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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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

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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

Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

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

Main article: 2013 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	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

Tobol v Astana

9 March 20131	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

Astana v Kairat

15 March 20132	Astana	0 – 0	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Korobkin  34'	Report	Knežević  52'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Ordabasy v Astana

30 March 20133	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

Astana v Vostok

6 April 20134	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

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

14 April 20135	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

Astana v Aktobe

20 April 20136	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

Irtysh Pavlodar v Astana

24 April 20137	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

Astana v Zhetysu

28 April 20138	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

Akzhayik v Astana

5 May 20139	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

Atyrau v Astana

11 May 201310	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

Astana v Taraz

18 May 201311	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

Kairat v Astana

22 May 201312	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

Astana v Ordabasy

26 May 201313	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

Vostok v Astana

30 May 201314	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

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

14 June 201315	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

Aktobe v Astana

23 June 201316	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

Astana v Irtysh Pavlodar

29 June 201317	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

Zhetysu v Astana

7 July 201318	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

Astana v Akzhayik

14 July 201319	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

Astana v Atyrau

21 July 201320	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

Taraz v Astana

28 July 201321	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

Astana v Tobol

4 August 201322	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

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

17 August 201323	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

Astana v Ordabasy

24 August 201324	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

Kairat v Astana

30 August 201325	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

Astana v Irtysh Pavlodar

14 September 201326	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

Aktobe v Astana

21 September 201327	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

Ordabasy v Astana

29 September 201328	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

Astana v Kairat

5 October 201329	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

Irtysh Pavlodar v Astana

19 October 201330	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

Astana v Aktobe

27 October 201331	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

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

2 November 201332	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
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:

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

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2013 Kazakhstan Cup

Astana v Vostok

1 May 2013Second 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

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

19 June 2013Quarter-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

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Astana v Botev Plovdiv

4 July 2013First qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	0 – 1	Botev Plovdiv	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Dmitrenko  75'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2012214--astana-vs-botev-plovdiv/ Report]	Jirsák 44' Vander  62' Galchev  84'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,670 [11] Referee: George Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Botev Plovdiv v Astana

12 July 2013First 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'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2012253--botev-plovdiv-vs-astana/ 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
				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	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Kazakhstan Super Cup	Total
1	FW		17	Tanat Nusserbayev	6	1	0	0	7
	FW		20	Damir Kojašević	6	1	0	0	7
	MF		10	Foxi Kéthévoama	5	1	0	1	7
4	FW		12	Patrick Twumasi	6	0	0	0	6
	MF		7	Ulan Konysbayev	5	1	0	0	6
6	FW		9	Sergei Ostapenko	4	0	0	1	4
7	MF		6	Kairat Nurdauletov	4	0	0	0	4
8	DF		26	Zelão	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		3	Valeri Korobkin	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		28	Filip Ivanovski	2	1	0	0	3
11	FW		28	Cícero	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		13	Igor Țîgîrlaș	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		23	Islambek Kuat	2	0	0	0	2
14	MF		22	Marat Shakhmetov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		2	Yeldos Akhmetov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		8	Viktor Dmitrenko	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	54	5	0	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	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

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.
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