПОПОЛНИЛ "АСТАНУ". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "Astana vs Botev Plovdiv". Soccerway. 4 July 2013.
^ "Botev Plovdiv vs Astana". Soccerway. 11 July 2013.

[table_note_res_EL1Qcup0.33058838608236-11] Shakter qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2013 Kazakhstan Cup.

[1] Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015.

[2] Loginovskiy was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in October 2011.

[3] Dmitrenko was born in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in September 2012.

[4] Игорь Цыгырлаш подписал контракт с "Астаной". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[5] Зелао стал первым новичком "Астаны". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[6] Трансферы Премьер-Лиги. Лето 2013. sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[7] "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian youngster Patrick Twumasi joins Kazakh side FK Astana on loan". ghanasoccernet.com. Ghanasoccernet. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[8] "Football: Montenegrin footballer moves to Astana club". en.tengrinews.kz. Tengrinews. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[9] "Cícero renova com o Paços de Ferreira e é cedido ao Astana (Cazaquistão) Ler mais: expresso.sapo.pt/cicero-renova-com-o-pacos-de-ferreira-e-e-cedido-ao-astana-cazaquistao=f816343#ixzz36rfM9G8I". expresso.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Expresso.sapo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[10] ДАУРЕНБЕК ТАЖИМБЕТОВ ПОПОЛНИЛ "АСТАНУ". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[12] "Astana vs Botev Plovdiv". Soccerway. 4 July 2013.

[13] "Botev Plovdiv vs Astana". Soccerway. 11 July 2013.

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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	5	5	35	24	11	41	6	2	3	17	10	7	6	3	2	18	14	4

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	5	5	35	24	11	41	6	2	3	17	10	7	6	3	2	18	14	4

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	5	5	35	24	11	41	6	2	3	17	10	7	6	3	2	18	14	4