2017 Kazakhstan President Cup (football)

The 10th Kazakhstan President Cup was played from September 4 to September 8, 2017 in Talgar and Almaty. 8 youth teams participated in the tournament (players were born no earlier than 2001.)

2017 Kazakhstan President Cup

Қазақстан Республикасы Президентінің Кубогы 2017
Tournament details
Host country	Kazakhstan
Dates	4 – 8 September 2017 (5 days)
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runners-up	Georgia
Third place	Uzbekistan
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	70 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zuriko Davitashvili (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Best goalkeeper	Sergei Yeshchenko

Participants

Team	Group	Result	Participation in a tournament	In a row	Last participation	The best result
Albania	A	5th	2	2	2016	4th (2016)
Georgia	A	2nd	6	1	2015	2nd (2014)
Kazakhstan	А	4th	7	7	2016	Winner (2013; 2016)
Kazakhstan-2	B	7th	1	1	debut	debut
Kyrgyzstan	A	8th	5	5	2016	6th (2013;2014; 2016)
Russia	B	Winner	2	1	2015	5th (2015)
Tajikistan	B	6th	4	4	2016	2nd (2016)
Uzbekistan	B	3rd	2	1	2011	8th (2011)

Venues

The match of the final took place at the Central Stadium in Almaty. Other matches took place at Field's №1 and №2 in Talgar.

Almaty
Central Stadium	Central Stadium
Attendance: 23 804

Talgar
Field №1	Field №1
Attendance: 1 000

Talgar
Field №2	Field №2
Attendance: 1 000

Format

The tournament is held in two stages. At the first stage, eight teams are divided into two qualification groups (A and B). Competitions of the first stage were held on a circular system. The winners of the groups advance to the final, while the group runners-up meet to determine third place.

Squads

Main article: 2017 Kazakhstan President Cup squads

Group stage

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Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Georgia	3	2	1	0	16	5	+11	7
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
Albania	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
Kyrgyzstan	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

4 September 2017

14:00

Albania	0 – 5	Georgia
	report	Nonikashvili 12', 40+1' Davitashvili 39' Guliashvili 49' Jangveladze 80+2'

Field №2, Talgar

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4 September 2017

17:30

Kazakhstan	1 – 0	Kyrgyzstan
Savchenko 30'	report

Field №1, Talgar

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5 September 2017

12:00

Georgia	7 – 1	Kyrgyzstan
Davitashvili 7', 44' (pen.) 47' Kvarkheladze 14', 29' Guliashvili 54' Lomtadze 62'	report	Yesim 68' (pen.)

Field №1, Talgar

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5 September 2017

17:30

Kazakhstan	2 – 0	Albania
Zhaksylykov 75' Zakariya 80+2'	report

Field №1, Talgar

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7 September 2017

12:00

Kyrgyzstan	1 – 4	Albania
Kerezbekov 16'	report	Arapi 4', 40' Shima 36' Kuqi 38'

Field №1, Talgar

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7 September 2017

17:30

Kazakhstan	4 – 4	Georgia
Shamil 50' Savchenko 57', 70' Shvyryov 71'	report	Davitashvili 15', 61' Kvarkheladze 17' Nurseit (o.g.) 30

Field №1, Talgar

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9
Uzbekistan	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Tajikistan	3	1	0	2	7	5	+2	3
Kazakhstan-2	3	0	1	2	2	17	−15	1

4 September 2017

10:00

Tajikistan	6 – 0	Kazakhstan-2
Sharipov 14', 20' Emomali 33' Zoirov 45' Saidov 57', 72'	report

Field №2, Talgar

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4 September 2017

12:00

Russia	2 – 0	Uzbekistan
Timur Melekestsev 48' Klimov 72'	report

Field №1, Talgar

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5 September 2017

10:00

Kazakhstan-2	0 – 9	Russia
	report	Iurchenko 24' Timur Melekestsev 37' Sharkov 61' Klimov 69', 71' Markitesov 75' Petrov 80+2'

Field №2, Talgar

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5 September 2017

14:00

Uzbekistan	3 – 1	Tajikistan
Abdulsalomov 27' Roziyev 40+2' Halimov 70'	report	Emomali 50'

Field №2, Talgar

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7 September 2017

10:00

Kazakhstan-2	2 – 2	Uzbekistan
Gerasimov 4', 48'	report	58', 80+2' Roziyev

Field №2, Talgar

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7 September 2017

14:00

Russia	2 – 0	Tajikistan
Klimov 40+1' Chernyakov 67'	report

Field №2, Talgar

Match for 7th place

8 September 2017

10:00

Kazakhstan-2	2 – 1	Kyrgyzstan
Madelkhan 54' Neumyvakin 75'		23' Kerezbekov

Field №1, Talgar

Match for 5th place

8 September 2017

12:00

Albania	3 – 1	Tajikistan
Morino 19' Bojanaj 33' Mazari 79' (pen.)		48' (pen.) Rahmatov

Field №2, Talgar

Bronze medal match

8 September 2017

14:00

Kazakhstan	1 – 4	Uzbekistan
Zakariya 22'		6' Ergashev 7' Sabirov 19' Abdumutalov 24' Roziyev

Field №1, Talgar

Final

8 September 2017

17:30

Russia	1– 1	Georgia
Vorotnikov 21'		2' Kvartshelia
Penalties
Bekmukhamedov Nikitenkov Prokhin Markitesov Timur Melekestsev	5– 4	Nunikashvili Shalikashvili Guliashvili Davitashvili Kvartshelia

Central, Almaty

Attendance: 2,000

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Georgia Zuriko Davitashvili(1 pen.)

4 goals

• Georgia Kvicha Kvarheladze
• Russia Kirill Klimov
• Uzbekistan Ruslan Roziyev

3 goals

• Kazakhstan Dmitriy Savchenko

2 goals

• Albania Galip Arapi
• Georgia Giorgi Guliashvili
• Georgia Shota Nunikashvili
• Kazakhstan Daniyal Zakariya
• Kazakhstan Matvey Gerasimov
• Kyrgyzstan Medin Kerezbekov
• Russia Timur Melekestsev
• Tajikistan Akhmadjon Emomali
• Tajikistan Rustam Saidov
• Tajikistan Chonybek Sharipov

1 goal

• Albania Agde Mazari
• Albania Blerind Morino
• Albania Kleis Bojanaj
• Albania Egzon Shila
• Albania Erzlot Kuksi
• Georgia Giorgi Lomtadze
• Georgia Elguja Zhangveladze
• Kazakhstan Viacheslav Shvyrev
• Kazakhstan Zhalgas Zhaksylykov
• Kazakhstan Khamit Shomil'
• Kazakhstan Baizhan Madelkhan
• Kazakhstan Fedor Neumyvakin
• Kyrgyzstan Maksim Esim(1 pen.)
• Russia Dmitri Markitesov
• Russia Dmitriy Chernyakov
• Russia Igor' Yurchenko
• Russia Ilya Vorotnikov
• Russia Maxim Petrov
• Russia Nikita Sharkov
• Tajikistan Islam Zoirov
• Tajikistan Sharifbek Rahmatov
• Uzbekistan Abdulgaziz Abdulsalomov
• Uzbekistan Bobirmirza Ergashev
• Uzbekistan Boburbek Sabirov
• Uzbekistan Mirjalol Abdumutalov
• Uzbekistan Ulugbek Halimov

Awards

• The best player of a tournament

Georgia Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

• Goalscorer of a tournament

Georgia Zuriko Davitashvili (6 goals)

• The best goalkeeper of a tournament

Russia Sergei Yeshchenko

• The best defender of a tournament

Russia Danila Prokhin

• The best midfielder of a tournament

Kazakhstan Khamit Shamil

• The best forward of a tournament

Uzbekistan Ruslan Roziyev

Prize money

According to FFK, the prize fund of a tournament will make $15,000. "The teams which took 1, 2 and 3 place will be received, respectively 7,000, 5,000 and 3,000 $.