2014 FC Astana season

FC Astana
2014 season
Chairman	Kaisar Bekenov
Manager	Grigori Babayan (interim); until 23 June 2014; Stanimir Stoilov; from 23 June 2014
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	1st
Kazakhstan Cup	Semi-final vs Aktobe
Europa League	Play-off Round vs Villarreal
Top goalscorer	League: Foxi Kéthévoama (16); All: Foxi Kéthévoama (20)
Highest home attendance	27,500 vs Villarreal ; (21 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance	1,200 vs Astana-64 ; (14 May 2014)
Average home league attendance	5,555 ; (1 November 2014)
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The 2014 FC Astana season was the sixth successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Astana were crowned Kazakhstan Premier League Champions for the first time, reached the Semi-finals of the Kazakhstan Cup and the Play-off Round of the Europa League before falling to Villarreal.

Squad

As of match played 9 November 2014

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 32)	Kairat	2011	121	0
24	Denis Tolebaev		GK	(1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 27)	Vostok	2012	0	0
35	Aleksandr Konochkin		GK	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2011	0	0
78	Rimas Martinkus		GK	(1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 21)	Academy	2011	0	0
79	Aleksandr Sidorov		GK	(1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	0	0
85	Vladimir Loginovsky	^[2]	GK	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 29)	Zhetysu	2013	22	0
Defenders
2	Yeldos Akhmetov		DF	(1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 24)	Taraz	2013	29	1
4	Viktor Dmitrenko	^[3]	DF	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 23)	Kuban Krasnodar	2012	96	4
5	Marin Aničić		DF	(1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 25)	Zrinjski Mostar	2014	33	0
6	Kairat Nurdauletov		DF	(1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 32)	Tobol	2010	128	8
12	Igor Pikalkin		DF	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 22)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	28	0
16	Yevgeni Goryachi		DF	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 23)	Kairat	2012	15	0
34	Adil Zhakipbaev		DF	(1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
36	Chingizkhan Asylkhanuly		DF	(1997-01-08)8 January 1997 (aged 17)	Academy	2014	0	0
39	Farhat Dzhanibekov		DF	(1994-02-06)6 February 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	0	0
44	Yevgeny Postnikov		DF	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 28)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2014	24	0
55	Pavel Khalezov		DF	(1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2	0
71	Igilik Akanov		DF	(1995-10-01)1 October 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	0	0
77	Dmitri Shomko		DF	(1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (aged 24)	Irtysh Pavlodar	2014	46	4
94	Birzhan Kulbekov		DF	(1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	1	0
Midfielders
7	Damir Kojašević		MF	(1987-06-03)3 June 1987 (aged 27)	Budućnost Podgorica	2013	77	17
10	Foxi Kéthévoama		MF	(1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 28)	Kecskeméti	2013	98	30
13	Serikzhan Muzhikov		MF	(1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 25)	Zhetysu	2014	26	1
15	Abzal Beisebekov		MF	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 21)	Vostok	2012	90	3
19	Georgy Zhukov		MF	(1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 19)	loan from Standard Liège	2014	23	0
25	Guy Essame		MF	(1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 29)	loan from Atyrau	2014	18	0
31	Azat Smagulov		MF	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 22)	Academy	2010	0	0
32	Rinat Khairullin		MF	(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	2	0
37	Islambek Kulekenov		MF	(1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	1	0
41	Ardak Saulet		MF	(1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 17)	Academy	2014	0	0
45	Alexander Sharifullin		MF	(1995-03-21)21 March 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
47	Rasul Marua		MF	(1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 21)	Academy	2014	0	0
63	Amanbol Aliyev		MF	(1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	0	0
66	Temirlanali Begimbay		MF	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	0	0
80	Adil Balgabayev		MF	(1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	1	0
88	Roger Cañas		MF	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 24)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	39	4
95	Madi Zamataev		MF	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
96	Vladislav Mendybaev		MF	(1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 18)	Academy	2013	1	0
Forwards
17	Tanat Nusserbayev		FW	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 27)	Ordabasy	2011	124	35
18	Patrick Twumasi		FW	(1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 20)	loan from Spartaks Jūrmala	2014	28	16
22	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev	^[4]	FW	(1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 24)	Tobol	2014	33	9
42	Ilyas Kuanyshbay		FW	(1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 17)	Academy	2014	0	0
76	Atanas Kurdov		FW	(1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (aged 26)	Slavia Sofia	2014	32	7
87	Igor Popadinets		FW	(1994-02-28)28 February 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	1	0
99	Islam Akhmetov		FW	(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2013	0	0
Players away on loan
8	Marat Shakhmetov		MF	(1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 25)	Alma-Ata	2009	151	6
Players that left during the season
9	Sergei Ostapenko		FW	(1986-02-23)23 February 1986 (aged 28)	Zhetysu	2012	96	19
11	Cícero		FW	(1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 28)	loan from Paços de Ferreira	2013	21	8
20	Renan Bressan		MF	(1988-11-03)3 November 1988 (aged 26)	Aktobe	2014	7	1
21	Aleksandr Kirov		DF	(1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 30)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	61	3
23	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	25	2
33	Vitali Li		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 20)	loan from Shakhter Karagandy	2014	6	0

Transfers

Winter

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	BIH	Marin Aničić (from Zrinjski Mostar)^[5]
13	MF	KAZ	Serikzhan Muzhikov (from Zhetysu)
19	MF	KAZ	Georgiy Zhukov (loan from Standard Liège)^[6]
20	MF	BLR	Renan Bressan (from FC Aktobe)^[7]
22	FW	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev (from Tobol)^[8]
33	FW	KAZ	Vitali Lee (from Kairat)^[9]
44	DF	RUS	Yevgeny Postnikov (from Shakhtyor Soligorsk)^[10]
77	DF	KAZ	Dmitri Shomko (from Irtysh)
76	FW	BUL	Atanas Kurdov (from Slavia Sofia)^[11]
88	MF	COL	Roger Cañas (from Shakhter Karagandy)^[12]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	KAZ	Valeri Korobkin (to Aktobe)^[13]
5	DF	KAZ	Kirill Pasichnik (to Atyrau)
7	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev (to Shakhter Karagandy)
11	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (loan return to Kuban Krasnodar)
12	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi (loan return to Spartaks Jūrmala)
14	DF	MNE	Blažo Igumanović (to Rudar)
25	MF	KAZ	Nurdaulet Cosman
26	DF	BRA	Zelão
32	FW	KAZ	Timur Bakhriden
34	MF	KAZ	Zhumazhan Musabekov
44	MF	KAZ	Abylkayyr Ismailov
47	DF	KAZ	Dmitry Kaminsky
49	MF	KAZ	Kirill Sazonov
69	DF	KAZ	Daniil Stasyunas
69	FW	KAZ	Bimukhamed Bukeev
70	MF	KAZ	Nursultan Kurmangali
85	FW	KAZ	Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (loan return to Shakhter Karagandy)
95	MF	KAZ	Abai Zhunusov

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	KAZ	Abzal Beisebekov (loan return from Korona Kielce)
18	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi (loan from Spartaks Jūrmala)^[14]
25	MF	CMR	Guy Essame (loan from Atyrau)^[15]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	KAZ	Marat Shakhmetov (loan to Atyrau)^[15]
9	FW	KAZ	Sergei Ostapenko (to Kaisar)^[16]
11	FW	GNB	Cícero (loan return to Paços Ferreira)^[17]
20	MF	BLR	Renan Bressan (to Rio Ave)^[18]^[19]
21	DF	KAZ	Alexander Kirov (to Shakhter Karagandy)
23	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat (to Kairat)^[20]
33	MF	KAZ	Vitali Li (to Kairat)

Competitions

Premier League

First 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
22	10	9	3	34	17	+17	39	7	3	1	24	8	+16	3	6	2	10	9	+1

Last updated: 27 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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	D
Position	6	3	3	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	2	4	3	3	3	3

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

Results

15 March 2014 1	Astana	0 – 0	Zhetysu	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić 84'	Report	Klimavičius 90+5'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

22 March 2014 2	Ordabasy	0 – 1	Astana	Shymkent
15:00 (UTC+6)	Diakate 59' Y.Tungyshbayev 78'	Report	Shomko 69' Cícero 82'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

29 March 2014 3	Astana	1 – 0	Kaisar	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Nurdauletov 9' Shomko 30' Kojašević 90+4' (pen.) 90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 14' Maruško 36' Savić 63' Zemlianukhin 63' N.Kunov 90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

5 April 2014 4	Astana	1 – 0	Taraz	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Y.Akhmetov 19' Dzholchiev 65'	Report	V.Evstigneev 26' Shchetkin 28' Barroilhet 35' M.Amirkhanov 50'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

9 April 2014 5	Kairat	0 – 0	Astana	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kislitsyn 57' Yedigaryan 52' 90' Pliyev 83' 90' Bakayev 90'	Report	Kéthévoama 2' Nurdauletov 62' Cañas 90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

13 April 2014 6	Astana	1 – 0	Tobol	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 30' Kojašević 80' (pen.) Nusserbayev 83'	Report	Bugaiov 59' Šljivić 79' Zhumaskaliyev 79'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aleksandr Aliyev

19 April 2014 7	Irtysh	3 – 4	Astana	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Džudović 16' Bakayev 28', 45' (pen.) 60' 68' Chleboun 34' Amanow 82'	Report	Nusserbayev 18' Aničić 25' 45' Cañas 31' Shomko 31' Kurdov 31' 45+1', 56', 75'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

27 April 2014 8	Astana	1 – 2	Aktobe	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Kéthévoama 15' Cañas 84' Kuat 88'	Report	Zenkovich 4' 88' Khairullin 45' A.Tagybergen 70' P.Badlo 90+1'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

1 May 2014 9	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 0	Astana	Karagandy
16:00 (UTC+6)		Report	Dmitrenko 59' V.Lee 73'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

6 May 2014 10	Astana	5 – 0	Spartak Semey	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev 15', 52' Kurdov 42' Dmitrenko 72' Kéthévoama 76' Cícero 89'	Report	A.Sakenov 33' Kutsov 36' Samchenko 37'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

10 May 2014 11	Atyrau	1 – 0	Astana	Atyrau
17:00 (UTC+6)	Odibe 2' Trifunović 30' (pen.) Blažić 61' A.Shabanov 88'	Report		Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

18 May 2014 12	Astana	1 – 1	Ordabasy	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 18' Muzhikov 34' Nusserbayev 75'	Report	P.Aliyev 18' Diakate 26'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Viktor Antonov

24 May 2014 13	Kaisar	1 – 0	Astana	Kyzylorda
19:00 (UTC+6)	Dmitrenko 7' (o.g.) Shestakov 30' D.Dautov 37' K.Pryadkin 90+5'	Report	Dzholchiev 34' Aničić 90+2'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

28 May 2014 14	Taraz	1 – 2	Astana	Taraz
18:00 (UTC+6)	Tleshev 68'	Report	Y.Akhmetov 30' Dzholchiev 63' Shakhmetov 66' Kurdov 84' Cañas 90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

1 June 2014 15	Astana	2 – 2	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Bressan 29' Dzholchiev 34' Muzhikov 83'	Report	Pliyev 39' 76' Gurman 63' A.Darabayev 65' Bakayev 71'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

14 June 2014 16	Tobol	1 – 1	Astana	Kostanay
16:00 (UTC+6)	Šimkovič 90' 90+1'	Report	Y.Akhmetov 55' Kéthévoama 60' Shakhmetov 74' Loginovskiy 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Akmmalkhan Kholmatov

22 June 2014 17	Astana	5 – 3	Irtysh	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kéthévoama 5' Cícero 17', 62' Kojašević 32' Shomko 66' Dzholchiev 90+1'	Report	Bakayev 23' Dudchenko 31' A.Totay 47' Starokin 61'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

27 June 2014 18	Aktobe	1 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
21:00 (UTC+6)	Korobkin 3' Antonov 65' Neco 79'	Report	Cícero 32' Kéthévoama 38'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

6 July 2014 19	Astana	4 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Kojašević 6' Beisebekov 25' Kéthévoama 29' Zhukov 62' Dzholchiev 64' Aničić 72' Nusserbayev 85'	Report	A.Borantayev 6' Đidić 34'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

12 July 2014 20	Spartak Semey	1 – 1	Astana	Semey
(UTC+6)	Peev 42' A.Sakenov 70'	Report	Postnikov 60' Kéthévoama 77' Obradović 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

27 July 2014 21	Astana	3 – 0	Atyrau	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Kéthévoama 26', 56', 90+3' 90+4'	Report	Adiyiah 54'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

3 August 2014 22	Zhetysu	0 – 0	Astana	Taldykorgan
18:00 (UTC+6)	Kovalev 47' R.Esatov 55' Goa 88'	Report	Dmitrenko 27' Nusserbayev 89'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aktobe	22	12	7	3	34	17	+17	43	Qualification for the championship round
2	Kairat	22	13	3	6	41	20	+21	42
3	Astana	22	10	9	3	34	17	+17	39
4	Shakhter Karagandy	22	11	3	8	33	27	+6	36
5	Ordabasy	22	10	5	7	24	22	+2	35

Source: Soccerway (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	8	1	1	28	9	+19	25	5	0	0	20	2	+18	3	1	1	8	7	+1

Last updated: 9 November 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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

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

Results

22 August 2014 1	Astana	Postponed^[21]	Kairat	Astana
(UTC+6)		Report		Stadium: Astana Arena

28 August 2014 2	Aktobe	Postponed^[22]	Astana	Aktobe
(UTC+6)		Report		Stadium: Central Stadium

14 September 2014 3	Astana	5 – 0	Ordabasy	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 2', 74' Kéthévoama 13', 84' Nusserbayev 34' 55' Aničić 80'	Report	P.Aliyev 16' G.Suyumbaev 86'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

20 September 2014 4	Astana	2 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 36' Twumasi 48'	Report	Malyi 25' Konysbayev 78' S.Bauyrzhan 87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

28 September 2014 5	Kaisar	1 – 1	Astana	Kyzylorda
17:00 (UTC+6)	R.Rozybakiev 32' Zemlianukhin 58'	Report	Nusserbayev 50' Beisebekov 57' Cañas 90+3'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

4 October 2014 6	Astana	6 – 1	Aktobe	Astana
18:30 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 41', 52', 75' Kéthévoama 51', 65' Dzholchiev 71' Kojašević 87' (pen.)	Report	Tsarikayev 4' P.Badlo 35' Antonov 57'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Izmailov

18 October 2014 7	Ordabasy	1 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
16:00 (UTC+6)	Mwesigwa 27' Tazhimbetov 65' A.Diakate 68' Kudela 76' B.Kozhabayev 80'	Report	Kéthévoama 14' Twumasi 57' Erić 82'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

22 October 2014 1	Astana	5 – 1	Kairat	Astana
19:30 (UTC+6)	Cañas 44', 45' Nusserbayev 47' 61' Aničić 81' Kéthévoama 85' Twumasi 87'	Report	Isael 5' Gohou 49' Pliyev 61' Islamkhan 83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

25 October 2014 8	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 2	Astana	Karagandy
16:00 (UTC+6)	Salomov 33'	Report	Kurdov 33' (pen.), 80'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

1 November 2014 9	Astana	3 – 0	Kaisar	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 13' Shomko 71' Kéthévoama 78'	Report	Furdui 27' R.Rozybakiev 40' I.Kalinin 48' Jablan 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

5 November 2014 2	Aktobe	3 – 0	Astana	Aktobe
18:00 (UTC+6)	Antonov 41' A.Tagybergen 45' Arzumanyan 69' Khairullin 90+3'	Report	R.Khairullin 29' Beisebekov 29' Y.Akhmetov 60'	Stadium: Central Stadium

9 November 2014 10	Kairat	2 – 3	Astana	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 19' Gohou 60', 90+4' 70' Marković 63' Yedigaryan 65'	Report	Twumasi 4' Cañas 21' Muzhikov 36' Kéthévoama 53'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana (C)	32	18	10	4	63	26	+37	45	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Aktobe	32	17	10	5	52	31	+21	40	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Kairat	32	18	5	9	58	31	+27	38
4	Ordabasy	32	13	5	14	34	44	−10	27
5	Kaisar	32	10	13	9	30	34	−4	27

Source: Soccerway (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.
Team start with half number of points from first round.
(C) Champions

Kazakhstan Cup

14 May 2014 Second Round	Astana	1 – 0	Astana-64	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 28' Y.Akhmetov 51' Ostapenko 61'	Report	Alakbarzade 47'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

18 June 2014 Quarter-final	Astana	4 – 0	Tobol	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kojašević 45', 47' Cícero 76' Shomko 81' Kéthévoama 87'	Report	Tonev 44'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexander Gauzer

16 August 2014 Semi Final 1st leg	Aktobe	1 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
21:00 (UTC+6)	Tsarikayev 49' Pizzelli 63'	Report	Y.Akhmetov 24' Kéthévoama 26' 39'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

24 September 2014 Semi Final 2nd leg	Astana	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 2 agg.) (3 – 4 p)	Aktobe	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Loginovskiy 19' Nusserbayev 41' Y.Goryachi 62'	Report	Pizzelli 20' (pen.) 90+1' Khairullin 28'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

3 July 2014 First qualifying round 1st leg	Pyunik	1 – 4	Astana	Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 (UTC+6)	G.Poghosyan 44' Papikyan 68'	Report	Nusserbayev 40' Cañas 60' Dzholchiev 67' Kéthévoama 71' Kurdov 84'	Stadium: Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

10 July 2014 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Astana	2 – 0 (6 – 1 agg.)	Pyunik	Astana, Kazakhstan
19:00 (UTC+6)	Dzholchiev 13' Beisebekov 49' Shomko 79'	Report	Haroyan 49' Voskanyan 84'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)

17 July 2014 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	3 – 0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Astana, Kazakhstan
19:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 16' (pen.) 66' Zhukov 30' Beisebekov 48' 69' Nusserbayev 58'	Report	Dgani 15' Zaguri 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Sergei Ivanov (Russia)

25 July 2014 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.)	Astana	Larnaca, Cyprus^[A]
00:00 (UTC+6)	Lucas Sasha 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

31 July 2014 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	1 – 1	AIK	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 12' Nusserbayev 42' Dzholchiev 59' Dmitrenko 80'	Report	Bahoui 9' 60' Salétros 65' Milošević 81' Pavey 85' Johansson 88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia)

8 August 2014 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	AIK	0 – 3 (1 – 4 agg.)	Astana	Solna, Sweden
00:00 (UTC+6)	Borges 68' 84'	Report	Aničić 33' Kéthévoama 36' Zhukov 52' Shomko 54' Dzholchiev 68' 71'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 12,314 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

21 August 2014 Play-off round 1st leg	Astana	0 – 3	Villarreal	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 (UTC+6)	Postnikov 20' Aničić 26' 60'	Report	Cani 33' G. dos Santos 48' Costa 55' Mario 84'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

29 August 2014 Play-off round 2nd leg	Villarreal	4 – 0 (7 – 0 agg.)	Astana	Villarreal, Spain
00:45 (UTC+6)	Vietto 21', 54' Pina 30' Bruno 61' (pen.) Nahuel 67'	Report	Dzholchiev 18' Shomko 37' Twumasi 60'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,564 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 9 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Nenad Erić	23	0	14	0	2	0	7	0
2	DF	KAZ	Yeldos Akhmetov	20	0	9+4	0	2+1	0	3+1	0
4	DF	KAZ	Viktor Dmitrenko	36	1	23+3	1	3+1	0	6	0
5	DF	BIH	Marin Aničić	33	0	27	0	2	0	4	0
6	DF	KAZ	Kairat Nurdauletov	21	0	13+7	0	0	0	1	0
7	FW	MNE	Damir Kojašević	27	6	5+16	4	2+1	2	1+2	0
10	MF	CTA	Foxi Kéthévoama	35	20	25	16	2	2	7+1	2
12	DF	KAZ	Igor Pikalkin	26	0	18+2	0	2	0	3+1	0
13	MF	KAZ	Serikzhan Muzhikov	26	1	10+7	1	3	0	0+6	0
15	MF	KAZ	Abzal Beisebekov	26	2	13+2	1	2+1	0	7+1	1
16	DF	KAZ	Yevgeni Goryachi	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
17	FW	KAZ	Tanat Nusserbayev	37	10	19+7	6	1+2	1	8	3
18	FW	GHA	Patrick Twumasi	17	10	10+1	10	1	0	1+4	0
19	MF	KAZ	Georgy Zhukov	23	0	5+7	0	3	0	7+1	0
22	FW	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	33	9	18+6	6	2	0	7	3
25	MF	CMR	Guy Essame	18	0	10+1	0	1	0	5+1	0
32	MF	KAZ	Rinat Khairullin	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
37	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kulekenov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	RUS	Yevgeny Postnikov	24	0	12+2	0	3	0	7	0
55	DF	KAZ	Pavel Khalezov	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
76	FW	BUL	Atanas Kurdov	32	7	16+9	6	0+2	0	1+4	1
77	DF	KAZ	Dmitri Shomko	34	4	27	2	1	0	5+1	2
80	MF	KAZ	Adil Balgabayev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
85	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Loginovskiy	21	0	18	0	2	0	1	0
87	FW	KAZ	Igor Popadinets	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
88	MF	COL	Roger Cañas	39	4	29+1	3	2	0	7	1
94	DF	KAZ	Birzhan Kulbekov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
96	MF	KAZ	Vladislav Mendybaev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
8	MF	KAZ	Marat Shakhmetov	14	0	9+3	0	1	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
9	FW	KAZ	Sergei Ostapenko	8	1	2+5	0	1	1	0	0
11	FW	GNB	Cícero	13	6	11+1	5	1	1	0	0
20	MF	BLR	Renan Bressan	7	1	3+3	1	1	0	0	0
23	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
33	FW	KAZ	Vitali Lee	6	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	MF	10	Foxi Kéthévoama	16	2	2	20
2	FW	18	Patrick Twumasi	10	0	0	10
2	FW	17	Tanat Nusserbayev	6	1	3	10
4	FW	22	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	6	0	3	9
5	FW	76	Atanas Kurdov	6	0	1	7
6	FW	11	Cícero	5	1	0	6
6	FW	7	Damir Kojašević	4	2	0	6
8	MF	88	Roger Cañas	3	0	1	4
8	DF	77	Dmitri Shomko	2	0	2	4
10	MF	15	Abzal Beisebekov	1	0	1	2
11	DF	4	Viktor Dmitrenko	1	0	0	1
	MF	20	Renan Bressan	1	0	0	1
	MF	13	Serikzhan Muzhikov	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Sergei Ostapenko	0	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	63	7	13	83

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK	1	Nenad Erić	6	1	3	10
2	GK	85	Vladimir Loginovsky	8	1	0	9
			TOTALS	14	2	3	19

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Nenad Erić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Yeldos Akhmetov	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
4		DF	Viktor Dmitrenko	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
5		DF	Marin Aničić	6	1	0	0	3	1	9	2
6		MF	Kairat Nurdauletov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Damir Kojašević	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Foxi Kéthévoama	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
13		MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Abzal Beisebekov	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
16		DF	Yevgeni Goryachi	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Tanat Nusserbayev	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
18		FW	Patrick Twumasi	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
19		MF	Georgiy Zhukov	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
22		FW	Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev	3	0	1	0	3	0	7	0
32		MF	Rinat Khairullin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Yevgeny Postnikov	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
76		FW	Atanas Kurdov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
77		DF	Dmitri Shomko	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
85		GK	Vladimir Loginovskiy	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
88		MF	Roger Cañas	5	0	0	0	3	0	8	0
Players who left Astana during the season:
8		MF	Marat Shakhmetov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Islambek Kuat	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		FW	Vitali Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	53	1	7	0	17	1	77	2

Notes

Notes

^
Due to Operation Protective Edge, the UEFA Emergency Panel decided that Israeli clubs must play their home legs outside of the country in the second qualifying round.^[23]

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.
^ Dzholchiev was born in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in June 2012.
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[cnote_A] 
Due to Operation Protective Edge, the UEFA Emergency Panel decided that Israeli clubs must play their home legs outside of the country in the second qualifying round.^[23]

[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] Dzholchiev was born in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in June 2012.

[5] МАРИН АНИЧИЧ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С «АСТАНОЙ». fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[6] "GEORGY ZHUKOV ON LOAN TO FC ASTANA". standard.be. Standard Liège. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[7] "Football: Renan Bressan signs contract with Astana". euroradio.fm/en. Euroradio.fm/en. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[8] БАУРЖАН ДЖОЛЧИЕВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С «АСТАНОЙ». fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[9] ВИТАЛИЙ ЛИ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С «АСТАНОЙ». fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[10] "Постников стал казахстанцем sports.kz/news/postnikov-stal-kazahstantsem". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports.kz/. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[11] АТАНАС КУРДОВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С «АСТАНОЙ». fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[12] "Рохер Каньяс подписал контракт с "Астаной" sports.kz/news/roher-kanyas-podpisal-kontrakt-s-astanoy". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports.kz. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[13] Пять громких трансферов ФК "Актобе". vesti.kz (in Russian). Vesti. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[14] ПАТРИК ТВУМАСИ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В «АСТАНУ». fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[Essame_&_Shakhmetov_Swap_on_Loan-15] СТЕФАН ГИ ЭССАМЕ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В "АСТАНУ". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[16] Сергей Остапенко перешел в Кайсар. today.kz/ (in Russian). today.kz/. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[17] "Cícero bisou pela Guiné-Bissau". fcpf.pt (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[18] Брессан больше не сыграет. sport.mail.ru (in Russian). Sport.mail.ru. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[19] "Bressan Assina por Dois Anos". www.rioave-fc.pt (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

[20] Риера, Жерар, Исаэль и Куат стали игроками «Кайрата». fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

[21] "16 августа 2014→МАТЧ АСТАНА - КАЙРАТ ПЕРЕНЕСЕН". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

[22] Матч 24 тура Актобе - Астана перенесен. fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 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	10	9	3	34	17	+17	39	7	3	1	24	8	+16	3	6	2	10	9	+1

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	1	1	28	9	+19	25	5	0	0	20	2	+18	3	1	1	8	7	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	10	9	3	34	17	+17	39	7	3	1	24	8	+16	3	6	2	10	9	+1

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	1	1	28	9	+19	25	5	0	0	20	2	+18	3	1	1	8	7	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	10	9	3	34	17	+17	39	7	3	1	24	8	+16	3	6	2	10	9	+1

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	1	1	28	9	+19	25	5	0	0	20	2	+18	3	1	1	8	7	+1