2016 FC Kairat season

FC Kairat

2016 season
Chairman	Kairat Boranbayev
Manager	Aleksandr Borodyuk (until 5 April) Kakhaber Tskhadadze (from 7 April)
Stadium	Central Stadium
Kazakhstan Premier League	2nd
Kazakhstan Cup	Runners-up
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Winners
Europa League	Second qualifying round vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
Top goalscorer	League: Gerard Gohou (22) All: Gerard Gohou (25)
Average home league attendance	10,319 [1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2016 FC Kairat season was the sixth successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. As reigning Kazakhstan Cup champions, Kairat participated in the Kazakhstan Super Cup and the Europa League.

Aleksandr Borodyuk replaced Vladimír Weiss as the club's manager at the start of the season, ^[2] but resigned as manager on 5 April following a poor start to the season. ^[3] On 7 April, Kakhaber Tskhadadze was announced as the club's new manager. ^[4]

Squad

As of match played 19 November 2016

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vladimir Plotnikov		GK	(1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 30)	Zhetysu	2015	73	0
16	Andrei Sidelnikov		GK	(1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 36)	Ordabasy	2016	1	0
25	Vladimir Groshev		GK	(1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	0	0
27	Stas Pokatilov		GK	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 23)	loan from Rostov	2016	11	0
Defenders
2	Timur Rudoselskiy		DF	(1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	69	0
4	Bruno Soares		DF	(1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 28)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2015	27	1
6	Žarko Marković		DF	(1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 29)	Gaz Metan Mediaș	2014	99	7
13	Yermek Kuantayev		DF	(1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 26)	Tobol	2014	89	6
14	César Arzo		DF	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 30)	AEK Athens	2016	16	1
23	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev		DF	(1999-08-19)19 August 1999 (aged 17)	Ordabasy	2016	18	3
26	Dilshat Musayev		DF	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	0	0
Midfielders
3	Yan Vorogovskiy		MF	(1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 20)	Kaisar	2016	9	0
7	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 23)	Astana	2014	72	9
8	Mikhail Bakayev	[5]	MF	(1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 29)	Alania Vladikavkaz	2014	112	2
9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan		MF	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 23)	Kuban Krasnodar	2014	123	35
10	Isael		MF	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 28)	Krasnodar	2014	99	21
15	Bauyrzhan Turysbek		MF	(1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 25)	Zhetysu	2016	12	1
17	Aslan Darabayev		MF	(1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 27)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	74	15
19	Stanislav Lunin		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 22)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	71	1
21	Nurlan Dairov		MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	3	0
22	Madiyar Raimbek		MF	(1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	1	0
24	Rifat Nurmagamet		MF	(1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	6	0
28	Andrey Arshavin		MF	(1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 35)	Kuban Krasnodar	2016	37	11
30	Gerson Acevedo		MF	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 28)	Ural	2016	16	3
44	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk		MF	(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 37)	Zenit St.Petersburg	2015	50	1
Forwards
11	Gerard Gohou		FW	(1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 27)	Krasnodar	2014	98	68
20	Léandre Tawamba		FW	(1989-12-20)20 December 1989 (aged 26)	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	2016	28	6
	Magomed Paragulgov		FW	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 22)	Academy	2012	0	0
Players away on loan
18	Vitali Li		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 22)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	48	6
Players that left during the season
5	Lukáš Tesák		MF	(1985-03-08)8 March 1985 (aged 31)	Arsenal Tula	2016	21	1
15	Sito Riera		FW	(1987-01-05)5 January 1987 (aged 29)	Chornomorets Odesa	2014	56	6

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2016

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 3 MF   KAZ Yan Vorogovskiy (from Kaisar) [6] 5 MF   SVK Lukáš Tesák (from Arsenal Tula) [7] 16 GK   KAZ Andrei Sidelnikov (from Ordabasy) [8] 20 MF   CMR Léandre Tawamba (from ViOn) [9] 28 MF   RUS Andrey Arshavin (from Kuban Krasnodar) [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 3 DF   RUS Zaurbek Pliyev (to Terek Grozny) [11] 5 DF   KAZ Mark Gorman (to Astana) [12] [13] 14 FW   KAZ Bauyrzhan Baitana(to Taraz) [14] 15 FW   ESP Sito Riera [15] 16 GK   KAZ Sergey Tkachuk (to Shakhter Karagandy) [16] [17] 22 MF   BRA Serginho (to Ceará) [18] 25 MF   KAZ Oybek Baltabayev 26 DF   KAZ Bauyrzhan Tanirbergenov 27 MF   KAZ Ulan Konysbayev (loan return to Astana) 28 FW   SRB Đorđe Despotović (loan return to Red Star Belgrade) 29 FW   KAZ Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan return to Astana)

Trialists: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 — MF   CMR Louise Parfait — MF   RUS Aleksandr Pavlenko

Summer

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2016

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 14 DF   ESP César Arzo (from AEK Athens) [19] 15 MF   KAZ Bauyrzhan Turysbek (from Zhetysu) [20] 23 DF   KAZ Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (from Ordabasy) [21] 27 GK   KAZ Stas Pokatilov (loan from Rostov) [22] 30 MF   CHI Gerson Acevedo (from Ural) [23]

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 5 MF   SVK Lukáš Tesák (to Arsenal Tula) [24] [25] 18 MF   KAZ Vitali Li(loan to Irtysh Pavlodar) [26]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
21 November 2016	MF		Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	Retired		[27]
1 January 2017	GK		Andrei Sidelnikov	Aktobe	1 January 2017
1 January 2017	MF		Vitali Li	Atyrau	1 January 2017
1 January 2017	MF		Madiyar Raimbek	Taraz	1 January 2018

Friendlies

SG Wattenscheid 09 v Kairat

25 January 2016	SG Wattenscheid 09	1 – 1	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Taşkin	Summary	Islamkhan

Nyíregyháza Spartacus v Kairat

25 January 2016	Nyíregyháza Spartacus	2 – 3	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Törtei Rezes (pen.)	Summary	Gohou 30' Bakayev V.Li

Karlstad v Kairat

28 January 2016	Karlstad	3 – 4	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Yasven Eriksen Marcus	Summary	Gohou Pavlenko V.Li

ViOn Zlaté Moravce v Kairat

8 February 2016	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	1 – 1	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)	Tawamba	Summary	Islamkhan (pen.)

Zimbru Chișinău v Kairat

12 February 2016	Zimbru Chișinău	0 – 2	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
21:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Gohou Islamkhan

Sarajevo v Kairat

16 February 2016	Sarajevo	1 – 3	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Summary	Isael Gohou (pen.)

Milsami Orhei v Kairat

20 February 2016	Milsami Orhei	–	Kairat	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		[ Summary]

Competitions

Kazakhstan Super Cup

Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup

Astana v Kairat

8 March 2016	Astana	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas  46' Twumasi  69'	Summary	Marković  22' Tesák  90' Tymoshchuk  103' Gohou  106'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
	Penalties
	Cañas Aničić Shchotkin Maksimović Twumasi Beisebekov Postnikov		Islamkhan Soares Riera V.Li Gohou Tymoshchuk Tesák

Kazakhstan Premier League

Main article: 2016 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	14	3	5	50	22	+28	45	9	1	1	29	9	+20	5	2	4	21	13	+8

Last updated: 25 July 2016.
Source: See Results

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	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	8	8	9	6	8	9	6	7	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

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

Results

Taraz v Kairat

12 March 20161	Taraz	2 – 1	Kairat	Taraz
15:00 (UTC+6)	B.Baitana  40' Zyankovich 65' Golić  77' T.Danilyuk 86' Grigorenko  87'	Summary	V.Li 88'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Okzhetpes v Kairat

19 March 20162	Okzhetpes	1 – 1	Kairat	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Khairullin  39' Buleshev 49' 59' I.Mangutkin  65' Z.Moldakaraev  79'	Summary	Bakayev  34' Gohou 44'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

Akzhayik v Kairat

3 April 20163	Akzhayik	2 – 1	Kairat	Oral
16:00 (UTC+6)	Govedarica  3' Hromțov  35' Coronel 48' (pen.) Valiullin 62' R.Bagautdinov  90+4'	Summary	Soares  22' V.Li 57' Kuat  90+4'	Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Atyrau v Kairat

9 April 20164	Atyrau	0 – 1	Kairat	Atyrau
16:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Gohou 58' Rudoselskiy  69' V.Li  78'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marat Iskakov

Kairat v Shakhter Karagandy

13 April 20165	Kairat	0 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan  20'  75'	Summary	Yaghoubi  20'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Ordabasy v Kairat

17 April 20166	Ordabasy	1 – 0	Kairat	Shymkent
14:00 (UTC+6)	Kasalica  30'54' E.Tungyshbaev  51' Chatto  90+1'	Summary	Bakayev  23' Marković  67' Kuat  85'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

Kairat v Aktobe

23 April 20167	Kairat	3 – 0	Aktobe	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Marković 42' Arshavin 44' 53' Tymoshchuk 90+2'	Summary	B.Kairov  17'  90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Astana v Kairat

1 May 20168	Astana	1 – 0	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Maksimović 6' Shomko  29' Muzhikov  43' Despotović  82' Haruna  90+2'	Summary	Tesák  47'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Kairat v Zhetysu

5 May 20169	Kairat	2 – 0	Zhetysu	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Turysbek 25' (o.g.) Tawamba 72' Bakayev  82'	Summary	Turysbek  90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

Tobol v Kairat

10 May 201610	Tobol	1 – 2	Kairat	Kostanay
16:00 (UTC+6)	Šimkovič 8' (pen.) Žulpa  53'	Summary	Gohou 13', 56' Darabayev  86'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Kairat v Irtysh Pavlodar

15 May 201611	Kairat	1 – 0	Irtysh Pavlodar	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Isael 22' Tymoshchuk  27' V.Plotnikov  90+3'	Summary	Fonseca  25' Malyi  45'  85' Akhmetov  55' Aliev  77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Aryom Kuchin

Kairat v Okzhetpes

21 May 201612	Kairat	6 – 0	Okzhetpes	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Marković  21' Arshavin 28', 52' 33' Islamkhan  41'54', 68' (pen.) Gohou 82', 85'	Summary	Stamenković  67' Yurin  76' A.Kuksin  80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

Kairat v Akzhayik

29 May 201613	Kairat	3 – 2	Akzhayik	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 16' (pen.) Kuat  55' Gohou 89' Tawamba 90+2'	Summary	Valiullin 3' Hromțov  22'31' B.Omarov  36' A.Shurygin  37' R.Bagautdinov  81' A.Maltsev  85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Furkat Atajanow

Kairat v Atyrau

2 June 201614	Kairat	5 – 2	Atyrau	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Rudoselskiy  19' Islamkhan 22', 65' Isael 28' Arshavin 45+1' Gohou 85'	Summary	Trytko  15' Arzhanov 17' R.Esatov  24' Curtean 87' A.Saparov  90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Shakhter Karagandy v Kairat

11 June 201615	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 5	Kairat	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Ubbink  70' Zeneli  70'	Summary	Isael 35' Gohou 47' Darabayev 58' V.Plotnikov  70' Kuat  70' Islamkhan 90' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

Kairat v Ordabasy

15 June 201616	Kairat	2 – 2	Ordabasy	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Arshavin  28' Isael  39' Marković  56'85' Gohou 68' Islamkhan  72'	Summary	M.Tolebek 3' Simčević 50'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Aktobe v Kairat

19 June 201617	Aktobe	2 – 6	Kairat	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	Shestakov 43' D.Zhalmukan 64' (pen.) Kouadja  85'	Summary	Tesák 4' Islamkhan 17' Gohou 25', 65' Arshavin 38' Isael 77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Kairat v Astana

23 June 201618	Kairat	1 – 0	Astana	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Muzhikov  23' Postnikov  68'	Summary	Gohou 11' Arshavin  45+3' Marković  81'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Zhetysu v Kairat

3 July 201619	Zhetysu	1 – 1	Kairat	Taldykorgan
18:00 (UTC+6)	Savić 37' Kadio  73'	Summary	Tesák  77' Isael  80' Gohou 90'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Kairat v Tobol

10 July 201620	Kairat	3 – 2	Tobol	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 49' Kuat 60' Tymoshchuk  67' Isael 72'	Summary	Žulpa 68' Gorman  69' Khizhnichenko 76' Glavina  90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

Irtysh Pavlodar v Kairat

17 July 201621	Irtysh Pavlodar	2 – 3	Kairat	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kerla 5' R.Murtazayev 45+1' R.Yesimov  51' Aliev  75'	Summary	Kuat  6' Islamkhan 16' (pen.) Tawamba 22', 39' Pokatilov  45+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Kairat v Taraz

24 July 201622	Kairat	3 – 1	Taraz	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 10' Arshavin 41' Marković  56' Kuat  84' Gohou 90+3'	Summary	Mera  9' Tazhimbetov 19'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Marat Iskakov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana	22	17	2	3	34	14	+20	53	Qualification for the championship round
2	Kairat	22	14	4	4	50	22	+28	46
3	Irtysh Pavlodar	22	12	5	5	37	18	+19	41
4	Okzhetpes	22	11	4	7	33	23	+10	37
5	Ordabasy	22	9	6	7	26	27	−1	33

Source: UEFA.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Matches won; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw. ^[28]

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	25	8	+17	25	4	1	0	13	3	+10	4	0	1	12	5	+7

Last updated: 31 October 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by round

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

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

Results

Okzhetpes v Kairat

13 August 20161	Okzhetpes	1 – 3	Kairat	Kokshetau
17:00 (UTC+6)	Canales 45+1' M.Tuliyev  90' Kozhamberdi  90+3'	Summary	Islamkhan 17' (pen.) Gohou  28' Arzo  43' Isael 55' Suyumbayev  75' Acevedo 90+4'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Kairat v Aktobe

20 August 20162	Kairat	3 – 1	Aktobe	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 48' (pen.) Suyumbayev 62' Gohou 65'	Summary	Shchotkin 31'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Ordabasy v Kairat

26 August 20163	Ordabasy	2 – 1	Kairat	Shymkent
17:30 (UTC+6)	E.Tungyshbaev  40' Geynrikh 47' Martsvaladze 64' Gogua  84'	Summary	Kuat 55'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Astana v Kairat

10 September 20164	Astana	1 – 4	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Nurgaliev  54' Aničić  59' Despotović 71' 87' Nusserbayev  74'	Summary	Acevedo 5' Islamkhan 62' Gohou 68' Arshavin 76' Suyumbayev  90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Kairat v Irtysh Pavlodar

17 September 20165	Kairat	2 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 23' Islamkhan 81'	Summary	Fonseca  30' Grigalashvili 78' 90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

Aktobe v Kairat

25 September 20166	Aktobe	0 – 1	Kairat	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	B.Kairov  9' Sitdikov  70' Sorokin  90'	Summary	Kuat  26' Arshavin 35' Darabayev  90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Kairat v Ordabasy

1 October 20167	Kairat	1 – 1	Ordabasy	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 19' Arzo  36' Tymoshchuk  45+2' Suyumbayev  90+3'	Summary	E.Tungyshbaev 35' 55' Chatto  90+3' A.Bekbaev  90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Kariat v Astana

16 October 20168	Kariat	2 – 0	Astana	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Kuat  13'35' Arzo 29' Marković 58'	Summary	A.Tagybergen  22' Nurgaliev  25' Malyi  72'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Irtysh Pavlodar v Kairat

23 October 20169	Irtysh Pavlodar	1 – 3	Kairat	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Fonseca 85'	Summary	Islamkhan  24'67' Gohou 54', 90+3' 76' Arshavin  62'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

Kairat v Okzhetpes

29 October 201610	Kairat	5 – 0	Okzhetpes	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 1' Tymoshchuk  35' Isael  38'46' Islamkhan 49' Suyumbayev  53'86' Kuat 67'	Summary	Chyzhov  73'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Astana (C)	32	23	4	5	47	21	+26	73	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round [a]
2	Kairat	32	22	5	5	75	30	+45	71	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Irtysh Pavlodar	32	14	7	11	52	36	+16	49
4	Ordabasy	32	13	9	10	41	44	−3	48
5	Okzhetpes	32	13	6	13	42	44	−2	45
6	Aktobe	32	9	9	14	37	52	−15	36

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 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) Matches won; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Draw. ^[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Astana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2016 Kazakhstan Cup

Kairat v Shakhter Karagandy

27 April 2016Last 16	Kairat	4 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Marković  39' Tawamba 77' Kuat 83' Isael 90+2' Darabayev 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Zhetysu v Kairat

25 May 2016Quarterfinal	Zhetysu	0 – 2	Kairat	Taldykorgan
17:30 (UTC+6)	Đalović  82'	Summary	Lunin 4' Đalović 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Kairat v Atyrau

21 September 2016Semifinal 1st leg	Kairat	1 – 0	Atyrau	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat 72' Marković  78'	Summary	A.Saparov  44'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Atyrau v Kairat

5 November 2016Semifinal 2nd leg	Atyrau	0 – 3 (0 – 4 agg.)	Kairat	Atyrau
15:00 (UTC+6)	Curtean  23' Muldarov  40' Essame  73' R.Nurmukhametov  90+1'	Summary	Suyumbayev 2' Arshavin 65' Bakayev  84' Turysbek  85'  88' Acevedo 90+2'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Final

Kairat v Astana

19 November 2016	Kairat	0 – 1	Astana	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+6)	Marković  90+5'	Summary	Kabananga 47'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Teuta Durrës v Kairat

1 July 2016First qualifying round 1st leg	Teuta Durrës	0 – 1	Kairat	Durrës, Albania
01:00 (UTC+6)	Hoxha  57'	Report	Bakayev  32' Arshavin 70'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 500 [30] Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)

Kairat v Teuta Durrës

7 July 2016First qualifying round 2nd leg	Kairat	5 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.)	Teuta Durrës	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:45 (UTC+6)	Gohou 27', 61' Bakayev 45+2' Tawamba 72' Turysbek 79'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 20,700 [30] Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (Norway)

Kairat v Maccabi Tel Aviv

14 July 2016Second qualifying round 1st leg	Kairat	1 – 1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:45 (UTC+6)	Arshavin 29' Marković  59' Islamkhan  90+4'	Report	Alberman  55' Benayoun 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Kairat

21 July 2016Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Kairat	Netanya [note 1] , Israel
23:00 (UTC+6)	Ben Haim II 5' 22' Igiebor  41' Ben Haim  83' Alberman 86' Rajković  90+2' Micha  90+3'	Report	Lunin  24' Gohou  53'64' Kuat  59'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 19 November 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Plotnikov	31	0	23+1	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
2	DF	KAZ	Timur Rudoselskiy	25	0	18+4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	MF	KAZ	Yan Vorogovskiy	9	0	1+5	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	BRA	Bruno Soares	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	SRB	Žarko Marković	37	2	28	2	4	0	1	0	4	0
7	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat	36	6	20+7	4	3+1	2	1	0	1+3	0
8	MF	RUS	Mikhail Bakayev	39	1	25+4	0	5	0	1	0	4	1
9	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	40	17	30+1	17	5	0	1	0	3	0
10	MF	BRA	Isael	39	8	27+2	7	5	1	1	0	4	0
11	FW	CIV	Gerard Gohou	38	25	26+3	22	4	0	1	0	4	3
13	DF	KAZ	Yermek Kuantayev	22	0	14+2	0	2	0	1	0	2+1	0
14	DF	ESP	César Arzo	16	1	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	12	1	0+9	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	1
16	GK	KAZ	Andrei Sidelnikov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	KAZ	Aslan Darabayev	19	2	6+10	1	1+1	1	1	0	0	0
19	MF	KAZ	Stanislav Lunin	27	1	15+6	0	1+1	1	0	0	4	0
20	FW	CMR	Léandre Tawamba	28	6	6+16	4	1+1	1	0	0	0+4	1
21	MF	KAZ	Nurlan Dairov	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	KAZ	Madiyar Raimbek	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	KAZ	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	18	3	13	2	3	1	0	0	2	0
24	FW	KAZ	Rifat Nurmugamet	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK	KAZ	Stas Pokatilov	11	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	RUS	Andrey Arshavin	37	11	25+3	8	5	1	0	0	4	2
30	MF	CHI	Gerson Acevedo	16	3	6+5	2	0+2	1	0	0	1+2	0
44	FW	UKR	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	33	1	24	1	4	0	1	0	4	0
Players away from Kairat on loan:
18	MF	KAZ	Vitali Li	13	2	2+9	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who left Kairat during the season:
5	MF	SVK	Lukáš Tesák	21	1	18	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	FW	ESP	Sito Riera	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Kazakhstan Super Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW		11	Gerard Gohou	22	0	0	3	25
2	MF		9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	17	0	0	0	17
3	MF		28	Andrey Arshavin	8	1	0	2	11
4	MF		10	Isael	7	1	0	0	8
5	FW		20	Léandre Tawamba	4	1	0	1	6
6	MF		7	Islambek Kuat	4	2	0	0	6
7	MF		30	Gerson Acevedo	2	1	0	0	3
	DF		23	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	2	1	0	0	3
9	FW		18	Vitali Li	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		6	Žarko Marković	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		17	Aslan Darabayev	1	1	0	0	2
				Own goal	1	1	0	0	2
13	MF		44	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		5	Lukáš Tesák	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		14	César Arzo	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		19	Stanislav Lunin	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Mikhail Bakayev	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		15	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	75	10	0	8	93

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Vladimir Plotnikov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Timur Rudoselskiy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Bruno Soares	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Lukáš Tesák	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Žarko Marković	6	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
7		MF	Islambek Kuat	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
8		MF	Mikhail Bakayev	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
9		MF	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
10		MF	Isael	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Gerard Gohou	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
14		DF	César Arzo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
17		MF	Aslan Darabayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Vitali Li	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Stanislav Lunin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
23		DF	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
27		GK	Stas Pokatilov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		FW	Andrey Arshavin	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
44		MF	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	54	1	5	1	4	0	5	1	68	3

Notes

1. Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to reconstruction. ^[31]

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